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Pakistan train hijack: 16 militants among 26 killed, 104 hostages freed
09:47 AM, 12 Mar 2025 WednesdayPakistani security forces launched a massive operation on Tuesday, killing at least 16 militants after armed men attacked the Peshawar-bound Jaffar Express in Balochistan's Bolan district. The attackers hijacked the train, taking over 450 passengers, including security personnel, hostage.
Ukraine agrees to 30-day ceasefire proposal with Russia
08:35 AM, 12 Mar 2025 WednesdayUkraine endorsed an American proposal for a 30-day ceasefire and agreed to immediate negotiations with Russia in crunch talks in Jeddah on Tuesday after three years of grinding war.
11,293 more Beximco workers get arrears
09:58 PM, 11 Mar 2025 TuesdayThe authorities of completely closed 14 factories at the Beximco Industrial Park on Tuesday, March 11, paid arrears of their 11,293 more workers with the help of Labour and Employment, and Finance ministries..
Taskforce to quiz Farzana Rupa over Sagar-Runi murder
09:24 PM, 11 Mar 2025 TuesdayA high-powered taskforce formed by the Ministry of Home Affairs to probe the sensational murder of journalist couple Sagar Sarwar and Meherun Runi will interrogate former head of news at Ekattor Television Farzana Rupa in the case...
UK envoy meets Jamaat Amir, discusses various issues
08:28 PM, 11 Mar 2025 TuesdayBritish High Commissioner to Bangladesh Sarah Cooke on Tuesday, March 11, paid a courtesy call on Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami Amir Dr Shafiqur Rahman at the Jamaat central office in Dhaka...
Coaching, private tuition banned in primary schools
07:35 PM, 11 Mar 2025 TuesdayThe government has imposed a ban on coaching classes and private tuition in classrooms of all government and private primary schools across the country after school hours and during the vacations...
Gunmen take 450 train passengers hostage in Pakistan
06:51 PM, 11 Mar 2025 TuesdayArmed men held hundreds of train passengers hostage on Tuesday in an ongoing siege claimed by a separatist group behind rising violence in southwestern Pakistan...
Russia seeks continued support in Bangladesh's gas exploration
05:19 PM, 11 Mar 2025 TuesdayRussia has sought the cooperation of Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus to continue the work of Russian state-owned Gazprom International in gas exploration in Bangladesh. Russian Ambassador to Bangladesh Alexander G. Khozin made the request when he called on the Chief Adviser...
Anti-Muslim hate hits new record in the US
05:08 PM, 11 Mar 2025 TuesdayDiscrimination and attacks against Muslims and Arabs in the United States hit a new record in 2024 amid the Israel-Gaza war, an advocacy group has reported...
Govt to launch 'shortcode' to stop violence against women
04:23 PM, 11 Mar 2025 TuesdayThe interim government has decided to launch a shortcode along with the police hotline service aiming to prevent violence against women...
124 bank accounts of Hasina, Rehana, others frozen
03:44 PM, 11 Mar 2025 TuesdayA Dhaka court on Tuesday, March 11, ordered to freeze 124 bank accounts linked to ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina, her son Sajeeb Wazed Joy and daughter Saima Wazed Putul, sister Sheikh Rehana, and other family members. The court also ordered to attach immovable properties of Joy, Putul, Rehana, Radwan and Tulip Rizwana Siddiq...
Govt reinstates Ziaur Rahman’s Independence Award
02:40 PM, 11 Mar 2025 TuesdayThe interim government has reinstated the posthumous Independence Award for late President Ziaur Rahman. The Cabinet Division announced this decision in a notice on Tuesday (March 11) regarding the nominees for this year's Independence Award.