Continuous rain and adverse weather conditions have caused major disruption to flight operations at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport since early Sunday (July 12). At least two international flights were diverted to Sylhet and Kolkata after they were unable to land in Dhaka due to the bad weather. At the same time, more than 50 arrival and departure flights were delayed ...

Jamiruddin Sircar, a former Speaker of the Jatiya Sangsad and acting President of Bangladesh, passed away early Sunday. He was 95. He breathed his last at about 4:195AM while undergoing treatment at the Bangladesh Specialized Hospital at Shyamoli in the capital. “Sir has left us. Arrangements are being made for his janazas and burial,” said Supreme Court Bar Association President ...

The results of the Primary Scholarship Examination 2025 were published on Sunday, with a total of 79,246 students receiving scholarships under the talent pool and general categories. Director General of the Directorate of Primary Education (DPE) Shahina Ferdousi announced the results at a press conference held at the International Mother Language Institute at 12:00pm. According to the DPE, 32,965 students ...

Iran’s Revolutionary Guards said Sunday the Strait of Hormuz would be closed “until further notice” after they fired warning shots at a vessel they said used an unauthorised route, state media reported. The move threatens to further complicate efforts to salvage US-Iran negotiations after both sides exchanged strikes over the past few days and traded threats. News outlets Axios and ...

Julian Alvarez sent defending champion Argentina into the World Cup semifinals with a long-range strike in the 112th minute against Switzerland, while another goal by Lautaro Martinez with seconds left in extra time only served to make the 3-1 victory look a whole lot easier than it was Saturday night. Alexis Mac Allister also scored off a corner kick from ...

Jude Bellingham was England’s hero once more by scoring twice as the Three Lions came from behind to end Norway’s historic run and reach the World Cup semi-finals with a 2-1 win after extra-time on Saturday, July 11. In their first ever quarter-final, Andreas Schjelderup fired Norway into a shock lead in the searing Miami heat. But Bellingham, who also ...

A 26-year-old man was arrested Friday on suspicion of murder in the killing of Ann Widdecombe, a former British member of Parliament and reality TV contestant, police said. Widdecombe, 78, was found dead Thursday in her Haytor Vale home on the edge of Dartmoor National Park in southwest England after sustaining what police said were “serious injuries.” The killing was ...

Londoners are being put off using buses because of concerns about anti-social behaviour, according to the Conservative Party. Passenger data from Transport for London (TfL) shows bus demand in the capital fell 1.5% last year and is down 22.8% from its peak in 2015. According to a TfL study, the most cited incidents on the bus network included youth and ...

Bank Asia PLC has launched Bank Asia ZEN, the upgraded version of its mobile banking app, said in a press release. The app was unveiled at Bank Asia Tower on July 8 by the bank’s Managing Director, Sohail R K Hussain, in the presence of members of the senior management team. Previously known as Bank Asia Smart App, the platform ...

The Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) has issued special emergency directives at the field level to tackle the country’s flood situation and ensure emergency healthcare services in the affected areas. The directives were sent on Saturday to all divisional health directors, civil surgeons and upazila health officials across the country through a letter signed by Abu Hossain Md Moinul ...