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Single authority should oversee all building construction works: home boss
Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal, in light of recent fire incidents, today said a single authority should get all the responsibilities of construction of a building, including approval and monitoring.
He said a proposal is ready…
Yunus’ conviction: HC adjourns hearing on stay order
The High Court today adjourned hearing till March 14 on the rule that questioned the legality of the Labour Appellate Tribunal's order, which stayed the conviction and sentences of Nobel laureate Prof Muhammad Yunus and three other top…
State of Union Speech: Biden attacks ‘dangerous’ Trump
President Joe Biden launched a scorching attack on his "dangerous" election rival Donald Trump in Thursday's State of the Union address, delivering a barnstorming performance to make his case for four more years.
Biden, 81, let the…
US, UK, French military shoot down Houthi drones after attack on bulk carrier, destroyers
US, French and British forces downed dozens of drones in the Red Sea area overnight and on Saturday after Yemen's Iran-aligned Houthis targeted bulk carrier Propel Fortune and US destroyers in the region, the US military said in a…
Elizabeth Emblem to honour UK public workers who die in line of duty
An award for public servants killed in the line of duty has been announced by the UK government.
The Elizabeth Emblem will be awarded as recognition to the next of kin of “those who lost their lives in the course of undertaking eligible…
They were killed in the London Bridge terror attack, seconds apart
Sara Zelenak was brutally unlucky. Her parents, Mark and Julie, can reel off all the different reasons why she shouldn’t have been walking down the pavement at the junction of London Bridge and Borough High Street 19 seconds after 10.07pm…
Turkey ready to host Ukraine-Russia peace summit, Erdogan says
Turkey is ready to host a peace summit between Russia and Ukraine, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Friday after talks with his Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelensky in Istanbul.
NATO member Turkey has been positioning itself as a…
Hamas armed wing says ‘no compromise’ in Gaza truce talks
Hamas's armed wing said Friday there would be no compromise on the movement's demand that Israel withdraw from Gaza to secure the release of hostages seized in the October 7 attack.
"Our top priority to reach a prisoner exchange deal is…
Biden to give make-or-break speech as Trump rematch looms
US President Joe Biden prepared Wednesday for perhaps the most crucial speech of his political career as the unpopular 81-year-old tries to convince doubters he is fit for a bruising rematch with Donald Trump in November.
With…
Sweden finally joins Nato
Sweden yesterday became the 32nd member of Nato in the shadow of Russia's invasion of Ukraine, turning the page on two centuries of non-alignment and capping two years of torturous diplomacy.
Days after Hungary followed key holdout…