13+ hour, 43+ min ago   (152+ words) An Iranian commercial vessel was struck early Sunday near the Strait of Hormuz, leaving one person dead and three others wounded, Iranian state media reported. The vessel was hit off Qeshm Island, according to the reports. The United Kingdom Maritime…...

13+ hour, 43+ min ago   (328+ words) Saudi Arabia and Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthi forces have traded strikes as fighting intensifies around the strategic Bab al-Mandeb chokepoint on Yemen’s Red Sea coast. The escalation comes as Houthi forces have seized Mayun Island, also known as Perim, giving the…...

3+ day, 12+ hour ago   (194+ words) Bangladesh today strongly condemned Israel’s plan to advance settlement construction in the E1 area of the occupied West Bank, saying it violates international law and undermines prospects for a viable two-state solution. In a statement, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said…...

5+ day, 3+ hour ago   (490+ words) The Jatiya Sangsad on Tuesday adopted a motion seeking an early update from the government on the steps taken to bring former police inspector general Benazir Ahmed back to Bangladesh to face trial. The motion, raised by Dhaka-14 lawmaker Mir…...

6+ day, 12+ hour ago   (482+ words) Prime Minister Tarique Rahman today said Bangladesh is ready to extend all-out cooperation for the dignified repatriation of Rohingyas to their homeland. “Their return would create opportunities to improve their living conditions, including education and healthcare, he said. The Prime…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (621+ words) BNP Standing Committee member Mirza Abbas on Saturday warned that conspiracies are being hatched both within and outside the party, urging Prime Minister and BNP Chairman Tarique Rahman to remain cautious and ensure that no one could damage the party’s…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (1011+ words) Rescue teams on Monday stepped up efforts to reach hundreds of workers believed to be trapped inside hydropower tunnels buried under mud following catastrophic flooding along the Nepal-China border, as the death toll continued to rise and families desperately searched…...

2+ week, 3+ hour ago   (790+ words) President Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Sunday pledged to ensure justice for victims of enforced disappearances, saying Bangladesh would never again allow “Aynaghar” or secret detention centres to exist. “Let me state clearly as the President of Bangladesh: there will…...

2+ week, 1+ day ago   (456+ words) The Malaysian labour market, which remained closed due to corruption, mismanagement, syndicates and irregularities during the previous “fascist” regime, is set to reopen for Bangladeshi workers through a transparent process, the government said on Friday. The government said reopening the…...

2+ week, 3+ day ago   (645+ words) Climate change is already exposing millions of children in Bangladesh to additional dangerous heat stress, with 22 million children aged 0–9. Around 79% of all children in this age group are experiencing at least one additional month of heat stress every year because…...