Meta scored a crucial courtroom victory on Tuesday after a U.S. federal judge ruled that the company does not currently hold a monopoly in social networking — a decision that shields the tech giant from a potential breakup of Instagram and WhatsApp. U.S. District Judge James Boasberg delivered the ruling months after the landmark antitrust trial concluded in May. The ...

The World Health Organization (WHO) said on Wednesday that it aims to vaccinate more than 40,000 children against various diseases in Gaza, as it takes advantage of the recent ceasefire. The WHO and its partners already vaccinated over 10,000 children under the age of three in the first eight days of an initial phase of the campaign launched on 9 ...

Mushfiqur Rahim etched his name permanently into cricket history on Thursday, becoming the first Bangladeshi to play 100 Tests and marking the occasion with a century in the same match. Resuming on 99 not out at the start of day two, Mushfiqur faced the entire first over without adding to his score. In the following over from Jordan Neill, he ...

Sylhet Metropolitan Police (SMP) has introduced the GenieA app, designed to make police services more accessible and allow citizens to request help or report incidents with a single click. SMP Commissioner Abdul Kuddus Chowdhury unveiled the app, which was first piloted on October 16 at Moglabazar Police Station and expanded to all five other Sylhet stations on November 16. Currently, ...

The UN General Assembly’s Third Committee has adopted by consensus a resolution on Rohingya Muslims, urging renewed global efforts for a durable solution to the crisis and for the safe, voluntary return of Rohingyas to Myanmar. Jointly tabled by the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) and the European Union (EU), the resolution was cosponsored by 105 countries on Wednesday, according ...

Dr Badiul Alam Majumdar, Secretary of Shushashoner Jonno Nagorik (SUJAN), is happy with the top court’s verdict which reinstate the caretaker government system. ”Today’s ruling by the Appellate Division will pave the way for fair and impartial elections.” Badiul Alam, one of the petitioners, said this while expressing reaction to media on Thursday soon after the judgement. The Appellate Division ...

A parked bud of Victor Classic was set on fire on the flyover loop opposite the Bangladesh Television (BTV) building in Rampura by unidentified miscreants on Wednesday night. The fire incident occurred around 10PM. Receiving information, two units of the Fire Service rushed to the scene to contain the blaze, said Fire Service duty officer Rakibul Hasan. He said, “We ...

The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court (SC) has declared the much-awaited verdict to abolish non-party caretaker government system for holding national elections is illegal. The top court now reinstated the caretaker government system in the constitution by announcing the 13th Amendment valid. A seven-member bench, headed by Chief Justice Dr Syed Refaat Ahmed, delivered the judgement on Thursday (November ...

Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus has called on the armed forces, police, and all law enforcement agencies to extend full support in ensuring that the national elections; scheduled for the first half of February, are held peacefully and in a festive atmosphere. “This is the time for the election. We are looking forward to it,” he said, stressing the need ...

A Dhaka court has ordered the imprisonment of former Islami Bank chairman Obaid Ullah Al Masud in a fraud case. The order was issued on Wednesday by Dhaka Metropolitan Sessions Judge Md Sabbir Foyez after the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) produced him before the court and sought his detention. No bail petition was submitted on behalf of the accused. Earlier in ...