December 2024

On the Dhaka-Mawa Expressway, a bus lost control at the Dhaleshwari Toll Plaza and collided with a private car, resulting in six deaths. Among the deceased were the wife and seven-year-old child of a biker, who survived the incident. The…

Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus yesterday said reforms without consensus and elections without reforms would not be able to take Bangladesh forward. "We need consensus to make reforms. There is no other way," he said in his address…

Emphasising the importance of building a national consensus on reforms, Environment Adviser Syeda Rizwana Hasan has said that public participation is crucial to achieving this goal. "If we fail to align with the people's…

Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus has conveyed his profound grief and deep condolences to the prime minister of India and the president of Indian National Congress on the passing of former Prime Minister of India Dr Manmohan Singh,…

US President-elect Donald Trump filed a brief Friday urging the Supreme Court to pause a law that would ban TikTok the day before his January 20 inauguration if it is not sold by its Chinese owner ByteDance. "In light of the novelty and…

German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier yesterday dissolved parliament and confirmed the expected date for the early general election prompted by the collapse of Olaf Scholz's government last month. Scholz's coalition was brought down…

The Israeli military reported it conducted air strikes yesterday targeting "infrastructure" on the Syrian-Lebanese border near the village of Janta, which it said was used to smuggle weapons to the armed group Hezbollah. "Earlier today,…

Five-time Ballon d'Or winner Cristiano Ronaldo said on Friday it was "unfair" that Real Madrid's Vinicius Junior missed out on this year's award. Manchester City midfielder Rodri took the prestigious prize in October with favourite…

Zimbabwe and their veteran batter Sean Williams created Test records on Friday against Afghanistan, who trailed by 491 runs after the second day of the first Test in Bulawayo. Resuming on 363 for four, the home side were all out for…

The creators of "Pushpa 2" have taken down the song "Dammunte Pattukora" from the T-Series YouTube channel following an ongoing controversy linked to Telugu star Allu Arjun. This decision comes in the wake of a tragic stampede at the…