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College teacher found dead in Naogaon

A college teacher was found dead near Shahagola Railway Station in Atrai upazila of Naogaon district on Wednesday. The deceased was identified as Neyamul Bashir, 48, a teacher at Boroshimla

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 Wednesday. According to the latest Met Office bulletin, rains may occur at many

Only 2 per cent allocation to renewable energy: CPD

Centre for Policy Dialogue on Wednesday said 98 per cent allocation of the energy sector had been given to fossil fuels and only 2 per cent to renewable energy. The

At least 58 states, territories contaminated by mines, says United Nations

At least 58 states and territories are contaminated by anti-personnel mines, the UN rights chief said Tuesday, with heavy civilian casualties in Myanmar, Syria, Afghanistan and Ukraine. ‘It is deeply

657 deaths, yet guidelines for measles management absent

Three months into an unprecedented measles outbreak sweeping across Bangladesh — infecting nearly 1 lakh people and claiming 657 lives, the country is yet to develop a national medical protocol

India forcibly expels ethnic Bengalis unlawfully, says HRW

Indian authorities are forcibly expelling ethnic Bengali residents, mostly Muslims from West Bengal state, to Bangladesh without basic due process, Human Rights Watch said in a press release on Wednesday.

Messi equals World Cup goalscoring record in Argentina romp

Lionel Messi scored a dazzling hat-trick for Argentina on Tuesday to equal Miroslav Klose’s all-time record of 16 goals at World Cups as the defending champions swept Algeria aside 3-0.

Israeli attacks kill six in Gaza

Gaza’s civil defence service and hospitals said Israeli attacks killed at least six people on Sunday, in the latest violence to hit the Palestinian territory despite a months-old ceasefire. Israel