Flames engulf Singha Durbar palace, home to Nepal’s government and parliament buildings. Photo: Narendra Shrestha/EPA Following the resignation of Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli amid intense nationwide protests, hundreds of demonstrators stormed Nepal’s Parliament on Tuesday and set the main building on fire. The escalation came a day after security forces opened fire on protesters attempting to breach parliament premises ...

Jamaica beat Trinidad and Tobago 2-0 in World Cup qualifiers on Tuesday to stay top of their CONCACAF (North American) group, while Curacao and Honduras also won. Jamaica’s Bailey Cadamarteri opened the scoring in the 36th minute off a headed pass from Greg Leigh and Jon Russell added the second in the 57th minute at Kingston. Jamaica had opened with ...

Apple CEO Tim Cook seemed to be channelling predecessor and design genius Steve Jobs on Tuesday when he unveiled the iPhone Air, the company’s slimmest handset yet and the biggest change in eight years to a lineup fans and analysts saw as stagnating. Cook kicked off the company’s annual product launch event at its Cupertino, California, headquarters with a Jobs ...

Former Deputy Inspector General (DIG) of Police, Abdul Baten, has been made accused of opening a college branch in Sunamganj’s Madhyanagar upazila by ignoring government policies and using fake certificates. An investigation revealed that the Layechh Bhuiyan High School was established in 2016 with funding from Qatar Charitable Society (Qatar Charity). Despite the funding, the school was named after Abdul ...

The Central Intelligence Cell (CIC) of the National Board of Revenue (NBR) on Wednesday conducted a raid at Pubali Bank’s Motijheel corporate branch and later, seized a bank locker belonging to ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina. CIC director general Ahsan Habib confirmed the matter to media. He said that a locker in the name of former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina ...

Abu Shadik Kayem has described his sweeping win as a victory not for one panel, but for July generation and all students of Dhaka University. “There is no victory or defeat in the DUCSU election, the outcome belonged to the ‘July generation.’ Shadik said while expressing reaction at a press conference at the university’s Senate Bhaban on Wednesday morning, shortly ...

For the first time since Bangladesh’s independence, a panel backed by Islami Chhatra Shibir swept the Ducsu polls, marking a dramatic shift in campus politics. Shibir-backed candidates Abu Shadik Kayem was elected vice president, SM Farhad general secretary, and Mohiuddin Khan assistant general secretary (AGS). The results were declared from the Senate Bhaban of the Dhaka University. Here are the ...

Development Organisation of the Rural Poor (DORP) held a seminar, demanding swift passage of the proposed amendment to the Tobacco Control Law at CIRDAP Auditorium in Dhaka on Tuesday. The event, titled “The Urgent Need to Pass Proposed Amendment to the Tobacco Control Law for Public Health Protection”, brought together key stakeholders to advocate for the immediate passage of a ...

We are proud to share that Pathao has been named to Forbes Asia’s “100 to Watch 2025,” a list that spotlights the most promising and dynamic companies shaping the future of the Asia-Pacific region. This recognition comes at a special moment for us, as we prepare to celebrate our 10-year anniversary this October. From the very beginning in 2015, when ...

Nepal’s Prime Minister K.P. Sharma Oli resigned on Tuesday amid escalating nationwide protests against government corruption and suppression of free speech, his aide confirmed. The resignation comes a day after at least 19 people were killed and over 100 injured during violent clashes sparked by a controversial ban on social media. “The PM has quit,” Oli’s aide Prakash Silwal told ...