The United Nations secretary-general on Wednesday warned that deadly Israeli strikes on Lebanon posed a “grave risk” to the fragile US-Iran truce, his spokesperson said in a statement. “The ongoing military activity in Lebanon poses a grave risk to the ceasefire and the efforts toward a lasting and comprehensive peace in the region. The Secretary-General reiterates his call to all ...

Gold prices in Bangladesh have been reduced by Tk4,432 per bhori, with the price of 22-carat gold now set at Tk247,977, according to the Bangladesh Jeweller’s Association (BAJUS). In a statement issued on Thursday (9 April) morning, BAJUS said the new prices were fixed considering the overall market situation, particularly a decline in the price of pure gold (tejabi gold) ...

The Malaysian Immigration Department (JIM) arrested 79 Bangladeshi nationals during a raid on two rubber glove factories in the Kanthan Industrial Estate, Chemor. The raid was carried out on Wednesday night, starting around 7:00pm. The operation involved personnel from the Manpower Department, Royal Malaysia Police, General Operations Force and the National Registration Department. Perak Immigration Department director Datuk James Lee ...

Voting has begun in two constituencies—Sherpur-3 (general election) and Bogura-6 (by-election). Polling started at 7:30am and will continue until 4:30pm. A festive election atmosphere is prevailing in both constituencies. Election Commissioner Abdur Rahmanel Masud said on Wednesday that all necessary measures have been taken by the Election Commission. He added that the situation remains completely under control so far. More ...

Bangladesh Shipping Corporation (BSC)-owned Bangladeshi-flagged vessel MV Banglar Joyjatra, which was stranded in the Persian Gulf, has lifted anchor from Ras Al Khair port in Saudi Arabia to proceed toward the Strait of Hormuz. The ship is carrying 37,000 tons of fertilizer and has 31 Bangladeshi sailors on board. Bangladesh Shipping Corporation Managing Director (MD) Commodore Mahmudul Malek shared this ...

Speaking in Budapest, Vice President JD Vance said the United States had tools “that we so far haven’t decided to use” against Iran, without explaining further. The White House later denied Vance was alluding to nuclear weapons, while Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt said in a statement to AFP that “only the President knows where things stand and what he will ...

Keir Starmer has arrived in Saudi Arabia to meet leaders in the Gulf region to discuss diplomatic efforts to support the ceasefire agreed between the US and Iran. The UK prime minister’s visit on Wednesday comes hours after a two-week ceasefire was agreed on Tuesday evening, cancelling a self-imposed deadline by the US president, Donald Trump, for Iran to surrender ...

Sadiq Khan has said he can understand why some former Labour voters are “flirting” with other parties in the run-up to May’s elections, but said that they may regret seeing a Green or Reform-led council in their areas. Speaking to the Guardian at a youth centre, where he was announcing new funding for facilities for young people, the London mayor ...

UK house prices fell in March, as the housing market lost momentum amid uncertainty over the conflict in the Middle East and the impact on the economy and interest rates. Figures from Halifax, which is part of Lloyds – Britain’s biggest mortgage lender – showed property prices dipped by 0.5% in March compared with a month earlier. As a result, ...

When Gen Blades set out to hike South Korea’s Namsan Dulle-gil trail, she didn’t expect to be slipping her boots off halfway along the track. An outdoor education lecturer and researcher based in Castlemaine, Victoria, Blades was tackling the 147km trail in Seoul when the terrain abruptly changed. Ahead lay a damp stretch of clay – known as “hwangto” – ...