US President Donald Trump said Wednesday he believed there was “a very good chance” of sealing a peace deal with Iran, but threatened to resume his bombardment of the country if negotiations fell apart. Despite the US leader’s optimism, Iran has yet to respond to a new US proposal, with its chief negotiator warning that Washington was seeking to force ...

The personal assistant (PA) of West Bengal BJP leader Suvendu Adhikari has been shot dead in Madhyamgram, two days after the party’s historic win in the assembly election. The BJP leader’s PA, identified as Chandranath Rath, was shot twice in the assembly constituency in North 24 Parganas district near Kolkata, the police said. Another man, Buddhadeb, who was with Rath ...

Two more infants showing measles-like symptoms have died in Sylhet, health officials said today (5 May). The two infants- one aged six months and the other five months- died at Sylhet MAG Osmani Medical College Hospital yesterday night (4 May). Officials said the six-month-old infant hailed from Bishwanath upazila in Sylhet, while the other infant was from Dirai upazila in ...

Newly-elected Member of Parliament from a reserved women’s seat, Nusrat Tabassum Jyoti, has taken her oath of office in the National Parliament (Jatiya Sangsad). The oath was administered on Wednesday by Speaker Hafiz Uddin Ahmed at his office in Parliament House. The ceremony was conducted by Parliamentary Secretary Barrister Md Golam Sarwar Bhuiyan. According to parliamentary procedures, the oath was ...

Prime Minister’s Adviser on Education Mahdi Amin has strongly opposed the imposition of VAT on private universities, stating that higher education institutions should remain free from such taxation. He made the remarks on Tuesday night while speaking as a special guest at a discussion titled “Problems and Solutions of Private Universities.” “We opposed the VAT imposed on private universities during ...

A total of 47,040 Bangladeshi pilgrims have reached Saudi Arabia so far to perform Hajj this year, with the death toll rising to 10, according to the latest official bulletin. The update, released on Wednesday morning, said the pilgrims traveled on 120 Hajj flights. Of them, 4,071 went under government management, while 42,969 traveled through private arrangements. Among the deceased, ...

At least eight people died and 36 were hurt after a fire broke out in a shopping centre west of Tehran on Tuesday, Iranian state broadcaster IRIB reported. The local fire department said the cladding of the building was flammable and this contributed to a rapid spread of flames, the judiciary’s Mizan news agency reported. Iranian media, including Mizan, showed ...

Oil prices fell for a second day on Wednesday on expectations bottled up supply from the key Middle East producing region could resume flowing after US President Donald Trump indicated a possible peace deal may be reached to end the war with Iran. Brent crude futures for July fell $1.52, or 1.38%, to $108.35 per barrel as of 0103 GMT, ...

Arsenal reached the Champions League final for only ​the second time in their history ‌with a 1-0 home win over Atletico Madrid, sealing a 2-1 aggregate victory in ​the semi-final on Tuesday. Captain Bukayo Saka’s ​tap-in just before the interval proved ⁠decisive for Arsenal to edge a ​cagey contest in which the hosts ​kept a ninth clean sheet in this ...

Female students of Government Titumir College staged a protest on Tuesday night demanding a ban on student politics, protesting the expulsion of three students over the issue. The demonstration began around 10:00pm on Tuesday, when protesters broke the main gate lock of the Sufia Kamal Hall and gathered inside. The protest continued past midnight, with students chanting slogans such as ...