National Consensus Commission Vice Chairman Professor Ali Riaz urged political parties to reach an agreement on key state reform issues by July 31 to finalize a proposed national charter. “We are trying to reach a logical point by the end of July, by any means,” Prof Riaz said during the 12th day of the second round of reform dialogues at ...

The National Citizens’ Party (NCP) has officially asked the Election Commission (EC) to remove the ‘Boat’ symbol from its list of electoral symbols. The party claims that the ruling Awami League’s registration has been suspended, so the Boat symbol should no longer appear in the EC’s list. At the same time, the NCP is demanding the allocation of the ‘Shapla’ ...

Actress Apu Biswas has been granted bail in a case filed over an alleged attempted murder during an anti-discrimination protest. Apu surrendered before the court of Dhaka Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Mohammad Mostafizur Rahman on Sunday, through her lawyer sought bail. Following a hearing, the court granted her bail upon a bond of Tk 10,000. Her lawyer, Abul Bashar Kamrul, confirmed ...

The curtain will fall on the first edition of FIFA’s expanded Club World Cup on Sunday as European champions Paris Saint-Germain take on Chelsea in a high-profile final at MetLife Stadium in New Jersey, with US President Donald Trump among the expected attendees. FIFA president Gianni Infantino, speaking from Trump Tower in New York on Saturday, described the 32-team tournament ...

About 4,000 people, including a leader of Jatiyatabadi Juba Dal, were sued on Friday over the death of an ambulance driver on July 7 during a clash between inhabitants of two villages under Nabiganj upazila in Habiganj. Nabiganj police station officer-in-charge Sheikh Md Kamruzzaman said on Saturday that Salma Khatun, wife of deceased Faruk Miah of Purba Timirpur village of ...

The government will launch a combing operationnationwidefrom today (Sunday). The operation will be conducted to arrest the criminals. Home Affairs Adviser Lt. Gen (retd) Md Jahangir Alam Chowdhury came up with the announcement on Sunday following a high-level meeting on the law and order at the Secretariat. He said that the government will strictly suppress any activities that disrupt public ...

The government has again extended the magistracy power of commissioned officers in the Army, Navy and Air Force by another 60 days. The order will come into effect from Monday (July 14. The Ministry of Public Administration issued a notification to this effect on Sunday. According to the notification, commissioned officers holding the rank of captain and above in the ...

Global investors got a harsh reminder of the risks around trade tariffs and US President Donald Trump’s deal-making on Saturday after he threatened fresh tariffs on his biggest trading partners in Europe and Mexico. Trump said in social media posts on Saturday he would impose a 30 percent tariff on imports from Mexico and the European Union starting on Aug ...

* Vanilla Sponge Mix–200gm * Egg–4pc * Oil –50gm * Fresh Cream–200gm * Mango Puree–150gm * Fresh Mango–50gm Method: 1. Peel and dice a fully ripe mango. Place the mango pieces into a blender and blend until smooth. We need 120g of mango purée. 2. Separate the eggs and set them aside. For the cake batter 1. Preheat the oven ...

The latest version of Elon Musk’s artificial intelligence chatbot, Grok 4, has been observed to echo Musk’s personal views so closely that it sometimes searches online for Musk’s stance on a topic before giving its own opinion. This unusual behavior has surprised AI experts testing the tool. Developed by Musk’s company xAI and launched last Wednesday, Grok 4 was designed ...