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North Korea test-fires missiles as part of mock ‘nuclear attack’

Intl desk, Sep 03: North Korea staged a "simulated tactical nuclear attack" drill at the weekend with mock atomic warheads attached to two long-range...

48 killed in East DR Congo anti-UN rally crackdown

Intl desk, Sep 01: At least 48 people have been killed in a crackdown on an anti-UN protest in eastern DR Congo, according to...

Suicide Bombing Kills 9 Pakistani Soldiers

Intl desk, Sep 01: Pakistani officials said Thursday that a “motorcycle-borne” suicide bomber struck a military convoy in a remote northwestern region, killing at...

Xi likely to skip G20 summit in India

Intl desk, Sep 01: Chinese President Xi Jinping is likely to skip a summit of G20 leaders in India next week, sources familiar with...

North Korea stages nuclear strike drill to protest allied exercises

Intl desk, Aug 31: North Korea conducted a simulated "scorched-earth" nuclear strike on targets across South Korea, state media reported on Thursday, in reaction...

Hurricane Idalia lashes Florida, then weakens and turns fury on Georgia

Intl desk, Aug 31: Hurricane Idalia plowed into Florida's Gulf Coast on Wednesday with howling winds, torrential rains and pounding surf, then weakened as...

Canada detects first case of highly mutated coronavirus variant BA.2.86

Intl desk, Aug 30: Canada has detected its first case of coronavirus infection from the highly mutated BA.2.86 variant of Omicron in a person...

‘Drone attack’ on airport damages Russian transport planes

Intl desk, Aug 30: A drone attack on an airport in the north-western Russian city of Pskov has damaged two military transport planes, Russian...

Florida gunman thwarted at Black college before store shooting

Intl desk, Aug 29: A campus police officer chased a white gunman off Florida's first historically Black university a few minutes before the shooter...

Adani’s bid to remake Mumbai slum spurs residents’ doubts, favouritism claims

Intl desk, Aug 28: Indian billionaire Gautam Adani's plan to rehouse a million people living in one of Asia's biggest slums is fuelling worries...

Afghanistan: Taliban ban women from visiting popular national park

Intl desk, Aug 28: The Taliban government have banned women from visiting the Band-e-Amir national park in Bamiyan province. Afghanistan's acting minister of virtue and...

10 dead in massive fire in train compartment in Tamil Nadu

Intl desk, Aug 26: At least 10 people have died and more than 20 are injured in a massive fire that broke out inside...
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WB approves $300 million to help Bangladesh improve secondary education

Dhaka, Sep 23: The Board of Executive Directors of World Bank has approved US$300 million to help Bangladesh recover from learning losses incurred during...

10 BNP men injured in attack on way to Barishal road march

Desk report, Sep 23: At least 10 leaders and activists of BNP were injured after being attacked allegedly by activists of Awami League in...

Three minor boys killed as crushed under wheels of a train in Dhaka

Dhaka, Sep 23: Three street children were killed as they were crushed under wheels of a train in the capital’s Mohakhali area Saturday morning. The...

US didn’t issue any statement regarding anyone in particular: home minister

Dhaka, Sep 23: Home minister Asaduzzaman Khan on Saturday said that the visa policy was up to the United States. The minister's remarks came a...