Kolkata witnessed rival protests by the Trinamool Congress and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) late into Thursday night over allegations of tampering with voting machines kept in ‘strongrooms’ following the completion of polling in West Bengal. The Election Commission rejected the allegations, saying there had been no tampering with electronic voting machines (EVMs) or ballot boxes stored in secure facilities. ...

Bangladesh batter Shamim Hossain Patwary may not know the name of the shot that sent social media into a frenzy in Chattogram, but he certainly knows why he plays it. The left-hander went viral after pulling a short ball over the wicket-keeper’s head during his whirlwind unbeaten 31 off just 13 balls in the opening T20 International against New Zealand. ...

The Trump administration is arguing that the war in Iran has already ended because of the ceasefire that began in early April, an interpretation that would allow the White House to avoid the need to seek congressional approval. The statement furthers an argument laid out by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth during testimony in the Senate earlier Thursday, when he said ...

Jamaat-e-Islami has announced DUCSU Vice President Shadik Kayem as its candidate for the next Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC) mayoral elections. Jamaat’s Dhaka South unit announced Shadik Kayem’s name at the unit’s conference arranged at the Institution of Diploma Engineers, Bangladesh, Kakrail Dhaka on Friday. Leaders and activists of the unit, as well as Shadik Kayem himself were present at ...

The historic May Day is being observed today in the country and elsewhere across the world in a befitting manner. The theme of the day for this year is ‘Healthy Workers, Productive Hands, A New Dawn Awaits (Sustho Sramik, Karmotho Hat, Ashbe Ebar Nobo Provat).’ The day has been being observed across the globe since 1890 commemorating the supreme sacrifices ...

New York Correspndent : Dr. Ubayed Muhit—an alumnus of the renowned Hunter College, which operates under the City University of New York (CUNY)—has earned the rare distinction of serving as the keynote speaker at the college’s annual “Purple Hawk” banquet. On the afternoon of Monday, April 27, Dr. Ubayed Muhit—a resident physician at Einstein Hospital in the Bronx and a ...

Managing Director for Asia and the Pacific of the European External Action Service (EEAS) Erik Kurzweil paid a courtesy call on Prime Minister’s Foreign Affairs Adviser Humaiun Kobir. The meeting was held at the Prime Minister’s Office in Dhaka’s Tejgaon on Thursday (30 April). During the talks, the two sides discussed Bangladesh-EU bilateral relations, trade and investment, development cooperation, as ...

Prime Minister Tarique Rahman has said the government does not want to use religion for political purposes. “We do not want to engage in politics using religion for political gain, and we have not done so in the past either,” he said. He made the remarks in a written statement on Thursday after exchanging greetings with leaders of the Buddhist ...

Two separate bills were passed in the Jatiya Sangsad on Thursday aiming to make amendments to remove the maximum age limit for the posts of Chairman and Commissioner of Bangladesh Securities and Exchange Commission (BSEC) and Chairman and Member of Insurance Development and Regulatory Authority (IDRA). By the passage of the two bills, the government will be able to appoint ...

Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs Minister Md Asaduzzaman has told parliament that a total of 23,865 cases filed for political harassment have been withdrawn after the BNP came to power. He said the process of withdrawing the remaining cases is still ongoing. The statement was made on Thursday during a session of the national parliament in response to a written ...