A total of 675 Bangladesh nationals looking to leave crisis-hit Sudan have reached Port Sudan from Khartoum so far. ‘Those who are without passports have already been provided with travel permits,’ state minister for foreign affairs Md Shahriar Alam said in a Facebook post on Thursday. ‘We’ll evacuate women, children and people with illness  to Jeddah in the first phase ...

Sylhet City Corporation Election Management Committee has been announced by Bangladesh Awami League Organizing Secretary and Sylhet Division Leader Ahmed Hossain. On Thursday (May 4) evening in an elite hall of the city, he announced this committee in the speech of the special guest at the worker meeting organized by Sylhet district and metropolitan Awami League. Metropolitan Awami President Vir ...

The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has said that the summer cyclone will likely occur in the Bay of Bengal around May 9. IMD Director General Mrutunjay Mohapatra said the guidance of numerical models indicates the formation of a cyclonic storm around May 9, but its movement and intensification may be determined after the low-pressure area forms on May 7. Cyclone ...

An earthquake of magnitude 4.3 jolted Dhaka and its adjacent areas on Friday morning, according to the Bangladesh Meteorological Department. The quake hit around 5:57am and lasted eight seconds. According to the United States Geological Survey website, the quake’s epicentre was 14 kilometres East South East (ESE) of Dohar upazila. No casualties or fire hazards were reported immediately.

A 20-member Rohingya delegation, who were forcibly displaced from Myanmar staying in Bangladesh camps, left for Myanmar state on Friday morning to inspect the facilities prepared by the government there ahead of a repatriation of the first batch of refugees. They were accompanied by seven government officials led by Refugee Relief and Repatriation Commissioner in Cox’s Bazar Mohammed Mizanur Rahman. ...

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Thursday night arrived London from Washington DC to attend the coronation of Charles III and his wife Camilla as the King and the Queen Consort of the United Kingdom (UK) and the other Commonwealth realms. A United Airlines flight carrying the prime minister and her entourage members landed at the Heathrow International Airport in London ...

Manchester City can take a decisive step towards a third consecutive Premier League title this weekend as they face struggling Leeds while Arsenal make a daunting trip to Newcastle. Veteran Sam Allardyce takes charge of his first match in charge of Leeds against a City side that have won their past nine league games. Second-placed Arsenal still have hopes of ...

Late “Star Wars” actor Carrie Fisher was honored with a star on Hollywood’s Walk of Fame Thursday, in a ceremony overshadowed by a bitter feud among her family. Fisher, who played Princess Leia in the highest-grossing sci-fi film franchise of all time, died of a heart attack in 2016. She is survived by her daughter, actor Billie Lourd. Lourd — ...

BNP secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir has alleged that the government has been working against independence and it should not be allowed to come to power again in any way. “It’s a matter of regret and shame  that Awami League has taken a stance against independence now. During the Liberation War our aim and expectation was to establish a ...

It is not enough to take care from the outside, but what we eat depends a lot on how our skin will look. Taking care of the skin is important to increase the glow of the skin. Also eat foods that help the skin glow from within. All types of unhealthy food including junk food should be avoided. Certain foods ...