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Dhaka ranked second among the world's most polluted cities on Wednesday morning, recording an Air Quality Index (AQI) score of 165 at 9:50 am on Wednesday (16 September). The air quality was classified as 'unhealthy', indicating that pollutant levels had reached a level that could pose health risks

More than 100,000 people have been forced to flee the conflict in Yemen between the Houthis and forces loyal to the internationally recognised government, according to the United Nations. The UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) said in a statement issued on Tuesday that the rapidly escalating hostilities alo

A journey that should take only a few minutes has turned into a test of patience and caution for residents of several villages in Shibganj upazila, as a roughly three-kilometre stretch of road remains riddled with potholes and damaged asphalt. The road runs from Kamalpur through Mirzapur to Karnakh

Prime Minister Tarique Rahman has handed over financial assistance to the families of two army personnel who were killed in a shell blast during tank firing exercise at the Hathazari Field Firing Range in Chattogram. He also assured the bereaved families that the government and the Bangladesh Army

For 14 years, the parents of Islami University student Md. Waliullah have waited for their son to return home. Now, they fear he may no longer be alive—but they still cling to the hope that he might one day come back. Waliullah and his companion, Al-Muqaddas, both leaders of Bangladesh Islami Chhat

The International Crimes Tribunal-2 has sentenced activities banned Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader to death in a case involving crimes against humanity committed during the July Uprising in 2024. The tribunal, headed by Justice Nazrul Islam Chowdhury, pronounced the verdict on Tuesda

When a child is born, birth registration provides their first official recognition by the state. Similarly, death registration formally records the end of a citizen’s legal identity. But is Bangladesh succeeding in bringing every citizen under a reliable system of birth and death registration? Und

Apart from the agriculture, livelihood and household suffering, the ongoing gas and power crisis has crippled the industrial sector of Bangladesh. Thousands of workers were laid off or temporarily suspended as factories have postponed their production due to the acute gas and power crisis in differ

President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Monday (14 September) pointed to the Makkah Joint Defense Agreement as a landmark initiative by Türkiye, Saudi Arabia, and Pakistan to demonstrate solidarity across the Islamic world, telling youth in Samsun that the pact marks a new phase in cooperation. Makkah pa

Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi and Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman will hold talks in Cairo on Tuesday (15 September) to strengthen bilateral cooperation, with discussions also expected to address regional tensions including Houthi attacks threatening navigation in the Red Sea and Ba

The World Health Organization will halt diesel supplies to over 20 hospitals and health centers in Gaza starting September 19 due to lack of funding. The decision threatens to paralyze hospitals and health centers, including Al-Ahli Arab Hospital, Al-Sahaba Hospital, and others that rely on WHO fuel

Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim has warned that Muslim communities risk technological "colonization" if they fail to master artificial intelligence, saying religious scholars must confront modern challenges to preserve their societies' autonomy and ethical foundations. Speaking at the Sheikh

Türkiye has completed the production, assembly and integration of the spacecraft being developed for the country's first Moon mission, Industry and Technology Minister Mehmet Fatih Kacır on Monday (14 September) revealed it. The spacecraft has been sent to the Turkish Aerospace Industries (TAI) Spa

Kulsuma Begum, a mother of a child patient admitted to the Mymensingh Medical College Hospital fire on the night while trying to climbdown to become safe. He family sources informed it to Asia Post on the early Tuesday (15 September), at 12:30am. Including Kulsuma, six people were killed and 20

Rajshahi's mangoes, Tangail's sarees, Sylhet's tea, Rangpur's shatranji rugs, Comilla's khadi, and the shital pati mats of Sylhet and Jhalokathi - these products are deeply intertwined with the names and identities of Bangladesh's villages and localities. Built over generations through skill, ingenu

Some screen villains are easy to dislike, but a rare few carry an intensity so raw that the boundary between performance and reality completely dissolves. Sadek Bachchu belonged to that rare breed. When he stepped into the shoes of a ruthless antagonist or a wartime collaborator, he did not merely