Vice-Chair of the National Consensus Commission, Professor Ali Riaz, said on Tuesday that efforts are underway to finalise the proposed July Charter by the end of this month, following ongoing discussions with political parties. Speaking at the opening of the second phase of formal dialogue at the Foreign Service Academy in Dhaka, Riaz stressed the importance of compromise among stakeholders ...

Interim government’s advisers are responsible for the deadlock which was created in Nagar Bhaban, commented BNP leader Ishraque Hossain on Tuesday. “Please bring this matter to your (Chief Adviser) attention and free Dhaka residents by finding a rational solution to it.” Ishraque Hossain made this comment atNagar Bhaban while expressing solidarity with his supporters who are protesting for his oath ...

Over 150 individuals, including leaders of the Jatiyatabadi Juba Dal and Chhatra Dal, youth and student fronts of Bangladesh Nationalist Party, have been sued on charge of staging a demonstration blocking the car of two advisers of the interim government in Sylhet on Saturday. Gowainghat police station officer-in-charge Sarker Tofayel Ahmed said that sub-inspector of the police station Obayed Ullah ...

A deal removing some trade barriers between the UK and US has been signed off by President Donald Trump. The move will bring into force parts of an agreement agreed between the two countries last month, and reduce tariffs on UK cars being shipped to the US. It comes after weeks of talks to implement parts of the pact, which ...

A “Trojan horse” therapy that sneaks toxic drugs inside cancer cells is being made available on the NHS in England in a world first. It can halt the blood cancer myeloma for nearly three times longer than current therapies. The drug is an advanced form of chemotherapy that hits cancer with a bigger dose, while reducing side-effects. Paul Silvester, one ...

Veteran Monterrey defender Sergio Ramos has tipped his former club Real Madrid as favourites to win the Club World Cup, despite Paris Saint-Germain’s recent UEFA Champions League triumph. Speaking ahead of Monterrey’s Group E opener against Inter Milan at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena on Tuesday, the 39-year-old Ramos said Madrid remain the benchmark in global football. “Real Madrid are ...

The Netherlands beat Nepal but needed a record-breaking three Super Overs to clinch victory in their Twenty20 tri-series match in Glasgow on Monday, the first time a triple Super Over has been seen in T20 or limited-overs cricket. The Dutch posted 152 for seven and appeared set for the win as Nepal required 16 runs from the final over, but ...

An Iranian missile struck Israel’s largest oil refinery complex in the northern port city of Haifa early on Monday, killing three workers and sparking a fire at the facility, Israel’s military censor said in a statement. The missile hit the Bazan oil refinery before dawn, igniting a blaze that continued into Monday afternoon, according to local media. The refinery, located ...

The dollar firmed against major currencies on Monday, driven by safe-haven buying from investors fearing the Israel-Iran fighting could escalate into a broader regional conflict as they braced for a week packed with central bank meetings. As both Iran and Israel showed no signs of backing off from their attacks, the prospect that Tehran might seek to choke off the ...

Brazilian Ambassador to Bangladesh Paulo Fernando Dias Feres met BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Tuesday morning. The nearly hour-long meeting, began around 11AM, was held at the party Chairperson’s Gulshan office. They discussed issues of mutual interests, including bilateral relations, the political situation in Bangladesh and the upcoming national election, said BNP media cell member Sayrul Kabir ...