Tesla has granted Elon Musk an interim pay package worth approximately $29 billion, signaling its determination to retain its high-profile CEO as the company navigates increasing pressure from shareholders, intensifying competition in artificial intelligence, and internal challenges. The electric vehicle maker announced Monday that it would award Musk 96 million Tesla shares as a “good faith” step while it continues ...

Jorge Costa, the former Porto and Portugal central defender who captained Porto to Champions League glory in 2004, died Tuesday of cardiac arrest at the age of 53, the club confirmed. Costa, who was serving as Porto’s director of football, reportedly collapsed at the club’s training center and was transported to São João Hospital, according to Portuguese media. Widely regarded ...

Students are staging demonstrations near Dhaka College and Science Laboratory road demanding immediate issuance of the ordinance to establish Dhaka Central University, comprising the seven affiliated colleges. Earlier, the students started gathering at Dhaka College with the demand. Later at 11AM, a procession was brought out from the Dhaka College main gate. The protesting students said, “This protest is being ...

Marking the first anniversary of the July Uprising, Chief Adviser (CA) Muhammad Yunus addressed the nation on August 5, highlighting sweeping reforms, economic recovery, and the roadmap toward a national election in February 2026. On August 5, Chief Adviser Muhammad Yunus delivered a nationally broadcast address to commemorate the July Uprising Day, recalling the mass movement that ended years of ...

Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami Nayeb-e-Ameer Dr. Syed Abdullah Muhammad Taher has voiced disappointment over the much-anticipated July Declaration, saying it fails to reflect the aspirations of the people. Dr. Taher made the remarks on Tuesday (August 5), following the unveiling of the July Declaration by Chief Adviser Dr. Muhammad Yunus at the South Plaza of National Parliament in Dhaka. Jamaat representatives, including ...

The government has issued a gazette notification on the National Sports Council (Amendment) Ordinance, 2025, introducing several changes to the National Sports Council Act, 2018 (Act No. 49). According to the gazette, the ordinance has been promulgated to revise and update the existing law and has come into immediate effect. Key amendments have been made to sections 2, 4, 7, ...

Netflix’s latest romantic drama My Oxford Year, released on August 1, 2025, enters the scene with quiet confidence. Directed by The Inbetweeners’ Iain Morris and starring Sofia Carson and Corey Mylchreest, the film adapts Julia Whelan’s novel (itself based on Allison Burnett’s earlier screenplay) into a polished tale of fleeting love, personal growth, and the inevitable bittersweetness of timing. The ...

Chief Adviser (CA) Professor Muhammad Yunus formally read out the July Declaration on Tuesday during a commemorative event at the South Plaza of National Parliament, marking the first anniversary of July Uprising. Yunus took the stage at around 5:20 PM, shortly after arriving at the venue at 5:05pm, joined by key political figures from across the spectrum, including Jamaat’s Golam ...

At least 10 people were injured in a gas balloon explosion during a public event commemorating the July Uprising Day at Manik Mia Avenue in Dhaka on Tuesday. The explosion occurred near the stage during the event, reportedly after a short circuit from a nearby speaker wire ignited several gas-filled balloons. Eyewitnesses said the fire spread quickly, causing panic among ...

Sinthia Mehrin Sokal remembers the blow to her head on July 15 last year when she, along with thousands of fellow students, marched during a protest against a controversial quota system in government jobs in Bangladesh’s capital, Dhaka. The attack by an activist belonging to the student wing of the then-Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s Awami League party left Sokal – ...