January 2024

Apu Biswas, with nearly two decades of experience in showbiz, has recently collaborated with director Salman Haider for an untitled film. In this project, she will portray the role of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and has requested a…

On Saturday, Shah Rukh Khan starrer "Dunki" saw a slight improvement at the box office in its fourth week. The film suffered at the box office after a sudden plunge in profit due to heightened competition from films like "Salaar" and…

Aitana Bonmati completed a clean sweep of the main individual accolades in women's football by being crowned by FIFA as the best female player in 2023 at a London gala on Monday. The Spain and Barcelona playmaker had a momentous…

In-form top seed Iga Swiatek ground past former Australian Open champion Sofia Kenin in straight sets Tuesday to open her campaign for a first title at Melbourne Park. But it was not easy for the four-time Grand Slam winner, who…

Hamas aired video on Sunday showing three Israeli hostages it is holding in Gaza in which they urged their government to stop the offensive against the Palestinian Islamist group and bring about their release, as both sides marked the…

Donald Trump swept to victory Monday in Iowa's caucuses -- the first vote in the US presidential race -- cementing his status as the presumptive Republican standard-bearer to challenge President Joe Biden in November's election. The…

Israel on Monday said the "intensive" phase of its war on Hamas in devastated southern Gaza would end "soon" as the UN chief pleaded for an "immediate humanitarian ceasefire". Hamas announced the death of two of the Israeli captives…

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday said she wants to see the fruit of the ministries' steps to lower the prices of essentials. At the first meeting of the new cabinet, she also asked the ministries to make sure the prices do not…

A Dhaka court yesterday issued arrest warrants against Mohammad Rassel, the former chief executive officer of the controversial e-commerce platform Evaly, and his wife Shamima Nasrin, also a co-founder of the platform, in a cheque…

Foreign Secretary David Cameron said the UK is "prepared to back our words with actions" against the Houthis, after taking military action in Yemen over their attacks in the Red Sea. Lord Cameron told the BBC the US-UK air…