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After almost six hours, a fire that started in the Secretariat’s building number seven was put out this morning. “The fire was brought under control at 8:05am today after around six hours of frantic efforts,” Md...

Russia unleashed dozens of missiles and drones on Ukraine’s war-torn country’s electrical grid on Christmas Day, a “inhumane” strike that Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky condemned on Wednesday. The nation was alerted to an air raid at...

South Korea’s suspended President Yoon Suk Yeol refused a summons to appear for questioning on Christmas Day, the second time he has defied investigators’ demands in a week. Investigators probing Yoon had ordered him to appear...

Before daybreak on Wednesday, an Israeli airstrike struck the Baalbek region in the country’s east, according to Lebanon’s official media, which described the incident as a “violation” of the precarious ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah. Following...

A powerful blast ripped through an explosives plant in northwestern Turkey on Tuesday killing 12 people and injuring five others, officials said. Footage showed shards of glass and metal scattered outside the plant, where ambulances stood...

Billionaire tech mogul Elon Musk’s startup xAI said it had raised $6 billion from investors in its latest funding round, as it battles stiff competition in the artificial intelligence market. The firm, whose flagship product is...

To investigate investment prospects in Bangladesh’s expanding renewable energy sector, a high-level business delegation from China paid visits to the Bangladesh Economic Zones Authority (BEZA) and the Bangladesh Investment Development Authority (BIDA). According to a press...

Nadia Sultana, president of the Bangladesh Navy Family Welfare Association (BNFWA), gave winter clothing to the poor residents of Fulchhari Upazila in the Gaibandha district today. According to an ISPR announcement, clothing was given to residents...

Syeda Rizwana Hasan, adviser on the environment, forests, and climate change, today called on everyone to help preserve nature in order to leave a habitable planet for coming generations. During the ‘Prokriti O Jibon Foundation –...

Christmas Wednesday was observed by Christians worldwide, although the atmosphere was soured by wars, a huge Russian attack on Ukraine on Christmas morning, and an aircraft crash in Kazakhstan. Pope Francis was also anticipated to plead...