The World Health Organization announced on Friday that it had given prequalification approval to a malaria treatment for newborns and infants for the first time. Artemether-lumefantrine is the first antimalarial formulation designed specifically for the youngest victims of the mosquito-borne disease. “The prequalification designation indicates that the medicine meets international standards of quality, safety and efficacy,” the WHO said in ...

Golam Sarwar Milon, former lawmaker for Manikganj-4 constituency and former Deputy Minister of Education, has passed away at his residence in the capital. He was 69. Family sources said that Milon breathed his last following a cardiac arrest in the early hours of Sunday (April 26). He was later taken to Popular Medical College Hospital where on-duty doctors declared him ...

Bangla Mirror Desk : Ahead of the May 7 election for London’s traditional Tower Hamlets Council, Labour Party mayoral candidate Sirajul Islam officially announced his election manifesto, and this time he exchanged views with UK Bangla Reporters Unity for the second time about the election plan and talked about change. On Thursday (April 23) Evening, in a hall in East ...

When you walk into Liberty Drink House, or just Liberty Falooda as the locals lovingly call it, you’ll enter a small, vintage-style shop frozen in time. The old-fashioned logo, the retro tiles, and the classic seating arrangements make you feel as if the 20th century never really left. It’s the kind of place where people don’t just stop by for ...

Motherhood begins with immense joy, but soon, physical and mental exhaustion step in. The body feels unfamiliar, and the mind rides an emotional roller coaster. In the middle of sleepless nights and feeding schedules, self-care quietly fades away. The “baby blues” often step in, leaving many mothers feeling fragile and overwhelmed. Yet, recovery is not a luxury but a necessity. ...

Portugal midfielder Bruno Fernandes expressed hope that he and his teammates can help crown Cristiano Ronaldo’s international career by winning the 2026 World Cup. The 41-year-old Ronaldo is set to appear in a record sixth World Cup in June, a tournament expected to be the final major chapter of the forward’s career. “Wrapping up all this last World Cup with ...

Authorities in the United States have recovered the body of a missing Bangladeshi PhD student, while a suspect– his roommate– has been arrested. According to a report by WFLA News Channel 8, the remains have been identified as those of Jamil Limon, 27, a doctoral researcher in geography, environment and policy at the University of South Florida. Police are continuing ...

The police cancelled the approval for holding a week-long book fair at Sylhet Central Shaheed Minar hours before its inauguration, fearing a deterioration of the law and order situation. The organisers alleged that the book fair was supposed to be inaugurated by the commerce minister Khandaker Abdul Muktadir on Friday morning, but Sylhet Metropolitan Police withdrew its permission for organising ...

Education Minister ANM Ehsanul Hoque Milon has said that the Secondary School Certificate (SSC) and equivalent examinations for 2027 will be held in December of the current year. He made the statement on Saturday (25 April) while speaking to News24. The minister said the decision has been taken to reduce the session backlog. He also noted that the next Higher ...

Prime Minister Tarique Rahman has said that the government is committed to building a merit-based, confident, creative, and responsible workforce. He made the remarks on Saturday morning while attending a ceremony in the capital’s New Eskaton area, where he laid the foundation stone of the third building of the BIAM Foundation. The Prime Minister said that there is no alternative ...