Bollywood actress Kareena Kapoor has revealed that her parents, Randhir Kapoor and Babita, have decided to spend their old age together after years of separation. During a recent conversation with journalist Barkha Dutt, Kareena opened up about her parents’ equation, their journey, and how they have come “full circle” as a family. Randhir Kapoor and Babita, who had a love ...

Bangladesh health ministry have set maximum fees for dengue tests to ensure affordable diagnostics amid the ongoing outbreak, limiting costs to Tk 50 at government hospitals and Tk 300 at private facilities. The Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) issued an official directive on Monday announcing the capped fees, which will remain effective until December 31. The move is aimed ...

Police have arrested a police constable over raping a college girl multiple times by promising her marriage at Dharmapasha upazila in Sunamganj district. The accused police constable is Ainul Haque, a resident of Islampur Dubhag village under Gowainghat upazila of Sylhet district. The victim herself appeared at Dharmapasha Police Station on Monday night and filed a case under the Prevention ...

Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Tuesday he expects to travel to the United States next week for meetings with President Donald Trump, after a “great victory” in a 12-day war with Iran last month, reports Reuters. Netanyahu said in a statement ahead of a cabinet meeting that the visit will also include talks with other top officials, such ...

Thailand’s Constitutional Court has suspended Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra from office pending an ethics investigation over a leaked phone call with a senior Cambodian official, heaping pressure on Thailand’s governing political dynasty. The court said in a statement that it had accepted a petition from 36 senators, which accuses Paetongtarn of dishonesty and breaching ethical standards, in violation of the ...

Liquidators for Malaysia’s sovereign wealth fund 1MDB have sued Standard Chartered Bank in Singapore alleging it enabled fraud that led to more than $2.7 billion in financial losses more than 10 years ago. Standard Chartered on Tuesday said that it emphatically rejected the claims. The move is the latest in a wide-ranging effort to recover money belonging to 1Malaysia Development ...

Marcos Leonardo scored twice, including a dramatic rebound goal in the 112th minute, as Al Hilal upset Manchester City 4-3 on Monday to knock the English champions out of the Club World Cup in the round of 16. In a pulsating encounter at Camping World Stadium, the Saudi side led three times, twice in extra time. Kalidou Koulibaly made it ...

Today is the 9th anniversary of the Holey Artisan Café attack that killed 22 people, including 17 foreign nationals. Paying deep tribute to the victims of the 2016 Holey Artisan Café attack, Foreign Secretary Asad Alam Siam said Bangladesh continues to pursue a ‘zero tolerance policy’ against terrorism and violent extremism in all its forms and remains ‘steadfast’ in strengthening ...

Chief Adviser Prof Muhammad Yunus has inaugurated a month-long programme to commemorate the July Uprising. “We will observe this (July Uprising) every year so that we can resist autocracy soon after we see any sign of it,” Yunus said while opening the programme around 11AM on Tuesday. The chief adviser said the July Uprising will be observed to resist reemergence ...

What began as a student movement demanding reforms to the government job quota system on this day last year soon evolved into a broader ‘Anti-Discrimination Student Movement’, ultimately shaking the foundations of the then-ruling, now-deposed Awami League, which had held power for over 16 years. Few could have imagined that a movement initially focused on quota reform in public sector ...