Despite a great success in treatment of the infectious disease, tuberculosis (TB) still remains a serious public health problem in the country with one person falling ill with it every minute and one dying of the disease every 12 minutes here. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), six of the global high TB burden countries are in the Southeast ...

One concern is that protesters will use the occasion to publicise their fight against President Emmanuel Macron’s bid to increase the retirement age from 62 to 64. Striking trade unionists have even threatened to withhold red carpets for the visit but the body responsible insisted they would be rolled out as planned. Charles, 74, and Queen Consort Camilla, 75, are ...

The UK and EU will on Friday formally agree a post-Brexit deal to overhaul Northern Irish trade rules after lawmakers from both parties approved it despite a rebellion within Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s party. UK foreign minister James Cleverly and EU Commission vice president Maros Sefcovic will sign off the “Windsor Framework” at a joint committee meeting in London. UK ...

Oil prices declined on Thursday, snapping a three-day winning streak. The West Texas Intermediate for May delivery dropped 94 cents, or 1.33 percent, to settle at 69.96 U.S. dollars a barrel on the New York Mercantile Exchange. Brent crude for May delivery lost 78 cents, or 1.02 percent, to close at 75.91 dollars a barrel on the London ICE Futures ...

Focusing on the source-to-sea approach to water cooperation, Foreign Minister AK Abdul Momen has stressed the need for sustainable water management for promoting global peace and stability. Momen presided over the plenary session of the UN 2023 Water Conference Thursday. He chaired the third plenary session of the conference. The foreign minister also delivered the closing remarks at the high-level ...

Bangladesh Meteorological Department today predicted light rain or thundershowers at one or two places over Sylhet division in the next 24 hours ending 9:00am tomorrow. “Weather may remain mainly dry with temporary partly cloudy sky over the country, having chances of light rain or thundershowers at one or two places over Sylhet division,’ said a Met office bulletin issued this ...

Interpol has issued a red notice against Rabiul Islam alias Arav Khan, a fugitive in the police officer murder case. He is the 63rd Bangladeshi to be in the Interpol’s wanted list. On March 20, Inspector General of Police (IGP) Chowdhury Abdullah Al-Mamun said that the Interpol has accepted the letter sent by Bangladesh Police to bring back Arav Khan, ...

Donald Trump created a “false expectation” of his imminent arrest, the New York prosecutor investigating the ex-president over hush money said Thursday, as tensions build over a possible indictment. The comments come amid uncertainty over when a grand jury hearing the case will take a vote on charging Trump, a historic move that would inflame the 2024 election campaign in ...

After twice hitting the post from free kicks, Messi curled his third try past Panama keeper Jose Carlos Guerra in the 89th minute to hit the 800 goal mark and send the sold-out crowd at Monumental Stadium into delirium, ESPN reports. The Argentine superstar came into the game needing just one goal to reach the milestone after scoring his 799th ...

Bangladesh Government Planning Minister MA Mannan MP said that when Chaitra month comes, the price of goods increases. We are trying to control the prices. We continue to monitor the market. As supply increases, prices will decrease. As the goods arrive, the price will decrease. The price has dropped a bit and will drop further. He said these things while ...