At least eight people died and 36 were hurt after a fire broke out in a shopping centre west of Tehran on Tuesday, Iranian state broadcaster IRIB reported. The local fire department said the cladding of the building was flammable and this contributed to a rapid spread of flames, the judiciary’s Mizan news agency reported. Iranian media, including Mizan, showed ...

Oil prices fell for a second day on Wednesday on expectations bottled up supply from the key Middle East producing region could resume flowing after US President Donald Trump indicated a possible peace deal may be reached to end the war with Iran. Brent crude futures for July fell $1.52, or 1.38%, to $108.35 per barrel as of 0103 GMT, ...

Arsenal reached the Champions League final for only ​the second time in their history ‌with a 1-0 home win over Atletico Madrid, sealing a 2-1 aggregate victory in ​the semi-final on Tuesday. Captain Bukayo Saka’s ​tap-in just before the interval proved ⁠decisive for Arsenal to edge a ​cagey contest in which the hosts ​kept a ninth clean sheet in this ...

Female students of Government Titumir College staged a protest on Tuesday night demanding a ban on student politics, protesting the expulsion of three students over the issue. The demonstration began around 10:00pm on Tuesday, when protesters broke the main gate lock of the Sufia Kamal Hall and gathered inside. The protest continued past midnight, with students chanting slogans such as ...

Education Minister Dr ANM Ehsanul Hoque Milon has expressed solidarity with the demand for greater autonomy in private universities while issuing a note of caution. He said that although private universities require their own freedom, such freedom must not be misused in ways that could lead to incidents like the Holy Artisan attack. The minister made the remarks during an ...

Counter-terrorism police are investigating a suspected arson attack at a former synagogue. The fire was reported at 05:16 BST on Tuesday at the former East London Central Synagogue building in Whitechapel. The Met said initial CCTV footage indicated the fire was started deliberately. The suspected arson follows a series of attacks and attempted attacks on the Jewish community in recent ...

The food we eat does more than give us energy or fill our stomachs. According to a study, the choices we make at the dinner table can significantly affect how well we sleep at night. While many people focus on caffeine or heavy meals right before bed, experts suggest that our overall daily diet plays a much larger role in ...

At least six people were killed and three others injured in separate road accidents here in the district today. Five of the victims were killed when a passenger-carrying CNG-run auto-rickshaw was hit by a bus on the Sunamganj-Sylhet road in the Jalalpur area of Chhatak upazila around noon. Among the deceased, one was identified as Yusuf Ali, 55, son of ...

Six more children died in the past 24 hours till Tuesday morning—four from measles-related symptoms and two from confirmed cases. In addition, Bangladesh recorded 1,186 new suspected cases and 259 confirmed cases of measles in a 24-hour span, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) bulletin. The DGHS said that since 15 March, the total number of confirmed ...

The Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) Md Nurul Islam handed over compliance and performance audit reports of 38 government bodies to Prime Minister Tarique Rahman at the premier’s office at the Secretariat on Tuesday. The reports include observations and recommendations for organisational improvement. Cabinet Secretary Nasimul Ghani, Finance Secretary Dr Khairuzzaman Mozumder, and other high-ranking officials were also present at ...