Val Kilmer, who has died at the age of 65, was often underrated as an actor. He had extraordinary range: excelling in comedies, westerns, crime dramas, musical biopics and action-adventures films alike. And perhaps his best performance combined his skills as a stage actor with a fine singing voice, to bring to life 1960s-counterculture icon Jim Morrison, in Oliver Stone’s ...

At least 15 people were injured in a factional clash between two groups of BNP over establishing supremacy at Shahporan Police Station in Sylhet early Wednesday. The clash incident took place around 12:30 AM at Mejor Tila Bazar under the police station. The identities of the injured could not be known yet, the police officials said. According to locals, there ...

The United Kingdom’s foreign secretary gave assurances of Britain’s interest in the Western Balkan region while visiting Kosovo on Wednesday, urging both Kosovo and Serbia to make progress in normalization talks. David Lammy was on the second day of a visit to Kosovo where he met with its senior officials, calling on Pristina to form a new Cabinet quickly following ...

Walking is one of the most popular forms of exercise in the world. It costs nothing, can be done almost anywhere and provides numerous health benefits. It decreases the risk and severity of chronic illnesses such as heart disease, diabetes and dementia and improves mental health, sleep, longevity and healthy aging. What’s more, there are benefits to walking no matter ...

Mexico’s government significantly reduced its 2025 economic growth forecast on Tuesday, citing fears of uncertainty surrounding potential US tariffs to be imposed by President Donald Trump. Trump is expected to announce new tariffs on Wednesday, targeting all countries that impose taxes on American imports, in addition to existing levies on steel and aluminum, and upcoming tariffs on car imports. With ...

Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus will leave here tomorrow for Bangkok to join the sixth Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation (BIMSTEC) Summit. “A flight of Biman Bangladesh Airlines carrying the Chief Adviser and his entourage will depart Hazrat Shahjalal international Airport at 9am tomorrow,” Chief Adviser’s High Representative on Rohingya and priority issues Dr Khalilur ...

BNP Senior Joint Secretary General Ruhul Kabir Rizvi on Tuesday alleged that the “defeated force” influenced The New York Times to publish a report by providing “false” information about Bangladesh. “The allies of fascism own thousands of crores of illegal money. They are trying to stigmatize Bangladesh by using their illicit money,” Rizvi said while talking to the media at ...

Foreign Secretary Md Jashim Uddin today urged all the BIMSTEC member states to extend their full cooperation to ensure timely finalization of six fundamental agreements on trade. “Realisation of the FTA is paramount for our region’s collective economic advancement,” he said in the 25th BIMSTEC Senior Officials’ Meeting (SOM) in Bangkok, said a foreign ministry press release. Jashim Uddin is ...

BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Tuesday said Chief Adviser Dr. Muhammad Yunus’s China visit is a big success for the government. “During the Awami League government, relations were established unilaterally with one party. But with government changeover, China has changed its thinking. They are now talking to all political parties,” he said while exchanging Eid greetings with ...

The UK government is working with Mauritius to finalise a deal on the future of the Chagos Islands, Downing Street has said. Under the proposed agreement, Mauritius would gain sovereignty of the islands from the UK, but allow the US and UK to continue operating a military base on one of the islands for an initial period of 99 years, ...