Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami Ameer Shafiqur Rahman has said that his party achieved three major gains in the recent national election and is now preparing for what he described as a “second fight” in the upcoming local government polls. Shafiqur made the remarks while speaking as the chief guest at a “Shura and Executive Council Members’ Training Camp” organised by the Sylhet ...

Newly married couple Rashmika Mandanna and Vijay Deverakonda made their first public appearance at a Mumbai airport on Friday, a day after their wedding. The couple tied the knot on Thursday morning at ITC Mementos Udaipur in Udaipur. Rashmika was seen glowing in a red ensemble adorned with intricate gold work, reflecting a traditional bridal look. Vijay arrived shortly afterwards ...

Liverpool posted record revenue of 703 million pounds ($947.57 million) for the year up to May 2025, the season they won their 20th English Premier League title, the club said on Friday. The club, who topped Deloitte’s chart as the highest-earning Premier League side, reported a profit of eight million pounds ($10.78 million) after tax with a sharp rise in ...

Local Government, Rural Development and Cooperatives Minister Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Friday said the new government is working to make state institutions, long rendered ineffective, functional and properly institutionalised once again. He also confirmed that local government elections will be held on schedule. Mirza Fakhrul, also the BNP Secretary General, made the remarks while responding to journalists after laying ...

Thirty underprivileged women from Sreemangal and Kamalganj upazilas in Moulvibazar have received sewing machines after completing a three-month tailoring training programme aimed at making them self-reliant. The initiative was organised by the Sreemangal and Kamalganj upazila units of Bashundhara Shuvosangho. The machines were handed over at a ceremony held on Friday at the auditorium of Sreemangal Udayan Girls’ High School ...

Foreign Minister Dr Khalilur Rahman held a series of bilateral meetings with key counterparts on the sidelines of the OIC Executive Meeting on Palestine in Jeddah, reaffirming Bangladesh’s stance on Palestine and boosting diplomatic engagement. The Foreign Minister met Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Senator Mohammad Ishaq Dar of Pakistan, Vice Foreign Minister Waleed A. Elkhreiji of Saudi Arabia, ...

Congolese authorities and a civil society group said Thursday that mass graves were found in part of eastern Congo that the M23 rebel group has recently withdrawn from, as fighting in the region escalates despite a U.S.-mediated peace deal. The governor of South-Kivu province, Jean-Jacques Purusi, said authorities found two mass graves with at least 171 dead bodies in the ...

As dengue surges globally, an Indian vaccine candidate has entered the final stage of testing, raising hopes for one of the world’s first single-dose shots against the deadly mosquito-borne disease. Dengue, which causes severe flu-like symptoms and debilitating body aches, has exploded globally, fuelled by rising temperatures and densely populated cities. The World Health Organization (WHO) says that almost half ...

Prime Minister Tarique Rahman has said that the state honors distinguished and knowledgeable people for its own necessity. ”A nation becomes more enlightened in prosperity and moral standards as the number of accomplished individuals in society continues to grow.” PM Tarique Rahman made the remarks while addressing the Ekushey Padak-2026 distribution ceremony at the Osmani Memorial Auditorium on Thursday morning. ...

The High Court on Thursday granted six-month ad-interim bail to former Narayanganj City Corporation (NCC) mayor Selina Hayat Ivy in five cases filed with Fatullah and Narayanganj Sadar Model police stations. The order was issued by a bench of Justice KM Zahid Sarwar and Justice Sheikh Abu Taher. Four of the cases relate to the killings of Abul Hossain Miji, ...