Ajker Patrika Desk

The impact of human-induced climate change is becoming increasingly evident across Europe. Nearly 10,000 people have died during this year's intense summer heatwaves in Germany and several other European countries, with more than 5,000 of those deaths recorded in Germany alone, according to Reuters.

Around 900 snakes, including venomous cobras, had escaped from a farm in a village in Hengzhou, South China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region after it was damaged by flooding that has devastated the region, with some residents suffering snakebites, media reported. The local city government told med

Tensions between the United States and Iran have escalated sharply following a series of military exchanges over the past 48 hours. Tehran officials stated that U.S. airstrikes targeting five Iranian provinces have killed at least 14 people and injured 78 others. Concurrently, Iran claimed to have l

The United States has launched a massive wave of offensive airstrikes against Iranian military targets near the strategic Strait of Hormuz, officials said on Wednesday, significantly escalating tensions as millions of Iranians gather for the multi-day funeral of former Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei.

Three more people died with measles symptoms in Bangladesh in the past 24 hours, and 159 new confirmed measles cases were detected during the same period, according to the Directorate General of Health Services. Since March 15, deaths among patients with measles symptoms have reached 648, while 93 p

Seven more people died with measles symptoms in Bangladesh in the 24 hours to Sunday morning, while 106 new confirmed cases were identified during the same period, according to the Directorate General of Health Services. Since 15 March, deaths linked to measles symptoms have reached 645 and confirme

Bangladesh’s armed forces are to be modernized into a "four-dimensional," technology-driven force to counter rapidly evolving security challenges, including cyberattacks and artificial intelligence-based risks, the country’s president has announced. President Mohammed Shahabuddin said the shift was

Prime Minister Tareque Rahman has extended greetings and congratulations to US President Donald Trump on the occasion of the United States’ 250th Independence Day, according to a Foreign Ministry press release issued on Saturday. In his message, the prime minister conveyed heartfelt congratulations

Pope Leo Urges U.S. to Uphold Founding Ideals, Praises Nation's Immigrant Legacy Pope Leo on Friday praised the United States for its long tradition of welcoming immigrants, calling on Americans to remain faithful to the values enshrined in the Declaration of Independence as the country marks its 2

India has said it is closely monitoring Bangladesh’s reported plan to procure Chinese fighter jets and Beijing’s potential involvement in the Teesta River Comprehensive Management Project, stressing that it will take all necessary steps to safeguard its national security and strategic interests. Ac

Iran has begun a week-long series of funeral ceremonies for Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, whose coffin was placed on public display at Tehran's Grand Mosalla on Friday, marking the start of what authorities expect to be one of the largest state mourning events in the country's history. Kha

Bangladesh Parliament Speaker Hafiz Uddin Ahmed met Iranian Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf in Tehran on Friday after arriving in the Iranian capital to attend the state funeral of Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, who was killed in an Israeli attack. Bangladesh’s Foreign Min

Bangladesh recorded five more deaths with measles symptoms in the 24 hours to 8am on Friday, according to the Directorate General of Health Services. No new deaths were confirmed as measles-related during the period, although five suspected deaths were logged in Dhaka, Chattogram, Sylhet and Rangpur

At the entrance to the vast religious complex where Ayatollah Ali Khamenei's body is set to lie in state from Saturday, dozens were hard at work under an intense heatwave to prepare for the slain supreme leader's grand funeral. Security was on high alert ahead of the start of the funerary activities

One person died from dengue and 163 more were admitted to hospitals across Bangladesh in the 24 hours until Wednesday morning, according to the Health Emergency Operation Center and Control Room of the Directorate General of Health Services. The information was released in a statement sent on Wedne

The US Supreme Court on Tuesday rejected former President Donald Trump’s attempt to end birthright citizenship, preserving a constitutional principle that has been in place for more than a century. In a landmark ruling, the court struck down an executive order aimed at restricting automatic citizen