Bangladesh and the European Union (EU) officially “initialled” the Partnership and Cooperation Agreement (PCA) during a visit by Foreign Minister Khalilur Rahman to Brussels on Monday. On the occasion, Khalilur Rahman was joined by EU High Representative and Vice-President Kaja Kallas, said a press release issued by the Bangladesh Foreign Ministry. Addressing the media, both sides described the Agreement as ...

Bangladesh and Belgium have reaffirmed their commitment to strengthening bilateral relations, focusing on trade, multilateral cooperation, and migration. The assurance was made when Foreign Minister Khalilur Rahman met Belgium’s Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Maxime Prévot in Brussels on Monday. During the meeting, the two sides discussed key areas of mutual interest, including trade and investment, cooperation at multilateral ...

A two-year-old child named Saju died with measles-like symptoms in Sylhet on Monday. The child passed away at 9:00 am at Pediatric Intensive Care Unit of Sylhet MAG Osmani Medical College Hospital. With this latest death, the number of children who died with measles-like symptoms in Sylhet has risen to five. On the same day, two more children with similar ...

Social media users have been extolling the virtues of going to bed early and giving yourself lots to do there before you drift off. But should our beds just be reserved for sleep and sex? Name: Bedtime stacking. Age: Of the moment. Appearance: Like a full workday for a consumptive 18th-century novelist. The name makes me think TikTok is involved. ...

This Spanish-inspired stew is a great weeknight dinner, particularly if you are having a few friends over, because it feels a bit special while actually being effortless and easy. If you want to take that effortlessness to the next level, make the potato base in advance, then finish off with the spinach and prawns just before serving (I like to ...

Leandro Paredes converted a first-half penalty to hand Boca Juniors a 1-0 away win over River Plate in Sunday’s Argentine Superclasico, snapping their ‌bitter rivals’ nine-match unbeaten run across all competitions. It also marked River’s first defeat under coach Eduardo Coudet, leaving them second in Group B of the Apertura standings on 26 points, while Boca Juniors climbed to ⁠third ...

Germany is interested in working with Bangladesh to manage its water resources and protect the environment. German Ambassador to Dhaka Rudiger Lotz expressed the interest during a courtesy call on Water Resources Minister Md Shahiduddin Chowdhury Anee at his ministry’s office here today. During the meeting, they discussed various issues of mutual interest, including water resource management in the two ...

A Dhaka court on Monday granted permission to the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) to interrogate former State Minister Zunaid Ahmed Palak at the jail gate for one day in a case filed over corruption and money laundering. Dhaka Metropolitan Senior Special Judge Md Sabbir Faiz passed the order following a petition by ACC Assistant Director Al-Amin. According to the case statement, ...

Within the evolving landscape of regulatory peptides, few molecules have generated as much sustained theoretical interest as GHK, also known as glycyl-L-histidyl-L-lysine. Despite its compact structure—composed of only three amino acids—this endogenous tripeptide has been repeatedly situated at the intersection of regenerative biology, extracellular matrix dynamics, redox modulation, and genomic coordination. Discovered in the 1970s in plasma, GHK later became ...

Prime Minister Tarique Rahman has reaffirmed his government’s commitment to establishing justice across the state and society. He made the remarks on Monday (20 April) morning while inaugurating the e-bail bond system in his hometown Bogura. This marks his first visit to Bogura since assuming office as Prime Minister. Earlier in the day, he inaugurated the newly constructed multi-storey building ...