May 2025

Veteran actor Abul Hayat received the Lifetime Achievement Award at the 26th Meril Prothom Alo Awards. A documentary highlighting his illustrious career was screened at the event today. The award was presented by veteran actress Dilara…

Two of Hollywood's most anticipated films — "Mission: Impossible – Final Reckoning" and Marvel's "Thunderbolts" — premiere today at Star Cineplex, sparking major excitement among Bangladeshi moviegoers. "Mission: Impossible – Final…

Aishwarya Rai Bachchan made a striking return to the Cannes Film Festival this year, marking her 22nd appearance with a bold departure from the conventional red carpet fare. She wore a custom "Banarasi sari and rubies by Manish Malhotra," a…

Chief Adviser to the interim government Professor Muhammad Yunus yesterday called for urgent and coordinated action from all relevant agencies to ensure Bangladesh's smooth and timely graduation from the least developed country (LDC)…

The government yesterday formed a high-level committee, consisting of three advisers, to investigate how former president Abdul Hamid left the country through Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport and whether there was any negligence…

Information and Broadcasting Adviser Md Mahfuj Alam yesterday said that the issue of 1971 must be resolved, and the accomplices of war crimes must apologise. "The Pakistani ideology will have to be ditched for participation in politics…

President Donald Trump unveiled plans Sunday for a new policy on pharmaceuticals he claimed would reduce US prescription drug prices by between 30 and 80 percent. "They will rise throughout the World in order to equalize and, for the…

Pope Leo XIV appealed to the world's major powers for "no more war" in his first Sunday message to crowds in St Peter's Square since his election as pontiff. The new pope, elected on May 8, called for an "authentic and lasting peace" in…

After spending days in temporary homes and with relatives, people from both sides of the Indian and Pakistani border are sceptical about this weekend's ceasefire and in no hurry to return to their villages. Indian cites like Jammu…

Barcelona coach Hansi Flick pledged to work on his team's defending next season after his side edged Real Madrid 4-3 in a thrilling La Liga Clasico on Sunday to put one hand on the title. The Catalans moved to the brink La Liga glory…