12:23 pm, Thursday, 22 January 2026
2nd Lead

‘Political opportunists’ creating doctor’s rape-murder case a Bangladesh-like situation: Mamata

West Bengal is not the same as Bangladesh, says Mamata Banerjee, chief minister of the Indian state. She also accused

The UN chief calls the death and destruction in Gaza the worst he’s seen

The U.N. chief said Monday that the United Nations has offered to monitor any cease-fire in Gaza and demanded an

Flooding kills more than 20 people in Morocco and Algeria

Torrential downpours hit North Africa’s normally arid mountains and deserts over the weekend, causing flooding that killed nearly two dozen

Israeli missile strike on Gaza humanitarian area kills and wounds dozens, authorities say

Israel’s military conducted a missile strike early Tuesday that targeted a humanitarian area in the Gaza Strip, killing and wounding

Harris and Trump to clash as America awaits next twist

Kamala Harris and Donald Trump will clash in their first and possibly last televised debate Tuesday, in a potentially game-changing moment for

Opposition leader Machado vows to stay in Venezuela

Opposition leader Maria Corina Machado vowed Monday to remain in Venezuela, a day after her colleague and presidential candidate Edmundo

Online tax return filing resumes today

The National Board of Revenue (NBR) resumes the online tax-return system today (Monday) in a bid to facilitate individual taxpayers

Eminent artist Mustafa Monwar on life support

Legendary Bangladeshi painter, sculptor and cultural personality Mustafa Monwar, lovingly known as Bangladesh’s ‘Puppet Man’, has been put on life

S. Alam family-linked transactions with six pvt banks Tk 1.8tn

S. Alam’s family members and their associated two companies have transacted cash worth Tk1.8 trillion so far in some six

Deep depression forms in Bay of Bengal, ports keep cautionary signal No. 3 hoisted

The depression in the north-west of the Bay of Bengal has moved further northwest and developed into a deep depression,