In Mumbai, finding places to hang out with friends is never a challenge. Whether it’s savoring vada pav from street vendors or indulging in gourmet meals at fine dining spots, the combination of good company and great food elevates the experience. If you’re on the lookout for the next best restaurant offering not just excellent flavors but also a stunning ...

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Wednesday (July 31) said the anarchists had tried to create Sri Lanka type mayhem in the country during the recent quota reform movement and they planned to topple the government. “Actually, they (the anarchists) planned to create Sri Lanka type violence and oust the government,” she said when Indian High Commissioner to Bangladesh Pranay Verma ...

Expressing strong resentment, Awami League general secretary Obaidul Quader on Wednesday (July 31) morning left an opinion-sharing meeting with former Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) leaders amid a pandemonium and slogans chanted against him. Quader hurriedly left the venue of the meeting when the former BCL leaders chanted ‘fake,’ ‘fake’ slogans against him at the party’s central office at Bangabandhu Avenue ...

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Wednesday said the lives lost during the recent quota reform violence can never be brought back even though the destroyed structures are rebuilt. “The structures that were destroyed can be rebuilt. But we will never get back the lives that were lost,” she said, reports UNB. The premier said this while inaugurating the National Fisheries ...

HSBC Holdings reported a slight decline of 0.4 per cent in first-half profit on Wednesday but still beat analyst estimates, as its businesses benefited from higher interest rates worldwide while robust growth in its wealth business boosted revenue. Europe’s largest bank posted pre-tax profit of $21.6 billion for the first six months this year versus $21.7 billion a year earlier, ...

Iran’s supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei vowed “harsh punishment” for Israel after the killing of Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh in Tehran on Wednesday. “With this action, the criminal and terrorist Zionist regime prepared the ground for harsh punishment for itself, and we consider it our duty to seek revenge for his blood as he was martyred in the territory of ...

Police fired teargas canisters and stun grenades at protesters who were marching towards the courts as part of their “March for Justice” programme in Sylhet city this afternoon. The protesters of the anti-discrimination student movement had gathered in front of Shahjalal University of Science and Technology (SUST) this morning. In line with the platform’s pre-aannounced programme, started a march towards the ...

Access to all social media platforms–Facebook, YouTube, TikTok and Whatsapp– restored on Wednesday afternoon after 14 days’ of restriction following the violence centering Quota Reform Movement. Users can log in to their respective Facebook IDs after 2pm without VPN application. Earlier at 1pm, State Minister for Telecommunications and Information Technology Zunaid Ahmed Palak announced that all social media platforms will ...

Quota Reform Movement protestors took position in front of the Chattogram court on Wednesday morning defying police barriers as part of their nationwide ‘March for Justice’. At 11:30am, around 200 protestors gathered on the court premise breaking the police barricades. A group of lawyers from the court later joined the protesters, extending their support. Both the protestors and lawyers then ...

A writ petition has been filed to compensate the families of children Abdul Ahad, 4, Riya Gop, 6, Safqat Samir, 11, and Naima Sultana, 15, who were shot dead during the anti-quota movement. On Wednesday (July 31), lawyer Taimur Alam Khandkar filed the writ in the concerned branch of the High Court. In the writ, a compensation of Tk one ...