7+ hour, 19+ min ago  (450+ words) Expatriates' Welfare and Overseas Employment Minister Ariful Haque Choudhury has said that 12 Bangladeshis have so far died in the recent Middle East war. Responding to a question from Nilufar Chowdhury Moni MP during the question-and-answer session at the parliament today,…...

3+ hour, 28+ min ago  (255+ words) The Prime Minister's Office has asked local and international non-governmental organisations (NGOs) to quickly extend humanitarian assistance to people affected by floods and landslides in Cox's Bazar, Chattogram and other areas. The NGO Affairs Bureau, under the PMO, issued a…...

1+ hour, 46+ min ago  (338+ words) In response to flag burning, Congress passed a "Flag Protection Act of 1989" which was, again, struck down by the US Supreme Court in United States v. Eichman. America's most powerful attraction'freedom of thought'is under stress today. The US universities that are…...

6+ hour, 42+ min ago  (585+ words) The United States voiced alarm Monday over Beijing's nuclear program after China test-fired a dummy warhead into the Pacific Ocean, the latest move in its rapid military modernisation. Monday's test came two years after China fired an intercontinental ballistic missile…...

3+ hour, 55+ min ago  (181+ words) With the local government elections approaching, the Election Commission (EC) on Thursday asked the Local Government Division (LGD) for details of the most recent elections for the four-tier local bodies. The EC sought information on polling dates, oath-taking, first meetings,…...

4+ hour, 18+ min ago  (278+ words) Prime Minister Tarique Rahman today directed the formation of a three-member high-level committee to identify challenges faced by agencies responsible for ensuring safe food, maintaining product standards, and conducting anti-adulteration drives. According to a press release from the Prime Minister's…...

6+ hour, 31+ min ago  (480+ words) Iran's Revolutionary Guards fired at least two missiles at commercial ships transiting through the Strait of Hormuz last night, Axios reported, citing two US officials. Two commercial ships suffered significant damage but had no casualties, the report said, citing a…...

4+ hour, 54+ min ago  (1758+ words) It began with threats of US visa bans on a swathe of African nations. Then Washington started to scatter migrants from all over the world to various corners of the continent, often with cash sweeteners for their governments. Cambodian Pheap…...

6+ hour, 38+ min ago  (561+ words) US President Donald Trump is expected to throw his support behind the potential sale of F-35 fighter jets to Turkey during a visit to Ankara, two sources familiar with the matter said on Tuesday, even as legal and congressional hurdles have…...

6+ hour, 47+ min ago  (589+ words) Venezuela's devastating twin earthquakes killed nearly 3, 000, updated official figures showed on Saturday, as international rescue teams began winding down search operations for survivors in the rubble of the disaster. Fatalities jumped by more than 300 from Friday to 2, 954, following the June…...