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96 dead in S Korea plane crash

News —29 December, 2024 12:22

A Jeju Air plane carrying 181 people from Bangkok to South Korea crashed on arrival Sunday, colliding with a barrier and bursting into flames, with only…

96 dead in S Korea plane crash

7-member commission formed to investigate BDR carnage

Home Affairs Adviser Lt Gen (retd) Md Jahangir Alam Chowdhury…

7-member commission formed to investigate BDR carnage
Dhaka sends letter to Delhi seeking Hasina’s extradition

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has sent a diplomatic letter…

Dhaka sends letter to Delhi seeking Hasina’s extradition

Bangladesh questions PTI report on Natore man's death

Bangladesh questions PTI report on Natore man's death

The Chief Adviser’s press wing on Sunday raised concerns over a report published by Press Trust of India (PTI), an Indian news agency, regarding the recent death of a man in…

Mobile surveillance used in pinpointing victims’ location: Commission

Mobile surveillance used in pinpointing victims’ location: Commission

The Commission of Inquiry on Enforced Disappearance has found that the mobile surveillance system was used in pinpointing the location of the victims of the enforced disappearance…

Govt declares one-day state mourning tomorrow at Hassan Ariff's death

Govt declares one-day state mourning tomorrow at Hassan Ariff's death

The government today declared a one-day state mourning tomorrow at the death of Civil Aviation and Tourism and Land Adviser AF Hassan Ariff.   Hasan Ariff died of cardiac arrest…

Peace, Rohingya repatriation vital for Bay of Bengal's potential: Touhid

Peace, Rohingya repatriation vital for Bay of Bengal's potential: Touhid

Foreign Adviser Md Touhid Hossain today said peace in Myanmar is crucial to unlocking Bay of Bengal's potential, while sustainable Rohingya repatriation to Rakhine state is essential…

Multiple-vehicle collisions on Mawa expressway

Multiple-vehicle collisions on Mawa expressway

Four separate accidents occurred within half an hour on the Dhaka-Mawa Expressway in Munshiganj's Srinagar upazila on Sunday morning, involving a collision of 10 vehicles. One person…

Jamaat accuses Awami League of murderous politics

Jamaat accuses Awami League of murderous politics

Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami Ameer Dr Shafiqur Rahman has accused the Awami League of engaging in murderous politics even before coming to power, beginning with the October 28, 2023,…

India supports democratic, inclusive Bangladesh

India supports democratic, inclusive Bangladesh

The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA), India has said they support a "democratic, stable, peaceful, progressive, and inclusive" Bangladesh. "That is our approach to Bangladesh and…

Saudi national held after car attack on German Christmas mkt

Saudi national held after car attack on German Christmas mkt

German police arrested a Saudi Arabian man after a deadly car-ramming attack on a Christmas market Friday in which an SUV barrelled through a crowd of revellers at high speed, leaving…

Commission finds India's involvement in Bangladesh's enforced disappearance

Commission finds India's involvement in Bangladesh's enforced disappearance

The Commission of Inquiry on Enforced Disappearance has found India's involvement in enforced disappearances in Bangladesh. "Indian involvement in Bangladesh's system of enforced disappearances…

Hassan Ariff dies at 85

Hassan Ariff dies at 85

Adviser to the Ministry of Civil Aviation and Tourism and the Ministry of Land AF Hassan Ariff passed away at a hospital in the capital on Friday. He was 85.  Mohammad Nasir Uddin, his personal secretary, told UNB that Ariff collapsed while having lunch at home earlier today. He was rushed to the hospital where doctors confirmed he had suffered a cardiac arrest. He was pronounced dead at 3:10 pm. 

Bangladesh declared Economist's country of the year

Bangladesh declared Economist's country of the year

The Economist, a London-based prestigious magazine, has declared Bangladesh the country of the year for 2024, referring to the "recognition of the efforts of student-led street protests”…

Settle issues of 1971 to move forward bilateral relations, CA tells Pak PM

Settle issues of 1971 to move forward bilateral relations, CA tells Pak PM

Bangladesh Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus today urged Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif to settle the issues of 1971 to help Dhaka move forward with its relationship with…

Manipulation in growth rate, development story was a lie: White Paper

Manipulation in growth rate, development story was a lie: White Paper

The growth of gross domestic product (GDP) spotlighted by the Awami League (AL) government was a bubble as the fascist regime underlined the development stories through data manipulation,…

Dhaka offers support for Rakhine economy to expedite Rohingya repatriation

Dhaka offers support for Rakhine economy to expedite Rohingya repatriation

Bangladesh on Thursday offers to provide support for rebuilding the Rakhine State economy, emphasizing the importance of peace, stability, and democracy in Myanmar as a foundation…