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Eight killed in pro-Iran protest at US consulate in Pakistan

At least eight people were killed during pro-Iran protests at the United States consulate in the Pakistan megacity of Karachi on Sunday, a rescue service spokesman told AFP. ‘We have

Israel and US launch strikes on Iran

Israel launched a pre-emptive attack against Iran on Saturday, and a United States attack is underway, plunging the Middle East into a renewed military confrontation and further dimming hopes for

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

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

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

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

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

Govt aims to strengthen science, knowledge through liberal democratic system: PM

Prime Minister Tarique Rahman on Thursday said the current government will work to establish a liberal democratic state system with moral standards and dignity so that the country can move