The International Crimes Tribunal (ICT) on Wednesday sentenced former prime minister Sheikh Hasina to jail for six months on charge of contempt of court. A three-member tribunal, led by Justice Md Golam Mortuza Mozumder, issued this order. Meanwhile, Shakil Akand Bulbul, a leader of the banned Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL), was sentenced to two months in a contempt of court ...

Two people including a woman were killed and four others injured in a collision between a microbus and a truck on the Sylhet-Dhaka highway in Nabiganj upazila of the district today. The deceased were identified as Anwara Begum, a resident of Pabna district and microbus driver Nayeem Ahmed Joy, 27, a resident of Subidbazar area in Sylhet city. The incident ...

As excitement builds for the 2025 return of Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi, Smriti Irani has shared that a sequel to the beloved series was once planned for 2014—but she turned it down to serve in politics. Speaking on We the Women with Karan Johar and Barkha Dutt in London, Irani revealed, “If you look at the Kyunki Saas ...

US President Donald Trump on Tuesday said a trade agreement with Japan was unlikely before the July 9 deadline, threatening to impose tariffs as high as 30 to 35 percent on Japanese imports if a deal is not reached. Speaking to reporters aboard Air Force One, Trump criticized Japan for its resistance to importing US rice and cited an ongoing ...

An 80-year-old man died from COVID-19 while undergoing treatment at Shaheed Shamsuddin Ahmed Hospital in Sylhet. The death occurred around 2:00 AM on Wedmesday night (July 2), according to hospital sources. Dr. Mizanur Rahman, the hospital’s Resident Medical Officer (RMO), confirmed the news. He said the patient was receiving treatment in the hospital’s Intensive Care Unit (ICU) before he passed ...

Bangladesh received a record-high US$30.32 billion in remittances during the 2024–25 fiscal year, marking a significant 26.8% year-on-year increase compared to the US$23.9 billion received in FY2023–24, according to Bangladesh Bank data. The inflow between July 2024 and June 2025 set a new benchmark as the highest annual remittance in the country’s history. The growth trend was bolstered by rising ...

Bangladesh Jewellers Association (BAJUS) has announced a hike in gold prices effective from July 2, marking the beginning of 2025–26 fiscal year.Bangladeshi cuisine recipes The price of 22-carat gold has increased by Tk 1,890 per bhori, bringing it to Tk 172,126 up from Tk 170,236. In a press release issued on Tuesday, BAJUS stated that the adjustment was made due ...

Kylian Mbappe jogged, clapped his hands together and waved to a crowd of excited fans before checking into the Club World Cup for the first time. From there, the Real Madrid star didn’t need to do much for his club to advance past Juventus into the tournament’s quarterfinals. Gonzalo Garcia, who had started Madrid’s four matches while Mbappe dealt with ...

Serhou Guirassy continued his prolific scoring run to lead Borussia Dortmund to a 2-1 victory over Sergio Ramos’s Monterrey on Monday, booking their place in the Club World Cup quarter-finals. The Guinean striker struck twice in the first half, with both goals assisted by Karim Adeyemi, giving the Bundesliga side a solid lead heading into the break at Atlanta’s air-conditioned ...

A group of 28 Bangladeshis, who had been stranded in Iran due to the ongoing conflict with Israel, safely returned home on Tuesday (July 1). A flight, carrying them, mostly women and children, landed at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in Dhaka around 7:30AM. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA) confirmed this. The return journey began on June 25, when the ...