Chief of Army Staff General Waker-Uz-Zaman on Monday said the country will now be governed by an interim government and it will be formed soon. The army chief made the remark in his address to the nation on Monday afternoon after Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina stepped down and left the country in the face of nationwide widespread student agitation. Saying ...

A military helicopter took off from Bangabhaban with Sheikh Hasina at 2:30 on Monday. At that time, her younger sister Sheikh Rehana was with her. Related sources said that they left for West Bengal in India by helicopter. Meanwhile, news agency AFP reported that Sheikh Hasina and her younger sister Sheikh Rehana have gone to a safe place from Ganabhaban. ...

Thousands of people have taken to the streets in various parts of the capital on Monday. People brought out processions from Jatrabari, Central Shaheed Minar, Badda,  Uttara, Rampura, Mirpur and march towards Shahbagh around 1:30pm on Monday. Besides, thousands of protesters gathered at Shahbagh intersection defying curfew and police barricade. People are coming there from different places. Earlier in the ...

The ‘Long March to Dhaka’ program of Anti-discrimination Student Movement is going on. On the other hand, curfew is ongoing across the country. Meanwhile, it was reported that 10 people have been killed in the clash between police and the protestors in the capital. More than hundred of people were injured in these incidents. The injured have been taken to ...

UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Turk has said the shocking violence in Bangladesh must stop. He said scores more protesters were killed over the weekend. At least 13 police officers were also killed when a police station was attacked in Sirajganj district, he mentioned, reports UNB. With a mass march on Dhaka planned for today, Turk said he ...

Novak Djokovic beat Carlos Alcaraz on Sunday to claim a maiden Olympic title and become just the fifth player to complete a career Golden Slam. The 37-year-old Serb, competing in his fifth Games, came through 7-6 (7/3), 7-6 (7/2) in an enthralling final at Roland Garros to add Olympic gold to his 24 Grand Slam triumphs.  

At least 81 people including policemen were killed in clashes amongst protesters, law-enforcers and members of ruling party-backed organisations in 17 districts of Bangladesh on Sunday. Of them, six were killed in Dhaka city and district, 22 including 13 policemen at Enayetpur  in Sirajganj, six each in Feni and Narsingdi, four each in Magura, Lakshimipur and Rangpur, three each in ...

Two people have died in a clash between police and protesters in Sylhet’s Golapganj Upazila. The incident occurred in the Upazila’s Dhaka Dakshin Bazar area around 11:30am on Sunday. Upazila Health and Family Planning Officer Sudarshan Sen said in the afternoon that the bodies of the two were brought to the hospital. One of the victims has been identified as ...

As a child, I always thought there was only one way to dress — a polka-dot print saree, matching sleeveless blouse, bulky glass that takes up most of one’s face, a chic bun, and a tiny dot at the centre of the forehead to complete the look. Once I became an adult myself, the styles changed right before my eyes, ...

Millions of cases of dementia could be prevented or delayed by reducing a range of risk factors such as smoking or air pollution, according to a major new study, though outside experts warn that such measures can only go so far. The debilitating condition, which progressively robs people of their memories, cognitive abilities, language and independence, currently affects more than ...