Israel’s parliament on Monday passed its annual budget in a marathon overnight session, ensuring that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s government can complete its term until the fall. Israel needed to pass a budget before 1 April in order to avoid triggering early elections. Netanyahu still reserves the right to call early elections before then if he wants. Israel’s opposition slammed ...

Three people were killed in a head-on collision between a microbus and a CNG-run auto-rickshaw in Sreemangal upazila of Moulvibazar district. The accident took place on the Sreemangal–Moulvibazar highway in the Lamuya area of the upazila on Monday (30 March). One of the deceased was identified as auto-rickshaw driver Abdul Hannan, 50, a resident of the Bharaura area on the ...

Israel’s parliament approved a bill on Monday that would allow the execution of Palestinians convicted on terror charges for deadly attacks, a move that has been criticised as discriminatory and immediately drew a court challenge. Sixty-two lawmakers, including Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, voted in favour and 48 against the bill, championed by far-right National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir. There ...

Prime Minister Tarique Rahman held a meeting with the newly appointed administrators of 42 zila parishads on Monday night. The meeting took place at the BNP Chairman’s office in the capital’s Gulshan area and marked the first formal engagement between the Prime Minister and the administrators since their appointment on 15 March. During the meeting, the administrators were instructed to ...

Up to 10,000 homes could be built in and around Billingsgate Fish Market, according to Tower Hamlets Council. The council said it was working with the City of London Corporation on plans to redevelop the site after the market moves to the Royal Docks in Newham. A pamphlet aimed at promoting the borough to developers said the market, along with ...

Festivity fills the air this month. As the joyful celebration of Eid ul Fitr comes to an end, excitement builds for Pohela Boishakh, the Bengali New Year, which is just around the corner. This is a time when people across Bangladesh prepare to welcome the new year with happiness, hope, and vibrant traditions. Baishakh is all about colour, culture, and ...

Kolkata Knight Riders skipper Ajinkya Rahane aimed a dig at Cricket Australia after $2.7 million all-rounder Cameron Green was unable to bowl as they opened their IPL season with defeat. Green was snapped up by three-time champions Kolkata in the December auction for 252 million rupees to become the most expensive overseas buy in Indian Premier League history. Kolkata posted ...

President Mohammed Shahabuddin, the Prime Minister and other national leaders on Monday paid their tributes to Professor Dilara Hafiz, wife of Speaker Hafiz Uddin Ahmad, on the premises of the Jatiya Sangsad. The coffin of the deceased was brought to the South Plaza of the Jatiya Sangsad at around 12:00pm and placed on a stage draped in black cloth. On ...

The Detective Branch (DB) of the Dhaka Metropolitan Police has arrested former director of DGFI, Md Afzal Naser, who is known to have been associated with the 1/11 government. He was apprehended early on Monday (30 March) from a residence at House No 864, Road No 12, Mirpur DOHS in the capital. DB Joint Commissioner Nasirul Islam confirmed the arrest. ...

Ministers from the G7 will hold talks on Monday to unpack the economic consequences of the war in the Middle East, the French government said, as oil and gas prices continue to soar. The United States and Israel launched strikes on Iran in late February and Tehran has hit back by targeting crude-exporting countries in the region and halting shipments ...