A landmark “underpass” is being constructed by the government to ease the movement of travelers, connecting Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport (HSIA), airport railway station, bus rapid transits (BRT) and Hazi Camp. The Project dubbed as “Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport Pedestrian Underpass”, with a length of over one kilometre, was presented before Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today at her official residence ...

The government of Japan and UNHCR have signed an agreement for the protection and assistance of Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh. The contribution of US$ 4.5 million [JPY 600 million] will be used for reinforcement of life-saving and life-sustaining services by improving the livelihood of refugees and host communities in Cox’s Bazar and on Bhasan Char. An exchange of notes was ...

A woman who was stripped of her British citizenship after joining the Islamic State group in Syria will on Wednesday find out if she has won her legal battle to reverse the decision. Shamima Begum, now 23, was aged 15 in 2015 when she left her home in east London with two school friends to travel to Syria. While there ...

We all are very particular about our fitness, we all hit the gym, do yoga or any other form of exercise to keep our bodies in shape but most of the time we forget a very major part that also needs regular exercising and toning- that is our face. There are 42 individual muscles on our face that are responsible ...

According to studies, a pregnant woman who has gestational diabetes is more likely to develop Type 2 diabetes later in life. Gestational diabetes is another common cause of large-for-gestational-age neonates (LGA). Infants who weigh more than 90 per cent of all infants of the same gestational age are considered to be LGA. LGA newborns had a higher likelihood of being ...

The Cabinet Committee on Government Purchase (CCGP) today approved separate proposals for procuring some 1.60 crore litres of soybean oil and 60,000 metric tons of fertilizer to meet the growing demand in the country. The approval came from the 7th meeting of the CCGP in this year held virtually with Finance Minster AHM Mustafa Kamal in the chair. Briefing reporters ...

Voting in the by-elections to Chattogram-8 (Boalkhali-Chandgaon) constituency will be held on April 27. The Election Commission announced the date on Wednesday after a meeting with Chief Election Commissioner Kazi Habibul Awal. The last date of nomination submission will over on march 27, while scrutinising on March 29. The withdrawal of nomination papers on April 5, said EC secretary Jahangir ...

A fire service rescue team, part of Bangladesh’s rescue efforts in Turkey, returned to the country on Tuesday night after completing their work in Turkey’s quake-hit areas. At around 8 p.m. on February 21, the team returned to Dhaka in a C-130 special aircraft of the Air Force along with the joint rescue team of Bangladesh. The director of operations ...

The voting in two-day polls to elect the office bearers for 2023-2024 of Dhaka Bar Association, believed to be the largest Bar of Asia, started at 9am on Wednesday. The balloting will go on till 5pm with one hour recess from 1pm to 2pm on both of the days. A total of 46 candidates are vying for 27 posts. Some ...

Holders Real Madrid produced a stunning comeback from two goals down to earn a devastating 5-2 victory at Liverpool in the first leg of their Champions League last-16 tie on Tuesday. In a re-run of last year’s final, the first half was played at a ferocious pace, with the hosts racing into a fourth-minute lead through a superb Darwin Nunez ...