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New pay scale could fuel bribery 'premiums' without reforms to public admin: TIB

Dhaka, Jan. 26 -- While acknowledging the rationale behind the initiative to increase the salaries and allowances of government employees, Transparency International Bangladesh (TIB) has called for an... Read More


US Senator Ted Cruz blames Trump, Vance for stalling India-US trade deal in leaked audio tapes: Report

India, Jan. 25 -- Prominent US Senator Ted Cruz privately blamed White House trade adviser Peter Navarro, Vice President JD Vance and President Donald Trump for holding up a trade deal with India in p... Read More


Board of Peace: Indonesia's true intention to support Palestine

Jakarta, Jan. 25 -- Indonesia has officially joined the Board of Peace, launched by US President Donald Trump on the sidelines of the World Economic Forum in Davos on January 22. Seated to Trump's le... Read More


Sarvam Maya on OTT: Why you should watch Nivin Pauly-Riya Shibu's hit movie on streaming

India, Jan. 25 -- Malayalam actor Nivn Pauly literally hit a jackpot with his latest film Sarvam Maya, which ended his box office drought and also became his first Rs 100 crore hit. Also starring actr... Read More


Shakib Al Hasan available for selection, says BCB

, Jan. 25 -- In a dramatic development coinciding with Bangladesh's official exclusion from the T20 World Cup, the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) has announced that former captain Shakib Al Hasan is o... Read More


NYT Connections Today, Monday January 26: Hints, Clues & Answers (Game #960)

India, Jan. 25 -- NYT Connections 25 January, 2026: NYT Connections is an online puzzle offered by the The New York Times. Players of the game are supposed to divide the provided list of 16 words into... Read More


WHO chief says U.S. reasons for withdrawal 'untrue'

Sri Lanka, Jan. 25 -- World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus on Saturday depicted as 'untrue' the reasons given by the United States for its withdrawal from the gl... Read More


Protest at DU over Jamaat leader's remarks targeting female students

Dhaka, Jan. 25 -- A group of students staged a protest, including the burning of an effigy, against what they described as "defamatory" remarks and false allegations made by a Jamaat leader targeting ... Read More


Earthquakes of magnitude 3.5 and 3.6 strike Myanmar

Naypyidaw, Jan. 25 -- Two earthquakes of magnitudes 3.5 and 3.6 respectively struck Myanmar at a gap of mere 14 minutes, a statement by the National Center for Seismology (NCS) said. As per NCS, the ... Read More


Today marks 28 years since LTTE bombing at Kandy Dalada Maligawa

Sri Lanka, Jan. 25 -- Today marks 28 years since the LTTE terrorists carried out a bomb attack on the historic Sri Dalada Maligawa (Temple of the Sacred Tooth Relic) in Kandy. On January 25, 1998, at... Read More