While the United Arab Emirates is known for its dazzling skylines and brightly lit cities, one remote desert area is helping residents reconnect with the night sky. The Al Quaa Desert, located about 100 kilometers southeast of Abu Dhabi, has emerged as one of the country’s darkest locations, offering visitors a rare chance to view the Milky Way with the ...

Moving to music is proving to be one of the best ways for older adults to stay healthy, active and socially engaged, according to health experts in the United States. At a dance practice in Arizona, 87-year-old Carol Ross leads a group of women aged 50 and above in tap and jazz routines, smiling as she calls out steps. Ross, ...

At least 50 people were injured while slaughtering sacrificial animals in different parts of Sylhet on the occasion of Eid-ul-Azha. Among the injured, 20 were admitted to Sylhet MAG Osmani Medical College Hospital, while the others returned home after receiving primary treatment. Hospital authorities said the injured people received treatment at the hospital’s emergency department between 7:30pm and 8:30pm on ...

Three Mexican airlines announced restrictions on May 29 for travellers from Central African countries due to the region’s deadly Ebola outbreak, as Mexico prepares to welcome fans and athletes for the football World Cup in less than two weeks. “Entry into Mexico by air is restricted for travellers who have stayed in Uganda, the Democratic Republic of the Congo or ...

Prime Minister Tarique Rahman on Saturday started distributing clothes and food items among poor and destitute people as part of programmes marking the 45th death anniversary of BNP founder and former President Ziaur Rahman. The distribution programme began around 11:30am on the Rajdhani High School premises on Manik Mia Avenue in the capital. The event marked the start of day-long ...

Health Minister Sardar Sakhawat Hossain Bakul on Saturday said the investigation committee looking into the deaths of six newborns at Ad-Din Hospital has received three more days to complete its work, pushing the submission of the full report to 3 June. He made the remarks on Saturday at the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) in Mohakhali, Dhaka. “We cannot ...

Spain are the favourites to win the 2026 World Cup, ahead of France, Argentina and Brazil, according to a ​Goldman Sachs model published on Friday that uses teams’ historical ‌performance and ranking data. The model gives Spain a 26% chance of lifting the trophy at the tournament, which will be held in the United States, ​Mexico and Canada from 11 ...

Prime Minister and BNP Chairman Tarique Rahman on Saturday paid tribute to party founder and former President Ziaur Rahman on the occasion of his 45th death anniversary. Tarique Rahman first laid a wreath at Ziaur Rahman’s grave at Sher-e-Bangla Nagar in his capacity as Prime Minister. He later placed another wreath as BNP Chairman, accompanied by members of the party’s ...

The 45th martyrdom anniversary of former President of Bangladesh, proclaimer of independence, one of the sector commanders of the Liberation War, founder of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP), and advocate of multi-party democracy, Ziaur Rahman, will be observed on Saturday. On May 30, 1981, he was killed at the Chattogram Circuit House by a group of disgruntled army officers as ...

Three people, including a child, have died after falling from a high-rise block of flats in south London, the Metropolitan Police has said. Emergency services were called to Churchyard Row in Elephant and Castle at 07:29 BST on Wednesday following reports that people had fallen from height. A man, a woman and a child were found at the scene. Despite ...