Police recovered the body floating body of a sand quarry worker, who went missing in the Piyain River in Jaflong under Gowainghat upazila of Sylhet two days back, on Wednesday. The deceased was identified as Hare Krishna Chandra Das, 48, a resident of Khalapara village in Netrokona district. According to locals, Hare Krishna went missing on Monday morning while extracting ...

Myanmar’s ruling military junta has lifted the state of emergency nearly three and a half years after it was first imposed, in a move aimed at preparing for upcoming national elections. The announcement came through a formal decree issued by junta chief General Min Aung Hlaing, who has led the country since the February 2021 military coup. Later in the ...

Australia passed new legislation on Thursday to reduce all student loan debts by 20%, delivering on a major election promise and clearing a combined US$10 billion in debt for more than three million current and former students. The move, announced by Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, is part of a broader effort to ease cost-of-living pressures. Many Australians rely on government ...

Microsoft announced Wednesday that its Azure cloud computing platform has generated more than $75 billion in annual revenue, marking a 34% increase from the previous year. The disclosure came as part of the company’s end-of-year earnings report and highlighted Azure’s central role in Microsoft’s growing artificial intelligence strategy. The report also showed a strong financial performance overall. Microsoft posted a ...

Gold purchases surged in Iran during the second quarter of the year, driven in part by a 12-day conflict with Israel, according to a report released Thursday by the World Gold Council. Despite high global prices, gold sales in Iran rose by 20 percent compared to the same period last year. The report highlighted a six-year high in demand for ...

Lionel Messi delivered two crucial assists – including one in the dying seconds – to help Inter Miami secure a dramatic 2-1 victory over Atlas in their Leagues Cup opener on Wednesday night. The match marked Messi’s return after serving a one-game suspension alongside teammate Jordi Alba for skipping the MLS All-Star Game. The Argentine superstar set up the game-winning ...

India head coach Gautam Gambhir clashed Tuesday with ground staff at the Oval cricket stadium ahead of the final test match of an occasionally fractious series against England. England leads the series 2-1. The fifth test starts Thursday. Video footage showed Gambhir in a confrontation with Lee Fortis, Surrey’s lead curator at the Oval in south London. Britain’s Press Association ...

The Bangladesh High Commission in London on Wednesday accorded a warm reception to two Bangladeshi swimmers, Mahfizur Rahman Sagar and Nazmul Haque Himel, for successfully crossing the English Channel, marking the feat by any Bangladeshi after nearly four decades. The swimmers were welcomed at the High Commission in the afternoon at the invitation of High Commissioner Abida Islam, according to ...

Trial against former prime minister Sheikh Hasina, her daughter Saima Wazed Putul and son Sajeeb Wazed Joy has begun in six separate cases over alleged irregularities in plot allocation in Purbachal New Town. Dhaka’s Special Judge Court-5 Judge Mohammad Abdullah Al Mamun on Thursday framed charges against them. As the accused are absconding, the court issued arrest warrants against them ...

July fighters have blocked Shahbagh intersection in the capital demanding July charter. Around 11AM, nearly a hundred July fighters, carrying flags, were seen stationed at Shahbagh. Meanwhile, law enforcement agencies are on high alert in that area. According to the July fighters, the families of the injured and martyrs took to the street as the July charter is not prepared ...