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Chhayanaut ushers in Bengali New Year 1433 at Ramna Batamul

Thousands gathered at Ramna Batamul at dawn on Tuesday as Chhayanaut ushered in Pahela Baishakh, marking the start of the Bangla New Year 1433. The event began at 6:15am shortly

Staff shortage keeps 50pc ICU beds idle

A massive expansion of intensive care infrastructure in Bangladesh following the Covid-19 pandemic has failed to translate into lifesaving services, with most of the country’s installed intensive care unit beds

PM to inaugurate ‘Farmer Card’ pre-pilot programme on April 14

Prime Minister Tarique Rahman is set to inaugurate the pre-pilot distribution programme of the ‘Farmer Card’ on April 14. The inauguration ceremony will be held at 10:00 am at Shaheed

Former speaker Shirin Sharmin Chaudhury gets bail

A Dhaka court on Sunday granted bail to former speaker Shirin Sharmin Chaudhury in an attempted murder case linked to the 2024 July uprising. Dhaka additional metropolitan magistrate Zakir Hossain

Veteran Indian singer Asha Bhosle passes away

Asha Bhosle, the legendary voice behind hits like ‘Piya Tu’ and ‘Rangeela Re’, died at a hospital in Mumbai on Sunday, according to a report of Indian news portal NDTV.

US-Iran talks failed to reach agreement: Vance

US Vice President JD Vance said Sunday that talks with Iran failed to reach an agreement, saying he was leaving after putting forward a ‘final and best offer’. Vance signalled

Mojtaba Khamenei has severe and disfiguring wounds, sources say

Iran’s new Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei is still recovering from severe facial and leg injuries suffered in the airstrike that killed his father at the beginning of the war, three

Vance in Islamabad for ‘make-or-break’ Iran talks

US vice-president JD Vance arrived in Islamabad on Saturday for talks with Iran that the Pakistani premier hosting the warring sides called a ‘make or break’ effort to permanently halt