Uber can keep operating in London after the ride-hailing company won a court appeal on Monday against the refusal by transit regulators to renew its license. The U.S. company had challenged Transport for London’s decision in late 2019 not to renew its private hire vehicle (PHV) operating license over safety concerns involving imposter drivers. “Despite their historical faillings, I find ...

Bangladesh Ambassador to Kingdom of Saudi Arabia Mohammad Javed Patwary presented his credentials to the Secretary General of the Organization of Islamic Conference (OIC) Yousef Bin Ahmad Abdul Rahman Al- Othaimeen at OIC headquarters in Jeddah on Monday. Patwary, who is concurrently accrediting him as the Permanent Representative of Bangladesh to OIC, had a meeting with the Secretary General of ...

Treatment facilities for heart disease have been increased on a large scale in the country in the last few years as world-class cardiac treatment is now available in Bangladesh. “There is specialised public hospital for heart diseases in the country and we have a plan to go for more specialisation after the Covid-19 pandemic situation,” secretary of the Health Services ...

Bangladesh reported 32 new deaths from the novel coronavirus infection in a daily count, taking a total of 5,193. Another 1,407 coronavirus patients are found in 24 hours, raising the total number of infections to 360,555. A press release of the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) made the disclosure on Monday afternoon. Health authorities reported another 1,582 people to ...

A Bangladshi man was shot himself to death after shooting his wife to death following a family feud in Lavin area of Phoenix City under Arizona of USA on Sunday night. The deceased were identified as Abul Ahsan Habib, 52 and his wife Soheli Akter Chaina, 43, both of them hailed from Magura district. On Sunday night, Abul Ahsan locked ...

US President Donald Trump paid just $750 in federal income taxes the year he ran for president and in his first year in the White House, according to a New York Times report. Trump is the only president in modern times who has not made his tax filings public. The report alleged that the US president paid no income taxes ...

A Dhaka court on Monday sentenced Regent Group chairman Mohammad Shahed alias Shahed Karim to life term imprisonment in an arms case. Judge KM Emrul Kayesh of Dhaka Special Tribunal-1 delivered the verdict in presence of the accused this afternoon. On September 19, the court set today for announcement of the verdict after concluding the hearing of During the trial ...

A Sylhet court on Monday placed Saifur Rahman and Arjun Lashkar on a five-day remand each in a case filed over the gang-rape of a woman at Murari Chand College in Sylhet on Friday. Saifur Rahman of Sylhet Metropolitan Magistrate-2 Court passed the order after Indranil Bhattacharya, inspector of  Shah Poran Police Station and also the investigation officer of the ...

Attorney General Mahbubey Alam was laid to eternal rest in the capital on Monday afternoon. He was buried at Mirpur Intellectuals Graveyard after his namaz-e-janaza held at Supreme Court compound at 11:35pm. Alam breathed his last on Sunday evening at the CMH where he was being treated for COVID-19. He was admitted to CMH on September 4 after being diagnosed ...

Cristiano Ronaldo scored twice to salvage a point for 10-man Juventus in a 2-2 draw at Roma as Napoli hammered Genoa 6-0 in Serie A on Sunday. Champions Juventus were trailing 2-1 and a man down after an hour at the Stadio Olimpico after a Jordan Veretout brace for the hosts and Adrien Rabiot’s sending off. But a towering Ronaldo ...