April 20, 2025

Chief Adviser Prof Muhammad Yunus yesterday expressed his commitment to ensuring that the upcoming national election will be the best in Bangladesh's history. According to a statement from the chief adviser's press wing, Yunus…

The Women's Affairs Reforms Commission has proposed a series of comprehensive reforms to eliminate all forms of discrimination against women embedded in the country's laws, constitution, policies, and institutions. The 10-member…

The government has rejected the claim made by India's Ministry of External Affairs regarding the death of Bhabesh Chandra Roy, saying Bangladesh is not a country where one will find government-sponsored systematic discrimination against…

Polytechnic students across the country are set to hold rallies today to press home their six-point demand. The announcement was made yesterday during a human chain organised in front of Dhaka Polytechnic Institute. Students, under the…

Israel has not ruled out an attack on Iran's nuclear facilities in the coming months despite President Donald Trump telling Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu that the US was, for now, unwilling to support such a move, according…

Harvard said on Saturday the Trump administration was "doubling down" on far-reaching demands on the university despite a published report that government officials had sent a letter spelling out those demands without authorisation. The…

Ukraine's Volodymyr Zelensky said Saturday his forces would observe a surprise Easter truce announced by Russian President Vladimir Putin set to last until midnight on Sunday, even as air-raid sirens sounded in Kyiv. The 30-hour…

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Saturday he had instructed the military to intensify pressure on Hamas after the Palestinian militant group this week rejected an Israeli proposal for another temporary truce, instead…

 Manchester City moved a step closer to Champions League football next season as Nico O'Reilly and Mateo Kovacic scored goals in the final five minutes to claim a 2-0 Premier League win over Everton at Goodison Park on Saturday. City…

Bangladesh captain Najmul Hossain Shanto won the toss and decided to bat first against Zimbabwe in the first Test at the Sylhet International Cricket Stadium today. Bangladesh had their best-ever year in Tests abroad and their worst…