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No need to call me 'Sir': Adviser Nahid

05:16 PM, 18 Aug 2024 Sunday

Information and Broadcasting Adviser Nahid Islam made it clear on Sunday that he prefers not to be addressed as ‘sir’ and requested minimal publicity of his photos.

No option for interim govt but to succeed, Yunus tells diplomats

04:57 PM, 18 Aug 2024 Sunday

Chief Adviser Prof Muhammad Yunus on Sunday assured the international community that a "free, fair, and participatory" election will be held once essential reforms are completed.

Hasina, Quader sued for student murder in Rangpur

02:57 PM, 18 Aug 2024 Sunday

A case has been filed against former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and 39 others over the murder of a student of Dhaka’s Bangladesh Institute of Glass and Ceramics in Rangpur during the Anti-Discrimination Students' Movement...

Hasina's dictatorship destroyed every institution, Yunus tells diplomats

02:29 PM, 18 Aug 2024 Sunday

Interim government Chief Adviser, Professor Muhammad Yunus, on Sunday, accused former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina of destroying every institution in Bangladesh in her effort to retain power.

Hate-fueled hoax: Ultra-right smear campaign about Bangladesh

01:09 PM, 18 Aug 2024 Sunday

The narrative has been further amplified by Stephen Yaxley-Lennon, better known as Tommy Robinson, a British far-right activist known for making inflammatory posts during times of unrest. However, many of these videos and the accompanying claims have been found to be false.

Hasina, 33 others sued over 'mass killing' in May 5 rally

12:59 PM, 18 Aug 2024 Sunday

A case has been filed against former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and 33 others on the allegations of mass killing in Hefazat-e-Islam’s rally in the capital’s Motijheel on May 5, 2013. Babul Sarder Chakhari, chairman of Bangladesh People’s Party, BPP, filed the case...

Harris bets America is ready for first Black woman president

12:24 PM, 18 Aug 2024 Sunday

Is America ready to elect a Black woman as its president? Vice President Kamala Harris, who will be officially confirmed as the Democratic US presidential nominee in Chicago next week, is betting that it is...

626 took shelter in cantonments after Aug 5: ISPR

11:52 AM, 18 Aug 2024 Sunday

Only seven out of the 626 people who sought refuge in various cantonments across the country after August 5 remain there, according to a statement from the Inter Services Public Relations (ISPR).

3 of a family die in Cox’s Bazar landslide

11:26 AM, 18 Aug 2024 Sunday

Three members of a family were killed in a landslide in Pekua of Cox’s Bazar early Sunday...

Saka shines as Arsenal begin with comfortable win over Wolves

10:44 AM, 18 Aug 2024 Sunday

Arsenal got their Premier League campaign under way with a comfortable victory over Wolves at Emirates Stadium...

Blinken heads back to Middle East as Gaza truce hopes rise

10:13 AM, 18 Aug 2024 Sunday

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken left Saturday on a mission to the Middle East to push ahead a Gaza ceasefire deal, as cautious optimism rises...

South Africa defeat West Indies to maintain 25-year Test series grip

09:37 AM, 18 Aug 2024 Sunday

South Africa defeated the West Indies by 40 runs on an eventful third day of the second and final Test on Saturday to extend their dominance over the Caribbean side...

Hasina, Shamim Osman, Salim Osman face murder charge

08:46 AM, 18 Aug 2024 Sunday

A case has been filed against 248 individuals, including former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and former MP Shamim Osman, over the murder of a man in Narayanganj during the recent quota reform protests. Abul Bashar Anik, brother of the deceased, Abul Hasan, filed the case...

Lewandowski double as Barca come from behind to beat Valencia

08:25 AM, 18 Aug 2024 Sunday

Barcelona began life under new boss Hansi Flick with a win at Valencia to kick off their La Liga campaign...

Liverpool earn hard-fought win in Slot's first game

10:04 PM, 17 Aug 2024 Saturday

Diogo Jota and Mohamed Salah scored the goals as Arne Slot's reign as Liverpool head coach began with a hard-fought victory over newly promoted Ipswich Town at a boisterous Portman Road...

Mahbub Morshed made BSS chief editor

09:47 PM, 17 Aug 2024 Saturday

The interim government on Saturday appointed Mahbub Morshed as the new Managing Director and Chief Editor of the state-run national news agency Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha, BSS, on a two-year contract...

Four ministries, President's Office get new secretaries

09:33 PM, 17 Aug 2024 Saturday

The interim government-led by Nobel laureate Prof Dr Muhammad Yunus on Saturday appointed five retired additional secretaries as secretaries of four ministries and the President's Office on a contractual basis...

Contractual appointments of Bangla Academy DG, 4 others scrapped

08:58 PM, 17 Aug 2024 Saturday

The contractual appointments of Bangla Academy director general Dr Md Harun-Ur-Rashid Askari and four others have been cancelled...

Germany to cut Ukraine military aid in 2025 budget

07:47 PM, 17 Aug 2024 Saturday

Germany, the second largest contributor of aid to war-torn Ukraine, plans to halve its bilateral military aid to Kyiv in 2025, a parliamentary source told AFP on Saturday...

Mpox warning at 3 airports in Bangladesh

06:58 PM, 17 Aug 2024 Saturday

A warning has been issued at three major airports in Bangladesh due to the rapid global spread of mpox, formerly known as monkeypox.