August 2024

Pakistan Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif called Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus over the phone yesterday, congratulating him on his assumption of the leadership of the interim government of Bangladesh. The Pakistan PM…

A murder case has been filed against former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, former Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader, and several other leaders in Kishoreganj over the killing of two BNP activists during the…

Hong Kong pro-democracy news outlet Stand News and its two former chief editors were found guilty of sedition yesterday, the first conviction of its kind since the city came under Chinese rule in 1997. The verdict is part of a…

The Prince of Wales and Duke of Sussex both attended a memorial service for their mother’s brother-in-law Lord Robert Fellowes on Thursday. Prince Harry flew from his home in the US to join his brother at St Mary’s Church in Snettisham,…

Russian strikes killed at least four people in the eastern Ukrainian city of Kharkiv, including a 14-year-old girl, officials said yesterday. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Russia had dropped a guided bomb on the city and…

Chelsea reportedly agreed a deal to sign Jadon Sancho from Manchester United as Raheem Sterling left Stamford Bridge to join Arsenal also on loan at the 11th hour after a frenzied transfer deadline day in the Premier League. The…

Taskin Ahmed removed opener Abdullah Shafique in the very first over to help Bangladesh get an early breakthrough on Day 2 of their second Test against Pakistan in Rawalpindi today. Taskin, who replaced injured Shoriful Islam for the…

Bollywood actress Kangana Ranaut is generating buzz with her upcoming film "Emergency", in which she portrays former Indian prime minister Indira Gandhi. During a recent interview with India Today, Ranaut made a bold comparison, likening…

Shobnom Bubly, originally hailing from Noakhali, shared her experience of distributing aid to the flood-affected people in her hometown on social media. While she did not specify the exact date of her visit, last Thursday night she…

Bangladesh signed the instrument of accession to the International Convention for the Protection of All Persons from Enforced Disappearances yesterday. The signing, led by Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus, took place during the…