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Türkiye will soon begin drilling a challenging oil-targeted ⁠well ⁠in the western Black Sea, Energy Minister Alparslan Bayraktar ⁠said Wednesday (9 September), the latest in the country's efforts to expand domestic hydrocarbon reserves. "We will start an oil-targeted drilling operation in the weste

Leaving the 11-party alliance ahead of the election was a dangerous decision for Islami Andolan Bangladesh, Bangladesh Khelafat Majlis (BKM) Ameer Maulana Mamunul Haque has said. He made the remarks in a recent exclusive interview with Asia Post. Asked whether Islami Andolan or the 11-party allian

Prime Minister Tarique Rahman said the government has taken several initiatives to prevent the trend of expansion of development projects’ tenure and cost by repeated correction. The government also has given importance on identifying the weaknesses of the project plans and their implementation pr

Three more children died with measles-like symptoms in the 24 hours until 8:00am on Wednesday, taking the country’s combined number of confirmed and suspected measles-related deaths to 1002 this year. According to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS), the latest fatalities were classi

On the final working day of the DUCSU Dhaka University Central students’ Union that has completed a year of its term, DUCSU Vice President (VP) Sadik Kayem called for building a 'Insaaf' (just) oriented Bangladesh. The DUCSU VP said in a statement on Wednesday (9 September) that they have made

Over half of the upazila health complexes in the country run without adequate number of physicians which caused severe suffering among the patients. The data of the Directorate General of the Health Services (DGHS) showed there are 8,452 posts of the physicians are vacant among the 16,784 posts ti

The US military says it has destroyed five Iranian crude oil carriers following Iran’s Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) ballistic missile attacks on a US Navy warship. The United States has attacked five Iranian oil tankers in the Gulf of Oman and near Kharg Island after accusing Iran’s Revolutiona

Customs officials have seized two trucks carrying cigarette manufacturing machinery and a large quantity of raw materials, including 1,275 kilogrammes of cut tobacco during a raid in Bagerhat. The seizure was made by the VAT Division, Bagerhat, under the Customs, Excise and VAT Commissionerate, Khu

The two leaders of the National Citizens Party (NCP), Asif Mahmud Sajeeb Bhuiyan and Nasiruddin Patwary, have transferred their voter areas on the same day, apparently to contest the approaching city corporation elections. According to NCP leaders, the decision has been taken to enable the two le

Italy’s Venice police have showed serious reaction on the attack on popular Bangladeshi actor Azmeri Haque Badhon. A special branch of police of Italy has taken stern measures to identify the attackers. The police team has started examining the video footages spread through social media. They also

President Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Tuesday (8 September) described the media as democracy’s main strength, saying protecting the media is essential to protecting democracy. “The media must play a responsible role in upholding the country’s independence, sovereignty and good governance while r

In Sadiya, a remote town in Assam, a child grew up surrounded by rivers, folk traditions and the cultural rhythms of India's Northeast. He would go on to become one of India's most celebrated cultural figures—a singer whose voice travelled far beyond Assam and whose songs gave expression to the hop

At least 73 people were wounded when Yemen’s Houthi rebels launched their heaviest attack on Saudi Arabia since the Middle East war reignited. The Iran-backed rebels said they hit Abha International Airport, King Khalid air base and facilities belonging to state-owned oil giant Aramco in Abha and Ji

The historic July-August mass uprising of 2024 stands out as an unforgettable watershed moment in the political history of Bangladesh. By bringing an end to a fascist regime that had weighed heavily on the nation like a monolithic stone for over a decade and a half, the students and general publi

Russian strikes killed two people in Kyiv overnight, while a Moscow-backed official said a Ukrainian attack also killed two people in Crimea, ending a three-day halt in attacks Tuesday. The warring countries had paused attacks on each other's capitals over the weekend as U.S. envoys made a renewed

Prime Minister Tarique Rahman will inaugurate a three-month special nationwide campaign against dengue on Saturday (12 September), focusing on cleanliness and public awareness to prevent the spread of the mosquito-borne disease. The decision to launch the campaign was taken following the Prime Min