Awami League’s central working committee member Mohammad Ali Arafat got the party’s nomination for Dhaka-17 by-election which is scheduled to be held on July 17. The decision was taken in a joint meeting of the AL Parliamentary Nomination Board and Local Government Representative Nomination Board, chaired over by President Sheikh Hasina, at her official residence Gono Bhaban in Dhaka on ...

The body of Arpita Shahriyar Kabir Mumu, daughter of human rights activist Shahriyar Kabir, has been recovered by police from a house at Banani in the capital. Receiving information, police went to the house on Thursday night and found the hanging body of Arpita Kabir Mumu. Later, they handed the body over to the family. Banani Police Station officer-in-charge Mostafizur ...

Bangladesh National football team will leave here for Cambodia tomorrow (Saturday) to play a FIFA tier-1 Int’l friendly match against host Cambodia as a part of preparation for the upcoming SAFF Championship. The Int’l friendly match is scheduled to be held on June 15 in Phnom Penh. National football team’s head coach Javier Cabrera today (Friday) announced a 23-member final ...

Russia is discussing new long-term contracts for deliveries of liquefied natural gas (LNG) with partners from the Asia-Pacific Region and their business interest in LNG projects, Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Novak said in the article for the Energy Policy magazine. “Cooperation with partners from the Asia-Pacific Region in terms of LNG projects is progressing. An opportunity is being discussed to ...

As a relief from the intense heat wave, a heavy rain fell in Sylhet. After 2 pm on Friday, it rained briefly in the city. It has given some relief from the heat that has been going on for the past few days. The temperature has dropped quite a bit. However, after two days, the temperature may rise again, Bangladesh ...

Managing a home kitchen is not easy. We need to stock up on essential foods, many of which go bad even before we get to use them. Buying in bulk is convenient and also cost-friendly, but it doesn’t hold well for all foods. There is no point in hoarding perishable items. But there are many foods with inherent natural properties ...

Employers are constantly looking for better and more innovative ways to acknowledge people in the workplace, especially in circumstances where change is frequent and fast-paced. According to recent research from the University of Waterloo, however, employee comparisons made possible by public peer recognition may lead to some workers feeling mistreated. “Employers have sought out various peer recognition systems in an ...

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Friday presided over the regular meeting of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Memorial Trust at her official Ganabhaban residence. In the meeting, the Prime Minister, also chairperson of the trust, directed the authorities concerned to expedite the activities of the ongoing projects to complete those quickly, BSS reports. The board of trustees’ ...

Serajul Alam Khan, one of the key organizers of the Liberation War, passed away at intensive care unit (ICU) of Dhaka Medical College Hospital (DMCH) on Friday. He breathed his last around 2:30pm while on life support, said DMCH Director Brig Gen Md Nazmul Haque. Serajul Alam Khan was admitted to the hospital on May 20 with old age complications. ...

Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) will bring out procession at all metropolitan cities including Dhaka on June 13. BNP Joint Secretary General Ruhul Kabir Rizvi announced the programme on Friday morning at a press conference at the party office. The party men will bring out peaceful procession at all metropolitan cities on June 13 and only in Dhaka on June 16. ...