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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…

7-member commission formed to investigate BDR carnage
Home Affairs Adviser Lt Gen (retd) Md Jahangir Alam Chowdhury…

Dhaka sends letter to Delhi seeking Hasina’s extradition
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has sent a diplomatic letter…

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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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…