US President Donald Trump has threatened to sue the BBC for $1 billion, accusing the broadcaster of defamation over an edited speech that appeared to show him calling for “violent action” ahead of the January 6, 2021, Capitol riot. In a letter seen by AFP, Trump’s legal team gave the BBC until Friday to retract the documentary, issue a full ...

Aminul Islam looks back after hitting a boundary off Sunil Joshi at the Bangabandhu National Stadium during opening Test match against India on November 10, 2000 – AFP Bangladesh completed 25 years in Test cricket on Monday with highs and lows, though the numbers showed a grim picture. In these 25 years, Bangladesh played 154 Tests, winning just 23, three ...

The Bangladesh Trade and Tariff Commission (BTTC) has recommended a fresh price increase for soybean oil, citing sharp rises in import costs and the weakening of the Bangladeshi taka against the US dollar. In a notification issued on Monday, the commission proposed raising the maximum retail price of bottled soybean oil by Tk 9.27 per litre, setting the new recommended ...

If the government announces any decision beyond what is outlined in the July National Charter, none of the signatory parties will be obligated to comply with it,” warned BNP Standing Committee member Khandaker Mosharraf Hossain. He added, ”If such a thing happens, the responsibility will entirely fall upon the government. We call upon the government to take cautious steps in ...

The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court has concluded hearings on the appeal seeking the reinstatement of the caretaker government system during elections. The court set November 20 to announce its judgment. A seven-member bench, led by Chief Justice Dr. Syed Refaat Ahmed, set the date on Tuesday morning. After a 10-day hearing, the top court fixed the verdict date. ...

Miscreants set on fire three buses and a private car in separate locations in Dhaka overnight. Fire Service Control Room Duty Officer Md Shahjahan confirmed about the fire incidents on Tuesday morning. But no casualities were reported. A bus belonging to Rajdhani Paribahan set on fire at Rayerbagh at about 12:45AM, a Raida Paribahan bus at Jatrabari around 2:08AM, another ...

BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir has refuted allegations labeling his late father as an “anti-liberation figure,” asserting that his father, Mirza Ruhul Amin, spent almost the entire duration of the 1971 Liberation War in India. In a Facebook post published Monday afternoon from his verified page, Fakhrul wrote, “My father became a target of false propaganda during the ...

Jatiya Nagorik Party’s (NCP) Chief Coordinator Nasiruddin Patwari has stated that if BNP refuses to walk the path of reform, it is heading toward political extinction. “Sheikh Hasina has managed to flee India — but where will Tarique Rahman escape?” he asked. He made the remarks on Monday (November 10) at a discussion titled “Political Marginalisation of the Working Class ...

Election Commissioner Brigadier General (Retd.) Abul Fazal Mohammad Sanaullah has assured that the Election Commission (EC) is actively working to secure voting rights of Bangladeshi citizens living abroad, emphasizing that a significant portion of the electorate resides outside the country. “Inclusive elections cannot be achieved without incorporating overseas voters,” Sanaullah said during an online discussion via Zoom with expatriates from ...

A bus has run over and killed a couple while they were travelling to Dhaka from Sunamganj on a motorcycle, police say. The accident occurred at 8pm on Sunday at Hajirbazar of Bhaluka on the Dhaka-Mymensingh highway. The victims were identified as Mojibur Rahman, 60, and his wife Hosneara Begum, 50, residents of Dharampasha upazila in Sunamganj district. According to ...