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28 August 2026 Europe
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Italian scientists bet on octopus to fight crab invasion
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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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10 August 2026 World

Election 2015: Leaders in last-ditch bid for votes

Party leaders and candidates are making a last-ditch pitch for votes on the final day of campaigning before the general election polls open.
6 May 2015

1 killed in Germany tornado

Violent storms sweeps the north of Germany, causing widespread damage and leaving at least one person dead.
6 May 2015

Body recovered

Police recovered the body of an unidentified young man, aged about 35, from Goghata Bridge on Dinajpur-Rangpur highway in
5 May 2015

Dharla continues to devour farmlands, orchards

The River Dharla devoured agricultural land and orchards at six villages of two unions in Sadar upazila of the district in the last five days.
5 May 2015

Get your paws off me!

Fed up with bawdy remarks and wandering hands, dozens of female French journalists have signed a petition published Tuesday denouncing sexism from male politicians.
5 May 2015

UK polls raise legitimacy question

This week's election in Britain has prompted a heated debate about the potential legitimacy of the next government given that the party that wins the most votes may not end up governing.
5 May 2015

Obama urges deeper look at US race-fuelled violence

President Barack Obama on Monday urged Americans to address the root causes of recent racially-tinged unrest, focusing not just on police actions but improving opportunities for young black men.
5 May 2015

Sale of US arms fuelling wars in ME

To wage war in Yemen, Saudi Arabia is using F-15 fighter jets bought from Boeing. Pilots from the United Arab Emirates are flying Lockheed Martin's F-16 to bomb both Yemen and Syria. Soon, the Emirates are expected to complete a deal with General Atomics for a
5 May 2015

'Dozens die' as migrant boat sinks

Dozens of migrants drown in the Mediterranean after a boat sinks south of Italy's island of Sicily, the Save the Children aid group says.
5 May 2015

Mother, son injured over land dispute

An employee of a tea garden and his mother were injured in an attack by criminals over land dispute in Banshkhali upazila of the district yesterday.
4 May 2015

Baltimore lifts curfew, forces begin pullout

Baltimore lifted a curfew Sunday that was imposed across the US East Coast city following widespread riots, as thousands of National Guard troops began to pull out.
4 May 2015

Its Charlotte Elizabeth Diana

Prince William and his wife Kate have named their two-day-old baby Charlotte Elizabeth Diana and she will be known as Princess Charlotte of Cambridge, their Kensington Palace residence announced yesterday.
4 May 2015

Final push in UK's knife-edge polls

The Conservatives and Labour launched their final push yesterday to woo voters ahead of this week's British general election, as potential kingmaker parties marked out their territory.
4 May 2015

5 more JU students hospitalised following hunger strike

At least five more students of Geological Science department of Jahangirnagar University (JU) students, who are observing the fast-unto-death, have been hospitalised.
4 May 2015

Jubo Dal leader stabbed to death

An identified criminal stabbed a Jubo Dal leader to death in Joypurhat Sadar upazila yesterday.
3 May 2015

Thousands of migrants rescued at sea

Nearly 3,700 migrants rescued in several operations in the Mediterranean Sea, Italian coastguard says
3 May 2015

Govt using state to curb media: Report

The ruling party in Bangladesh is using state mechanisms to curb the media, says a report published by London-based rights group Article 19.
3 May 2015

Babuganj Shishu Academy employee abducted

Microbus riders abducted an office assistant of Shishu Academy in Babuganj upazila under the district from a road in broad daylight on Friday.
2 May 2015

Royal baby: Duchess of Cambridge gives birth to daughter

The Duchess of Cambridge gives birth to a girl, Kensington Palace has announces.
2 May 2015

Indian held on intrusion charge in Rajshahi

Police arrested an Indian national at Gohamabona village in Poba upazila on charge of entering Bangladesh on Wednesday.
30 April 2015