A Dhaka court has set November 27 for delivering the judgement in a corruption case against former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and 11 others over alleged irregularities in the allocation of government plots. On Sunday (23 November), Judge Mohammad Abdullah Al Mamun of Dhaka Special Judge Court-5 scheduled the verdict after completing arguments for one accused. The remaining 11 are ...

Bangladesh Investment Development Authority (BIDA) Executive Chairman Chowdhury Ashik Mahmud Bin Harun called on visiting Bhutanese Prime Minister Tshering Tobgay. He met the Bhutanese Prime Minister at a city hotel on Sunday morning, said Chief Adviser’s Press Wing.

Bangladesh completed a commanding 217-run victory over Ireland in the second Test at Dhaka on Sunday, clinching the two-match series 2–0. The match was defined by dominant batting performances and a potent spin attack led by Taijul Islam and Hasan Murad. Chasing an improbable 509 for victory, Ireland were bowled out for 291 late on the fifth afternoon, with Bangladesh ...

Miss Mexico was crowned Miss Universe in Thailand on Friday, strutting to victory after several dramatic missteps before the final round, including staging a walkout when an organiser of the beauty pageant chastised her. Contestants from Ivory Coast, the Philippines, Thailand and Venezuela also made it to the final stage, selected from more than 120 women vying for the title ...

Sylhet Osmani Medical College and Hospital have been embroiled in various controversies recently. The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) recently conducted a raid on the hospital on allegations of patient harassment, mismanagement, and corruption and found the truth. There is no end to the controversy in the public mind about this medical hospital due to extreme irregularities and mismanagement. Sylhet MAG Osmani ...

A 5.2-magnitude earthquake shook the Halmahera area in North Maluku Province, eastern Indonesia. According to Indonesia’s Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics Agency, the tremor struck at a depth of 10 kilometres. Authorities have not reported any casualties or damage so far. Indonesia, located on the Pacific “Ring of Fire,” frequently experiences earthquakes and volcanic activity due to the convergence of multiple ...

As health officials investigate more than 30 cases of infant botulism linked to ByHeart baby formula since August, parents who say their children were sickened with the same illness months before the current outbreak are demanding answers, too. California public health officials confirmed late Friday that six babies in that state who consumed ByHeart formula were treated for botulism between ...

Bangladesh Bank has stopped providing all direct customer services from the sale of savings certificates and prize bonds to the exchange of torn notes and automated invoices. The decision applies simultaneously to all offices, including Motijheel, according to statement issued on Thursday (November 19). The order is effective from Sunday (November 23). No central bank in the world provides such ...

Pep Guardiola was left furious after Manchester City’s Premier League title bid suffered a setback in a controversial 2-1 defeat at Newcastle on Saturday. City fell behind to Harvey Barnes’ 64th-minute strike before Ruben Dias equalised just four minutes later. But moments after the leveller, Barnes struck again for a Newcastle winner that stood only after a lengthy VAR review ...

Nottingham Forest produced a commanding performance to defeat Liverpool 3–0 at Anfield, handing the hosts their sixth league loss of the season. Goals from Murillo, Nicolò Savona and Morgan Gibbs-White sealed a deserved victory for Forest, while Liverpool struggled throughout despite periods of pressure. Forest took the lead on 33 minutes when Murillo finished from close range following a corner. ...