President Donald Trump has been instructed to halt the war in Iran or seek congressional approval before continuing military action. The Republican-controlled US Senate approved the measure where a handful of Republicans joined Democrats in Tuesday’s 50-48 vote, reports BBC. The same measure was passed by the US House of Representatives earlier this month. But the resolution is largely symbolic ...

A Dhaka court on Wednesday ordered that former lawmaker and singer Momtaz Begum be shown arrested in an attempted murder case linked to the July movement in the capital’s Mirpur area. Metropolitan Magistrate Ariful Islam passed the order after police submitted an application seeking her arrest in the case filed by Md. Muktar Hossain with Mirpur Model Police Station. Investigating ...

A nationwide Vitamin A campaign is set to begin on June 28, 2026, aiming to provide the life-saving supplement to more than 2.35 crore children aged between six and 59 months after a gap of nearly 14 months. The campaign, designed to prevent childhood blindness and combat malnutrition, will be conducted from 8:00am to 4:00pm across Bangladesh. However, child-to-child searching ...

Kazakhstan Prime Minister Oljas Bektenov today paid a courtesy call on Bangladesh Prime Minister Tarique Rahman on the sidelines of the World Economic Forum (WEF) Annual Conference in China. The meeting was held at about 10:15 am (local time), according to the PM’s Press Wing. During the meeting, Prime Minister Tarique Rahman emphasized on strengthening bilateral relations between Bangladesh and ...

The government has launched an Online Pension Tracking and Management System (OPTMS) to streamline pension services, reduce processing delay and ensure transparency in pension services for retired public servants. State Minister for Public Administration and Food Md Abdul Bari inaugurated a workshop on the OPTMS at the Ministry of Public Administration in the Bangladesh Secretariat on Tuesday, said a press ...

Prime Minister Tarique Rahman left Dalian for Beijing on Wednesday afternoon after participating in the two-day 17th Annual Meeting of the New Champions of the World Economic Forum (WEF), also known as Summer Davos. Prime Minister’s Additional Press Secretary Atikur Rahman Rumon said Tarique Rahman, accompanied by his wife Dr Zubaida Rahman, left Dalian by high-speed train at 1:56pm local ...

Police have arrested Navana Group Vice Chairman Sajedul Islam Shuvro from his residence in Dhaka’s Banani area. Tejgaon Industrial area Police Station OC Mahbubur Rahman said there was an arrest warrant against Sazedul Islam in a labour court case. He was arrested around 7AM on Wednesday based on the warrant, the OC added. Mahbubur Rahman said Sazedul Islam was taken ...

The United Kingdom met office on Wednesday, July 24, 2026, declares a Red weather warning as the country braces for extreme heat that may also lead to transport delay. The warning will be effected from Thursday 21:00 British Standard Time, reports BBC. It covers parts of southern England, as well as the Midlands and south Wales, with people in those ...

Ante Budimir guided Croatia to a 1-0 win over a stubborn Panama side in their World Cup Group L clash on Tuesday, giving the Balkan side a crucial three points and eliminating the Central Americans on a night where the stakes were high for both sides. Croatia and Panama came into the match looking for their first points of the ...

Cristiano Ronaldo became the first player to score in six World Cups and Portugal’s all-time leading marksman at the global finals with two goals in Tuesday’s emphatic 5-0 Group K win over Uzbekistan in Houston. The 41-year-old had failed to find the back of the net in his previous 10 games in major finals, but, allowed time and space in ...