Iran’s foreign minister arrived in Islamabad on Friday and US envoys headed to the Pakistani capital in a bid to kickstart a new round of peace negotiations amid a fragile ceasefire. The White House said emissaries Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner would engage in an “in-person conversation” with Iranian representatives, but Iranian state media said … Read more
Israel’s Ministry of Expatriates and the Ministry of Combating Anti-Semitism has released a list of the world’s top 10 alleged ‘anti-Semitic’ and ‘anti-Zionist’ influencers for 2025. Six of these 10 are based in the United States. The rest are from Europe. The list, released on Tuesday, includes the names of US conservative journalist Tucker Carlson, … Read more
Despite continuing its full-scale war against the United States, Iran’s power is now more vested in the military than in the religious leadership. The country’s new Supreme Leader, Mojtaba Khamenei, has undergone several major surgeries, leaving him unable to directly focus on running the state. This was stated in a report in the New York … Read more
Police have recovered the body of Jamil Ahmed Limon (27), one of two Bangladeshi students who had been missing in the United States for 10 days. Jamil was pursuing a PhD in geography, environmental science and policy at the University of South Florida. Police have yet to find another Bangladeshi student, Nahida S. Brishit, who … Read more
The political arena is now like a dance floor. World leaders, instead of giving speeches, are now dancing and singing to woo voters. Let’s take the case of US President Donald Trump. He is posting memes calling himself ‘Doctor Jesus’, where he is healing sick people like Jesus. However, in between such meme posts, Trump … Read more
A quiet village in Kaliganj Upazila of Gazipur. As evening falls, darkness descends all around. But that darkness seems to descend a little earlier on seven-year-old Sadia’s eyes. For months, the girl has been saying the same thing over and over again—’Mom, I can’t see anything properly.’ This little sentence has robbed his mother, Shiuli … Read more
As part of its zero-tolerance policy against irregularities, the Microcredit Regulatory Authority (MRA) cancels the licenses of microfinance institutions. Statistics show that in the last one and a half decades, the most number of licenses of microfinance institutions were cancelled during the tenure of the interim government led by Dr. Muhammad Yunus. In that 18-month … Read more
From Chittagong: The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) has embarked on a plan to improve the existing facilities at the country’s international cricket venues. A plan has been taken to build modern training, accommodation and gym facilities around the country’s eight divisional stadiums. Top BCB officials visited the Chittagong Stadium on Thursday. They toured the entire … Read more
Children in the remote Kurukpata Union of Alikadam, Bandarban, have been showing symptoms of measles, including fever, cold, rash, and difficulty breathing. Fifteen children were admitted to the Alikadam Health Center with measles symptoms on Thursday and Wednesday. Public representatives said that children are falling ill in several neighborhoods of the union. Among them, a … Read more
One child has died of measles and four children with measles symptoms in the country in the last 24 hours as of 8 am today, Thursday. A total of 39 children have died of measles since March 15. And 194 children have died with measles symptoms. This information was given in the updated measles report … Read more