BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir went to Bangkok, Thailand for emergency eye treatment early Tuesday. Fakhrul, along with his wife Rahat Ara Begum, left Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport for Bangkok at about 2:45AM on a Thai Airways flight. BNP media cell member Sayrul Kabir Khan confirmed this. He said the BNP leader noticed a problem with his eyes ...

Detective Branch (DB) of police arrested former lawmaker of Manikgaj-2 constituency and singer Momtaz Begum from city’s Dhanmondi area on Monday Night, reports BSS. Deputy Commissioner of DB’s media and public relations told BSS that they apprehended Momtaj Begum around 11:30pm. She was accused of multiple cases of July uprising and will be produced before the court on Tuesday.

The interim government of Bangladesh has issued a gazette notification banning all political activities of Awami League and its all wings under the provisions of Anti-Terrorism Act. The gazette notification, confirming the ban, was issued on Monday, marking a historic move in the country’s political landscape. The development means that the party can no longer operate or engage in political ...

Bangladesh recorded a 13.3% year-on-year increase in remittance inflows during the first 11 days of May, with $922 million sent by expatriates, according to the latest data from Bangladesh Bank (BB). This compares to $814 million received during the same period last year. So far in the current fiscal year (July 2024 to May 11, 2025), total remittances stand at ...

Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus has called for an integrated economic strategy among Bangladesh, Nepal, Bhutan, and the Seven North Eastern States of India, emphasising the potential of cross-border collaboration in hydropower, healthcare, and road connectivity. He made the call when the visiting Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives of the Federal Parliament of Nepal Indira Rana called on ...

An elderly man died after being struck by lightning on the banks of the Dhaleshwari River in Habiganj’s Lakha upazila. The incident occurred on Monday (May 12) around 11:30 AM. The dead Azgar Ali, 70, was a resident of Sujonpur village in the upazila. According to police, around 9:30 AM, Azgar Ali went to the banks of the Dhaleshwari River ...

UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer vowed Monday to “finally take back control” of Britain’s borders as his government unveiled policies designed to reduce immigration and fend off rising support for the hard right. Labour leader Starmer announced he was ending an “experiment in open borders” that saw net migration rise to nearly one million people under the previous Conservative government, ...

India reopened 32 airports on Monday following a weekend ceasefire that ended the fighting with neighbouring Pakistan since 1999. The Airport Authority of India said the 32 — from Srinagar in Indian-administered Kashmir to Bhuj in the western state of Gujarat — were now available for civil operations “with immediate effect”. They were closed last week after fierce fighting erupted ...

Adviser to the Ministry of Local Government, Rural Development and Cooperatives, Asif Mahmud Shojib Bhuyain, emphasized that addressing the aspirations of the people following the July Uprising remains a central goal for the interim government. In a post on his verified Facebook page, Bhuyain stated, “One of the core objectives of this government is to fulfill the hopes of the ...

Marvel’s latest superhero film Thunderbolts maintained its stronghold at the North American box office, leading for a second consecutive weekend with a $33 million haul, industry tracker Exhibitor Relations reported Sunday. Starring Florence Pugh, Sebastian Stan, and Julia Louis-Dreyfus, the film saw a 55 percent dip from its debut—an encouraging figure compared to recent Marvel releases. Entertainment outlet Variety noted ...