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Traditional fish fair thrives ahead of Poush Sankranti

Salauddin Suvo/Shakib Ahmed

The Hindu community will celebrate Poush Sankranti on Tuesday, a festival marked by traditional delicacies, including a variety of rice ...

Iran, European powers to hold nuclear talks ahead of Trump return

Observer Online Desk

Iran is set to hold nuclear talks with France, Britain and Germany on Monday, just a week before US President-elect ...

2 killed as speedboat collides with bulkhead in Meghna

Observer Online Report

Two people were killed when a speedboat collided with a bulkhead in the Meghna River in Gazaria upazila of Munshiganj ...

Shahinul Islam made head of BFIU

Observer Online Report

AFM Shahinul Islam, former executive director of the Bangladesh Bank, has been appointed as the head of Bangladesh Financial Intelligence ...

Sri Lanka president to visit China ahead of budget

Observer Online Desk

Sri Lanka's president will travel to the island's largest bilateral lender China next week ahead of his first national budget, ...

China's top diplomat heads to Africa as West's attention dwindles

BEIJING, Jan 6 : China's top diplomat began his annual New Year tour of Africa on Sunday, maintaining a 35-year-long ...

Woman's beheaded body recovery: Police confirms identities

Sharif Sumon/Shakib Ahmed

Police identified the youth girl, who found beheaded on the side of a road at Purbachal in Narayanganj's Rupganj upazila ...

Jamuna Rail Bridge: Trial runs begin ahead of inauguration

Ashok Banarjee/Shakib Ahmed

Full-speed trial runs of trains have commenced on the Jamuna Rail Bridge in Sirajganj on Sunday, marking a significant milestone ...

Osaka into first final since 2022 ahead of Australian Open

AUCKLAND, JAN 4: Former world number one Naomi Osaka reached her first final since 2022 on Saturday as she swept ...

Syria FM says heading to UAE, Qatar, Jordan

DAMASCUS, Jan 4: The top diplomat in Syria's new leadership said Friday he will make official visits to Qatar, the ...

Bangladesh cricket teams prepare for a thrilling year ahead in 2025

Shakib Ahmed

The Bangladesh men's and women's cricket teams are set for a packed schedule in 2025, featuring major tournaments and bilateral ...

Woman's burnt, beheaded body recovered in B'baria, suspect held

Shakib Ahmed

The half-burnt body of a woman was discovered in an abandoned house at Akhaura upazila in Brahmanbaria district on Tuesday. Following ...

Australia-India 3rd Test heads for draw as more rain falls

Observer Online Desk

The third Test between Australia and India in Brisbane appeared destined for a draw after rain wiped out most of ...

BJP vs Opposition on 'One Nation, One Poll' ahead of Parliament storm

NEW DELHI, Dec 17: Ahead of the introduction of the controversial 'One Nation One Poll' in Parliament, leaders of the ...

Russia's nuclear defense forces head killed in explosion

Observer Online Desk

The head of Russia's Nuclear, Biological, and Chemical Defence Forces, Lt. General Igor Kirillov, was killed early Tuesday by an ...

Tigresses move up 7 steps ahead in FIFA World Ranking

Observer Online Report

Bangladesh National Women's Football team climbed up 7 steps ahead in the latest FIFA /Coca-Cola Women's World Ranking published by ...

Pakistan Test team head coach Gillespie resigns

KARACHI, DEC 13: Jason Gillespie resigned from his role as coach of the Pakistan Test team on Thursday after refusing ...

Hasina's trial to go ahead even if India fails to extradite: Cadman

Staff Correspondent

Special Adviser to the chief prosecutor of the International Crimes Tribunal Toby Cadman on Wednesday said that the trial against ...

Call for strengthening Rohingya support ahead of repatriation

Staff Correspondent

Civil society leaders and humanitarian experts have stressed the critical need to protect and support the Rohingya community in Bangladesh ...

Long march aheads amid huge crowd in N'ganj

Observer Correspondent

A huge crowd was found in Narayanganj when leaders and activists of Jubo Dal, Swechchasebak Dal and Chhatra Dal were ...

Dominant England power 533 runs ahead of NZ

WELLINGTON, DEC 7: Gus Atkinson claimed a hat-trick before England's batsmen let loose to power the visitors 533 runs ahead ...

Musk heads to US Congress to discuss slashing government costs

WASHINGTON, Dec 6: Elon Musk, the world's richest person and one of Donald Trump's closest allies, met with US lawmakers ...

Tough challenges lie ahead after July uprising

Md Jony Miah

In the sweltering heat of July 2024, a historic chapter has been written in Bangladesh's long and complex political narrative. ...

Govt asks heads of Kolkata, Agartala missions to return home

Observer Online Desk

Bangladesh Deputy High Commission in Kolkata’s acting mission chief Sikder Mohammad Ashrafur Rahman has returned home and met Foreign Affairs ...

EU steps up monitoring of TikTok ahead of Romania vote

Observer Online Desk

The European Commission said Thursday that it has stepped up its monitoring of TikTok in the context of Romania's elections, ...

School headmaster dies trying to board moving train

NARAYANGANJ, Dec 5: A high school headmaster has died while trying to get on board a moving train in Narayanganj.The ...

76 pry schools do not have head teachers at Lalmohan

Our Correspondent

LALMOHAN, BHOLA, Dec 5: The upazila of Bhola consists of nine unions and a municipality. To spread the light of ...

School headmaster dies being hit by train in N'sganj

Observer Correspondent

A secondary school headmaster was killed after being hit by a moving train in Narayanganj on Wednesday.The accident took place ...

BMD predicts cooler days, nights ahead

Shakib Ahmed

Winter is settling firmly over Bangladesh, bringing a noticeable drop in temperatures across the country as Bangladesh Meteorological Department (BMD) ...

Hamas says open to ‘all ideas’ ahead of Gaza truce talks in Cairo

CAIRO, Dec 1: Hamas is open to discussing "all ideas and proposals", a senior official of the Palestinian militant group ...