Leaders of the National Citizen Party (NCP) have sparked controversy for chanting political slogans and holding a procession inside the shrine of Hazrat Shahjalal (R) in Sylhet last night. A video showing NCP northern region’s chief coordinator Sarjis Alam chanting slogans inside the shrine premises has widely circulated on social media. In the footage, Sarjis is seen delivering a series ...

Azerbaijan’s Foreign Ministry has reported that several drones fired from Iran struck its territory, causing damage and civilian injuries. One drone reportedly hit a terminal building at Nakhchivan International Airport, while another landed near a school in the village of Shakarabad. “We strongly condemn these drone attacks carried out from the territory of the Islamic Republic of Iran, which resulted ...

Global economic resilience was being tested by the war in the Middle East, the head of the IMF Kristalina Georgieva warned Thursday. “This week global resilience is tested yet again by the new conflict in the Middle East,” Georgieva said during a livestream of the “Asia in 2050” conference in Bangkok. “This conflict, if proven to be more prolonged, has ...

Arsenal moved seven points clear of Manchester City in the Premier League after a hard-fought 1-0 win at Brighton on Wednesday, while City drew 2-2 at home against struggling Nottingham Forest. Bukayo Saka’s early strike in the ninth minute proved decisive for Arsenal, as his low shot from the edge of the penalty area beat goalkeeper Bart Verbruggen. City nearly ...

The High Court on Thursday granted the bail petition of senior journalist Anis Alamgir in ca case. An HC bench of Justice KM Jahid Sarwar and Justice Sheikh Abu Taher passed the bail plea. Adv Aslam Miah was present during the hearing and he later confirmed the bail news to media. On January 22, a Dhaka Court rejected the bail ...

The government has announced an additional public holiday on March 18 to facilitate smooth travel for homebound passengers during Eid. As a result, government employees will enjoy a seven-day consecutive holiday from March 17 to March 23 during the upcoming Eid-ul-Fitr. The decision was taken at a cabinet meeting held on Thursday at the Secretariat. The meeting was chaired by ...

The International Crimes Tribunal-2 (ICT-2) on Thursday set April 9 to pass its order in a crimes against humanity case filed over the killing of Begum Rokeya University, Rangpur (BRUR) student Abu Sayed during the July-August 2024 mass uprising. The three-member Tribunal-2 led by Nazrul Islam Chowdhury set the date today. The tribunal framed charges against all 30 accused on ...

A total of 189 Bangladeshi nationals, stranded in Dubai of United Arab Emirates, due to suspended flights amid the ongoing Middle East tensions, have returned home on a special flight. The special flight, operated by US-Bangla Airlines, landed at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in the capital at about 7:07AM on Thursday (March 5). Considering the current situation in the Middle ...

Known for its scenic landscape but constrained by poor road infrastructure, Sylhet division is poised for a major overhaul as the government moves ahead with a Tk 19.52 billion (Tk 1,952 crore) project to upgrade and widen crucial upazila and union roads. The project, titled “Widening and Strengthening of Important Upazila and Union Roads in Sylhet Division,” will be implemented ...

Sir Keir Starmer has defended the government’s approach to the conflict in Iran, saying protecting British nationals is his “number one priority”. It comes after President Trump criticised the prime minister for refusing to allow the use of UK bases in the initial US-Israel strikes on Saturday, saying he is “no Winston Churchill”. During Prime Minister’s Questions Conservative leader Kemi ...