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President Emmerson Mnangagwa hosted a prayer gathering with thousands of Johane Masowe weChishanu church members at State House, but the event drew criticism from Zimbabweans who questioned whether prayer sessions could address the nation's mounting challenges. Social media users offered sharply...

Chief Adviser Muhammad Yunus was expected to arrive in Dhaka on Thursday morning after departing Dubai International Airport at 2 a.m. local time. The Emirates Airlines flight carrying Yunus and his delegation was scheduled to land before 9 a.m. Bangladesh time. Yunus departed New York on...

Ahmad Rafique was placed on life support at BIRDEM Hospital on Wednesday afternoon after the Language Movement veteran's health worsened. The poet and Rabindra scholar remains unconscious in the intensive care unit under the supervision of Dr. Kaniz Fatema. Rafique has battled kidney disease for...

Dhaka Metropolitan Police Commissioner SM Sazzat Ali reviewed security measures at Banani and Bashundhara residential puja sites on Wednesday ahead of Sharadiya Durga Puja celebrations. Ali reported that festivities proceeded smoothly across 254 puja locations throughout the capital, and...

Afghanistan captain Rashid Khan rejected the second-best team in Asia label on Wednesday, stating fans and media created the perception based on past results rather than the team claiming the title. Khan spoke at a pre-match news conference before the opening T20I against Bangladesh on Thursday...

Veteran actor Ilias Kanchan is receiving treatment for a brain tumor at Wellington Hospital in London after undergoing surgery on Aug. 5, 2025. His son told reporters at a virtual press conference on Wednesday that surgeons could not completely remove the tumor because doing so risked paralysis...

Bangladesh's stand-in captain Jaker Ali Anik acknowledged on Wednesday that the team's Asia Cup failure stemmed from the absence of regular skipper Litton Das, but he defended batting coach Julian Wood against criticism. The Tigers exited in the group stage after repeated batting collapses...

The United Nations Security Council voted on Tuesday to expand a struggling international security force in Haiti, but Russia, China, and Pakistan abstained from the measure proposed by the United States and Panama. Armed gangs control nearly all of Port-au-Prince and have displaced 1.3 million...

A mob torched the vacant residence of former lawmaker Nur Uddin Chowdhury Nayan in Lakshmipur's North Tehmni area on Wednesday afternoon. Witnesses and police reported that demonstrators marched to the five-story structure and ignited its ground floor. The building had remained empty after an...

Rohingya refugees told United Nations officials on Tuesday about persistent violence and obstacles preventing their return to Myanmar's Rakhine State. Maung Sawyeddollah displayed photographs of civilians killed in an Arakan Army drone strike on Aug. 5, 2024, and described the attacks as part of...

Bangladesh begins training on Monday for a three-match playoff against Pakistan, which will determine participation in the World Cup qualifier. The Bangladesh Hockey Federation is pursuing Dutch coach Siegfried Aikman, who currently oversees the under-21 squad, to assist the senior team. General...

Prime Minister Narendra Modi warned on Wednesday that infiltrators causing demographic changes threaten India's unity in diversity and pose risks to social harmony and internal security. Modi delivered the remarks at centenary celebrations for the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh, the ideological...

Pakistan's army announced on Tuesday that it conducted a successful test launch of the Fatah-4, a surface-to-surface cruise missile with a 750-kilometer range designed to strengthen conventional military capabilities. The missile features advanced avionics and navigation systems that enable...

Grandmaster Niaz Murshed of Bangladesh Ansar claimed his seventh national title on Wednesday after finishing the 49th National Chess Championship undefeated with 10.5 points from 13 games at Youth Tower auditorium in Dhaka. The country's first grandmaster defeated FIDE Master Subrota Biswas in...

India's submarine rescue system operated outside the Indian Ocean Region for the first time, with the Deep Submergence Rescue Vehicle Tiger X docking with allied submarines in the South China Sea on Sept. 23. The deployment occurred at XPR-25, a multinational exercise hosted by Singapore, and...

Hamas entered a third day of deliberations on Wednesday over a Gaza cease-fire proposal from U.S. President Donald Trump, while other Palestinian groups dismissed the plan, and Israeli forces continued bombing Gaza City. Trump gave Hamas three or four days to respond to the proposal he presented...

The NorthOmbay Sarbojanin Durgotsav, popularly known as Mukherjee's Puja, celebrated its 77th year in Mumbai's Juhu neighborhood. The three-day Hindu festival of Saptami, Ashtami, and Navami attracted thousands of devotees from Mumbai and across India to witness the religious and cultural...

Seven districts across Bangladesh are facing potential flash flooding as major rivers rise due to heavy rainfall, affecting the nation and upstream areas in India's Tripura and Assam states. The Flood Forecasting and Warning Centre issued warnings on Wednesday for Feni, Chattogram, Lalmonirhat...

Liverpool's strong start to the season with seven consecutive victories has been followed by back-to-back losses that expose problems manager Arne Slot must resolve. The team lost to Crystal Palace on the weekend, and then Victor Osimhen's penalty gave Galatasaray a victory on Tuesday despite...

Chattogram City Corporation launched a month-long breast cancer awareness initiative on Wednesday with support from private medical facility CSCR and postgraduate training institute PGS Academia. The program began with a procession from Chattogram Medical College Hospital to GEC Intersection...