Hasnat Abdullah, Chief Organizer for the southern region of the National Citizens’ Party (NCP), stated that justice and reform are essential prerequisites for any national election to ensure a truly democratic and inclusive political process. Speaking to reporters in Thakurgaon on Friday after the party’s “July March,” Hasnat Abdullah, NCP’s Chief Organizer for the southern region, emphasized that elections alone ...

Malaysian police arrested 36 Bangladeshi nationals accused of financing Islamic State (ISIS) cells in Syria and Bangladesh. The country’s Inspector-General of Police, Mohamad Khalid Ismail, disclosed the information at a press conference held on Friday at the Bukit Aman headquarters. The arrests were made during a series of operations conducted since April. Most of the suspects were employed in Malaysia’s ...

Israel’s opposition leader said Friday he met with the United Arab Emirates foreign minister in Abu Dhabi and discussed efforts for a ceasefire in Gaza. The UAE normalised ties with Israel in 2020 as part of the US-brokered Abraham Accords. Abu Dhabi also has close ties with Washington, which has been pushing for an end to the war that erupted ...

Police have arrested three young men in Sylhet’s Kanaighat Upazila on charges of abducting and gang-raping a mentally challenged girl. A local court sent the accused to jail on Friday (July 4). The arrested individuals are Shuvankar Das (27), a microbus driver from Umagor village in Kanaighat’s Sadar union; Babul Ahmed (28), a CNG auto-rickshaw driver from Beerdol Kochupara village; ...

A clinic in Peru has been fined $190,000 for leaking the confidential medical records of Colombian pop icon Shakira following her brief hospitalization earlier this year, health authorities announced on Wednesday. The 48-year-old global superstar was treated at the Delgado Auna clinic in Lima in February after suffering an unspecified abdominal condition that forced her to cancel a major concert. ...

Wimbledon paid tribute to Diogo Jota after the Liverpool star’s death as Portugal’s Francisco Cabral wore a black ribbon during his doubles match on Friday, reports AFP. Cabral was allowed to put the ribbon on his shirt sleeve for the second-round tie after the All England Club relaxed its strict all-white dress code to allow tributes to the Portugal forward. ...

Referring to the “excellent friendly relations” between Bangladesh and Nepal, Foreign Secretary Asad Alam Siam has underscored the importance of strengthening collaboration in order to unlock untapped potential. He informed that he is ready to welcome his counterpart in the next round of Foreign Office Consultations (FOC), which is to be held in Dhaka at a mutually convenient time this ...

Md Shah Poran, younger brother of Fozor Ali, circulated the video of woman’s assault and torture in Cumilla’s Muradnagar upazila on social media to take revenge against brotherFozor Ali, according to RAB media press briefing on Friday. Rapid Action Battalion-11 (RAB) arrested Shah Poran, main planner of the incident, from the Kabila Bazar area of Burichang upazila around noon on ...

Vegetable prices remain high in the capital’s markets, despite sufficient supply. The prices of all types of vegetables have increased by Tk 10 to 20 per kg. Meanwhile, prices of chicken and eggs have declined slightly. But, the prices of potatoes and onions remain stable in the markets. While visiting Shantinagar, Malibagh, Shewrapara and Mirpur:2, it was found that though ...

The Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) has reduced the fees for RT-PCR and rapid antigen tests at private hospitals. From now on, private hospitals and clinics will not be allowed to charge more than Tk 2,000 for RT-PCR tests and Tk 500 for rapid antigen tests. Dr Halimur Rashid, line director of the Communicable Disease Control unit at DGHS, ...