Death toll rises to 16 in Mirpur inferno

The death toll from the devastating fire at a garment factory and a chemical warehouse in Shialbari area of Mirpur in Dhaka has risen to 16 as of Tuesday evening.
Fire Service officials and others fear the toll may climb further. The fire, which began around 11:30 am, is yet to be fully brought under control, according to the Fire Service.
The fire broke out at the four-story ‘Anwar Fashion’ garment factory and a neighbouring tin-shed chemical warehouse. Firefighters have been spraying wate...

Bail bonds thru’ online begins tomorrow: Law Adviser

Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs Adviser Dr Asif Nazrul today said the process of receiving bail bonds online will begin on a trial basis tomorrow (Wednesday), allowing bail documents to reach prisons directly in a single click. “After a person secures bail, there are reportedly 12 stages before release—often involving money and harassment. From tomorrow, we’re launching a pilot project. With just one click, the bail bond will instantly reach the respective jail,” he said.
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Bangladesh leads climate action commitments

Bangladesh’s climate action pledges outlined in the third Nationally Determined Contributions (NDC 3.0) under the Paris Agreement have set a global precedent by embedding just transition principles at the heart of the country’s national climate strategy. Submitted to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) on 30 September, Bangladesh’s climate strategy for the first time incorporates just transition to ensure that the shift to environmentally sustainable and low-carbon economies is job-rich, gender-responsive and inclusive, leaving no one behind.

Gaza deal signed amid hope in Middle East 

          • US President hails ‘tremendous day for the Middle East’ at gathering of world leaders in Sharm El-Sheikh
          • Trump meets with Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas
US President Donald Trump hailed a “tremendous day for the Middle East” as he and regional leaders signed a declaration Monday meant to cement a ceasefire in Gaza, hours after Israel and Hamas exchanged hostages and prisoners. [caption id="attachment_34143" align="alignleft" width="856"]

CA places six proposals to end hunger

Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus today placed six proposals for a complete transformation of the global food and economic systems to end hunger, saying hunger is caused by the failure of the existing economic framework. “Hunger is not caused by scarcity. It is caused by the failure of the economic framework that we have designed . . . we must change the system,” he said.
The chief adviser presented a keynote speech at the grand opening of the World Food Forum (WFF) flagship event 2025 at...

Nobel Economics goes to trio for work on tech-driven growth

The Nobel Prize in Economics was awarded on Monday to American-Israeli Joel Mokyr, Frenchman Philippe Aghion and Canadian Peter Howitt for their work on the impact of technology on sustained economic growth. Mokyr, 79, won one half of the prize "for having identified the prerequisites for sustained growth through technological progress", the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences said.
Aghion, 69, and Howitt, 79, shared the other half "for the theory...
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