Bangladesh is seeking to ‘maximise its diplomatic gains’ through a series of high-level engagements at Antalya Diplomacy Forum 2026 (ADF2026) with Foreign Minister Dr Khalilur Rahman’s presence at this key global diplomatic gathering in Türkiye’s resort city Antalya, officials said. The country aims to build support for its candidature for the UN General Assembly Presidency while advancing bilateral relations, a ...

Arsenal edged past Sporting to reach the Champions League semi-finals for the second successive ​season with a 0-0 home draw earning them a 1-0 aggregate victory on Wednesday. It was far from convincing though ‌for Mikel Arteta’s side as they held on to the lead given to them by Kai Havertz’s stoppage-time goal in Lisbon last week. The well-organised visitors ...

Law Minister Md Asaduzzaman has said that the government is highly aware of cases filed during the previous Awami League government with the intent of political harassment and has already taken effective steps. Responding to a question from MP Md Monowar Hossain on Thursday, the minister stated that two committees have been formed to review and recommend the withdrawal of ...

The Bangladesh Bar Council member election 2026 has been postponed, meaning the scheduled voting on May 19 will no longer take place. The decision was taken unanimously at a meeting held on Wednesday night at the Bar Council building, according to an official press release. The statement said the postponement was made in view of the ongoing severe energy crisis ...

Bayern Munich’s Luis Diaz and Michael Olise scored late goals to ​earn the hosts a dramatic 4-3 comeback win over Real Madrid in the Champions League quarter-finals on Wednesday and ‌send them into the last four 6-4 on aggregate after a thrilling tie. Diaz struck in the 89th minute and Olise in stoppage time to seal treble-chasing Bayern’s place in ...

Prime Minister and BNP Chairman Tarique Rahman has been included in TIME magazine’s list of the 100 Most Influential People of 2026, according to a feature published on the publication’s website. In its profile, TIME described Tarique Rahman’s political journey as a dramatic rise from years of exile in London to national leadership in Bangladesh following the political changes of ...

Chief Whip of the Jatiya Sangsad (JS) Md Nurul Islam on Wednesday said that two ships carrying a total of 200,000 metric tons (MT) of fuel oil anchored at the jetty. He said this is such a development that also deserved media attention alongside reports on the country’s only state-owned refinery, Eastern Refinery PLC in Chattogram. The Chief Whip noted ...

Ambassador of Türkiye to Bangladesh Ramis Şen on Wednesday paid a courtesy call on the Chief of Army Staff General Waker-Uz-Zaman at the Army Headquarters in Dhaka. A delegation led by the ambassador attended the meeting, where they exchanged greetings and discussed different avenues of bilateral cooperation between Bangladesh and Türkiye, particularly in the fields of defence industry and training.

Anas Sarwar has dismissed as “a desperate lie from a desperate man” a claim by Reform UK’s Scotland leader, Malcolm Offord, that he offered to do a deal with the hard-right party to keep the Scottish National party out of power. Offord made the claim on Channel 4’s Scottish leaders’ debate on Tuesday evening, alleging the Scottish Labour leader came ...

Rents across Canada dropped in March by more than five per cent, one of the biggest annual declines in recent years, with London prices falling at an even faster pace year over year, new data show. The 5.3 per cent drop across the country brought the average asking price for all unit types to $2,008 in March, according to Rentals.ca’s ...