Fifteen underprivileged women in Moulvibazar have received sewing machines following a three-month free training as part of an initiative by Bashundhara Group aimed at empowering disadvantaged women and making them self-reliant. Bashundhara Shuvosangho organised the programme. Additional Deputy Commissioner (General) Md Tanvir Hossain distributed the sewing machines among the recipients at 10:30am on Sunday at Moulvibazar Circuit House. Shuvosangho’s district ...

Singers Lola Young and Olivia Dean top the table of contenders for Saturday’s BRIT Awards, with five nominations apiece at Britain’s pop music honours. In the run-up to the event, another young star, 24-year-old PinkPantheress, was named as the first woman to get the producer of the year prize. Young, 25, is listed for artist of the year, breakthrough artist, ...

Eid has become the prime occasion for festive fashion. Choosing the right outfit, however, is never easy. Each family member has different tastes and together these fragments of desire create a colourful mosaic of Eid fashion. Inspired by this thought, Bangladesh’s leading fashion and lifestyle brand Le Reve has launched its Eid/26 Collection. Le Reve’s Chief Executive Officer Monnujan Nargis ...

Taking paracetamol, known as Tylenol in the US, during pregnancy is safe, a group of European researchers have said, after compiling data in response to US President Donald Trump’s claims of a link to autism last year. In a review published in the British journal The Lancet Obstetrics, Gynaecology & Women’s Health on Saturday, the team said they had focused ...

The United Kingdom’s High Commissioner to Bangladesh Sarah Cooke held a meeting with Commerce Minister Khandaker Abdul Muktadir to discuss strengthening bilateral trade and expanding investment cooperation. The meeting took place on Monday morning at the Commerce Minister’s Office at the Secretariat in Dhaka. During the discussion, both sides explored ways to further enhance existing trade ties and identify new ...

Bangladesh’s merchandise exports reached $31.91 billion during July 2025 – February 2026, the first five months of the fiscal year 2026. This reflects a decline of 3.15% compared to $32.92 billion recorded in the corresponding seven-month period of the previous fiscal year, according to EPB data released on Monday. Comparing single-month data, February recorded 12% decline from the same month ...

Ekushey Padak-winning poet, literary editor and prominent cultural figure Jahanara Arju passed away on Monday at 1:30pm at her residence in Gulshan. She was 93. She had been suffering from age-related illnesses for a long time. She is survived by two sons, one daughter, grandchildren and numerous admirers. She was the mother of Justice Mohammad Ashfaqul Islam, senior judge of ...

Iran has reportedly targeted Saudi Arabia’s Ras Tanura oil refinery, operated by Saudi Aramco, amid sharply escalating tensions across the Gulf following joint US-Israeli strikes that began on Saturday. The retaliatory action comes after Iranian authorities blamed the United States and Israel for attacks that allegedly killed Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and several senior Iranian officials. Tehran has described ...

Indian High Commissioner to Bangladesh Pranay Verma met with Commerce Minister Khandaker Abdul Muktadir at his office in the ministry on Monday (2 March). During the meeting, the High Commissioner conveyed India’s willingness to engage with the new government of Bangladesh to strengthen bilateral ties, focusing on constructive, people-centric cooperation.

The United Kingdom’s overhaul of its asylum program takes effect on Monday, the Home Office announced, with the new rules drastically cutting protections for refugees and their children. Under the reforms, refugee status for adults and their accompanying children will be reviewed every 30 months. “Refugee status will become temporary and subject to review,” the Home Office said in a ...