Sylhet on Wednesday night witnessed rain accompanied by hailstorm and lightning. The whole country, including Sylhet, was burning in the scorching heat. However, the temperature was slightly lower than other days on Wednesday, UNB reports. Rain fell in Sylhet city beginning around 10:15 pm on Wednesday. Though the rain brought some relief but there is a reason for concern due ...

More than 80 people were killed and hundreds injured in a crush at a charity distribution event in war-torn Yemen on Thursday, Huthi officials said, one of the deadliest stampedes in a decade. The latest tragedy to strike the Arabian Peninsula’s poorest country came days ahead of the Muslim holiday Eid al-Fitr, which marks the end of the Islamic holy ...

Ranitidine is used to treat and prevent gastric ulcers. A recent study evaluated the records of 12,680 ranitidine users and 12,680 other H2RA (ranitidine-like medicines) users retrospectively. The study was conducted in South Korea on the alleged link between the use of ranitidine and cancer, which has concluded the debate on the alleged link between the use of ranitidine and ...

Awami League President and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has directed the party leaders and activists to highlight the development activities of the government during the holy Eid-ul-Fitr vacation alongside inquiring about the beneficiaries of the government projects. The premier gave the instruction in a video call at the party’s joint meeting held at the political office of the Awami League ...

Inspector General of Police Chowdhury Abdullah Al-Mamun has urged the city dwellers to be extra cautious about their belongings before leaving for their home districts for the Eid-ul-Fitr vacation. “You need to be extra cautious . . . you either take your cash, jewellery and other valuables with you or leave those with your relatives staying in the city before ...

Awami League (AL) General Secretary Obaidul Quader has alleged that BNP is once again planning to carry out arson terrorism ahead of the upcoming parliamentary elections. “Evil forces are out to destabilise the country’s stability and started ill-efforts centering the polls again. The incidents of fire in several places in a row are similar to arson terrorism. This is most ...

A guard of ‘Jayantika Express’ train sustained head injuries after being hit by a stone thrown from outside at the running train in Sylhet on Tuesday night. The guard named Abdul Latif, a resident of Kulaura in Moulvibazar, is now being treated at Sylhet MAG Osmani Medical College Hospital, said the victim’s family members. A stone hit Latif’s head when ...

BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir has said trial of a false case filed against the party’s acting chairman Tarique Rahman and his wife Zubaida Rahman begins to keep them out of politics. He made the remarks while addressing a press conference at the BNP Chaiperson Khaleda Zia’s political office at Gulshan in the capital early this (Wednesday) afternoon. ...

The World Health Organization on Tuesday warned the Covid pandemic was still volatile, saying there could be further trouble before the virus settles into a predictable pattern. In the last 28 days, more than 23,000 deaths and three million new cases have been reported to the WHO, in the context of much-reduced testing. While the numbers are decreasing, “that’s still ...

Rodrygo scored twice as Real Madrid cruised into the Champions League semi-finals on Tuesday, completing an emphatic 4-0 aggregate win against Chelsea that ends a disastrous season for the London club. The home team, with Frank Lampard back in the dugout for a second spell, came into the match at Stamford Bridge with form and history against them. They started ...