Bollywood actress Sonam Kapoor will soon become the only Indian celebrity to attend the Wimbledon finals this year at the historic All England Club in London. The actor is known for her sartorial choices and it remains to be seen what she will wear for her Wimbledon 2023 outing. The championships, commonly known as the Wimbledon, is the oldest tennis ...

The term “asthma” is derived from the Greek word ‘aazein’, which means “to exhale with an open mouth; to gasp.” This condition is the most common cause of school absenteeism, accounting for an estimated 14 million missed school days. Bronchial asthma tends to have developed steadily since the 1970s, and it now affects an estimated 4 to 7 per cent ...

A new study has found that students from middle-upper class backgrounds are more likely to participate in classroom discussions than working-class backgrounds students. The study was published in the journal, ‘Journal of Experimental Psychology.” The study shed new light on the persistent and early emerging disparities in education linked to socioeconomic status (SES). “While preschool attendance has been shown to ...

An open-top tour vehicle collided with a bus in downtown Manhattan on Thursday evening, injuring 18 people. The accident occurred after 19:00 local time (00:00 BST), officials said, adding that both buses appear to have been fully occupied at the time. In a news conference, fire department officials said it was too early to determine what caused the collision. Ropes ...

A young man died from electrocution at Derai upazila of Sunamganj district early Friday. Deceased Atikul Islam, 25, was son of Rijik Miah, a resident of Bhatipara village under the upazila and used to work in a sawmill. According to locals, Atikul came in contact with a live electric wire when he was working in the sawmill, leaving him dead ...

Left-hand opener Tamim Iqbal has decided to return to international cricket at the request of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina following his sudden announcement of retirement. The decision was taken after Tamim and his wife Ayesha Siddiqa met Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina at Ganabhaban on Friday afternoon, sources said. Former Bangladesh cricket captain Mashrafe Bin Mortaza was present there. At the ...

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) team on Thursday expressed their interest to work on developing government bonds in the secondary market. They expressed the interest while meeting with officials of the Bangladesh Bank (BB) at its headquarters in the city. BB Governor Abdur Rouf Talukder presided over the meeting. After the meeting, BB spokesperson Mezbaul Haque said the IMF and ...

Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader on Friday inaugurated the test run of trains on Agargaon-Motijheel route of metro rail. He inaugurated the test run by waving a green flag at the metro rail’s Agargaon Station on Friday afternoon. Speaking on the occasion, Obaidul Quader said launching of the movement of metro rail between Agargaon and Motijheel portion is ...

Five Rohingya people were killed and some others were injured in a gunfight between two groups at Rohingya camp in Ukhiya of Cox’s Bazar district early Friday. The deceased were Anwar Hossain, 24, resident of Camp-8 West H-49 Block; Mohammad Hamim, 16, residents of Camp-8 West A-21 Block; Nurul Amin, 24, of Camp-13; and Md Nazimullah of Camp-10, H-42 Block. ...

Juba League and Juba Dal, the youth wings of the ruling Awami League and the opposition BNP, respectively, will hold rallies in Sylhet on July 9 (Sunday). The Juba Dal and Juba League programmes will take place at Court Point in the city, approximately half a kilometre away from Sylhet Government Aliya Madrasah ground on the day. Juba Dal has ...