BNP leader Ishraque Hossain has called on Local Government Advisor Asif Mahmud Shojib Bhuyain to apologise for what he described as “offensive and insulting” remarks about recent demonstrations in Dhaka South. On Wednesday, Ishraque said Asif had demeaned thousands of residents of Dhaka South by suggesting that a BNP leader from Cumilla instigated the protests led by Ishraque and that logistical and financial support had been provided from outside. “Such remarks equate a spontaneous civic movement to a manipulated show orchestrated by external actors. This is a grave insult to the people of Dhaka who braved storms, rain, and extreme…
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Mohammad Naim Sheikh is getting his reward for his consistent performances in domestic cricket as the left-handed opener is returning to the national side after nearly two years. Litton Das, left off the squad for the ICC Champions Trophy tournament due to his poor performances, is getting his spot back as well. The Bangladesh Cricket Board announced the 16-member squad for the three-match ODI series against Sri Lanka on Monday. It is the first time the Tigers will be captained by Mehidy Hasan Miraz in a regular series. In addition to Naim and Litton, Shamim Hossain and Hasan Mahmud are…
A half-century from Ben Duckett, well supported by Zak Crawley, helped England close on what would be an historic victory over India on Tuesday, heading into lunch on day five at 117-0, chasing 371 to win. Looking to achieve what would be their second highest successful run chase in Tests, England started the day on 21-0 and continued to look untroubled. Uncharacteristically for a team renowned for their ultra-aggressive batting, Crawley and Duckett took 99 balls to bring up their 50 partnership — the longest it has taken the pair to do so for England. Duckett continued his consistent form…
From Washington and New York to Athens and Karachi, protests against the US’ decision to strike Iran took place in multiple locations around the world on Sunday. The US decisively entered the Israel-Iran conflict by attacking three Iranian nuclear sites over the weekend.
The NGO Human Rights Watch (HRW) on Tuesday released a report claiming that Islamic State-linked militants from the regional Islamist terror group al-Shabab have kidnapped at least 120 children in Mozambique’s northern Cabo Delgado province since the start of the year. HRW says al-Shabab, which is not tied to the Somali terror outfit of the same name, “has ramped up abductions of children” with most “being used for transporting looted goods, forced labor, forced marriages, and taking part in the fighting.” “Al-Shabab needs to spare children from the conflict,” said HRW’s deputy director for Africa, adding, “Recruiting or using children…
Russia killed dozens of Ukrainian civilians in less than 48 hours on Monday and Tuesday, according to Ukrainian officials, two of the deadliest days in many months. A five-year-old boy and an 11-year-old girl were among the victims of the Russian attacks, launched just as Ukraine’s allies began gathering for a key NATO meeting in the Netherlands. Ukrainian officials said 15 people were killed in Dnipro on Tuesday after a Russian ballistic missile hit the city, the largest in the country’s south-east, while 9 people were killed in a strike on a Kyiv apartment building on Monday. At least two…
China and Russia positioning themselves as voices of reason, calling for de-escalation of a conflict the United States is contemplating on entering — these are the optics Xi Jinping and Vladimir Putin sought to project during a phone call on Thursday. As US President Donald Trump weighs joining Israel in attacking Iran, the fast-spiralling conflict between two sworn enemies in the Middle East has presented Beijing and Moscow another opportunity to cast themselves as an alternative to US power. In their call, Putin and Xi strongly condemned Israel’s actions, calling them a breach of the UN Charter and other norms…
When President Donald Trump travels here Tuesday for a consequential summit of NATO leaders, he’ll arrive toting a freshly brokered ceasefire he hopes can prove to his skeptics — including at the conference — that he is a peacemaker at heart. The arrangement between Israel and Iran came after an intensive afternoon of diplomacy at the White House, but hours after it was set to take effect, Israel accused Iran of firing several missiles and vowed to respond “with force.” Tehran denied violating the truce. Trump hopes the ceasefire — if it holds — will act as vindication for the…
Iranian state media has identified another senior nuclear scientist that it said was killed in Israeli strikes. Mohammad Reza Seddighi Saber, who was working on Iran’s nuclear weapons program, was “assassinated” in the latest Israeli strikes in the north of the capital, Tehran, Press TV reported on Tuesday. Israel claims to have killed multiple high-profile Iranian nuclear scientists over the past 12 days, as it launched sweeping attacks targeting the country’s nuclear weapons program, top military ranks and missile bases. According to a report Monday by the Council on Foreign Relations, at least 10 Iranian scientists had been killed in…
US President Donald Trump meets with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, US, Apr 7, 2025. REUTERS Israel has agreed to US President Donald Trump’s proposal for a ceasefire with Iran after it achieved its goal of removing Tehran’s nuclear and ballistic missile threat, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office said in a statement on Tuesday. “Israel thanks President Trump and the United States for their support in defence and their participation in eliminating the Iranian nuclear threat,” the statement said. “In light of the achievement of the operation’s goals, and full…