Kami Rita Sherpa, 56, reached the 8,849-metre (29,032-foot) peak - the highest in the world - while guiding clients from 14 Peaks Expedition.

He was brought to the tribunal at around 12:30pm. Police had arrested Hasibur at a house on Salimullah Road in Mohammadpur on Friday night (15 May).

The UK Labour government found itself in a crisis amid growing voter dissatisfaction with the Starmer administration ...

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The official, who spoke on condition of anonymity, said federal prosecutors expect to unseal an indictment against Castro, 94, in Miami on 20 May, based on a 1996 incident in which Cuban jets shot dow ...

Jahangirnagar University (JU) students today (17 May) staged a blockade in front of the university's new administrative building, demanding swift justice in a case involving the attempted rape and ...

A proposed overhaul of the residential electricity tariff structure could increase costs for rural consumers using between 51 and 200 kilowatt-hours (KWH) of electricity a month. At the centre of the ...

At present, individuals and companies can still invest undisclosed money legally, but they must pay the applicable tax rate of up to 30% along with a 10% penalty on the payable tax amount ...

In an interview with The Business Standard, PHP Family’s Vice Chairman Mohammed Mohsin spoke about his vision for transforming Bangladesh’s ship recycling sector into a globally recognised environment ...

Liga F and Spanish Super Cup winners Barca have won the Copa de la Reina in six of the last seven seasons, with Atletico lifting the trophy in 2023.

Firefighters and rescue crews were dispatched as flames engulfed the public bus and nearby vehicles close to the Airport Rail Link's Makkasan station, officials said, adding that the crash also involv ...

Ebrahim Azizi, head of the Iranian parliament’s National Security and Foreign Policy Committee, said lawmakers were examining ...