Bangladesh and India are among the 62 countries which abstained from voting in the resolution adopted by the UN General Assembly on a mechanism to help families of 130,000 Syrians disappeared with means to know the whereabouts of their relatives and beloved ones The UN General Assembly approved the resolution Thursday that will establish an independent body to determine what ...

Recalled paceman Mitchell Starc led Australia’s charge as England collapsed to 325 all out in the second Ashes Test at Lord’s on Friday. The home side, who had resumed on 278-4, added 47 runs in 15.2 overs as the wickets tumbled, with Australia 91 runs ahead after making 416 in a first innings featuring Steve Smith’s 110. Starc, the only ...

A total of 1,00,41,812 cattle were sacrificed, while 25 lakh remained unsold across Bangladesh on the occasion of the Eid-ul-Azha in the ongoing year. As many as 91,049 more cattle were slaughtered this year compared to previous year as 99,50,763 cattle were sacrificed in 2022. A total of 90,93,242 cattle were sacrificed in 2021, said an official handout of Fisheries ...

The low-lying rural areas of Sunamganj have been flooded as rivers in the district continued to swell over the past few days due to heavy rains and an onrush of water from the upstream. The Flood Forecasting and Warning Centre of the Bangladesh Water Development Board warned that the Surma, Jadukata and Someshwari rivers could overflow within the next two ...

Abbott Laboratories and Boston Scientific– two of the global leading producers and suppliers of cardiac stents, have agreed to reduce the base prices of several cardiac stents effective from September 1. Officials of the two companies agreed to the price reduction in a meeting at the Directorate General of Drug Administration (DGDA) in the capital this noon.

A noodle shop in southern Taiwan has upped the ante by creating “Godzilla Ramen,” where it looks like the famous Japanese movie icon is about to crawl out of the bowl and grab you. The dish, served at Witch Cat Kwai, a restaurant in Douliu City in southern Taiwan, features crocodile meat. The restaurant’s owner, who asked to be identified ...

The Holy Hajj of this year was observed in the Kingdom of the Saudi Arabia (KSA) amid intense heat. More than 6,500 Hajj pilgrims suffered heat stroke in three days. In addition, seven Bangladeshi Hajj pilgrims died on Thursday. Till date, some 43 Bangladeshi pilgrims died. Of them, there are 35 males and eight females. In Macca, some 35 pilgrims ...

US-Bangla Airlines will launch direct flights to India’s Delhi from the last week of July. The airlines, primarily, will operate direct flights on the Dhaka-Delhi route four days a week– Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday to Delhi, says a press release. The airline’s fleet consists of 19 aircraft, including eight Boeing 737-800s and six brand-new ATR 72-600s. For the first ...

The return Hajj flights for Bangladeshi pilgrims from Saudi Arabia are set begin from Sunday and will continue till August 2. A total of 1,22,884 people went to Saudi Arabia from Bangladesh this year. Meanwhile, 43 Bangladeshi pilgrims — 35 men, and eight women, died in Saudi Arabia while performing the Hajj rituals. Meanwhile, airline authorities advise pilgrims not to ...

Saudi Crown Prince and Prime Minister Mohammed bin Salman Al Saud has said that his country is keen to provide comprehensive cooperation in the ongoing development and progress of Bangladesh. “Saudi Arabia is always keen to provide all-out cooperation in the development and progress of Bangladesh,” Saudi Crown Prince told Bangladesh President Mohammed Shahabuddin while exchanging greetings with the President ...