February 2024

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina said yesterday that her decision to allow party members to run as independents in the recently held national election was necessary to protect democracy. "If the election was not open to all , then not only…

Labour has moved fairly recently into a new headquarters about 15 minutes from Parliament. I was invited there to interview Sir Keir Starmer about his decision to bin a long standing promise to spend £28bn a year on the green…

The Duke of Sussex has settled his remaining phone hacking claims against Mirror Group Newspapers (MGN). The publishers will pay all of Prince Harry's legal costs, plus around £300,000 extra in damages, sources say.…

Five-time National Award-winning actress Jaya Ahsan is passing the greatest time in her cinematic career with two films, "Peyarar Subash" and "Bhootpori" being simultaneously released in theatres across Bangladesh and India. Not to mention,…

Popular actress Prarthana Fardin Dighi is set to grace the silver screen once again with the release of her latest film "Srabon Jyotsnay" on Valentine's Day. Directed by Abdus Samad Khokon, the film is based on the novel of the same name by…

In October last year, a 15-year-old black ice hockey player in Quebec, Canada, was pinned to the ground on his face while a teammate knelt on his neck and kept it there until he uttered the words, "I can't breathe." This was a sick…

Pathum Nissanka became the first Sri Lankan to score an ODI double century, powering the hosts to an immense 381 against Afghanistan at Pallekele in their series opener on Friday. The opener finished unbeaten on 210 to break the…

Former Pakistani prime ministers and bitter rivals Nawaz Sharif and Imran Khan on Friday both declared victory in elections marred by delayed results and militant attacks, throwing the country into further political turmoil. Sharif's…

Fake boycotts, fictional ballots and blasphemy smears: a deluge of disinformation accompanied Pakistan's contentious election, with a delayed vote count underway yesterday. Pakistan's poll is the most fraught of recent years, with…

President of India Droupadi Murmu today lauded the remarkable socio-economic development in Bangladesh that has been achieved under the leadership of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina. She said both countries should work together to focus…