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The rains at the beginning of this month brought some relief after the continuous heat wave in Bangladesh last April. But once again the temperature rises and the ’causes of warming’ are discussed. Especially in the capital city of Dhaka, besides the decrease in wetlands and vegetation, the issue of excess of ‘glass buildings’ is…

BNP, one of the main opposition parties of the country, has expelled the two hundred district and upazila level leaders who participated in the current upazila elections of Bangladesh by defying the party decision. Most of these leaders are known as good organizers or popular inside and outside the party at the local level. Many…

People of the Jo tribe are holding protests against the central government’s decision to erect barbed wire fences on the border between Myanmar and India in various areas of India’s northeastern states of Mizoram, Manipur and Nagaland. At the same time, the members of the Joe tribe have also protested against the removal of the…

From artificial intelligence drones to hypersonic missiles, the modern battlefield is packed with all the latest technology. But among these, one technology that is hundreds of years old still holds equal importance – and that is: Morse code. Chord lines of different tones, which a railroad worker would have understood just by sight more than…

Iranian officials confirmed that all aboard the helicopter, including Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi and Foreign Minister Amir Abdollahian, were killed. “President Raisi, the foreign minister and all other passengers on board the helicopter were killed in the crash,” a senior Iranian official told Reuters news agency. However, he did not want to reveal his name…

Although Rooppur Nuclear Power Plant (RNPP) is supposed to start commercially generating electricity from next December, this is not happening. The first unit may go for electricity generation at the end of 2025. Sources at the power plant authorities said the work of the project has been disrupted due to the Covid pandemic and the…

Foreign minister Hasan Mahmud said there was no report on any Bangladeshi students, who received severe injuries, in Kyrgyzstan yet and the ambassador in Uzbekistan has been instructed to go to the Central Asian country to monitor the situation. Dhaka also conveyed its concerns to Bishkek over the attack on Bangladeshi students, he added. Hasan…

The drivers of battery-run auto-rickshaws have been demonstrating blocking roads in Mirpur-10 roundabout area protesting against stopping the movement of the vehicle on roads. They started the demonstration around 10:30 am, obstructing movement of other vehicles, leading to sufferings of commuters. The police are not allowing the movement of the battery-run auto-rickshaws, said the demonstrators….

The court has ordered BNP leader Ishraque Hossain, son of former mayor Sadeque Hossain Khoka, to be sent to jail in a sabotage-related case with the Paltan police station. The order was passed today, Sunday, by Dhaka metropolitan sessions judge Mohammad As-Shams Joglul Hossain. Ishraque’s lawyer Touhidul Islam confirmed the news to Prothom Alo. Lawyer…

Israeli war cabinet minister Benny Gantz has threatened to resign unless Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu sets out a post-war plan for the Gaza Strip. Mr Gantz set an 8 June deadline for a plan to achieve six “strategic goals”, including the end of Hamas rule in Gaza and the establishment of a multinational civilian administration…