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Elderly woman stabbed to death, her granddaughter killed after ‘rape’ in Pabna

A 65-year-old woman was hacked to death and her 15-year-old granddaughter was killed allegedly after being raped in Ishwardi upazila of Pabna district on early Saturday. The deceased were identified

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External loan-driven projects pose heightened challenges

Several multi-billion dollar projects initiated mostly with foreign loans in the past decade have yet to be completed despite raising costs and extending deadline on a number of occasions, posing

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329 killed as Pakistan, Afghanistan lock in war

Pakistan bombed major cities in Afghanistan including the capital Kabul on Friday, with Islamabad’s defence minister declaring the neighbours at ‘open war’ following months of tit-for-tat clashes. Pakistan’s night operation

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War doesn’t bring anything good, says Bangladesh FM

Amid the ongoing war between two SAARC countries — Afghanistan and Pakistan, Bangladesh has decided not to make any public comments but stressed that such war does not bring anything

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403 students died by suicide in 2025, says Aachol Foundation

At least 403 students committed suicide across the country in 2025, revealed a report published by the Aachol Foundation on Saturday. Among the students, 249, or 61.8 per cent, were

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BNP activist beaten to death over ‘enmity between two factions’

A Bangladesh Nationalist Party activist was beaten to death allegedly over enmity between two factions of the party at Sipaipara in Charghat upazila in Rajshahi district on Friday. The deceased

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15 people killed as cash-packed military plane crashes in Bolivia

At least 15 people were killed Friday when a Bolivian military cargo plane carrying banknotes crashed while landing near the capital city La Paz, authorities said, prompting police to repel

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US-Iran nuclear talks to resume in Geneva against backdrop of military threat

Iran and the US hold the latest round of talks in Geneva on Thursday aimed at resolving their longstanding nuclear dispute and averting new US strikes on Iran following a

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