Quad nations begin naval exercise off Guam in the Pacific

India, the US, Australia, and Japan began their annual naval partnership off Guam in the western Pacific today, aimed at ensuring a rules-based international order and freedom of navigation in the face of China’s aggressive build-up in the Indo-Pacific.
26 August 2021, 07:12 AM

Modi’s gift: 40 more ambulances reach Bangladesh

Forty more ambulances gifted by Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi reached Bangladesh this morning.
26 August 2021, 06:26 AM

Japan stops use of 1.63 million Moderna doses over contamination

Japan will halt the use of 1.63 million doses of Moderna's Covid vaccine after reports of contamination in several vials, drugmaker Takeda and the health ministry said Thursday.
26 August 2021, 06:16 AM

ACC has no authority to freeze anyone’s property, HC observes

The High Court has observed that the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has no authority to freeze anyone’s property without permission from the court concerned.
26 August 2021, 06:12 AM

7 burnt in fire at Dhaka’s Mirpur 

Seven persons were burnt in a fire, following an explosion ‘due to gas leakage’ at a house in Dhaka’s Mirpur area.
26 August 2021, 05:13 AM

Afghan girl born on US military plane named after aircraft's code name

An Afghan girl born aboard a US military plane as her family was fleeing Taliban rule was named Reach after the aircraft's code name, US military officials said Wednesday.
26 August 2021, 03:08 AM

Merkel, Germany's 'eternal' chancellor, prepares to leave the stage

She was called "the leader of the free world" as authoritarian populists were on the march in Europe and the United States but Angela Merkel is wrapping up a historic 16 years in power with an uncertain legacy at home and abroad.
26 August 2021, 03:01 AM

What direction will trade relations between Bangladesh, Afghanistan take?

Bangladesh-Afghanistan trade relations are in limbo after the Taliban took over.
26 August 2021, 02:52 AM

Afghans told to avoid Kabul airport as IS threat emerges

The United States and allies urged people to move away from Kabul airport on Thursday due to the threat of an Islamic State terror attack as Western troops hurry to evacuate as many Afghans as possible before an August 31 deadline.
26 August 2021, 02:39 AM

Here’s How You Become a True Horror Movie Bad Guy

Don't want to be shunned by the paranormal community? Read on.
25 August 2021, 18:00 PM

How to Write Fanfiction As if It’s 2012

Being 13 can be rough — it can all get a little overwhelming.
25 August 2021, 18:00 PM
25 August 2021, 18:00 PM

FLUX

His mind itched to remember something, something lost down the back of a sofa, a copper penny just out of his reach.
25 August 2021, 18:00 PM

RED

Everywhere that I look And deep and far inside my head
25 August 2021, 18:00 PM

Why Do YouTubers Stop Making Videos?

From uploading videos every week, they slowly fade until they upload once a few months.
25 August 2021, 18:00 PM

What Does Asteroid Mining Look Like?

They brought iron. They wiped off dinosaurs. It’s payback time.
25 August 2021, 18:00 PM

The True Face of AR Filters

Who here remembers Snapchat’s infamous “flower crown” filter from 2015?
25 August 2021, 18:00 PM

Civil administration: Top-Heavy ‘discriminatory’

Bangladesh’s civil bureaucracy is growing fatter and fatter at the top as its lower tiers remain remarkably slim, creating an imbalance, affecting performance and fomenting frustration among non-admin cadre officials.
25 August 2021, 18:00 PM

Editors’ Council: Naem Nizam’s resignation accepted

Sampadak Parishad (Editors’ Council) yesterday accepted the resignation of Naem Nizam from the position of secretary general and made its Assistant Secretary General Dewan Hanif Mahmud the acting secretary general of the organisation as per its constitution.
25 August 2021, 18:00 PM