Rishabh Pant smashed his second hundred of the Leeds Test on Monday at Headingley. After scoring a brilliant 134 in the first innings, Pant delivered again when India needed him most in the second innings. With India struggling at 92 for 3, he forged a 195-run partnership with KL Rahul – who scored 137 – en route to his 118, ...

Brazilian side Palmeiras came from two goals down to earn a 2-2 draw against Inter Miami on Monday, a result that ensured both teams advanced to the last 16 of the Club World Cup. Inter Miami looked set for another upset following their earlier win over Porto, thanks to goals from Tadeo Allende and Luis Suarez. But Palmeiras responded late, ...

US President Donald Trump said that a ceasefire agreed between Israel and Iran is now in effect, and urges both sides not to violate it. The announcement came after Iran launched several volleys of missiles at Israel, killing at least four people in the southern city of Beersheba. “The military operations of our powerful Armed Forces to punish Israel for ...

Chinese Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs Sun Weidong has said that China is looking forward to working with a new government in Bangladesh. Weidong shared this message during a meeting with a high-level BNP delegation, led by its Secretary General, Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir, at China’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Tuesday, BNP Media Cell Member Sayrul Kabir Khan confirmed. ...

The International Crimes Tribunal (ICT) has set July 1 for holding the hearing against former prime minister Sheikh Hasina, former home minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal and former inspector general of police (IGP) Chowdhury Abdullah Al Mamun in a crimes against humanity case over the July massacre. The tribunal also appointed state defence lawyers for Sheikh Hasina and Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal. ...

Officially, Google Pay launched in Bangladesh, ushering in a new era of seamless digital transactions for consumers. City Bank customers will be able to add their Mastercard or Visa cards to Google Wallet to use the Google Pay payment mechanism. Ahsan H. Mansur, Governor of Bangladesh Bank, launched the services at a programme held at a hotel in the capital ...

In light of the ongoing global situation, the United Arab Emirates, Kuwait, Bahrain and Qatar have temporarily closed their airspace. For this, schedules of several flight from Dhaka to these destinations have been changed and some flights have been temporarily disrupted. Specially, authorities changed the flights schedules on Sharjah, Bahrain, Kuwait, Doha, Abu Dhabi and Dubai routes. These flights have ...

A man has been charged with murdering his partner who was found fatally stabbed after a gas explosion at her home in north London. Clifton George, 44, of Dumont Road, was also charged with arson with intent to endanger life after Annabel Rook, 46, was found fatally injured on Dumont Road in Stoke Newington just before 05:00 BST on Tuesday. ...

A national investigation into “systemic” failures in NHS maternity care has been launched by the Government after families were “gaslit” in their search for the truth, the Health Secretary has said. Wes Streeting said that “up and down” the country “maternity units are failing, hospitals are failing, trusts are failing, regulators are failing” and there was “too much passing the ...

Iran said on Monday that the US attack on its nuclear sites expanded the range of legitimate targets for its armed forces and called US President Donald Trump a “gambler” for joining Israel’s military campaign against the Islamic Republic. Since Trump joined Israel’s campaign by dropping massive bunker-buster bombs on Iranian nuclear sites on Sunday morning, Iran has repeatedly threatened ...