Bangladeshi travel content creator Salahuddin Sumon and fellow traveller Nilay Kumar Biswas have embarked on an expedition to the Amazon rainforest, one of the world’s most discussed and mysterious jungles. The journey began from the Brazilian city of Manaus and was organised by the well-known expedition agency Amazon Gero Tours. From Manaus, the team travelled along the Rio Negro and ...

Supreme Court senior lawyer Barrister Ruhul Quddus Kazal has been appointed as the 18th Attorney General of the country. Law Ministry confirmed thia on Wednesday. He has been appointed as the 18th Attorney General. Ruhul Quddus Kazal is a member of the BNP’s National Executive Committee and also a member of the Bangladesh Bar Council. Previously, Mohammad Asaduzzaman served as ...

Prime Minister Tarique Rahman’s wife Dr Zubaida Rahman has joined a global summit in Washington, DC, focusing on children’s welfare and development. The two-day “Fostering the Future Together: Global Coalition Summit” began on Tuesday, with first ladies and spouses of leaders from more than 40 countries taking part, according to BNP’s media cell. Dr Zubaida joined the summit at the ...

Information and Broadcasting Minister Zahir Uddin Swapon has called on the public to refrain from stockpiling excess fuel, warning that such practices could create an artificial crisis in the market. He assured that the government has taken all necessary measures to maintain a steady supply of fuel across the country. During a briefing on Wednesday marking the completion of one ...

Prime Minister Tarique Rahman on Wednesday unveiled a commemorative postage stamp on the occasion of Independence and National Day 2026. The premier unveiled the stamp of Taka 10, along with an opening day cover of Taka 10 and a data card of Taka 5, at a ceremony at his Cabinet Division office at Bangladesh Secretariat here at 9:30 am, said ...

The internet has turned nutrition into the Wild West, where viral wellness trends often outpace clinical reality. For many, navigating the grocery store feels like a minefield of conflicting labels and superfood claims that don’t always hold up under medical scrutiny. To cut through the noise, Dr Sanjay Bhojraj, a California-based cardiologist with 20 years of experience, took to Instagram ...

State Minister for Health and Family Welfare Dr MA Muhit conducted a surprise inspection of healthcare services at an upazila health complex in Sylhet via video call today (24 March), according to a health ministry press release. He joined the Dakshin Surma Upazila Health Complex remotely from the Secretariat in Dhaka at around 12pm and monitored overall operations. At the ...

The global energy crisis is deepening as emergency measures by governments worldwide have fallen short of plugging the huge shortfall in oil and gas supply caused by the US-Israeli war on Iran, executives and oil ministers said on Tuesday. Costs for energy, fertilisers and petrochemicals are soaring as the world is losing as much as 20 million barrels of oil ...

Two of the final remaining tickets to the World Cup will be up for grabs when a high?stakes playoff tournament kicks off in Mexico on Thursday, bringing together six teams from across the globe. New Caledonia, Suriname, Jamaica, Bolivia, Iraq and the Democratic Republic of Congo form the diverse cast of hopefuls each chasing one of the two berths on ...

Oil prices fell around 4% on Wednesday on the prospect of a possible ceasefire easing supply disruptions from the key Middle East producing region after reports the U.S. sent Iran a 15-point plan to end the war between them. Brent crude futures fell $4.89, or 4.7%, to $99.60 a barrel by 0335 GMT, after declining to as low as $97.57. ...