Hamas on Thursday released a list of almost 7,000 names of Gazans it said had been killed in Israeli strikes after the US president cast doubt on its toll figures. The Palestinian Islamist group says that 7,028 people have now been killed in Gaza since its October 7 attacks which Israel says left 1,400 dead, mainly civilians. The Hamas list ...

With the death of two more people, Khawja Tower, a high rise building in Mohakhali’s Amtoli, fire death toll rose to three. The deceased were Rafiqul Islam, 63, Aklima Rahman, 33, and Hasna Ranu, 27. Rafiqul Islam was the engineer of a company housed at the fire-ravaged 13-storeyed building. He fell sick due to huge smoke inside the office after ...

Cricket World Cup standings after Thursday’s match (played, won, lost, tied, no result, points, net run rate):   India           5 5 0 0 0 10   1.353 South Africa    5 4 1 0 0  8   2.370 New Zealand     5 4 1 0 0  8   1.481 Australia       5 3 2 0 0  6   1.142 ———————————— Sri Lanka       5 2 3 0 0  ...

Three specialist doctors who came from the United States on Thursday conducted the surgical operation of the liver of BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia on Thursday night. They were accompanied by Dr FM Siddiqui, Dr AZM Zahid Hossain, Dr Abdullah Al Mamun and Dr Nuruddin Ahmed. The operation was going on at an operation theatre of Evercare Hospital at Gulshan in ...

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has sought support of the international community, including the European Union (EU), for an “early, safe and sustainable” repatriation of the forcibly-displaced Rohingyas. The prime minister said the repatriation of the Rohingyas, temporarily sheltered in Bangladesh, to their homeland, Myanmar, is required for the sake of “peace and stability” in the region, reports UNB. The issue ...

Habiganj Correspondent : A Habiganj court on Thursday sentenced five members of a family including husband to death for killing a pregnant housewife over dowry at Chunarughat upazila in the district in 2016. Besides, each of the accused was fined Tk 1 lakh. Habiganj District Women and Children Repression Prevention Tribunal-2’s judge Md Zahidul Huque handed down the verdict in ...

The 15th edition of Bangladesh Denim Expo will once again open its doors in the International Convention City, Bashundhara (ICCB), Dhaka on November 8 and 9. The expo is set to showcase a special “Trend Zone” area, where latest denim trends and innovative products will be hand-on by the exhibitors. Here, the visitors can also get the opportunity to gain ...

Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University (BSMMU) has welcomed their very first test tube baby. The baby was born through a Caesarean section at 9:30am on Tuesday under the supervision of Dr. Jesmin Banu, Chairman of the Department of Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility, said BSMMU’s Vice-Chancellor Professor Dr. Md Sharfuddin Ahmed, who was present during the surgical procedure. The parents of ...

Bangladesh and the United States (US) are keen to deepen their bilateral relations in addressing the defining challenges of climate change. This interest was expressed at the meeting between Bangladesh Prime Minister’s Special Envoy for Climate Change Saber Hossain Chowdhury and US Special Presidential Envoy for Climate John Kerry on Tuesday at the latter’s US state department office, said a ...

Three specialist physicians from Johns Hopkins University of the United States have arrived in Dhaka to treat ailing BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia, who has been undergoing treatment at a Dhaka hospital for more than two months. Dr Christo Georgiades, Dr James Peter Adam Hamilton, and Dr Hamid Ahmed Abdur Rab arrived in Dhaka at 7:40pm on Wednesday, said BNP Media ...