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European leaders to meet for Ukraine talks in Berlin
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Starmer resigns as UK PM
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23 June 2026, 00:00 AM Europe
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Rare manuscript of Mozart found in France
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Four drown in rivers in 2 dists

Four people, including three children, drowned in separate incidents in Sirajganj and Pabna districts on Sunday.
12 October 2015, 18:00 PM

Nobel Economics Prize to wrap up 2015 awards season

The 2015 Nobel season wraps up with the announcement of the winner of the economics prize, which could go to research into the job market or consumer behaviour, though no obvious frontrunner stands out.
12 October 2015, 06:46 AM

103 Bangladeshis return from Myanmar

A total of 103 Bangladeshi human trafficking victims have been repatriated from Myanmar.
12 October 2015, 06:10 AM

Five idols vandalised

Criminals vandalised five idols at a temple in Baraigram upazila of the district on Friday. Monir Uddin, officer-in-charge of Baraigram Police Station, said a gang
10 October 2015, 18:00 PM

Migrant surge hits Greece, UN approves action on smugglers

Greece was hit by a huge new surge in migrants as the United Nations approved a European seize-and-destroy military operation against people smugglers in the Mediterranean.
10 October 2015, 04:57 AM

3 Pabna ASI murder suspects held

Police detained three alleged killers of ASI Sujaul Islam of Pakshey Police Camp early yesterday.
8 October 2015, 18:00 PM

BSF returns 2 Bangladeshis

Two Bangladeshis, who were arrested by Indian Border Security Force (BSF) from near the zero line on Lawerghar border in Tahirpur upazila
8 October 2015, 18:00 PM

Shop employee murdered in Noakhali

The body of a shop employee was recovered from a shop at Dashgoria Bazar in Porcoat union under Chatkhil upazila of the district
7 October 2015, 18:00 PM

EU warships start smuggler patrols

European warships in the Mediterranean launched a new operation yesterday to catch migrant smugglers as the leaders of Germany and France were to push for further EU action to cope with the refugee crisis.
7 October 2015, 18:00 PM

MP Liton won’t be spared: Home minister

Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan speaks of not sparing ruling party lawmaker Manzurul Islam Liton who shot a kid in Gaibandha for “no reason”.
7 October 2015, 08:56 AM

UK spies can hack smartphones

British spies can hack into phones remotely with a simple text message and make audio recordings or take photos without owners knowing, former US intelligence contractor Edward Snowden said on Monday.
6 October 2015, 18:00 PM

Russia's air violations no accident: Nato

Nato's chief accused Russia yesterday of deliberately violating Turkey's airspace during bombing raids on Syria, as President Recep Tayyip Erdogan warned Moscow it risked losing an ally.
6 October 2015, 18:00 PM

‘Highest alert’ on Benapole border

The authorities issue what they term ‘highest alert’ on the Benapole border to stop killers of two foreigners from escaping the country.
6 October 2015, 05:29 AM

Russia must cede border by end of yr

President Petro Poroshenko has stressed that Ukraine must regain control of its eastern border by the end of December even if full implementation of a February peace deal with Russia is delayed until 2016.
5 October 2015, 18:00 PM

Germany faces 1.5m asylum claims this year

Germany could receive up to 1.5 million asylum-seekers this year, according to the Bild newspaper, quoting a confidential document containing estimates that are far higher than publicly released official figures.
5 October 2015, 18:00 PM

Japanese, Chinese, Irish scientists win 2015 Nobel medicine prize for parasite therapies

Irish-born William Campbell, Satoshi Omura of Japan and China's Youyou Tu win the Nobel Medicine Prize for their discoveries of treatments against parasites, the jury says.
5 October 2015, 10:00 AM

Children's bodies washed up in Greece in latest migrant tragedy

The badly decomposed bodies of two children were found washed up on the Greek island of Kos on Sunday, the latest victims of a crisis that has seen 630,000 people enter the EU illegally this year.
5 October 2015, 07:39 AM

Pope Francis asserts marriage is forever

Pope Francis opened a divisive meeting of the world's bishops on family issues yesterday by forcefully asserting that marriage is an indissoluble bond between
4 October 2015, 18:00 PM

200 migrants rescued off Spanish coast

Almost 200 migrants from North and sub-Saharan Africa were rescued overnight as they tried to reach southern Spain in makeshift vessels, Spanish coastal rescue officials said yesterday.
4 October 2015, 18:00 PM

Russia bombs 10 IS targets in Syria

Russian planes have flown 20 sorties in Syria and struck 10 Islamic State targets in the past 24 hours, the country's defence ministry said in a statement yesterday.
4 October 2015, 18:00 PM