May 2024

Andrew Balbirnie's 77 helped guide Ireland to their first victory over Pakistan in 17 years as they won the opening Twenty20 international by five wickets in Dublin on Friday. The opener's innings was pivotal as Ireland reached a…

After a US veto foiled the Palestinians' drive for full UN membership, the General Assembly is expected today to grant them some additional rights in the global body -- a symbolic win that has already irked Israel. With the war in…

The United States issued Friday a stunning criticism of Israel's use of American weapons in the Gaza war, after Israeli forces intensified operations around the southern city of Rafah, where more than a million displaced people are…

The most powerful solar storm in more than two decades struck Earth on Friday, triggering spectacular celestial light shows in skies from Tasmania to Britain -- and threatening possible disruptions to satellites and power grids as it…

The concentration of cancer-causing arsenic, lead and cadmium in Dhaka air is almost double the permissible limit set by the World Health Organization, a new study has found. Informal lead-acid battery and e-waste recycling…

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday stressed the need for cooperatives in every area throughout the country to boost agricultural production, alleviate poverty, and create the scope for micro-savings. "Our leaders should be sincere…

It was around noon. The rotors of a special helicopter churned through the heavy gloom at Shaheed Miraj-Tapan Stadium in Manikganj. Squadron Leader Asim Jawwad, a sword of honour winning  pilot in Bangladesh Air Force, landed in his…

King Charles has made a surprise visit to an army barracks in Hampshire and joked about being "allowed out of my cage". He was speaking during a visit to the 3 Royal School of Military Engineering (3RSME) at Gibraltar Barracks in Minley.…

British author and journalist Dame Shirley Conran has died aged 91 days after receiving a damehood. Writing on Instagram, her designer son Jasper Conran said his mother passed away as he praised doctors and staff at St Mary's Hospital in…

Prominent film actor Sohel Chowdhury was shot dead by some unidentified criminals at Trumps Club in Abedin Tower in Banani, on December 18, 1998. Twenty-five years later, a Dhaka tribunal today sentenced three people, including…