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Fri, 24 Jan 2025, 06:46 am

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Israel continues strike on Syria military sites Rayo stymie Real’s climb to Liga summit Tk 14,000 set as minimum wage for cold storage workers BNP suggests reforms for public administration overhaul Probes, trials of war crimes cases stalled Coldwave hampers daily life across Bangladesh Dhaka becomes 3rd most polluted city with AQI score of 283 Body of JU student recovered from dormitory 550 individuals’ Tk 15,000cr frozen for investigation Financial Accountability: Critical step towards new future

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Seven Bangladeshis killed in Fire at Saudi furniture factory

At least nine workers died in a fire that broke out in a sofa factory in the industrial area of Hofuf city of Saudi Arabia on Friday evening. Among the

Ukraine downs 20 Russian drones, 2 cruise missiles

Ukraine said Thursday it had downed 20 Russian attack drones and two cruise missiles in an overnight attack that killed one and wounded at least four in the capital Kyiv.

After NATO frustration, West offers Ukraine security commitments

Western powers will propose long-term security commitments for Ukraine on Wednesday after NATO dashed President Volodymyr Zelensky’s hopes of a clear timeline for joining the alliance. Zelensky will hold symbolic

Bangladesh to buy fertilizer from Russia

The government on Wednesday decided to purchase 30,000 tonnes of muriate of potash from Russia with per tonne costing $342. The cabinet committee on government purchase in a meeting on

BBC chief faces media grilling over presenter scandal

BBC chief Tim Davie on Tuesday faced a media grilling after claims that a top presenter paid a teenager thousands of pounds for sexually explicit images. The accusations fuelled a

10 dead, 10 wounded in Ecuador shootings

Ten people were killed and ten injured, including children, in two shootings Sunday in Guayaquil, the Ecuadoran port city in the grips of a bloody war between drug trafficking gangs,

UN urges Bangladesh govt to stop harassing Odhikar representatives

Three United Nations experts on Tuesday called on Bangladesh government to stop harassing the representatives of the human rights organisation Odhikar and ensure respect for due process. ‘This case is

Netherlands to return treasures to Indonesia and Sri Lanka

The Netherlands is set to hand back hundreds of precious artefacts taken from Indonesia and Sri Lanka during its colonial period. Objects to be returned include a gem-encrusted bronze cannon

300 migrants missing at sea near Spanish Canary Islands

At least 300 people who were traveling on three migrant boats from Senegal to Spain’s Canary Islands have disappeared, migrant aid group Walking Borders said on Sunday, Reuters reports. Two

N Korea threatens to shoot down US spy planes violating its airspace

North Korea on Monday threatened to shoot down any US spy planes violating its airspace and condemned Washington’s plans to deploy a nuclear missile submarine near the Korean peninsula. A