US President Donald Trump said Thursday a deal was close on Iran’s nuclear programme that would avoid military action, sending oil prices tumbling as he boasted of raising “trillions of dollars” on a Gulf tour. “We’re not going to be making any nuclear dust in Iran,” Trump said in Qatar, the second stop of his multi-day Gulf tour. “I think ...

A youth died from electrocution at Kumargaon in Sylhet city early Thursday. The deceased was identified as Jamil Ahmed,20, son of Garib Ullah, a resident of East Kalaruka area. According to locals, Jamil used to work as a security guard at Lutfunnesa Hall, a women’s hotel in Kumargaon area. Jamil, who got electrocuted in the hall room, was rescued at ...

The World Bank’s Board of Executive Directors on Wednesday approved $270 million financing to bolster Bangladesh’s flood recovery efforts and enhance its resilience to future disasters, including support for constructing and rehabilitating critical infrastructure, strengthening agricultural system and improving livelihoods in areas devastated by the August 2024 floods, reports AFP. The Bangladesh Sustainable Recovery, Emergency Preparedness and Response (B-STRONG) Project ...

Laila Akhter Farhad filed a case under the Cyber Security Act against TikTok content creator Abdullah Al Mamun, popularly known as Prince Mamun, for allegedly spreading false, defamatory, and invasive content online. The complaint was submitted on Thursday to Dhaka’s Cyber Tribunal, where Judge Md. Nurul Alam recorded the plaintiff’s statement and scheduled July 13 for further proceedings, confirmed court ...

Malaysia has agreed in principle to recruit 12 lakh Bangladeshi workers over the next six years under a more structured, secure, and worker-friendly system, according to senior officials at the Ministry of Expatriates’ Welfare and Overseas Employment. The agreement was reached during a high-level bilateral meeting in Putrajaya, Malaysia on Thursday, where Dr. Asif Nazrul, Adviser to the Ministry, met ...

Bangladesh and Japan on Thursday outlined the future area of cooperation between the two countries and Chief Adviser Prof Muhammad Yunus’ upcoming visit to Japan as both sides eye to take the relationship to a new height. Under the new plan for Free and Open Indo Pacific and Big-B initiatives, Japan wants to see the sustainable development of the region, ...

Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC) has been demolishing illegal mobile shops and establishments set up in Suhrawardy Udyan in the capital. Already, hundreds of shops and establishments have been demolished. The eviction drive is still on which began at 9AM from the gate of ​​Suhrawardy Udyan, adjacent to Dhaka University’s TSC. The city corporation’s executive magistrate Md Aminul Islam is ...

Bangladesh’s national cricket team’s former captain, Shakib Al Hasan, has been fined Tk 2 crore 26 lakh by Bangladesh Securities and Exchange Commission (BSEC) for manipulating the share price of a publicly listed company. According to sources at BSEC on Thursday (May 15), the regulatory body found Shakib guilty of involvement in share price manipulation of Sonali Paper & Board ...

Nobel Laureate and Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus on Wednesday called upon the youth to envision a radically different and better world, urging them to nurture the courage to reshape the future. “We possess the ability to create the world we truly desire,” Prof Yunus told thousands of graduates while addressing the 5th Convocation of Chittagong University (CU), held on ...

A Dhaka court has appointed a receiver to oversee 14 seized flats and five commercial shops owned by former Awami League MP Asim Kumar Ukil and his wife, former lawmaker Apu Ukil. The order was issued on Wednesday by Dhaka Metropolitan Senior Special Judge Md Zakir Hossain Galib, following a petition by Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC). According to ACC sources, the ...