UK homes burnt, residents evacuated in fires
15 August 2026
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Europe
Explosion rocks ammunition factory near Rome
15 August 2026
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Europe
Europe Heatwave: More than 135m in Europe face 35°C plus
13 August 2026
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Europe
Western Europe logs hottest June–July on record
11 August 2026
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Europe
Ukrainian drone hits Belgorod
10 August 2026
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Kremlin critic Nadezhdin flees Russia for France
4 August 2026
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Europe
Spain, Morocco halt deadly rush on Spanish enclave after 49,000 cross in a day
31 July 2026
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Europe
UK PM pledges to tackle elderly care crisis
30 July 2026
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Europe
Two dead after plane crashes onto German house’s roof
27 July 2026
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Europe
UK PM vows to put ‘Britain’s interest first’ in Trump ties
27 July 2026
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Europe
Drug addict found dead
Police recovered the body of a drug addict from Kalipur area in the district town yesterday morning. The deceased is Mohammad Shakil,
12 October 2015
Four drown in rivers in 2 dists
Four people, including three children, drowned in separate incidents in Sirajganj and Pabna districts on Sunday.
12 October 2015
Nobel Economics Prize to wrap up 2015 awards season
The 2015 Nobel season wraps up with the announcement of the winner of the economics prize, which could go to research into the job market or consumer behaviour, though no obvious frontrunner stands out.
12 October 2015
103 Bangladeshis return from Myanmar
A total of 103 Bangladeshi human trafficking victims have been repatriated from Myanmar.
12 October 2015
Five idols vandalised
Criminals vandalised five idols at a temple in Baraigram upazila of the district on Friday. Monir Uddin, officer-in-charge of Baraigram Police Station, said a gang
10 October 2015
Migrant surge hits Greece, UN approves action on smugglers
Greece was hit by a huge new surge in migrants as the United Nations approved a European seize-and-destroy military operation against people smugglers in the Mediterranean.
10 October 2015
3 Pabna ASI murder suspects held
Police detained three alleged killers of ASI Sujaul Islam of Pakshey Police Camp early yesterday.
8 October 2015
BSF returns 2 Bangladeshis
Two Bangladeshis, who were arrested by Indian Border Security Force (BSF) from near the zero line on Lawerghar border in Tahirpur upazila
8 October 2015
Shop employee murdered in Noakhali
The body of a shop employee was recovered from a shop at Dashgoria Bazar in Porcoat union under Chatkhil upazila of the district
7 October 2015
EU warships start smuggler patrols
European warships in the Mediterranean launched a new operation yesterday to catch migrant smugglers as the leaders of Germany and France were to push for further EU action to cope with the refugee crisis.
7 October 2015
MP Liton won’t be spared: Home minister
Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan speaks of not sparing ruling party lawmaker Manzurul Islam Liton who shot a kid in Gaibandha for “no reason”.
7 October 2015
UK spies can hack smartphones
British spies can hack into phones remotely with a simple text message and make audio recordings or take photos without owners knowing, former US intelligence contractor Edward Snowden said on Monday.
6 October 2015
Russia's air violations no accident: Nato
Nato's chief accused Russia yesterday of deliberately violating Turkey's airspace during bombing raids on Syria, as President Recep Tayyip Erdogan warned Moscow it risked losing an ally.
6 October 2015
‘Highest alert’ on Benapole border
The authorities issue what they term ‘highest alert’ on the Benapole border to stop killers of two foreigners from escaping the country.
6 October 2015
Russia must cede border by end of yr
President Petro Poroshenko has stressed that Ukraine must regain control of its eastern border by the end of December even if full implementation of a February peace deal with Russia is delayed until 2016.
5 October 2015
Germany faces 1.5m asylum claims this year
Germany could receive up to 1.5 million asylum-seekers this year, according to the Bild newspaper, quoting a confidential document containing estimates that are far higher than publicly released official figures.
5 October 2015
Japanese, Chinese, Irish scientists win 2015 Nobel medicine prize for parasite therapies
Irish-born William Campbell, Satoshi Omura of Japan and China's Youyou Tu win the Nobel Medicine Prize for their discoveries of treatments against parasites, the jury says.
5 October 2015
Children's bodies washed up in Greece in latest migrant tragedy
The badly decomposed bodies of two children were found washed up on the Greek island of Kos on Sunday, the latest victims of a crisis that has seen 630,000 people enter the EU illegally this year.
5 October 2015
Pope Francis asserts marriage is forever
Pope Francis opened a divisive meeting of the world's bishops on family issues yesterday by forcefully asserting that marriage is an indissoluble bond between
4 October 2015
200 migrants rescued off Spanish coast
Almost 200 migrants from North and sub-Saharan Africa were rescued overnight as they tried to reach southern Spain in makeshift vessels, Spanish coastal rescue officials said yesterday.
4 October 2015