World-famous actress Angelina Jolie on Saturday reaffirmed her support to Gaza by sharing a Doctors Without Frontiers report on Gaza in an Instagram story. In a post shared by Jolie – who spent over 20 years as a goodwill ambassador and special envoy for the UNHCR, the UN refugee agency – the humanitarian aid group described the situation in Gaza ...

Oscar Piastri left Jeddah the new world championship leader after another statement win in the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix. The man from Melbourne displayed plenty of steel beneath that calm and composed exterior to take the fight to pole sitter Max Verstappen at the first turn, reports AFP. Verstappen’s five second penalty for gaining an advantage when going off the ...

Climate change could be resulting in higher levels of arsenic in rice, potentially increasing lifetime cancer and health risks for people in Asian countries by 2050, according to a new study published in The Lancet Planetary Health journal. Researchers from Columbia University, US, explained that an increase in temperatures above 2 degrees Celsius and rising levels of carbon dioxide could ...

Bangladesh lost an estimated amount of Taka 226,236 crore in tax revenue in 2023 due to tax evasion and avoidance, according to a study. Of this amount, it was estimated that around 50 percent was lost due to corporate tax evasion, reports BSS. The estimated corporate tax evasion in 2023 amounted to roughly Taka 113,118 crore, the study said. The ...

The submission of the investigation report in the abduction and murder case of Jhenidah-4 lawmaker Anwarul Azim Anar has been deferred once again. A court in Dhaka now set May 27 as the new date for submission. The report was scheduled to be submitted on Monday (April 21), but the investigating officer failed to present it. Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate MA ...

Former war crimes prosecutor Tureen Afroz has been shown arrested in a murder case related to July uprising. Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Mehedi Hasan issued the order on Monday after hearing a petition from the case investigation officer. Tureen was produce before the court around 10:30AM. She was then found in a smiling face. Tureen Afroz was arrested at night on ...

The International Crimes Tribunal (ICT) investigation agency has submitted a probe report accusing eight policemen over a student named Anas murder by the Armed Police Battalion (APBn) firing in the capital’s Chankharpul area on August 5 last year. This is the first full investigation report in the July-August genocide which was given to the tribunal on Monday (April 21). The ...

The controversial duke was pictured alongside the King, as well as his sister Princess Anne, as the Royal Family came together to mark Easter. The Prince and Princess of Wales did not attend St George’s Chapel, however, as they are spending the weekend with their children in Norfolk. Prince Harry and his wife, Meghan, were also not in attendance, and ...

A human chain formed in Sunamganj town on Sunday protested the alleged baton charge by the army personnel on the students of Sunamganj Government Medical College and Hospital during a road blockade programme. Sushashoner Jonno Nagorik (Shujan), a civil society platform for good governance, staged protest at Traffic Point in the afternoon. They also condemned the incident and urged the ...

The Local Government Reform Commission on Sunday submitted its report to Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus, outlining a set of recommendations aimed at enhancing the efficiency and service delivery of local government bodies across Bangladesh. The commission, headed by local governance expert Dr Tofail Ahmed, formally handed over the report at the state guesthouse Jamuna. The report includes a wide ...