Tech-driven healthcare management company Zen Health360 organised a knowledge sharing session on potentials of Malaysia healthcare for Bangladeshis. During the networking session at a Gulshan hotel on Tuesday night, the participants exchanged views on potentials of collaboration with local partner – Zen Health360 focusing on Malaysia as a destination of ‘world class’ healthcare. Malaysia’s Mahkota Medical Centre marketing director Tan ...

At least 15 houses, 10 cows, 20 maunds of paddy, furniture and cash taka were gutted in a fire at Holimpur village under Nabiganj upazila of the district in the early hours of today. The fire originated from an electric short circuit at a house of the village around 2am and soon engulfed the adjacent houses. As a result, 15 ...

Pep Guardiola praised his Manchester City players for shrugging off their hangovers after clinching the Premier League title with a 1-1 draw at Brighton on Wednesday to stretch an unbeaten run to 25 matches. A point was also enough for the Seagulls to guarantee they will finish sixth in the table and secure a place in the Europa League next ...

US Ambassador to Bangladesh Peter Haas on Thursday said the newly announced visa policy was “merely their way of helping” the democratic electoral process in Bangladesh. He made the remarks while talking to reporters at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs after his meeting with Foreign Minister Dr AK Abdul Momen on Thursday, reports UNB. Ambassador Haas said they had discussed ...

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina returned home on Thursday morning wrapping up her three-day official visit to Qatar. A flight of Biman Bangladesh Airlines, carrying the premier and her entourage members, landed at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport at 5.58am. Earlier, the flight departed Hamad International Airport at 10.25pm local time (01:25am BST) for Dhaka, BSS reports. On May 22, Sheikh Hasina ...

The 124th birth anniversary of national and rebel poet Kazi Nazrul Islam is being celebrated across the country through various programmes. President Mohammed Shahbuddin and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina issued separate messages paying rich tributes to the memory of National Poet Kazi Nazrul Islam. This year’s theme of the day is ‘Agnibinar Shatabarsha: Bangabandhur Chetanai Shanitarup’. The birth anniversary of ...

Voting in the Gazipur City Corporation (GCC) election began at 8am on Thursday in a peaceful manner. The voting is being held under Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) at 480 polling centers under the GCC areas. Eight candidates are contesting for mayoral posts in the election and there are 248 councillors and 79 female councilor candidates. The GCC, constituted with a ...

Lautaro Martinez scored twice as Champions League finalists Inter Milan came from behind to beat Fiorentina 2-1 and retain their Italian Cup title on Wednesday. Nicolas Gonzalez gave Fiorentina an early lead at the Stadio Olimpico, but Martinez drilled Inter level and then volleyed in the winner before half-time for Simone Inzaghi’s team. Inter’s ninth Italian Cup triumph moved them ...

A couple has submitted their nomination papers to compete in the upcoming Sylhet City Corporation (SCC) elections slated for June 21. Abdul Hanif Kutu, a former Chhatra League leader, submitted a nomination paper for the mayoral post and his wife Naznin Akhter Kona submitted a nomination paper for the councillor post (reserved seat-7). Syed Kamal Hossain, an official (media cell) ...

Foreign postgraduate students on non-research courses will no longer be able to bring family members to the UK, under new immigration curbs. The announcement has been made two days before official statistics are expected to show legal migration has hit a record 700,000 this year. Last year, 135,788 visas were granted to dependants of foreign students, nearly nine times the ...