April 2025

Chief Adviser Prof Muhammad Yunus reached Rome yesterday to attend the funeral of Pope Francis. He arrived in Rome at 2:15pm local time, where he was received by Bangladesh Ambassador to Italy ATM Rokebul Haque, Chief Adviser's Deputy…

The civil administration appears to be weighed down by excessive appointments of top-tier officials beyond sanctioned posts, a contentious practice known as supernumerary promotion. More than 1,300 officials have been promoted to the…

A Dhaka court yesterday placed the prime accused, Meheraj Islam, on a five-day remand in the case filed over the murder of Primeasia University student Jahidul Islam Parvez. Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Mehera Mahbub passed the order…

US President Donald Trump on Friday downplayed concerns over mounting tensions between India and Pakistan, saying the dispute between the nuclear-armed neighbors will get "figured out, one way or another." Trump was asked aboard Air…

Pope Francis, champion of the poor and the Church's first Latin American leader, will be honoured Saturday with a funeral attended by world leaders and tens of thousands of Catholic faithful. The Argentine pontiff, who died on Monday…

China repeated Saturday that it had held no talks with the United States on trade issues, despite President Donald Trump's claim that he had taken a call from Xi Jinping. In an interview conducted on April 22 with Time magazine and…

Paris Saint-Germain saw their unbeaten record in Ligue 1 this season finally ended in a 3-1 home defeat against Nice on Friday, just ahead of their Champions League semifinal showdown against Arsenal. PSG had been hoping to become…

Fast bowler Harshal Patel grabbed four wickets and Kamindu Mendis showed his allround skill as Sunrisers Hyderabad upstaged Chennai Super Kings by five wickets in Chennai on Friday. Patel grabbed 4-28 and was ably assisted by skipper…

Actors Yami Gautam and Emraan Hashmi will be seen headlining a film inspired by the Shah Bano Vs Ahmed Khan case. According to a press note, both Yami and Emraan have completed shooting for the movie, which is expected to be released later…

In an unprecedented move, the makes of the popular crime show, "CID" have come up with a silent episode. Set inside a cutting-edge escape room called The Silent Den, a seemingly fun birthday celebration takes a sinister turn. With only…