October 2024

A Dhaka court yesterday asked police to submit by November 28 the probe report of the case filed against former prime minister Sheikh Hasina and 23 others over the death of 18-year-old college student Foijul Islam Rajon in Mirpur on…

Environment Adviser Syeda Rizwana Hasan has said decision will be taken on the basis of political consensus whether the president will remain or not. "No decision has been taken on the president. Efforts are being made to build consensus…

With the US presidential election heading into the home stretch, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will likely be hoping for Donald Trump to return to the White House. Trump's last time in office was good for Netanyahu, and in…

A suicide bomber detonated at a checkpoint in western Pakistan yesterday, killing eight people and wounding five more, officials said. The bomber set off the blast from the back of a motorbike rickshaw near the town of Mir Ali in…

Israel bombarded Hezbollah and Hamas targets in Lebanon and Gaza yesterday, with no respite in the conflict one day after its strikes on Iran raised fears of a broader war. The Israeli military said it had killed 70 Hezbollah fighters…

The Dhaka International Folk Festival is all set to be returning to music lovers with a new zest and excitement, after a four-year break. Asifuzzaman Khan, the finance director of the organising company, Sun Communications Limited, has…

Last year, Bangladesh's Jaya Ahsan achieved a groundbreaking milestone at the International Film Festival of India (IFFI), representing five films spanning three distinct film industries. This year, she will return to the 55th edition…

When legendary footballer Kazi Salahuddin was elected as the president of the Bangladesh Football Federation (BFF) some 16 year ago in 2008, hopes were that the former footballer-turn-organiser would revive the country's declining…

Pakistan have named their new white-ball captain, who will lead the teams in their upcoming tours of Australia and Zimbabwe. Earlier on Sunday, 27 October, Pakistan announced squads for their limited-overs tours of Australia and…

Bangladesh Army Chief General Waker-uz-Zaman called on Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus at State Guest House Jamuna today. Waker-uz-Zaman briefed Yunus about his recent visit to the United States and Canada during the meeting. The…