In a rare move, NASA is cutting a mission aboard the International Space Station short after an astronaut had a medical issue. The space agency said Thursday the US-Japanese-Russian crew of four will return to Earth in the coming days, earlier than planned. NASA cancelled its first spacewalk of the year because of the health issue. The space agency did ...

Authorities in Russia have detained the chief doctor and acting head of the intensive care unit at a Siberian maternity hospital after nine newborn babies died in just a few days earlier this month, investigators said on Wednesday. The deaths have provoked widespread shock and anger in Russia, where standards of medical care can vary vastly from world-class in major ...

On the ground floor of the safeguarded enveloped Bay’s Edgewater building, resides a gallery home to emerging artists trying to solidify their aims of becoming the next generation of Ranabi or Kanak Chanpa Chakma. The gallery breathes life into the quiet aspirations of painters, sculptors, and mixed-media creators who yearn not just for recognition, but for resonance-art that reflects in ...

Health and Family Welfare Adviser Nurjahan Begum on Friday said that campaigning in favor of a ‘Yes’ vote in the upcoming referendum is a collective obligation for the state. She made the remarks while answering journalists’ questions after a discussion with district- and divisional-level health officials in Sylhet on the referendum. “Citizens do not need to understand the constitution or ...

Barcelona booked their place in Copa del Rey quarter-finals with a 2–0 win over second-division leaders Racing Santander on Thursday, sealing the win with two second-half goals after a stubborn contest at El Sardinero. The breakthrough arrived in the 66th minute when Ferran Torres expertly timed his run to stay onside, collected a precise through ball and calmly rounded goalkeeper ...

The government of Kuwait has lifted its ban on the import of all types of frozen poultry meat, meat products, and eggs from Bangladesh. The Bangladesh Embassy in Kuwait confirmed the development on Thursday (15 Jan). According to the embassy, the Kuwaiti authorities have withdrawn the previous restrictions that had been imposed on the import of frozen chicken meat, meat-based ...

A new political platform, Network for People’s Action (NPA), was formally launched on Friday at Central Shaheed Minar in Dhaka, marking the start of its activities. One of the platform’s key founders, former Dhaka University student Mir Huzaifa Al Mamduh, said that NPA will be guided by a 101-member central council. He announced the names of 99 members, with the ...

The government has appointed Omar Bin Hadi, brother of Shaheed Sharif Osman Hadi, as second secretary on a contractual basis at Bangladesh Assistant High Commission in Birmingham, United Kingdom. The appointment was confirmed through a notification issued on Thursday (15 January) by Contract and Foreign Appointment Wing of Ministry of Public Administration. Signed by Joint Secretary Abul Hayat Md Rafiq, ...

Islami Andolan Bangladesh has announced its withdrawal from Jamaat-e-Islami–led 11-party electoral alliance and said it will contest the upcoming general election independently in 268 constituencies. The decision was announced on Friday (16 January) by Gazi Ataur Rahman, senior joint secretary general and spokesperson of Islami Andolan Bangladesh, at a press conference held at the party’s central office in Dhaka to ...

US President Donald Trump said Wednesday he had been told the killings of protesters in Iran had been halted, but added that he would “watch it and see” about threatened military action. Trump had repeatedly talked in recent days about coming to the aid of the Iranian people over the crackdown on protests that rights groups say has left at ...