Awami League presidium member Jahangir Kabir Nanak has been infected with the coronavirus (Covid-19). Dabirul, also the president of the Standing Committee on Ministry of Chittagong Hill Tracts Affairs, is now receiving treatment at his Baliadangi residence. Mohammad Biplob, his personal secretary, confirmed the news. Nanak, former state minister for local government, rural development and cooperatives, is now receiving treatment ...

A further 6,968 people have tested positive for coronavirus  across the UK, government statistics have revealed. It is the third highest number of cases on record, displacing Thursday’s figure of 6,914. Cases remains stubbornly high across the country, with the other two highest number of cases taking place on Tuesday (7,143 cases) and Wednesday (7,108 cases). It takes the total ...

To promote job-oriented education in Bangladesh, the government has decided to recruit for some 12,600 posts across technical colleges and polytechnics over three fiscals. All the necessary procedures needed for the issuance of a government order paving the way for the creation of 12,607 posts — 1,061 cadre posts and 11,546 non-cadre posts — in the technical education sector were ...

The Annual General Meeting and much talked about Bangladesh Football Federation (BFF) Election 2020 will be held on Saturday (October 3) at the Pan Pacific Sonargaon Hotel in the capital. A 21-member full panel named Sommillito Parishad led by long serving president Kazi Mohammad Salahuddin will compete against Sheikh Mohammad Aslam- led 19-member Samonnya Parishad in the election, apart from ...

There are many arguments regarding the best diet. Nevertheless, health and wellness communities admit that diets highlighting fresh, whole ingredients and minimizing processed foods are excellent for the overall wellness of the body. The whole-foods, plant-based diet does just that. Dropping the phrase “plant-based diet” is in a buzz when talking about nutrition these days. But why is it so ...

Seventy people have died of and over 6,000 others were infected with rat fever in Sri Lanka so far this year, local media reported on Friday, quoting the Epidemiology Unit of the Health Ministry. According to the official statistics, 6,096 patients have been infected with rat fever till September, and the highest number of patients are reported from Ratnapura in ...

Three accused in the sensational rape incident at Sylhet MC College hostel have been produced before court after completion of a five-day remand. Police took them to Sylhet Metropolitan Magistrate Court on Friday afternoon. The accused are Saifur Rahman, the prime accused, Arjun Lashkar and Robiul Islam. ssistant Commissioner (Prosecution) Amulya Bhushan Chowdhury of Sylhet Metropolitan Police confirmed the matter to ...

Biman Bangladesh Airlines is all set to start operating direct flights from Sylhet to London this year. A press briefing is scheduled to take place on Sunday at Sylhet Osmani International Airport in this regard. State Minister for Civil Aviation and Tourism Md Mahbub Ali will preside over the function while Foreign Minister AK Abdul Momen will be present as ...

Foreign Minister Dr AK Abdul Momen paid last respects to Kuwait’s Emir Sheikh Sabah al-Ahmed al-Sabah at the Embassy of Kuwait in Dhaka on Friday and signed the condolence book. The Foreign Minister prayed for salvation of the departed soul and conveyed deep sympathy to the bereaved family members and people of the country. He mentioned that Bangladesh has lost ...

Bangladesh reported 33 new deaths from the novel coronavirus infection in a daily count, taking a total of 5,305. Another 1,396 coronavirus patients are found in 24 hours, raising the total number of infections to 366,383. A press release of the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) made the disclosure on Friday afternoon.Health authorities reported another 1,549 people to have ...