Legendary singer Asha Bhosle, considered one of the greatest vocalists in modern Indian music, died on Sunday at the age of 92. The singer was admitted to Mumbai’s Breach Candy hospital on Saturday after she experienced cardiac and respiratory issues. Sources told HT that the singer had not been keeping well for the last few months and was brought to ...

Prime Minister Tarique Rahman has said that if the armed forces remain united, then no one will ever be able to defeat Bangladesh. He made the remarks today (12 April) at an event held at the Darbar Hall of Dhaka Cantonment. Referring to the contribution of Shaheed President Ziaur Rahman in the modernisation of the army, the Prime Minister said ...

Experimental online classes have started in several educational institutions in the capital. The pilot project was officially launched on Sunday at 9:00am through virtual classes at Viqarunnisa Noon School and College. According to decisions by the Ministry of Education and the Ministry of Primary and Mass Education, classes will now be held in person three days a week (Saturday, Monday, ...

An earthquake was felt in the Bangladesh-India border area near Sylhet. The tremor was experienced by locals on Sunday at 9:21am. According to the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC), the earthquake originated in Silchar, Assam, India, with a magnitude of 4.3 on the Richter scale. Its impact was also felt in Sylhet and nearby border areas of Bangladesh. Earlier, on 7 ...

Pakistan’s Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar insisted on Sunday Washington and Tehran must uphold a ceasefire agreement, after marathon talks between the two sides to end the war in the Middle East ended without an agreement. “It is imperative that the parties continue to uphold their commitment to ceasefire,” said Ishaq Dar, whose government hosted the talks and acted as a ...

To tackle the alarming outbreak of measles in the country, the scope of the special Measles-Rubella (MR) vaccination campaign has been expanded. Starting on, the program has begun simultaneously in Dhaka North and South City Corporations, Mymensingh City, and Barishal City. Dr Mohammad Shahriar Sajjad, deputy director of the Expanded Programme on Immunization (EPI), said that a target has been ...

Leicester City, home to Bangladesh midfielder Hamza Choudhury, are staring at relegation to League One after slumping deeper into crisis in the EFL Championship on Sunday. A 1–0 home defeat to Swansea City on 11 April left the Foxes marooned in 23rd place, inside the relegation zone, with only four matches remaining. Leicester’s survival hopes were further hammered when their ...

Leaders Al-Nassr claimed their longest-ever Saudi Pro League winning ​streak with a 2-0 victory ‌at Al-Akhdoud thanks to goals from Cristiano Ronaldo and Joao Felix ​on Saturday. Al-Nassr top the ​standings with 73 points from ⁠28 games, five ahead of ​second-placed Al-Hilal with six games ​to go. It was Al-Nassr’s 14th straight victory, which broke their previous record ​posted in ...

Police in London said they had arrested more than 500 pro-Palestinian protesters at a demonstration in support of the banned group Palestine Action on Saturday. Officers carried away activists to cheers and clapping from other demonstrators who gathered for the sit-down demonstration in the capital’s Trafalgar Square. The protesters held placards in support of the banned group Palestine Action, making ...

Iraqi lawmakers elected Nizar Amedi as the country’s new president on Saturday, following political disputes that delayed the vote and the formation of the next government. Amedi now has 15 days to appoint a prime minister, who is expected to be former head of government Nouri al-Maliki, despite US concerns over the choice in previous weeks. The election came against ...