January 2024

Turkey's parliament ratified Sweden's Nato membership bid on Tuesday evening, clearing the biggest remaining hurdle to expanding the Western military alliance after 20 months of delay. Turkey's general assembly, where President…

US President Joe Biden is getting the opponent he thinks he was made to beat in 2024. Donald Trump's decisive victory in the first two Republican presidential contests in Iowa and New Hampshire make almost certain what Biden's…

The newly appointed whips of the Jatiya Sangsad led by Chief Whip Noor-E-Alam Chowdhury today paid a courtesy call on Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina at her official Gono Bhaban residence in Dhaka this afternoon. At the onset of the…

A planning commission meeting chaired by Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday after eight years took three vital decisions to ensure timely completion of projects and avoid cost overruns. The decisions include forming a…

A senior Tory MP has called for his party to replace Rishi Sunak as prime minister or be "massacred" in the general election. In an article in the Telegraph, former cabinet secretary Sir Simon Clarke said the Conservatives…

Storm Jocelyn is moving across the UK, a day after Storm Isha wreaked havoc and left at least two people dead. Tuesday has been marked by heavy rain in some parts, with strong gusts expected into Wednesday. The strongest gust so far…

Renowned music composers Salim Merchant and Sulaiman Merchant recently reminisced about the creation of the iconic song "Maula Mere" featured in Shah Rukh Khan's film "Chak De India". According to the duo, the song was originally crafted…

Dua Lipa recently shared her perspective on the Israel-Hamas conflict, emphasising the importance of a "humanitarian cease-fire." In an interview with Rolling Stone, she discussed the ongoing conflict and stressed the need for more…

Cristiano Ronaldo's Al-Nassr have cancelled their two-game China tour after the forward suffered an injury, the Saudi club said on Tuesday, sparking concern over the Portuguese's participation in their upcoming encounter against Lionel…

Uncapped spinner Shoaib Bashir was effectively ruled out of the first Test of England's tour of India on Tuesday after he was forced to return home to resolve visa issues. Surrey-born Bashir, a 20-year-old Muslim of Pakistani…