The United Kingdom expects neutral, acceptable and participatory election in Bangladesh, said BNP standing committee member Amir Khasru Mahmud Chowdhury on Thursday (July 20). Khasru disclosed it to reporters after holding talks with British High Commissioner to Dhaka Sarah Cooke at the BNP Chairperson’s Gulshan political office in the city. The meeting with the British High Commissioner was attended by ...

A 22-year-old man was shot to death allegedly by the members of the Indian Border Security Force (BSF) at Telanji in Jaintiapur upazila of Sylhet on Thursday. The deceased was Rubel Hossain, son of Ismail Mia of the upazila. Locals said the BSF members opened fire on some Bangladesh nationals as they went to the bordering area near Pillar No. ...

A man dubbed the “Geneva patient” is the latest person with HIV to be declared in long-term remission — however he did not receive a transplant with a virus-blocking gene mutation like previous cases, researchers said Thursday. Five people have previously been considered “cured” of HIV: the Berlin, London, Duesseldorf, New York and City of Hope, California patients. All had ...

Bangladesh National Football team has performed well in the recently held SAFF Championship. After 14 years, the men in red-green confirmed semifinal match beating Maldives and Bhutan. In the semifinal match, Bangladesh performed magnificently against Kuwait. But finally they were defeated by Kuwait. Due to tremendous performance, Bangladesh advanced three steps in the updated FIFA rankings. Earlier, the position of ...

Sugar-sweetened beverages such as regular soda, energy drinks and hot and cold beverages have added sugar and in most cases, they compose various kinds of sugars such as corn syrup, maltose and sucrose. Sugar-sweetened beverage consumption is linked with various health disorders such as obesity, heart disease, kidney disease and tooth cavities. Dr Shireen Furtado, Consultant Medical and Cosmetic Dermatology, ...

Bangladesh Jewelers Association (Bajus) has announced price hike of top quality of gold once again. Each bhori of 22-carat gold was fixed at Tk 1,00,778 which will be effective on Friday, the Bajus said on Thursday. Bajus said it had no alternative but to increase the rates as the prices of pure gold has increased in the local market. According ...

Valiant freedom fighter and former Jatiya Party (JaPa) lawmaker from Pabna-4 constituency Manzur Rahman Biswas passed away on Thursday morning while undergoing treatment at Square Hospital in Dhaka. He was 74. Biswas breathed his last around 6.30am, said relatives of the deceased. Biswas also a founder of a private development outfit ‘New Era Foundation’ was elected a member of the ...

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Thursday said the government has no intention to obstruct the political programmes of BNP-Jamaat, but won’t spare them if they repeat any destructive activity. “We will not obstruct them in doing politics and are not doing so as well. But they won’t get spared if they set fire to rails again or make any damage ...

At least seven persons were reportedly killed in a head-on clash between a microbus and an auto-rickshaw on Sylhet-Companyganj-Bholaganj highway in Sundragaon area of Goainghat upazila in Sylhet on Thursday morning. “At least seven persons, five on the spot, were killed in the head-on clash between a microbus and a CNG-run auto rickshaw on Sylhet-Bholaganj road of Goainghat upazila around ...

The first Women’s World Cup to feature 32 teams kicks off on Thursday with New Zealand taking on former winners Norway in the opening game in Auckland before co-hosts Australia face the Republic of Ireland in front of 80,000 fans in Sydney. The month-long tournament has expanded from the 24-team event at the last edition in France four years ago ...