Israel and Lebanon will hold talks next week in Washington after Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu ordered direct talks, a US official said Thursday. “We can confirm that the Department will host a meeting next week to discuss ongoing ceasefire negotiations with Israel and Lebanon,” a State Department official said, confirming an earlier account from a source familiar with the diplomatic ...

Industries Minister Khandaker Abdul Muktadir on Thursday emphasised that there is no alternative to making the Bangladesh economy more competitive and resilient as the country prepares to graduate from the Least Developed Country (LDC) status. “In the current global context, taking effective and rapid action is no longer optional,” he said while speaking as the chief guest at a function ...

After months of uncertainty, the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) has set the stage for the resumption of domestic competitions, including the Dhaka Premier League (DPL). A key meeting was held on Thursday at the Sher-e Bangla National Cricket Stadium. Representatives from 10 of the 12 Premier League clubs attended, along with members of the BCB’s ad hoc committee led by ...

Indian High Commissioner Pranay Verma paid a courtesy call on Minister of Civil Aviation and Tourism Afroza Khanum Rita on Thursday. Minister of State for Civil Aviation and Tourism M Rashiduzzaman Millat also joined the meeting, the Indian Embassy said in a Facebook post. They held discussions on enhancing bilateral cooperation in the field of civil aviation, improving air connectivity, ...

BNP candidate Mahmudul Haque Rubel has won the by-election to the Sherpur-3 constituency, announced Returning Officer Md Jahangir Hossain on Thursday night. The vote casting took place in a proper and stable atmosphere, said Jahangir Hossain. There were some incidents of fraud voting, but the perpetrators were caught promptly and handed over to the police, the election official added. Mahmudul ...

BNP candidate Rezaul Karim Badsha has been declared winner in the by-election to the Bogura-6 constituency. Returning Officer Fazlur Karim declared him winner on Thursday night. Voting took place in a peaceful atmosphere without any untoward incident taking place, he added. Earlier around 4pm, Jamaat-e-Islami backed-candidate Abidur Rahman Sohel alleged that ruling party activists took part in widespread rigging activities ...

The NHS is coping well with the doctors’ strike in England, the head of the health service says. In a letter to health managers, NHS England chief executive Sir Jim Mackey said while it was still early days in the six-day strike, which began on Tuesday, the NHS was in “as good a place as we could hope” after the ...

In order to cut rising bills all UK households should receive a minimum amount of energy at rates subsidised by the government through North Sea taxes, a thinktank has suggested. Providing all homes with enough energy to heat two rooms, provide hot water and run key appliances such as a fridge and washing machine, at rates frozen at current levels, ...

Residents of Sylhet city are experiencing growing insecurity amid a surge in theft and robbery incidents over the past two months, with several cases occurring in broad daylight. According to Sylhet Metropolitan Police (SMP), a total of 47 cases of theft and robbery were recorded in February and March this year. Reports of muggings at gunpoint, snatching of mobile phones, ...

Hazelnut and chocolate cake Having been kept waiting for three hours, Dick Dewy leaves Miss Fancy Day snipping and sewing her blue dress. The plan is that he will return for her a quarter of an hour later, however, Dick convinces himself that he has been scandalously trifled with by Fancy and decides that, to punish her, he will not ...