Nahid Islam, convener of the National Citizen Party (NCP) and Jamaat-backed 10-party alliance nominee for the Dhaka-11 constituency, on Saturday said an environment conducive to voting has emerged in the country after a long time. He made the remarks before beginning his electioneering in Natunbazar-Bhatara area, expressing hope that voters would be able to go to polling centres without fear ...

Tanzid Hasan Tamim saved his best for the big match, striking a magnificent century to power Rajshahi Warriors to their second Bangladesh Premier League title — a triumph captain Najmul Hossain Shanto said was built on belief, planning and an unbreakable team culture. Rajshahi crushed Chattogram Royals by 63 runs in Friday’s final at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium, with Tanzid’s ...

BNP Senior Joint Secretary General Ruhul Kabir Rizvi has rejected allegations by the National Citizen Party (NCP) that BNP Chairperson Tarique Rahman violated the election code of conduct, describing the claims as false and part of a “hyper-propaganda” campaign. Speaking to journalists after visiting the grave of the late Arafat Rahman Koko in Banani, Dhaka, on Saturday to mark his ...

Jamaat-e-Islami Ameer Dr Shafiqur Rahman has visited the grave of Abu Sayed, the first martyr of the July mass uprising. He paid his respects at around 8:30am on Saturday and later met with Abu Sayed’s family. Addressing the occasion, Dr Shafiqur Rahman said, “We do not have the strength to fully repay the debt we owe to Abu Sayed. Yet ...

Chief Adviser Prof Muhammad Yunus on Friday urged all to come forward towards building a truly democratic social system, being imbued with the values of the 1969 mass uprising. “Let us all dedicate ourselves to building a truly democratic social system respecting the values of the 1969 mass uprising,” he said in a message issued on the occasion of the ...

Cervical cancer is recognized globally as one of the most preventable types of cancer among women. However, in Bangladesh, the risk of cervical cancer is disproportionately higher in coastal regions. Statistics indicate that of the hundreds of thousands of women at risk of cervical cancer in the country annually, a significant portion resides in these coastal belts. Nearly 50% of ...

London’s ever-expanding family of speedy Superloop services is set to welcome its newest member tomorrow (January 24). The new rapid route on the block will whizz Londoners between Abbey Wood and North Greenwich via the likes of Thamesmead and Woolwich. And it will be completely free to use for the first week. The SL11 Superloop bus route SL11 is the ...

If your Instagram and TikTok feeds have recently been flooded with grainy screenshots, overexposed selfies and suspiciously well-curated “2016” carousels, you’re not imagining it. From old festival snaps and mirror selfies taken on iPhone 6s, to screenshots of Notes-app captions and Tumblr-era outfits, everyone seems to be posting their life from exactly a decade ago. Yes, that’s right — 2016 ...

Bayern Munich’s centre-back Dayot Upamecano will miss the league leaders’ Bavarian derby against visitors Augsburg on Saturday, but coach Vincent Kompany said he had no concerns despite the absence of a growing number of defenders. The Bavarians have won all three of their league matches this year with a 16-3 goal aggregate while protecting an 11-point lead. They also secured ...

Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami Ameer Dr Shafiqur Rahman on Friday said North Bengal would be developed into a hub of agro-based industries if his party comes to power. “North Bengal supplies food and nutrition to the entire country, yet the region has been deliberately neglected,” he said while addressing a public rally of the ten-party alliance in Panchagarh. He said Jamaat does ...