U.S. President Donald Trump said in a Fox News interview late Wednesday that he believes all hostages held in Gaza — including the bodies of those killed — will be returned on Monday, following a ceasefire agreement between Israel and Hamas. “So much is happening to get the hostages freed, and we think they’ll all be coming back on Monday,” ...

Ganatantra Mancha alliance on Thursday announced its first list of 140 candidates for the upcoming national election, declaring its intention to contest all 300 parliamentary constituencies. The announcement was made at a press conference held at Dhaka Reporters Unity auditorium in the morning. Hasnat Quaiyum, the alliance’s coordinator and Chief Coordinator of Rashtra Sangskar Andolon, presented the list. Several top ...

The International Crimes Tribunal (ICT) has sent arrest warrants for 30 individuals, including former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, to the Inspector General of Police (IGP) in two separate cases related to enforced disappearance. The tribunal’s registrar office provided this information on Thursday morning The warrants were also sent to 12 relevant departments, said Chief Prosecutor Mohammad Tajul Islam. The tribunal’s ...

Newly appointed German Ambassador to Bangladesh Dr Rudiger Lotz met BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Thursday to discuss upcoming national election, trade, investment and broader bilateral cooperation issue. The hour-long meeting, which began around 10:30AM, was held at the BNP chief’s Gulshan office. During the meeting, key BNP leaders BNP Standing Committee members Dr Abdul Moyeen Khan ...

Robbers looted around 500 bhories of gold ornaments from a jewellery shop inside Fortune Shopping Mall in the capital’s Malibagh area on Wednesday night, owners claimed. According to Ramna Police Station inspector Tariqul Islam, the robbers entered ‘Shompa Jewelers’ breaking lock of the shutter at night. Later, they robbed the gold ornaments. Owners claimed that around 500 bhories of gold ...

Eminent local government expert Prof Tofail Ahmed passed away on Wednesday night at the United Hospital in the capital at the age of 71. He breathed his last at the hospital while undergoing treatment at around 9:30PM, his son-in-law Lt Col Sarwar Jahan confirmed. Prof Tofail had been suffering from heart related complications. He will be buried to the family ...

A poor batting display saw Bangladesh slump to a five-wicket defeat against Afghanistan in the opening game of the three-match ODI series at the Zayed Stadium in Abu Dhabi on Wednesday. Despite half-centuries from captain Mehidy Hasan Miraz and Towhid Hridoy, Bangladesh collapsed dramatically, losing six wickets for just 67 runs to be bowled out for 221 in 48.5 overs. ...

Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus today put emphasis on attaining self-sufficiency over graduating from the Least Developed Country (LDC) status. “We must be clear that we no longer want to remain dependent on others. We have to become self-reliant. Since we are still dependent, our focus should be on moving away from it as soon as possible. There is no ...

London, Oct 8 : Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha (BSS) and Joint Editor of the Daily Ittefaq, Anwar Aldin has exchanged views with Executive Mayor of Tower Hamlets Lutfur Rahman at his office in London on Wednesday. During the meeting eminent journalist Anwar Aldin emphasized the strides made by the British-Bangladeshi community in education, ...

National Consensus Commission Vice Chairman Professor Ali Riaz has said that the dissenting opinions or “notes of dissent” given by political parties on the July National Charter 2025 must also be taken into serious consideration during its implementation. Speaking at the opening of the commission’s fifth meeting on Wednesday afternoon, he said that even if all parties are not in ...