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Bangladesh observes Sheikh Hasina’s 44th homecoming day

Meteorologists forecast heavy rainfall across the country until 12 May, with showers expected daily. Photo: Mohammad Minhaj Uddin/TBS

Scattered thunderstorms expected over Sylhet division today: Met Office

FIFA wants 'crossed hands' gesture to help beat racism in football

FIFA wants 'crossed hands' gesture to help beat racism in football

Defender Matip to leave Liverpool at end of season

NBR plans to come out of zero-duty facility

NBR plans to come out of zero-duty facility

US not lifting sanctions on RAB: State Dept

US not lifting sanctions on RAB: State Dept

FILE PHOTO: A gas burner is pictured on a cooker in a private home in Bordeaux, soutwestern France, December 13, 2012. REUTERS/Regis Duvignau

Gas supply to remain off for 15 hours in different areas of Dhaka tomorrow

Brazil to host 2027 Women's World Cup

Brazil to host 2027 Women's World Cup

Fitch said the current size of China’s banking system limits the amount of support the central government could give to its biggest lenders. Photo: Reuters

China announces sweeping steps to stabilise crisis-hit property sector

Locals from Sabah wave Malaysian flags during the Malaysia Day celebrations marking Sabah's entry into Malaysia, in Kota Kinabalu September 16, 2012. Photo: Reuters

Malaysia's economy grows faster than expected, inflation risks cloud outlook

A man rides a scooter past apartment highrises that are under construction near the new stadium in Zhengzhou, Henan province, China, January 19, 2019. Picture taken January 19, 2019. Photo: REUTERS/Thomas Peter/File Photo

Chinese officials meet to mull support for developers: Bloomberg

People who couldn't eat once, now can afford four meals a day: PM Hasina

Russian President Vladimir Putin shakes hands with Chinese President Xi Jinping during a meeting at the Belt and Road Forum in Beijing, China, October 18, 2023. Sputnik/Sergei Guneev/Pool via REUTERS/File Photo

Putin in trade push on final day of China trip

FILE PHOTO: Russia's President Vladimir Putin (L), who arrived to attend the Gas Exporting Countries Forum (GECF), meets with Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei in Tehran, Iran, November 23, 2015. REUTERS/Alexei Druzhinin/Sputnik/Kremlin/File Photo

Russia, Iran working to create single BRICS currency: Iranian envoy

Pedestrians wait to cross a road at a junction near a giant display of stock indexes in Shanghai, China August 3, 2022. REUTERS/Aly Song/File Photo

China industrial output picks up, retail sales slow in April

A man wearing a protective mask, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, walks past an electronic board displaying graphs (top) of Nikkei index outside a brokerage in Tokyo, Japan, March 10, 2022. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon

Asian stocks mixed after Wall St, Europe retreat from records

Mount Marapi volcano spews volcanic ash as seen from Nagari Batu Palano in Agam, West Sumatra province, Indonesia, December 4, 2023, in this photo taken by Antara Foto. Antara Foto/Iggoy el Fitra/via REUTERS

Indonesia evacuates hundreds near erupting volcano

Chinese and US flags flutter near The Bund, before US trade delegation meet their Chinese counterparts for talks in Shanghai, China July 30, 2019/ Reuters

China 'can't have it both ways' with Russia and West: US

FILE PHOTO: Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau makes remarks during a pro-Israel rally at the Soloway Jewish Community Centre in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada October 9, 2023. REUTERS/Blair Gable/File Photo

Canada slaps sanctions on 'extremist' Israeli settlers

A school of fish swim above a staghorn (Acropora cervicornis) coral colony as it grows on the Great Barrier Reef off the coast of Cairns, Australia October 25, 2019. REUTERS/Lucas Jackson

Global coral bleaching event expanding to new countries: Scientists

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US proposes reclassifying marijuana as low-risk drug

Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden gestures towards U.S. President Donald Trump as they participate in their second 2020 presidential campaign debate at Belmont University in Nashville, Tennessee, U.S., October 22, 2020. REUTERS/Jim Bourg/Pool/File Photo

From Kennedy-Nixon to Trump-Biden: six decades of US presidential debates

Bailey Bridge construction in Brahmanbaria. Photo: TBS

Akhaura-Agartala road closed for 2 days for bridge construction, businesses fear Tk3 crore loss

Photo collected from Afran Nisho`s facebook account

Afran Nisho joins Indo-Bangladesh film collaboration with two-film deal

Judges Gomez Robledo, Hilary Charlesworth, Yuji Iwasawa, Xue Hanqin and Ronny Abraham arrive at the International Court of Justice at the start of a hearing where South Africa requests new emergency measures over Israel's attacks on Rafah, as part of an ongoing case South Africa filed at the ICJ in December last year accusing Israel of violating the Genocide Convention during its offensive against Palestinians in Gaza, in The Hague Netherlands May 16, 2024. REUTERS/Yves Herman

'Israel must be stopped' in Gaza, South Africa tells World Court

Hamas-Israel war

IMF to launch new Ukraine mission to review loan, latest economic developments

Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping attend a tea ceremony in Beijing's Zhongnanhai park, China May 16, 2024. Sputnik/Mikhail Metzel/Pool via REUTERS

Putin to push growing Moscow-Beijing trade in China's northeast

Photo: Bloomberg

Putin and Xi pledge a new era and condemn the United States

Shoshan Haran, a released Israeli hostage, speaks with an Israeli soldier shortly after her arrival in Israel on November 25, after being held hostage by the Palestinian militant group Hamas in the Gaza Strip, at an unknown location in Israel, in this handout picture released by the Israeli Prime Minister's Office on November 26, 2023. Israeli Prime Minister's Office/Handout via REUTERS/File photo

Israeli hostage to UN: We can't normalize this unprecedented terror

Hamas-Israel war

Employees from Royal Collection Trust, Ashleigh and Meredith pose as they view ‘King Charles III when the Prince of Wales’ by Nadav Kander in 2013 which forms part of the new exhibition ‘Royal Portraits: A Century of Photography’ at The King’s Gallery, Buckingham Palace, in London, Britain, May 16, 2024. REUTERS/Toby Melville

Portraits of British royals from last 100 years on show in new London exhibit

People who have been evacuated from flooded areas rest at a gym used as a shelter in Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul state, Brazil May 10, 2024. REUTERS/Diego Vara/File Photo

Brazil flooding forces plan for 'tent cities' to house the displaced

South African and Israeli delegations stand in front of judges at the International Court of Justice (ICJ), at the start of a hearing where South Africa requests new emergency measures over Israel's attacks on Rafah, as part of an ongoing case South Africa filed at the ICJ in December last year accusing Israel of violating the Genocide Convention during its offensive against Palestinians in Gaza, in The Hague Netherlands May 16, 2024. REUTERS/Yves Herman

Israel accuses South Africa of making false claims at ICJ genocide case

Hamas-Israel war

New Ambassador of Bangladesh to Kuwait Major General Syed Tareq Hussain. Photo: Courtesy

Syed Tareq Hussain new ambassador of Bangladesh to Kuwait

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina. Sketch: TBS

PM condemns attempt on life of Slovakian Premier

Kante returns from wilderness as Deschamps announces France Euro squad

Messi's record $20.4 million salary dwarfs entire MLS teams

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Bending the rules with female panjabi

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Rabindra-Nazrul Jayanti 'Chirantani' organised by Dhaka University Cultural Council

Jeroen Herms, co-founder & CEO of BSK Fashion Bags, discussed investment opportunities in Bangladesh during a recent courtesy call to the Consul General of Bangladesh in Hong Kong, Israt Ara, at her office. Photo: Courtesy

China-based trading company BSK Fashion Bags to invest $6m in Bangladesh

Costlier life: NBR plans VAT hike on fridge, mobile phone, AC, LPG cylinder

Costlier life: NBR plans VAT hike on fridge, mobile phone, AC, LPG cylinder

Police detain a protestor, as other police officers enter the campus of Columbia University, during the ongoing conflict between Israel and the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas, in New York City, U.S., April 30, 2024. Photo: Reuters

Business titans urged NY mayor to use police force on pro-palestine student protests, shows leaked conversation

99% of sudden death are occurred by heart disease

99% of sudden death are occurred by heart disease

The bus that lost control and fell into a ditch in Chauddagram, Cumilla, killing five. Photo: TBS

5 killed, 15 injured as bus plunges into ditch in Cumilla

New Burnley Mayor Shah Hussein with his wife Shewly Akhtar, daughter Tahmina Hussain and sister Runa Khanom who will serve as his Mayoresses. Photo: Collected

Burnley appoints first-ever Bangladesh-born Mayor Shah Hussein

Minister for Countering Illegal Migration, Michael Tomlinson, and Immigration Enforcement Director, Bas Javid, after the signing with Bangladeshi counterparts. Photo: UK govt website

UK, Bangladesh sign agreement for return of illegal migrants

Mohsin Ul Hakim, a senior journalist of Jamuna Television played a pivotal role in convincing the Sundarbans pirates to surrender. Photo: RAB

How one journalist helped Sundarbans pirates mend their ways

The US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has been a vocal defender of Israel. Photo: Reuters

For the US, the meaning of genocide is a moving goalpost

FILE PHOTO: Texas Governor Greg Abbott speaks to attendees during the New York Republican State Committee Annual Gala in New York, US, April 4, 2024. REUTERS/Eduardo Munoz/File Photo

Texas governor pardons man convicted of murdering Black Lives Matter protester

Asma Khan’s cooking is a homage to her royal Mughlai ancestry and the busy streets of Calcutta. In the photo is Khattey Andey, a preparation of eggs cooked with tamarind pulp, which Asma made for Easter.
Photo: Courtesy

Nothing beats food of Puran Dhaka and biyebarir biryani: Asma Khan

Bangladesh to play USA and India in T20 World Cup warm-ups

Lily Greenberg Call. Photo: Collected

Biden appointee becomes first Jewish staffer to resign over Gaza

A man rides a scooter past apartment highrises that are under construction near the new stadium in Zhengzhou, Henan province, China, January 19, 2019. Picture taken January 19, 2019. Photo: REUTERS/Thomas Peter/File Photo

China goes on a $1tn apartment-buying spree

A view of cars on the road during rush hour traffic jam in San Francisco, California, U.S. August 24, 2022. REUTERS/Carlos Barria/File Photo

Fewer people in the US plan to buy EVs this year, study shows

Exhibition of two Bangladeshi artists in Kuwait

Exhibition of two Bangladeshi artists in Kuwait