First hajj flight will leave Dhaka with pilgrims on May 21, said State Minister for Religious Affairs Md Faridul Haque Khan on Wednesday. “Hajj registration time will not be extended further. And it is not possible to reduce the cost of hajj packages.” Faridul Haque Khan said this after inaugurating ‘e-hajj BD’ app at the secretariat today. “All preparation have ...

Barcelona are confident of achieving their goal of reaching a third consecutive Champions League final when they host Chelsea on Thursday, boasting a 1-0 advantage from the semi-final first leg. The Catalans, who lifted the trophy as part of a treble in 2021 with a 4-0 romp over the Blues, have reached three finals in the last four seasons. With ...

A red carpet was rolled out as Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina arrived in Tokyo this afternoon on a four-day official visit at the invitation of her Japanese counterpart Fumio Kishida. A special chartered VVIP flight (BG1403) of the Biman Bangladesh Airlines carrying the Prime Minister and her entourage members landed at the Haneda International Airport, Tokyo at 4.45pm (local time). ...

Tributes to Pankaj Bhattacharya, veteran politician who died at the age of 83, have been paid for last time at the central Shaheed Minar at 5 pm on Tuesday. His dead body was taken to Shaheed Minar around 4 pm where politicians and activists from different political parties came to pay tribute. Information minister Hasan Mahmud, former Education Minister Nurul ...

Not every one of us wakes up fresh and is ready to face the day. Being fresh and stress free can make you more productive and successful throughout the day. The moment we wake up in the morning, we should do something which we should never miss. According to Hansa, Director of the Yoga Institute, these are the things which ...

A man was allegedly stabbed to death by his friend over drug peddling in Sunamganj’s Doarabazar upazila on Monday night. The victim was Tajud Ali, 40, son of late Agan Ali, a resident of Ahmednagar Katakhali village of the upazila. Police arrested accused Sohel Mia, friend of the deceased Tajud, a resident of Kadamtali village, in this incident. According to ...

The World Health Organization warned Tuesday that fighters in conflict-ravaged Sudan had occupied a central public laboratory holding samples of diseases including polio and measles, creating an “extremely, extremely dangerous” situation. “There is a huge biological risk associated with the occupation of the central public health lab… by one of the fighting parties,” Nima Saeed Abid, the WHO’s representative in ...

BNP Senior Joint Secretary General Ruhul Kabir Rizvi has been released from the Dhaka Central Jail in Keraniganj after four and a half months of arrest. He was released from the jail at 4.00pm on Tuesday after securing bail. Leaders and activists of the party welcomed Rizvi at the jail gate. On December 7 in 2022, Rizvi and over 400 ...

The World Bank (WB) has assured to continue their cooperation in various development projects of the Shipping Ministry. World Bank Practice Manager for Transport in South Asia Shomik Mehndiratta made the remarks while paying a farewell call on State Minister for Shipping Khalid Mahmud Chowdhury at the latter’s office today. He said the World Bank (WB) will continue its support ...

President Joe Biden on Tuesday formally announced that he is running for reelection in 2024, asking voters to give him more time to “finish the job” he began when he was sworn in to office and to set aside their concerns about extending the run of America’s oldest president for another four years. Biden, who would be 86 at the ...