May 2024

A man killed eight people and wounded one more with a knife in central China, state media reported Friday, citing local authorities. The stabbing took place on Thursday morning in the city of Xiaogan in Hubei province, state broadcaster…

The first round of negotiations for the Japan-Bangladesh Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) was held in Dhaka from May 19 to 23. The meeting was attended by, on the Japanese side, Taketani Atsushi, ambassador in charge of Economic…

The 125th birth anniversary of National Poet Kazi Nazrul Islam will be celebrated across the country today in a befitting manner. Ministry of Cultural Affairs has chalked out elaborate programmes to mark the day at the national…

Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader yesterday said the government will never protect anyone found guilty of a crime, whoever he is -- a former IGP or chief of army staff. "We must realise that no matter how influential a person…

Over the past few years, Mahiya Mahi was the talk of the town more due to her personal and political grounds rather than her involvement in the film industry. From divorce, remarriage, joining politics, and parenting, to contesting…

Actress Tama Mirza has issued a legal notice to fellow actress Zannatul Ferdous Misty, popularly known as Misty Zannat, demanding a public apology and Tk 10 crore in compensation for defamatory remarks. Tama's lawyer, Barrister…

Bangladeshi screenwriter, film critic and journalist Sadia Khalid Reeti made a stunning appearance on the official Cannes Film Festival red carpet yesterday (May 22) at 9:45pm (Central European Time). As part of an extraordinary…

USA romped to a historic series win against Bangladesh, clinching the second T20I by six runs in a tight game at Prairie View Cricket Complex in Houston on Thursday to take an unassailable 2-0 lead in the three-match T20I series with a…

Stand-in captain Brandon King made 79 as West Indies defeated South Africa by 28 runs in the first Twenty 20 international of a three-game series in Kingston on Thursday. Opener King, deputising for skipper Rovman Powell who has been…

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday alleged that a plot is on to carve out "a Christian state like East Timor" taking parts from Bangladesh and Myanmar. She also claimed that she was offered a hassle-free reelection in the January…