Health Minister Zahid Maleque has said five people have died from deadly Nipah virus in the country so far. He told journalists at his office in Health Ministry at the Secretariat in Dhaka on Sunday. The health minister said, “Eight people have been infected with Nipah virus in the country so far. Of the infected patients, five died from the ...

Odisha’s Health and Family Welfare Minister Naba Kishore Das was shot at by an assistant sub-inspector of police in Jharsuguda district on Sunday. Das received bullet injuries to his chest and was rushed to hospital. The minister’s condition is said to be critical. He is being taken to Jharsuguda airport from where Das will be airlifted to Bhubaneswar. The health ...

The stock market has passed the 4th week of the current month with a capital gain of Tk 10,185 crore in four days, data analysis of the capital market has revealed. The capital of Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) was Tk 7.56 lakh crore at the beginning of trading on the first working day of last week. On the last day, ...

Lack of sophisticated detection devices and sheer negligence of authorities have enabled a quarter to inject fake notes into banks and automated teller machines (ATMs). Banks say they lack advanced devices to detect counterfeit notes, causing a serious concern for commoners who are often the victims of fake notes. Bankers and jurists are raising eyebrows about counterfeit notes in banks ...

Rapid Action Battalion (RAB), in separate drives, arrested five persons alongwith 93 bottles of Phensedyl and 243 Yaba pills from Bahubal and Sadar upazilas of Habiganj district on Saturday night. The arrested men are Sayeed Ali, 43, Sharif Uddin Ahammed, 55, residents of Sadar upazila and Rafik Mia, 35, Rafikul Islam Rafik, 32, and Taher Uddin, 25, of Chunarughat upazila ...

At least 24 people died in northern Peru after a bus carrying 60 passengers plunged off a cliff in early on Saturday, police told local media. Peru’s transportation supervisory agency (SUTRAN) confirmed the crash in a statement, without providing a number of fatalities or injuries. The tragedy, involving a bus for the company Q’Orianka Tours Aguila Dorada, occurred in the ...

Sylhet Strikers hit back to winning way and went atop of the Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) points table once again with an emphatic seven-wicket win over Chattogram Challengers at Sylhet International Cricket Stadium on Saturday. Opener Najmul Hossain Shanto continued his rich vein of form, smashing a 44 ball-60, which was complemented by two fluent knocks of Mushfiqur Rahim and ...

Srimangal (Moulvibazar) Correspondent : Two persons including driver have been killed in collision between a speeding truck and CNG-driven autorickshaw on the Dhaka-Sylhet highway under Srimangal in Moulvibazar district. The accident happened at Uttarsur area of the highway under Srimangal upazila on Saturday (January 28) afternoon. The deceased were autorickshaw driver Ali Akbar, son of late Ramzan Ali of village ...

Researchers have found that the drug rilmenidine can extend lifespan and slow ageing. Published in Aging Cell, the findings show that animals treated with rilmenidine, currently used to treat hypertension, at young and older ages increases lifespan and improves health markers, mimicking the effects of caloric restriction. They also demonstrate that the healthspan and lifespan benefits of rilmenidine treatment in ...

Pakistan recruit Mohammad Rizwan and Liton Das hit half-centuries as Cumilla Victorians recorded their fifth straight victory in the Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) with a slender four-run victory over Khulna Tigers at Sylhet International Cricket Stadium on Saturday. Rizwan top-scored with 54 while Liton made 50, steering Cumilla to a challenging 165-2 before their bowlers bowled in disciplined way to ...