Gulistan explosion death toll has risen to 20 as another injured has died while undergoing treatment at a hospital in the capital. Hafez Musa Haider, 42, succumbed to his injuries at Sheikh Hasina National Burn and Plastic Surgery Institute at about 11:00pm on Wednesday. Resident physician of the emergency department of the institute Dr SM Ayub Hossain confirmed about the ...

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today witnessed the annual Joy Bangla Concert commemorating the historic March 7 speech of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman. Chief of Army Staff General SM Shafiuddin Ahmed and Bangabandhu’s grandson and Center for Research and Information (CRI) trustee Radwan Mujib Siddiq accompanied the Prime Minister. Earlier, the premier arrived in Dhaka in the ...

British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak will on Monday meet US President Joe Biden and Australian counterpart Anthony Albanese to discuss the emerging AUKUS security pact, the UK leader’s spokesman said Wednesday. The meeting comes with Australia set to seal a nuclear-powered submarine deal with Britain or the United States, seen as part of the trio’s efforts to counter China’s growing ...

Qatar will provide 1.27 million US dollars to Dhaka through Qatar Fund for Development (QFFD) to support Bangladesh’s education sector through expanding opportunities for 6.5 lakh out of school children at primary level. A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between Bangladesh and Qatar was signed in under the project Education Above All Foundation during the sidelines event of the UNLDC5 conference ...

Eight of the 10 women suffer from Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS). PCOS is caused by stress at home, work, and even during studying. It’s the unhealthy lifestyle that many women nowadays lead. Women with PCOS must exercise consistently, eat nutritious foods, and live a healthy lifestyle. Juices strong in protein and fiber can help manage PCOS at home, but only ...

The American Chamber of Commerce in Bangladesh (AmCham) held its monthly Luncheon titled “Women in Business: Empowering Bangladesh Forward” Monday at a Dhaka hotel. Jatiya Sangsad Speaker Shirin Sharmin Chaudhury attended the event as the chief guest and Helen LaFave, Deputy Chief of Mission at the US Embassy Dhaka, attended the programme as the guest of honour. AmCham President Syed ...

For many children, the winter season comes with regular exposure to circulating viruses at school or daycare. A warm forehead is often one of the first clear signs a child has caught a bug. But some parents may not be properly measuring or responding to elevated temperatures in children, a new national poll suggests. While most parents recognize that a ...

Moulvibazar Correspondent : Police recovered the body of a college student from beside of Musibazar-Moulvibazar road at Kamolganj upazila in Moulvibazar district on Tuesday night. The deceased was identified as Rafsan Rahee, 23, son of Humayun Kabir, a resident of Babubazar area under Rahimpur union of the upazila. He was a student of Moulvibazar Govt. College. According to Siddique Ali, ...

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina returned home from Doha, the Capital of Qatar, this afternoon after attending the 5th United Nations Conference on Least Developed Countries (LDC5: From Potential to Prosperity). A special VVIP flight (BG-126) of Biman Bangladesh Airlines carrying the prime minister and her entourage members landed at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport, Dhaka around 03:30pm. Earlier, the flight departed ...

Firefighting units have started their rescue operation for the second day this morning at the building in Siddique Bazar of Dhaka’s Gulistan, where 17 people lost their lives in a deadly explosion yesterday. Three firefighting units started the rescue operation around 9 am but no one has been rescued yet, said Khaleda Yeasmin, duty officer of the Fire Service Control ...