How are Ukraine strikes, Mideast war driving US fuel prices?

Jamaat announces 2-day programme

Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami has announced a two-day programme demanding justice for those responsible for the violence and killings during the October

Audi will build $4bn factory in Georgia: Trump

Trump announces Audi will build $4 billion US factory in Georgia

Gold price falls by Tk 3,325 per bhari

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Migratory birds transform RU campus ahead of winter

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France in turmoil as hundreds of thousands protest; nearly 1,000 arrested

France is in the throes of protests against the cost of living and government policies. Hundreds of thousands have taken to the streets, with clashes erupting between demonstrators and the police. Seventy thousand police officers have been deployed to bring the situation under control, and nearly a thousand people have been arrested. Growing public discontent is intensifying

A person wearing a mask depicting US President Donald Trump holds a puppet cutout depicting presidential candidate Flavio Bolsonaro as people arrive to attend the closing campaign rally of Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, the Workers' Party (PT) candidate seeking re-election, ahead of the presidential runoff in Sao Paulo, Brazil, October 24, 2026. Photo: REUTERS/Alexandre Meneghini Purchase Licensing Rights

The two candidates have remained neck and neck in polls following a stronger-than-expected performance by the right-wing senator in the first round. On Saturday, a CNT/MDA poll showed the senator with a 1.3-point lead

DMP arrests 598, files 41 cases in

Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) arrested 598 people and filed 41 cases during its regular drives across the capital in the past 24 hours.

Nasir Uddin Shah appointed IOY ambassador

Nasir Uddin Shah, chief reporter of The Asian Age, has been selected as an official ambassador of the International Organization of Youth (IOY) for the 2026-2027 term.Through this appointment, he ...

School students visit Bangabhaban for first time, meet President

President Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Monday met school students at Bangabhaban for the first time under a newly introduced policy, urging them to become well-educated and responsible citizens to lead the country in the future.

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Bangladesh coach Thomas Dooley has turned to overseas-based forwards Ronan Sullivan and Mohammed Mahe Khan in a bid to solve the national team’s long-standing No 9 problem

Aleksandar Vucic admits election defeat as Serbia's student movement gains ground

Serbia is facing a major political turning point as Aleksandar Vucic concedes defeat in the October 25, 2026, snap parliamentary election. The student-led opposition movement, known as the Student List or "Students Win", is projected to win 135–140 seats, securing a majority in the 250-member parliament and potentially ending 12 years of Serbian Progressive Party (SNS) rule.

The Bangladesh Jeweller’s Association (BAJUS) on Sunday cut gold prices by Tk 3,324 per bhori, setting the price of 22-carat gold at Tk 220,858, including valued added tax (VAT). Photo: Collected

The revised prices will remain effective at all jewellery establishments until further notice.

Md Mizanur Rahman, also known as Mizan Hossain, who has been sentenced to death for the 2019 murder of his wife over dowry demands in South Keraniganj. Photo: TBS

Today (25 October), Judge Munshi Md Moshiar Rahman of the Dhaka Women and Children Repression Prevention Tribunal-4 delivered the verdict and fined the accused Tk1 lakh.

Clashes erupt as over 4,00,000 protest across France, nearly 1000 arrested

More than 4,00,000 people took to the streets across France on Saturday to protest rising living costs and inequality, with largely peaceful demonstrations turning violent in Paris and several other cities despite a massive police deployment.

Bangladesh plans bonded warehouse reforms to boost export diversification

The government has taken a series of reforms to the bonded warehouse system, customs procedures and export incentives to reduce business costs, simplify import and export operations, and help diversify Bangladesh’s export base beyond readymade garments (RMG).

Janata Bank's website hit by cyberattack

The website of Janata Bank has come under cyberattack despite being taken offline as a precaution.The bank’s IT team is

A fire broke out at Falia Bazar in Alfadanga upazila of Faridpur last night (24 October). Photo: TBS

Around 3,000 maunds of jute stored in the warehouses were destroyed in the fire.

Jahangirnagar University campus has been known as a winter resort for migratory birds. Photo: Public Relations Office

The directives prohibit parking vehicles along the banks of water bodies, fishing, playing drums, setting off firecrackers, clapping or making loud noises in the surrounding areas.