Chief Adviser Prof Muhammad Yunus reached London on Tuesday on a four-day official visit. A flight of Emirates Airlines, carrying the Chief Adviser and his entourage, landed at Heathrow International Airport at about 7.05 AM (London time). Chief Adviser’s Deputy Press Secretary Abul Kalam Azad Majumder confirmed the matter to media. They left Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in Dhaka for ...

A US federal judge on Monday dismissed a $400 million defamation lawsuit filed by actor and director Justin Baldoni against actress Blake Lively, her husband Ryan Reynolds, and The New York Times, following public accusations of sexual harassment and misconduct during the filming of ”It Ends with Us”. In December, The New York Times reported that Lively had filed a ...

With a staggering $1 billion prize fund and top clubs from around the world set to compete, FIFA’s expanded Club World Cup is aiming to become a major event in the football calendar. The 32-team tournament, taking place across the United States from June 14 to July 13, is being touted as a historic new chapter in club football. But ...

A man and his daughter drowned while swimming in a pond in Hamidpur village of Moulvibazar’s Juri upazila this afternoon. The deceased were identified as Babul Ahmed Babu, 60, a brick-field owner, and his 18-year-old daughter Halima Mohammad of Hamidpur village under Jaifor Nagar union in the same upazila, said Juri Police Station Officer-in-Charge (OC) Murshedul Alam Bhuiyan. Halima, a ...

Chief Advisor Muhammad Yunus is set to meet BNP Acting Chairman Tarique Rahman during his visit to the United Kingdom. The meeting will take place in a London hotel from 9am to 11am local time on Friday, according to BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir. Speaking to reporters at the BNP Chairperson’s Office in Dhaka’s Gulshan on Tuesday, he ...

BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir has reiterated his party’s call for democratic rights and fair elections, emphasizing the need to institutionalize democracy in Bangladesh. “We want our democratic rights. We want elections. We want all our rights, including the rights of students,” Fakhrul said. “Democracy alone is not enough — it must be understood and practiced. Democracy comes ...

India’s active Covid-19 case tally rose to 6,491 with 358 fresh cases reported in the past 24 hours, according to the latest data from the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare released on Sunday. No deaths were reported during the same period. The latest surge is attributed to new variants including LF.7, XFG, JN.1, and the recently identified NB.1.8.1 subvariant, ...

US President Donald Trump has ordered law enforcement authorities to arrest the protesters who are wearing masks as tensions in Los Angeles escalated on Sunday amid mass demonstrations over the immigration crackdown. On Sunday, Trump imposed a ban on the use of masks at protests, while commending the National Guard, a reserve military force typically under the authority of state ...

BNP Senior Joint Secretary General Ruhul Kabir Rizvi has alleged that certain political parties are exploiting religion and the legacy of martyrs to exert influence over the government. “On every issue, a few political parties drag religion and the memory of martyrs to the forefront in order to serve a specific agenda,” Rizvi stated. He further claimed that there are ...

LGRD and Cooperatives Adviser Asif Mahmud Shojib Bhuyain said on Monday that the Election Commission (EC) will provide a roadmap keeping the election date in mind. “It is sad when country’s main media carry on reports based on rumours of social media platforms with political motive. Asif Mahmud, also Youth and Sports Adviser said, a group of people has humiliated ...