After a long hiatus, acclaimed actor Zahid Hasan has reunited with director Mohammad Mostafa Kamal Raz for the romantic drama “Pothhara Mon”. The project also stars Khairul Basar, Tanjim Saiyara Totini and Deepa Khandaker in lead roles, while Dr Ejazul Islam and Monira Akter Mithu appear in pivotal characters. According to director Raz, “Pothhara Mon” explores love, relationship conflicts and ...

Abu Sadiq Kayem, the Central International Secretary of Bangladesh Islami Chhatra Shibir and Vice-President (VP) of Dhaka University Central Students’ Union (DUCSU), has formally left Chhatra Shibir. He announced the matter in a post on his verified Facebook account on Monday (July 13). In the Facebook post, Sadiq Kayem wrote that his formal departure took place that day as part ...

Transport for London (TfL) has confirmed changes to the number 19 and 38 bus routes that operate to and from central London and said it will introduce a new service. Provisionally numbered 10, the new route is planned to “maintain essential capacity” between Essex Road and Holborn, and to keep direct links between Battersea Bridge and central London, the transport ...

Olly Robbins, the former Foreign Office chief sacked by Keir Starmer over the Peter Mandelson security vetting scandal, has submitted a legal challenge over his dismissal. Robbins has applied to the high court for a judicial review of the prime minister’s decision to remove him as the top civil servant at the Foreign Office, the FDA union representing him said ...

The Carpet Shop nightclub in Peckham, south London, is ordinarily packed with rowdy crowds at the weekend. But Saturday night’s liveliness was not congregated around the DJ on the dancefloor, the crowd was at the sold-out venue for England’s victorious quarter-final game at the 2026 World Cup, and the young spectators were there for the fashion as much as they ...

As many as 54 people have been killed and more than six lakh families have suffered losses amid the ongoing short-term floods in seven southeastern and northeastern districts of the country. The Ministry of Disaster Management and Relief revealed the casualties and damages in an update on Monday. The affected districts are: Chattogram, Cox’s Bazar, Bandarban and Rangamati in the ...

Spain will attempt to neutralise one of the most potent attacking arsenals in World Cup history on Tuesday when they take on France in a heavyweight semi-final showdown. The reigning European champions and Didier Deschamps’ French team face off at the AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas in what is seen by many as a ‘final before the final’ featuring the ...

Prime Minister Tarique Rahman on Monday said that as long as the BNP enjoys the support of the people and the people stand by it, the government will let no obstacle stand in the way of rebuilding the country. Describing people as the source of all political power of BNP, he said “We want to rebuild this country. We want ...

Sylhet Correspondent : A memorial meeting was held on Saturday evening to mark the 40th death anniversary of poet Laila Ragib, the visionary of the ‘Write Poems in the Language of the Lips’ movement, founding president of Sylhet Writers’ Association and editor of the poetry magazine Kabi Sanglap. The speakers demanded the inclusion of poet Laila Ragib’s poems in textbooks. ...

Bangladesh on Monday conveyed its condolences over the death of former Emir of Qatar Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani by signing the book of condolences opened at the Embassy of Qatar in Dhaka. Local Government, Rural Development and Cooperatives Minister Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir visited the embassy in Gulshan, where he signed the condolence book on behalf of the ...