Samsung boss Lee Jae-yong has been cleared by South Korea’s top court of fraud charges, concluding a years-long legal battle over his role in a 2015 merger deal. Lee, the grandson of Samsung’s founder and the de facto head of the company since 2014, had been accused of using stock and accounting fraud to try to gain control of the ...

Eight babies have been born in the UK using genetic material from three people to prevent devastating and often fatal conditions, doctors say. The method, pioneered by UK scientists, combines the egg and sperm from a mum and dad with a second egg from a donor woman. The technique has been legal here for a decade but we now have ...

The monsoon season brings much-needed relief from the scorching summer heat. However, the increased humidity, moisture, and unpredictable rainy weather can wreak havoc on your hair, causing frizz, damage, and scalp issues. Here are few tips for your personal haircare: Drink lots of water. Your body, hair skin all respond to the amount of water you take in. This is ...

Home Adviser Lt Gen (Retd.) Md Jahangir Alam Chowdhury has said that those involved in Gopalganj incident, will be arrested. ”None will be sparred in this issue.” When asked whether the detectives had any information about such an incident happening in Gopalganj, Jahangir Alam said, “The detectives had information, but not to such an extent.” “On Wednesday, I gave instructions ...

Shipping and Labour and Employment Adviser Brigadier General (Retd.) Dr M Shakhawat Hossain has urged the Singaporean government to recruit more experienced Bangladeshi manpower, particularly in the shipping sector. He made the call during a bilateral meeting with Singapore’s Minister for Sustainability and the Environment and Minister-in-Charge of Trade Relations, Grace Fu, at her commerce ministry office in Singapore on ...

Nahid Islam, convener of the Jatiya Nagorik Party, has announced to go to Gopalganj again. “We will go to Gopalganj again if we remain alive. We will organise programs in every upazilas, every villages there. The flag of the July Uprising will fly in every house in Gopalganj,” in a Facebook post on Thursday Nahid came up with this announcement. ...

Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer has suspended four MPs from Labour over repeated breaches of party discipline. Neil Duncan-Jordan, Brian Leishman, Chris Hinchliff and Rachael Maskell have had the party whip removed, meaning the MPs will sit as independents in the House of Commons. Three other Labour MPs – Rosena Allin Khan, Bell Ribeiro-Addy and Mohammed Yasin – have been ...

A man was hacked to death allegedly by his elder brother over a longstanding land dispute in Sunamganj’s Bishwambarpur upazila. The victim Mojibur Rahman, 60, was attacked while offering prayer at a mosque on Wednesday night (July 16) at Chargaon village. Police have arrested the accused, Lutfor Rahman, in a special operation. Both the victim and the accused are sons ...

At least 50 people have been killed in a massive fire at a hypermarket in Iraq’s Al-Kut city, multiple news agencies reported citing Wasit province governor, Mohammed al-Miyahi, on Thursday. Unconfirmed viral visuals online showed a big portion of a building on fire, with plumes of smoke coming out. “The number of victims has reached about 50 people, martyrs and ...

Bangladesh has secured a historic T20 series victory over Sri Lanka, chasing down a modest target of 133 with a dominant performance in the third and final T20 International at the R. Premadasa Stadium in Sri Lanka on Wednesday. The Tigers’ comprehensive win seals their first-ever T20 series triumph against Sri Lanka. The foundation was laid by an exceptional bowling ...