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BMD predicts light to moderate rain in parts of Bangladesh

Bangladesh Meteorological Department has forecast rains in parts of the country in 24 hours commencing 9:00am on Thursday. ‘Light to moderate rain or thunder showers accompanied by temporary gusty wind

Kane scores twice as England beat Croatia

Harry Kane scored twice in the first half as England eventually saw off Croatia 4-2 to launch their World Cup title assault in Texas on Wednesday. Jude Bellingham, immediately after

Musk’s AI Grok used in Iran strikes

Grok, the generative AI chatbot developed by xAI, the artificial intelligence company founded by Elon Musk, was used in strikes against Iran. The United States government revealed this information in

Abir sentenced to death for brutal killing of child Ayat

A Chattogram court on Wednesday sentenced Md Abir for killing five-year-old Alina Islam Ayat and later, severing her body into six pieces. Sixth Additional Chattogram Metropolitan Sessions Judge Muhammad Ali

Energy Minister goes to Singapore June 20

Iqbal Hassan Mahmood, Power, Energy and Mineral Resources Minister, is scheduled for travelling to Singapore on June 20, 2026, to negotiate the costs associated with some listed companies in Singapore

Russian strikes kill eight in Ukraine: officials say

Russian strikes on Ukraine killed at least eight people on Tuesday, officials said, just as G7 leaders agreed to intensify pressure on Moscow over its four-year-long offensive. Since invading Ukraine

BB plans tougher steps as bad loan recovery elusive

The Bangladesh Bank has intensified efforts to contain the country’s mounting default loan crisis through a series of regulatory, legal and policy measures, but economic weakness, lengthy legal processes and

In light of Bengal’s anticolonial struggles

IN 2008, during my tenure with the University of Dhaka, I had a three-month postdoctoral fellowship at the Forum on Contemporary Theory in Baroda, India. I made friends with some