The demand of sacrificial animals in Khulna division for the upcoming Eid-ul-Azha can be met almost entirely with locally-reared livestock, official sources said here today. “Around 40 percent of the total demand could not be fulfilled with local livestock earlier but the situation has changed over the past few years. Hundred percent of the demand can be met with the ...

People with diabetes have to be very careful while designing their diets as it may affect their blood sugar levels. Milk is usually considered a crucial part of our diet being high on protein, calcium, healthy fats and other vital nutrients. However, in recent years there has been a debate on whether or not people with the metabolic disorder should ...

People who tend to stay up late are not more likely to die younger than early risers — as long as they don’t use those longer nights for drinking and smoking, a 37-year-long study suggested on Friday. Previous research has shown that night owls, who stay up later and struggle to drag themselves out of bed in the morning, are ...

Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) Chairperson Khaleda Zia returned to her Gulshan residence on Saturday evening after receiving treatment for four days at Evercare Hospital in Dhaka. She left the hospital at 6:35 pm and reached home at 7.45 pm. Khaleda was admitted to Evercare Hospital early Tuesday as she suddenly fell sick with a fever and stomachache. Later, she underwent ...

It was another day of sheer domination and individual milestones with Bangladesh sensing a victory by the end of the third day’s play as Afghanistan prepare to resume the fourth day on 45 for two in chase of a record 662-run target in the lone Test at Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium in Mirpur. The gloomy weather over the last hour of ...

The Bangladesh Bank (BB) will announce its monetary policy statement (MPS) on Sunday for the first half of the 2023-24 financial year. BB Governor Abdur Rouf Talukder will announce the MPS at a press conference at the central bank headquarters in the capital, said a press release. He will  brief journalists on the outcome of the current MPS in managing ...

A man was killed as lightening strike on him in Bahubal upazila of Habiganj district on Friday afternoon. The deceased was identified as Selim Miah, 30, a resident of Baktarpur village in the upazila. According to locals, a streak of thunderbolt struck on Selim when he was catching fish in a haor adjacent to his house, leaving him dead on ...

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina returned home from Geneva, Switzerland, early Saturday after attending “World of Work Summit: Social Justice for All” held on June 14-15. A flight of Biman Bangladesh Airlines carrying the Primer and her entourage members landed at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in Dhaka around 1.55am. The Prime Minister exchanged pleasantries with the passengers in the flight and ...

A case was filed against 22 people including Shadhurpara Union Parishad Chairman Mahmudul Alam Babu on Saturday over the murder of journalist Golam Rabbani Nadim. Chairman Mahmudul Alam Babu has been made the prime accused in the case. Slain journalist Nadim’s wife Monira Begum filed the case with Bakshiganj Police Station mentioning the name of 22 accused. The police station ...

Boris Johnson has been unveiled as a new columnist for the Daily Mail, a day after a report found he repeatedly lied to MPs over the Downing Street partygate scandal. The disgraced former prime minister will pen a weekly item for the tabloid newspaper, with media sources suggesting the contract could be worth £1m. In an announcement video posted on ...