The death toll from a massive explosion at Iran’s largest commercial port has risen to 46, state media reported, adding that most of the more than 1,000 wounded have been discharged from hospitals, reports AFP. “The death toll in the Shahid Rajaee Port fire has reached 46,” the official IRNA news agency reported, quoting Mehrdad Hassanzadeh, the crisis management director ...

Model and actress Meghna Alam has been granted bail in a fraud and extortion case filed with Dhaka’s Dhanmondi Police Station. The order came on Monday following a hearing at the court of Additional Metropolitan Magistrate Md. Sanaullah. Court sources confirmed that Meghna’s lawyers — Mohsin Reza, Mahima Bandhan, and Barrister Sadman Sakib — argued for her bail. Considering her ...

Police arrested Atikur Rahman, general secretary of Madhabpur upazila Awami League unit, from in front of the Madhabpur upazila parishad in Habiganj district on Monday. There are multiple criminal cases against Atik related to 2024 July uprising, said Madhabpur police station officer-in-charge Abdullah Al-Mamun.

Does “I-just-woke-up-but-still-feel-tired” feeling take over you every morning? If you are familiar with the morning slump, the post-lunch crash- welcome to the club! We have all been there and the best to take care of yourself is choosing the right foods. As much as you would like to have a cup of coffee or energy to be able to survive ...

The World Health Organization (WHO) has urged for a formal code of conduct to prohibit medical professionals from carrying out female genital mutilation (FGM), emphasizing the critical role health workers must play in ending the harmful practice. In newly released guidelines aimed at eradicating FGM, the UN health agency pointed to troubling evidence that in many regions, health workers are ...

Japan has provided the International Organization for Migration (IOM) $3.5 million to improve living conditions of the Rohingyas and host communities in Cox’s Bazar and Bhasan Char. A press release was issued by the Japanese embassy in this regard on Monday. Japan Ambassador to Bangladesh SAIDA Shinichi and Chief of Mission, IOM Bangladesh Lance Bonneau sighned the note. The project ...

Mahbub Morshed, Managing Director of Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha (BSS), surrendered before a Dhaka court on Monday and secured bail in a defamation case filed by Abdul Hai Sikder, Editor of daily Jugantor. Appearing before Metropolitan Magistrate Zia Uddin’s court through his lawyer, Morshed appeared before Metropolitan Magistrate Zia Uddin’s court in the morning and later, was granted bail on a ...

A Dhaka court has expressed embarrassment over continuing to hear the case filed against cricketer Nasir Hossain and his wife Tamima Sultana Tammi and has ordered its transfer to another court. Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Wahiduzzaman on Monday issued this order, citing time constraints and the impact on other cases. Both Nasir and Tamima were present in the court for ...

More 20,000 metric tonnes of Atap rice from Vietnam has arrived at the Chittagong port on Monday. Under the terms of the G2G agreement, Bangladesh had contracted to import a total of 100,000 metric tonnes of Atap rice from Vietnam, all of which has now reached the country. The process of unloading the rice has already commenced following sample testing ...

Pacer Al Fahad and opener Zawad Abrar put on a record-breaking performance to help Bangladesh Under-19 team thrash their Sri Lanka counterpart by nine wickets in the second game of the six-match Youth ODI series at Colombo Cricket Club Ground on Monday. Having won the game, Bangladesh leveled the series after conceding a 98-run defeat in the first game. Al ...