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UK, Australia, Canada recognise Palestinian state

Britain, Australia and Canada on Sunday recognised a Palestinian state in a seismic shift in decades of western foreign policy, triggering swift Israeli anger. Portugal was also to recognise Palestinian

5.54cr textbook purchase proposal sent back

Finance adviser Salehuddin Ahmed on Sunday said that hopefully, they would distribute free textbooks among students on the first day of 2026 despite orders for more than half of such

Next general polls will be peaceful, festive: Home adviser

Home Adviser Lieutenant General (Retd.) Md Jahangir Alam Chowdhury has reiterated that the upcoming general election will be held in a festive and peaceful manner. “I can tell you that the next

Senior Secretary Mokhlesur removed from Public Administration Ministry

Senior Secretary of the Ministry of Public Administration, Md Mokhlesur Rahman, has been withdrawn from his post. According to a notification issued on Sunday by the Senior Appointment-1 Branch of

Gunman kills three police officers, wounds two in Pennsylvania

A gunman opened fire Wednesday on five police officers in the eastern US state of Pennsylvania, killing three and seriously injuring two before he was killed at the scene, a senior

Evaly CEO Rassel, chairperson Shamima get three-year jail in fraud case

A Dhaka court on Thursday sentenced Evaly chief executive officer Mohammad Rassel and chairperson Shamima Nasrin to three years of rigorous imprisonment in a fraud case over embezzling money from

Tarique promises real change, not empty rhetoric

Bangladesh Nationalist Party acting chairman Tarique Rahman pledged that BNP would place young people at the centre of its reform and election strategy, saying that the party aimed to offer

UN investigators say Israel committing ‘genocide’ in Gaza

United Nations investigators on Tuesday accused Israel of committing “genocide” in Gaza in a bid to “destroy the Palestinians”, blaming Israel’s prime minister and other top officials for incitement. The