September 4, 2024

Chief Adviser Muhammad Yunus is set to depart for New York on September 22 for a brief visit to attend the 79th United Nations General Assembly (UNGA), Foreign Affairs Adviser Md Touhid Hossain said yesterday. "He will stay there for…

Police arrested two former inspectors general of police (IGPs) -- AKM Shahidul Hoque and Chowdhury Abdullah Al-Mamun -- from Uttara area early today. Rezaul Karim Mallick, chief of the detective branch of Dhaka Metropolitan Police,…

A 16-year-old girl was shot dead allegedly by the Indian Border Security Force in Kulaura upazila of Moulvibazar on Monday night. Swarna Das, daughter of Parendra Das of Kalnigarh village, was a student of class eight at Nirod Bihari…

Iran's final investigation into the May helicopter crash that killed president Ebrahim Raisi has found it was caused by bad weather, the body investigating the case said yesterday. The helicopter carrying 63-year-old Raisi and his…

Former US President Donald Trump, who faces federal and state charges for allegedly trying to overturn his 2020 election loss to President Joe Biden, insists he had "every right" to interfere in the election. "Whoever heard you get…

Eleven people were killed in China's eastern Shandong province yesterday after a school bus lost control at a busy pedestrian junction, broadcaster CCTV reported, with disturbing footage showing bodies lying on the road and trapped under…

Earlier today, social media was abuzz with screenshots from a WhatsApp group called 'Alo Ashbei,' where several artistes and journalists were seen commenting on the anti-discrimination protests led by students in July. The leaked…

A film about the national poet of Bangladesh is currently being produced in West Bengal. Tollywood producer Abdul Alim is behind the project, which is titled "Kazi Nazrul Islam". Actor Kinjal Nanda from India is set to portray the…

Former Bangladesh captain Habibul Bashar said that the Najmul Hossain Shanto-led Bangladesh team made a "big statement" to the world cricket fraternity, displaying their Test cricket maturity by winning a series in Pakistan. …

Skipper Najmul Hossain Shanto was lost for words after Bangladesh sealed a landmark first-ever Test series win over Pakistan on Tuesday in Rawalpindi. The visitors won the second and final Test by six wickets on the fifth day,…