Arsenal moved seven points clear of Manchester City in the Premier League after a hard-fought 1-0 win at Brighton on Wednesday, while City drew 2-2 at home against struggling Nottingham Forest. Bukayo Saka’s early strike in the ninth minute proved decisive for Arsenal, as his low shot from the edge of the penalty area beat goalkeeper Bart Verbruggen. City nearly ...

The High Court on Thursday granted the bail petition of senior journalist Anis Alamgir in ca case. An HC bench of Justice KM Jahid Sarwar and Justice Sheikh Abu Taher passed the bail plea. Adv Aslam Miah was present during the hearing and he later confirmed the bail news to media. On January 22, a Dhaka Court rejected the bail ...

The government has announced an additional public holiday on March 18 to facilitate smooth travel for homebound passengers during Eid. As a result, government employees will enjoy a seven-day consecutive holiday from March 17 to March 23 during the upcoming Eid-ul-Fitr. The decision was taken at a cabinet meeting held on Thursday at the Secretariat. The meeting was chaired by ...

The International Crimes Tribunal-2 (ICT-2) on Thursday set April 9 to pass its order in a crimes against humanity case filed over the killing of Begum Rokeya University, Rangpur (BRUR) student Abu Sayed during the July-August 2024 mass uprising. The three-member Tribunal-2 led by Nazrul Islam Chowdhury set the date today. The tribunal framed charges against all 30 accused on ...

A total of 189 Bangladeshi nationals, stranded in Dubai of United Arab Emirates, due to suspended flights amid the ongoing Middle East tensions, have returned home on a special flight. The special flight, operated by US-Bangla Airlines, landed at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in the capital at about 7:07AM on Thursday (March 5). Considering the current situation in the Middle ...

Known for its scenic landscape but constrained by poor road infrastructure, Sylhet division is poised for a major overhaul as the government moves ahead with a Tk 19.52 billion (Tk 1,952 crore) project to upgrade and widen crucial upazila and union roads. The project, titled “Widening and Strengthening of Important Upazila and Union Roads in Sylhet Division,” will be implemented ...

Sir Keir Starmer has defended the government’s approach to the conflict in Iran, saying protecting British nationals is his “number one priority”. It comes after President Trump criticised the prime minister for refusing to allow the use of UK bases in the initial US-Israel strikes on Saturday, saying he is “no Winston Churchill”. During Prime Minister’s Questions Conservative leader Kemi ...

Rachel de Thample is one of my food heroines. She’s the author of six books and course director of the College of Naturopathic Medicine’s natural chef diploma, and has also been head of food for Abel & Cole and commissioning editor of Waitrose Food Illustrated, among so much else. She trained with the likes of Marco Pierre White, Heston Blumenthal ...

Prime Minister Tarique Rahman is expected to launch Farmer Card formally on pilot basis on 14 April on the occasion of first day of the Bangla New Year 1433. The decision was taken at a review meeting held at the Cabinet Division Conference Room in the Bangladesh Secretariat on Wednesday with Prime Minister Tarique Rahman in the chair. Prime Minister’s ...

US Assistant Secretary of State for South and Central Asian Affairs Paul Kapur called on Foreign Minister Dr Khalilur Rahman at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Wednesday during his two-day visit to Dhaka. During the meeting, both sides reaffirmed their commitment to further strengthening bilateral relations, including economic engagement, based on mutual respect and shared interests. Dr Khalilur highlighted ...