British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, ahead of a US trip this week, on Monday heightened speculation that he wants NATO allies to back his Defence Secretary Ben Wallace as the alliance’s next chief. Wallace, a former captain in the British Army, is seen as a leading contender to replace Jens Stoltenberg who will retire as NATO secretary-general in October after ...

Losing weight is no easy, breezy walk in the park. It requires hard work, dedication, solid motivation, and establishing a game plan that works best for you. Whether you’re just starting out on your journey or you’re weeks in, there are certain habits you should absolutely avoid at all costs. In fact, you’ll never lose weight if you still do ...

Jatiya Party Vice Chairman and former Member of Parliament for Sylhet-2 Yahya Chowdhury Ehia has been dismissed from the party post. Jatiya Party Central Office Secretary MA Razzak Khan confirmed the matter on Monday (June 5). He said that he was accused of breaking party discipline earlier. As his reply was not satisfactory, he was relieved from the post of ...

Bangladeshi women pilgrims have lauded Hajj operations in Saudi Arabia, describing their experience so far as smooth while thanking authorities in the Kingdom for treating them with care and kindness, reports Arab News. Bangladesh is sending about 125,000 individuals for the annual Hajj pilgrimage, more than double the quota it received last year, when it was 60,000. This year, over ...

Josh Tongue relished being involved in England’s “chilled” environment after a promising Test debut led to the fast bowler’s Ashes call-up. Tongue was a late addition to England’s squad to face Ireland in last week’s four-day Test against Ireland because of fitness concerns over James Anderson and Ollie Robinson. But having being selected in the side, the Worcestershire player took ...

Airlines will fly 4.35 billion passengers this year, close to the 2019 record as the industry bounces back from the Covid pandemic, an industry group said on Monday, AFP reports. The sector will also be back in the green, with net profits forecast to reach $9.8 billion in 2023, or double previous estimates, boosted by the end of China’s Covid ...

BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Monday alleged that the US visa policy for Bangladesh is the outcome of Awami League’s misrule and mischievous activities. Speaking at a seminar, he also said that democratic countries are creating various pressures on the current regime to restore democracy as it has destroyed all democratic institutions, UNB reports. “The USA has ...

The World Environment Day will be observed in the country, as elsewhere across the globe, today, encouraging people in taking collective and transformative action on a global scale to protect and restore the planet and its environment. Held on June 5 each year, World Environment Day has a specific host country and a theme. Côte D’Ivoire, in partnership with the ...

The heat wave sweeping across the country has resulted in health issues, affecting children, the elderly, and people with pre-existing conditions. An alarming surge in patients suffering from dehydration, asthma, hypertension, fever, and diarrhea due to the extreme heat has been reported by hospitals and private practices. “The excessive heatwave can lead to dehydration, low blood pressure, cardiac collapse, heat ...

The World Environment Day-2023 was observed at Dharmapasha upazila in Sunamganj district on Monday morning. This year’s theme of the day is ‘Solutions to Plastic Pollution’. Dharmapasha upazila administration organized a discussion at the upazila parishad hall room on the occasion of the day. The upazila nirbahi officer Shithesh Chandra Sarkar presided over the discussion conducted by upazila assistant commissioner ...