Television’s iconic family saga ‘Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi’ has made a highly anticipated comeback with its second season, premiering on July 29, 2025, on Star Plus and streaming on JioHotstar. The reboot brings a mix of old-world charm and new-age storytelling, rekindling memories while introducing fresh twists. Smriti Irani and Amar Upadhyay reprise their roles as Tulsi and ...

The entire Habiganj district has been left without electricity as a fire broke out at the 33/11 kV switching station of Shahjibazar Power Plant on Thursday night. The fire originated from a current transformer (CT) and breaker around 7:30 pm, said Mizan, an employee of the station. The Fire Service personnel brought the fire under control minutes after the incident, ...

Nepal will host the next ICC Women’s T20 World Cup 2026 qualifier from January 12 to 2 February next year, confirmed ICC on Thursday. Ten teams will compete in the tournament for four spots at the main event, which will be held in England and Wales from 12 June to 5 July 2026. The qualifier will feature a group stage, ...

The US has cut tariffs on Bangladeshi imports to 20 percent, a move that poses no threat to Bangladesh’s exports to the US, according to Trade Adviser Sheikh Bashir Uddin. Chief Adviser’s Press Secretary Shafiqul Alam shared the trade adviser’s remarks in a Facebook post on Friday morning. He quoted Bashir Uddin as saying, “The 20 percent tariff keeps us ...

Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus has extended his heartfelt congratulations to Bangladesh’s tariff negotiation team for securing a landmark trade agreement with the United States. In an official statement released by his press wing, Professor Yunus described the deal as “a decisive diplomatic victory” and praised the negotiators for their strategic skill and unwavering dedication to the nation’s economic interests. ...

The Bangladesh Army has carried out extensive operations across the country over the past four weeks to ensure law and order and tackle crimes including terrorism, drug trafficking, and smuggling. Brigadier General Md. Nazim-ud-Daula, Director of the Military Operations Directorate at Army Headquarters, shared the update during a press briefing held at the Officers’ Mess in Dhaka Cantonment. Colonel Md. ...

Trade Secretary Jonathan Reynolds has said warnings that the recognition of a Palestinian state could breach international law are “missing the point”. Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer has announced the UK would move towards recognition unless Israel met certain conditions, including agreeing a ceasefire and reviving the prospect of a two-state solution, earlier this week. However, some of Britain’s most ...

An incoming Reform UK government would have to force “nasty cough medicine down the country’s throat”, says the man hoping to shape the party’s policies. James Orr, who is behind a new pro-Reform think tank, told the BBC Nigel Farage’s party “has not got a magic wand” and would have to do some “very unpopular” things in its first 100 ...

London is a “really safe place to live and work” and safer than New York and Paris, according to the Metropolitan police commissioner. Sir Mark Rowley’s remarks came shortly after London mayor Sir Sadiq Khan was challenged over the rise in knife crime during a photo opportunity with the commissioner in the West End. The commissioner’s comments came in the ...

The National Consensus Commission (NCC) on Thursday proposed a significant constitutional amendment that would empower the President to appoint the chiefs of the three armed forces and the heads of two key intelligence agencies without the Prime Minister’s advice. The recommendation includes an amendment to Article 48(3) of the Constitution, under Part IV, Chapter I, which currently requires the President ...