Far-right commentator Milo Yiannopoulos deported to UK
30 August 2026
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Half of world’s soils are in poor condition: UN
28 August 2026
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Europe
El Nino to be ‘biggest for over a century’
22 August 2026
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Italian scientists bet on octopus to fight crab invasion
21 August 2026
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Europe
UK PM urges ‘reflection’ after death of Cambridge professor
16 August 2026
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Europe
UK homes burnt, residents evacuated in fires
15 August 2026
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Europe
Explosion rocks ammunition factory near Rome
15 August 2026
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Europe
Europe Heatwave: More than 135m in Europe face 35°C plus
13 August 2026
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Europe
Western Europe logs hottest June–July on record
11 August 2026
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Europe
Ukrainian drone hits Belgorod
10 August 2026
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World
Man Booker Prize 2015: Marlon James wins for A Brief History of Seven Killings
Jamaican author Marlon James wins the Man Booker Prize for his novel inspired by the attempted assassination of Bob Marley in the 1970s.
14 October 2015
Rediscovering medieval Mohammadi Bagh in Jhenidah
In the time when cargo boats were more plentiful; when they routinely set off from the grand seat of the Bengal Sultanate, in Gaur
13 October 2015
Torturing minor: Cricketer Shahadat lands in jail after remand
Ex-national cricketer Shahadat Hossain is denied bail and sent to jail today after completion of a three-day remand over torturing an 11-year-old.
13 October 2015
Slain Japanese man buried at Rangpur graveyard
Japanese citizen Kunio Hoshi, who was shot dead in Rangpur on October 3, is buried at Munsipara graveyard.
13 October 2015
MH17 inquiry 'finds plane shot down by Russian-made missile'
International investigators conclude that Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 is shot down by a Russian-made BUK missile fired from rebel-held eastern Ukraine, a Dutch paper says.
13 October 2015
Drug addict found dead
Police recovered the body of a drug addict from Kalipur area in the district town yesterday morning. The deceased is Mohammad Shakil,
12 October 2015
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
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
103 Bangladeshis return from Myanmar
A total of 103 Bangladeshi human trafficking victims have been repatriated from Myanmar.
12 October 2015
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
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
3 Pabna ASI murder suspects held
Police detained three alleged killers of ASI Sujaul Islam of Pakshey Police Camp early yesterday.
8 October 2015
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
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
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
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
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
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
‘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
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