Four Indian soldiers killed in battle with Kashmir militants: police
At least four soldiers died Monday in a fierce gunfight with rebels in Indian-administered Kashmir just four days after a suicide bomber killed 41 paramilitaries in the troubled territory, officials said.
9 burnt dead in Ctg slum fire
At least nine people, including four of a family, were burnt to death and several others injured in a fire at Bera Market slum of Chaktai in Chattogram city early Sunday.
Bishwa Ijtema now to end Tuesday
The Bishwa Ijtema, now being held on the bank of the Turag River with the participation of the followers of Indian Islamic preacher Maulana Muhammad Saad Al Kandhalvi has been extended by another day as heavy rain disrupted the congregation on Sunday morning.
3 more banks for scam-hit sector
Bangladesh Bank on Sunday decided to approve three new banks, dominated by people linked to the ruling party, in the oversaturated financial sector which witnessed failure of banks approved few years ago.
A European take on Warsaw’s anti-Iran show
PUBLICLY, the objective of the US-sponsored conference in Warsaw in February 13–14 this week that purports to address ‘peace and security’ in the Middle East remains vague.
The world has changed. We are living the new world order
Barring some last-minute intervention, Brexit will happen -- with or without a deal -- on March 29. It is the logical conclusion of May's strategy to date.
Where are Afghanistan’s women?
WHEN Zalmay Khalilzad was appointed as the US special representative for Afghanistan reconciliation in September 2018, an end to America’s longest war seemed finally to be in sight.
Fire kills eight in Chattogram slum
A devastating fire at the Bhera Market Slum in Chattogram’s Chaktai area killed at least eight people in the early hour on Sunday, confirmed fire service.
Tabligh faction holds Bishwa Ijtema
The two-day Bishwa Ijtema, organised by a faction of Tabligh Jamaat, ended at Tongi on Saturday morning with akheri munajat while another faction took the field in the evening for another spell of ijtema beginning today.
Capital in grip of sudden gas crisis
At least 40 per cent of the consumers living in the capital’s densely populated areas including Mirpur, Paikpara, Pirerbag, Kalyanpur, Shyamoli, Mansurabad, Kadirabad, Mohammadpur,
