After failing to delineate any potential hydrocarbon reserve during its Bangladesh operations over the past decade, India's ONGC Videsh Ltd (OVL) has now decided to exit from its contract with the state-run Petrobangla to explore two shallow-water blocks in the Bay of Bengal. The blocks are SS-0
Sri Lanka outclassed Bangladesh by seven wickets in the first T20I of the three-match series on Thursday in Pallekele. This big defeat followed a series of lean batting displays from the Bangladeshi batters. They failed to impress in the Tests, in ODIs, and now in the first T20I. Afte
Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum said on Thursday that the US decision to halt cattle imports from Mexico again over the flesh-eating screwworm pest was "exaggerated." "From our point of view, it is a totally exaggerated decision to close the border again," Sheinbaum said in her morning press c
Liberians reacted with a mix of anger and weary resignation on Thursday after discovering that the leader of their country's closest bilateral partner does not appear to know what language they speak. At a meeting at the White House on Wednesday, US President Donald Trump responded to brief remark
মিয়ানমারের রোহিঙ্গা সশস্ত্র গোষ্ঠী আরাকান স্যালভেশন আর্মি (আরসা) প্রধান আতাউল্লাহ জুনুনীর মুক্তির দাবিতে রোহিঙ্গাদের ঝাঁপিয়ে পড়তে প্ররোচিত করার অভিযোগ উঠছে মোহাম্মদ হারুন নামের এক রোহিঙ্গা যুবকের বিরুদ্ধে। রোহিঙ্গাদের উদ্দেশে এক ভিডিওতে হারুনকে বলতে শোনা যায়, জুনুনীকে মুক্ত করতে নাফ নদে চলাচ
An Israeli airstrike hit Palestinians near a medical centre in Gaza on Thursday, killing 10 children and six adults, local health authorities said, as ceasefire talks dragged on with no immediate deal expected. Verified video footage from the strike in Deir al-Balah in the central Gaza Strip showe
King Charles and his daughter-in-law Kate's public battles with cancer have had a huge impact on fellow sufferers, encouraging them to be open about the difficulties of coping with the illness, a leading cancer support charity says. The news that both the 76-year-old monarch and Kate, 43, wife of
Britain said on Thursday that Paris would be the new headquarters for the so-called 'coalition of the willing' to support Ukraine in the event of a ceasefire, with plans underway for a future coordination cell in Kyiv. Following a three-day state visit in Britain for French President Emmanuel Macr
দক্ষিণ কোরিয়ার সাবেক প্রেসিডেন্ট ইউন সুক-ইওলকে দ্বিতীয়বারের মতো গ্রেপ্তার করা হয়েছে। বৃহস্পতিবার (১০ জুলাই) তাকে সামরিক আইন জারির ব্যর্থ প্রচেষ্টার মামলায় গ্রেপ্তারের পর সিউলের একটি আটককেন্দ্রে রাখা হয়েছে। রাজধানী সিউলের একটি আদালত আশঙ্কা প্রকাশ করে যে ইউন মামলার প্রমাণ নষ্ট করতে পারেন, তাই তার
The Dhaka Mass Transit Company Limited (DMTCL) finds itself in a dilemma over the expansion of the metro rail network, particularly involving the Contract Package (CP) 6 of MRT Line 5 North. Despite notable interest from global firms, the tendering process appears to have been shaped by Japan-speci
Donald Trump's aggressive tariff policy smacks of a could-not-care-less attitude. In a way he has antagonised the rest of the world except perhaps Israel. No American president has ever flaunted his country's superiority so blatantly although its military might and economic strength was unchallenge
To prepare for the 13th parliamentary election, the Election Commission has formed five special coordination and oversight committees, covering law and order, field administration, and other areas. The committees will be led by four election commissioners, with seven members
