Residents of Bishwanathpur and Osmaninagar upazilas in Sylhet formed a human chain demanding return of M Ilias Ali, former organizing secretary of BNP’s central executive committee and president of the district unit of the party, on Thursday. They formed the human chain on Sylhet Central Shaheed Minar premises in the afternoon. Though the BNP leaders had been silent for long ...

Nobel Laureate Professor Dr Muhammad Yunus said, “If you have faith in me, trust me, then ensure that there will be no attack anywhere in the country.” “If you do not, please bid me farewell, there will be no need of my presence.” He said that the country should fulfill the promise of its recent rebirth. “Hope that the youths ...

Nobel Laureate Professor Dr Muhammad Yunus arrived in Dhaka from Dubai on Thursday afternoon. An Emirates flight (EK-582), carrying Prof Yunus, landed at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in the capital at 2:10pm. Army Chief General Waker-Uz-Zaman, Air Chief Marshal Hasan Mahmood Khan and Chief of Naval Staff Admiral M Nazmul Hassan welcomed Prof Yunus at the airport. Dr Asif Nazrul, ...

Supreme Court lawyer Adv Mohammad Asaduzzaman has been appointed as the Attorney General. President Mohammed Shahabuddin appointed him as the attorney general on Thursday (August 8). On Wednesday, AM Amin Uddin and Sheikh Mohammad Morshed resigned from their posts as Attorney General and Additional Attorney General respectively.  

The High Commission of India in Dhaka has shut down all visa application centres in Bangladesh amid the ongoing unrest. The Indian Visa Application Centre, on their website, informed applicants on Wednesday that the next date would be informed through SMS and that passports should be collected the next working day. Due to the ‘unstable situation’ after massive protests forced ...

Bangladesh Bank (BB) has asked all the banks of the country not to allow cash withdrawals over Tk 1 lakh from one account for Thursday (August 8). But this decision is effective only for today. The central bank gave the directive in an urgent message by its managing directors (MD) on Wednesday night. Bank officials say that despite the cash ...

After the resignation of Sheikh Hasina from the post of Prime Minister on August 5, the police stations of Dhaka became devoid of policemen due to the student uprising. Later, all the police units became empty. People are angry about the role of the police in suppressing the movement of students. After three consecutive days, police are returning to their ...

Additional Attorney General SM Munir has resigned. He submitted his resignation letter at the office of attorney general on Thursday (August 8). Earlier on Wednesday, Attorney General AM Amin Uddin has resigned. The government in September 1, 2020, appointed SM Munir, senior lawyer of the Supreme Court, as attorney general.  

British actor Daisy Ridley was diagnosed last year with Graves’ disease, an autoimmune disorder affecting the thyroid, she revealed in a recent interview. The 32-year-old, who shot to fame with her starring role in the latest “Star Wars” trilogy, has previously discussed struggles with endometriosis and polycystic ovaries. But after filming the thriller “Magpie” in 2023, Ridley felt exceptionally fatigued ...

A trio of American stars highlight Thursday’s track and field line-up at the Olympics. Noah Lyles goes for a sprint double while Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone takes on Femke Bol in the women’s 400m hurdles. Grant Holloway will also bid to add Olympic gold to his three world titles in the 110m hurdles in Paris. AFP Sport looks at five stand-out events ...