Australia’s Lani Pallister shattered Katie Ledecky’s short course world record in the 800m freestyle on Saturday, clocking 7 minutes 54.00 seconds to close out the Toronto World Cup with a stunning victory. Pallister sliced 3.42 seconds off Ledecky’s mark set in 2022 and finished well ahead of New Zealand’s Erika Fairweather, who took second in 8:09.69. The final day of ...

A voluntary network will be formed in every district in rescuing and protecting wildlife, saidEnvironment, Forest and Climate Change Adviser Syeda Rizwana Hasan on Sunday. “A voluntary network will be formed in every district to support the Forest Department so that quick action can be taken in rescuing and protecting wildlife,” she said. Rizwana, also the adviser of the ministry ...

Metro rail services have resumed on the Uttara–Agargaon–Uttara section after being suspended for nearly two and a half hours. Train operations between Agargaon and Motijheel, however, remain suspended. A source responsible for MRT Line-6 confirmed to Dhaka Post on Sunday at around 3:00 PM that the service between Uttara and Motijheel had been halted since 12:30 PM following an incident ...

A group of masked Muslim protesters took to the streets of east London today, vowing to “stand firm” and remain “ready to defend our community” in response to a planned United Kingdom Independence Party (UKIP) protest. Dozens of young men dressed in black and wearing balaclavas marched through Whitehall as part of a counter-demonstration. Palestinian and Bangladeshi flags were waved, ...

A pedestrian died after a bearing pad of metro rail fell on him in the capital’s Farmgate early afternoon on Sunday. According to the eyewitnesses, the victim man, aged around 35 to 40, was walking through the footpath. Suddenly, at about 12:15PM, a metro rail bearing pad fell on his head. Then he died on the scene. His identity is ...

BNP Acting Chairman Tarique Rahman has stressed the importance of quality, modern education for students to succeed in an increasingly competitive and technology-driven world. Addressing a merit scholarship ceremony via video conference on Saturday, he said, “We are now living in the age of Artificial Intelligence. Talent and skill—not privilege—are opening doors globally. To survive with dignity, our youth must ...

In a major development in the decades-old Salman Shah case, Bangladeshi authorities have alerted immigration officials to prevent suspects from fleeing the country following the filing of a murder case nearly 29 years after the actor’s death. Ramna Police Station Officer-in-Charge Golam Faruk confirmed on Saturday that a murder case has been filed against 11 individuals, including Salman Shah’s ex-wife ...

Lucy Powell has been elected as Labour’s new deputy leader after a race triggered by Angela Rayner’s resignation last month. The Manchester Central MP defeated Education Secretary Bridget Phillipson by promising to give grassroots members a louder voice and push for a “course correction” in government. She was sacked from the cabinet in September and drew support from members who ...

A migrant sex offender who was mistakenly released from prison on Friday was “last seen in London”, police have said, with officers scouring CCTV in an effort to locate him. Hadush Kebatu was set free in error weeks after being jailed for sexually assaulting a 14-year-old girl and a woman in Epping, Essex, while staying in an asylum hotel. The ...

As the clocks go back and the darkness draws in, spare a thought for those living with the longest nights in the UK. In the depths of winter, Scotland’s northern isles will see barely six hours of daylight from morning till night. In London and the south, people will have about two more hours of light than islanders in Orkney ...