February 2024

Dhaka has requested Delhi to ensure supply of at least 1 lakh tonnes of sugar and 50,000 tonnes of onions to Bangladesh before the Ramadan begins next month. Foreign Minister Hasan Mahmud made the request yesterday when he met…

Cabinet has approved the installation of over 2,200 new electric vehicle chargers across Tower Hamlets over the next two years. In total, there will be 2,245 chargers installed from 2024 to 2026 which will be made of a mix…

The highly anticipated film, "Ramayana", set to be directed by national award-winning filmmaker Nitesh Tiwari, has been making waves ever since it was announced – not only for its depiction of the most important religious text in Hinduism…

Ahmed Rubel, Jaya Ahsan, and Tariq Anam Khan starrer "Peyarar Subash" hit theatres today countrywide. However, a piece of devastating news prevented the cast and crew of the Nurul Alam Atique directorial film from celebrating, as their…

Bangladesh and India were declared joint champions of the SAFF U-19 Women's Championship after a coin toss controversy that initially saw the game being decided in favour of India by virtue of a flip of the coin at the Birshrestha Shaheed…

World Cup runners-up France, European champions Italy and Belgium will face off in the 2024-25 UEFA Nations League, while holders Spain will be favourites to win a group comprising Denmark, Switzerland and Serbia. Israel were the fourth…

Saudi Arabia has told Washington it will not establish ties with Israel until an independent Palestinian state "is recognised", the Gulf kingdom's foreign ministry said in a statement on Wednesday. "The Kingdom has communicated its firm…

Israeli forces yesterday bombed areas in the southern border city of Rafah where more than half of Gaza's population is sheltering, as Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu rejected a proposal to end offensive in the Palestinian enclave.…

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres warned today that the world is entering "an age of chaos" with a deeply divided Security Council unable to address critical issues such as the Israel-Hamas war. With the war in Gaza entering its…

Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader today said the country's stance on its border has been strengthened due to the ongoing internal conflict of Myanmar. "We are not liberally opening our border and we will not give…