Half of world’s soils are in poor condition: UN
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28 August 2026 Europe
El Nino to be ‘biggest for over a century’
AFP, London
22 August 2026 Europe
Italian scientists bet on octopus to fight crab invasion
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21 August 2026 Europe
UK homes burnt, residents evacuated in fires
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15 August 2026 Europe
Explosion rocks ammunition factory near Rome
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15 August 2026 Europe
Western Europe logs hottest June–July on record
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11 August 2026 Europe
Ukrainian drone hits Belgorod
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10 August 2026 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