The Jatiya Nagorik Party (NCP) Northern Region Chief Organiser Sarjis Alam has said that despite the Election Commission’s arbitrariness or external pressure, the NCP will contest the upcoming national election using the Shapla (Water Lily) symbol. Speaking to the reporters at the NCP’s Natore District Coordination Meeting on Monday, he said,“The Election Commission has no option but to allocate the ...

The Department of Livestock Services (DLS) has launched urgent and coordinated operations across several districts to contain a recent outbreak of anthrax among cattle, which poses a zoonotic risk to humans. In a statement issued on Saturday, the DLS said it has intensified vaccination drives, awareness campaigns, and field monitoring in collaboration with local administrations to curb the spread of ...

South Indian cinema’s much-loved duo Rashmika Mandanna and Vijay Deverakonda have reportedly taken their relationship to the next level. The two stars are said to have gotten engaged in a private ceremony and are planning to tie the knot next year. According to a report by NDTV, the couple exchanged rings on Friday, in an engagement ceremony attended by close ...

The 2025 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine has been awarded to Mary E. Brunkow, Fred Ramsdell, and Shimon Sakaguchi for their groundbreaking discoveries related to peripheral immune tolerance — a key mechanism that prevents the immune system from attacking the body’s own cells. The announcement was made by the Nobel Assembly at the Karolinska Institute in Stockholm on Monday, ...

The nation is being divided by demands for referendums and PR (Proportional Representation) before holding fair and acceptable national elections, commented BNP Standing Committee member Salahuddin Ahmed on Monday. Without naming anyone, Salahuddin said some quarters are still repeating old arguments that a constitutional order must be issued before a referendum. “We think these unnecessary complications should be avoided. The ...

Transport workers in Sylhet’s Companiganj upazila have called an indefinite strike from Monday morning, protesting a case filed by police over an attack by the workers. The strike was called on Sunday night, demanding the withdrawal of the Officer-in-Charge (OC) Ratan Sheikh of Companiganj police station, an end to extortion under his leadership, and the withdrawal of the case filed ...

The highly anticipated Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) election has finally commenced. The voting began at 10AM on Monday at the Pan Pacific Sonargaon Hotel in the capital. The completion of the polls will reveal who is set to occupy the key decision-making seats in Bangladesh cricket for the next term. Despite the numerous pre-election incidents, the primary focus of tension ...

Thomas Muller was on the scoresheet once again as the Vancouver Whitecaps cruised to a 4-1 victory over the San Jose Earthquakes on Sunday, moving level on points at the top of Major League Soccer’s Western Conference. The 36-year-old former Germany and Bayern Munich star continued his prolific form since arriving in MLS, netting a precise strike from the edge ...

Ethan Mbappe came off the bench to score a dramatic late equaliser against his former club Paris Saint-Germain, earning Lille a 1-1 draw in Ligue 1 on Sunday. The result allowed an injury-hit PSG to move one point clear at the top of the French league, despite dropping two points. The reigning champions had fielded a rotated side for their ...

International gold prices surpassed US$3,900 per troy ounce on the 3rd, with US$4,000 now in sight. On the same day, the three major indices of the New York Stock Exchange also closed at record highs and Bitcoin, a leading cryptocurrency, breached the US$125,000 mark—a record high—on the 5th. A so-called “Everything rally,” where both safe-haven and risk assets are rising ...