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Tonu murder: Another person's blood found on clothes
39+ min ago (530+ words) Published: 18 May 2026, 01: 20 PM The blood of another person has been found in a sample collected from the clothes of Sohagi Jahan Tonu, a student and theatre activist from Comilla Victoria Government College who was murdered a decade ago. DNA tests…...
Man's body recovered in Chuadanga, family claims murder
2+ hour, 36+ min ago (196+ words) Published: 18 May 2026, 10: 59 AM Police have recovered the body of a man in Alamdanga Upazila of Chuadanga. The family alleges that he has been killed on suspicion of theft. The body of the young man, named Dudu Hossain, was recovered from…...
In the US South, an appeals court leans farther right than the Supreme Court
12+ hour, 25+ min ago (937+ words) Published: 17 May 2026, 07: 50 PM The US Supreme Court's decision to preserve mail access to the abortion pill mifepristone marked the latest time that the nation's top judicial body has reined in an even more right-leaning appeals court, one nestled in the…...
JU students end blockade after VC assures rape suspect's arrest in 72 hours
10+ hour, 3+ min ago (335+ words) Published: 17 May 2026, 11: 07 PM Protesting students at Jahangirnagar University (JU) have suspended their sit-in and unlocked the administrative building following an assurance from the vice-chancellor that the suspect behind an attempted rape on campus would be arrested within 72 hours. The students…...
Qatar Labour Minister Ali bin Saeed arrives in Dhaka on 2-day visit
10+ hour, 56+ min ago (209+ words) Published: 17 May 2026, 08: 50 PM Qatar's Labour Minister Ali bin Saeed bin Samikh Al Marri has begun a two-day official visit to Dhaka focused on manpower export and bilateral cooperation. He was received on arrival on Sunday afternoon by Expatriates' Welfare Minister…...
UNICEF says it "repeatedly warned" Yunus government over vaccine stocks before outbreak
12+ hour, 46+ min ago (565+ words) Published: 18 May 2026, 12: 46 AM UNICEF Bangladesh has said that it had "repeatedly warned" the Muhammad Yunus-led interim government about an impending vaccine shortage and the consequent risk of disease outbreaks. The UN children's agency revealed that its country representative Rana Flowers…...
India rejects arbitration court ruling on Indus Waters Treaty as "null and void
13+ hour, 45+ min ago (267+ words) Published: 17 May 2026, 09: 19 PM India has rejected the latest ruling issued by a court of arbitration constituted under the Indus Waters Treaty, describing it as "null and void" and reiterating that it does not recognise the body's authority, NDTV has reported....
Online gambling ring laundered millions through crypto, hundi: CID
14+ hour, 27+ min ago (402+ words) Published: 17 May 2026, 07: 52 PM The Criminal Investigation Department (CID) has busted an online gambling ring that earned nearly Tk 20 million daily, most of which was laundered abroad through hundi and cryptocurrency. Eight members of the syndicate, which allegedly managed both domestic and…...
IUB's Aurpita receives NST fellowship for rice heat-tolerance research
14+ hour, 36+ min ago (198+ words) Published: 17 May 2026, 11: 20 PM A postgraduate student of the Department of Life Sciences at Independent University, Bangladesh has received the National Science and Technology (NST) Fellowship for the 2025-26 academic year under the Food and Agricultural Science category. According to a media…...
Israeli strikes kill five people in Gaza, medics say
15+ hour, 3+ min ago (399+ words) Published: 17 May 2026, 10: 58 PM Israeli strikes killed at least five Palestinians in the Gaza Strip on Sunday, health officials said, as ceasefire efforts meant to end fighting between Israel and the Hamas paramilitary group falter. In the weeks since halting its…...