August 2024

The BNP wants to give the interim government reasonable but specific time to hold an acceptable election by reforming all the institutions, the party's Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir said yesterday. He made the remarks…

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky vowed more retribution against Russia Saturday and signed a law banning the Moscow branch of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church as the country celebrated its third independence day since the Russian…

Pavel Durov, the Russian-born billionaire founder and owner of the Telegram messaging app, was arrested at Le Bourget airport outside Paris shortly after landing on a private jet late on Saturday and placed in custody, a police source said.…

Democrat Kamala Harris has raised $540 million in little more than a month since she began her race for US president, with a surge of donations flowing in during the Democratic National Convention last week, her campaign said yesterday.…

South Africa collapsed from a winning position to lose by 30 runs to West Indies in their T20 international on Sunday, with the Caribbean side taking an unassailable 2-0 lead in the three-match series. West Indies made 179 for six…

For years, the moniker of 'The Tigers' has been a point of derision for the Bangladesh cricket team. Online trolls have pounced on every opportunity to mock the Bangladesh team by using this nickname, scoffing at the players by…

Following a hiatus of nearly six weeks, Tanzika Amin is back on set, shooting for a new series on Maasranga Television. Directed by Nazrul Islam Raju, this drama highlights the complexities of city life. Tanzika revealed that her role…

The flood situation in the southeastern regions of Bangladesh—Cumilla, Chattogram, Feni, Noakhali, Khagrachari, and Lakshmipur—has seen some relief as rainfall subsided over the past 24 hours. The Bangladesh Meteorological Department…

Interim government Chief Adviser Prof Muhammad Yunus today laid emphasis on utilising local knowledge and expertise of NGOs in dealing with the flood situation and post-flood activities efficiently. "NGOs are a power of Bangladesh. We…

A Dhaka court today placed Salman F Rahman, private industry affairs adviser to former prime minister Sheikh Hasina, former law minister Anisul Huq, former social welfare minister Dipu Moni, former chief whip ASM Feroz and former army…