We are cautioned against eating sweets, especially while trying to lose weight or to get healthier in general. But if anyone is on a health kick and still has a craving for something sweet, there stands one delicious treat, that’s ‘dates’. The dates have a wide range of health benefits. Dates are chewy and sweet fruit packed with lots of ...

Under-5 mortality rate in Bangladesh saw a sharp decline in the past 5 years, according to a new report by the National Institute of Population Research and Training (NIPORT). The number came down from 43 per thousand in 2017 to 31 per thousand in 2022, the report shows. The preliminary result of the report titled “Bangladesh Demographic and Health Survey- ...

A total of 3,845 traders have been affected by the devastating fire at Bangabazar Market in the capital, said inquiry committee of the Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC). DSCC spokesman Abu Naser said the president of the inquiry committee and Zonal Executive Officer of Zone-1 Merina Nazneen submitted the final report to the DSCC mayor Sheikh Fazle Noor Taposh at ...

President-elect Md Sahbuddin is scheduled to take oath as the country’s 22nd President at 11am on April 24. Cabinet Secretary Mahbub Hossain today apprised Jatiya Sangsad (JS) Speaker Dr Shirin Sharmin Choudhury of the date and time of the swearing ceremony. The cabinet secretary met the Speaker at her JS office today to apprise her of the matter, said a ...

The public health service in England was on Tuesday braced for “the most disruptive industrial action” in its history as junior doctors walk out over pay and working conditions. The National Health Service (NHS) has been hit by waves of strikes in recent months as soaring inflation eats into wages and pandemic backlogs coupled with staff shortages increase workloads. But ...

When Karim Benzema struck a magnificent hat-trick against Barcelona last week in the Copa del Rey, it served a dual purpose. The striker knocked Real Madrid’s bitter rivals out of the Spanish Cup at Camp Nou, and, with the world watching on, issued a powerful statement of intent as the season reaches its business end. Los Blancos welcome Chelsea on ...

Bangladesh has invited Japan to invest in the country, including in Maheshkhali Economic Zone, while assuring of providing all kinds of cooperation from the government’s side. Bangladesh Economic Zones Authority extended an invitation to Japanese investors in this regard, UNB reports. The invitation was given at the 5th Japan-Bangladesh public-private joint economic dialogue that was held online today. By turn, ...

President Joe Biden on Monday officially ended the Covid national health emergency that for more than three years underpinned extraordinary efforts to provide care for a country where more than a million people died from the disease. The White House said Biden signed a law passed earlier by Congress “which terminates the national emergency related to the Covid-19 pandemic.” This ...

The government has raised the prices of per kg fertilisers by Tk 5. Agriculture Ministry on Monday issued an order in this regard increasing the price of urea, DAP, TSP and MOP fertilisers. The new price will come into effect from Monday (April 10). The price of fertiliser was revised in line with the ongoing global economic situation and the ...

Kishoreganj’s historic Sholakia Eidgah mosque Imam Abdus Salam Golap passed away on Monday night. He was 55. He suffered a stroke on Monday evening and, later, was taken to Kishoreganj 250-Bed General Hospital where he was declared dead. Abdus Salam’s namaj-e-janza will be held after Zuhr prayer on Tuesday. After that, he will be buried at Sholakia Bagh graveyard. He ...