The Bangladesh team left Dhaka for South Africa Monday evening to play the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup. The Bangladesh team has always struggled to meet expectations in this event, but this time they are determined to make a lasting impression. The World Cup will commence on February 9, and the Bangladesh team left early for South Africa to make ...

There seems to be a link between two serious medical disorders. Globally, millions of individuals suffer from multiple sclerosis (MS), a condition that attacks the body’s central nervous system, while hundreds of millions of people suffer from depression, a mood illness with crippling symptoms. Nearly three times as many MS patients experience depression as people without the disease. Before a ...

‘Bangladesh Nursing and Midwifery Council (amendment) Bill-2023’ was passed on Monday in the Jatiya Sangsad with a view to bring an amendment of the previous act. Health and Family Welfare Minister Zahid Malek moved the bill in the House which was unanimously passed by voice votes with Speaker Dr Shirin Shrmin Chaudhury in the chair. Placing the bill, the health ...

Police on Sunday recovered the hanging body of a school teacher at Sadar upazila in Sunamganj district. The dead was Sonali Paul, 32, daughter of late Nibaran Chandra Paul, a resident of Jamaipara area of the upazila. She was an assistant teacher at Muktakhai Government Primary School in Shantiganj Upazila. According to police, the teacher used to live alone in ...

Arsenal’s academy products are keeping the club’s Premier League title challenge on track. Eddie Nketiah netted twice — including a 90th-minute winner — and Bukayo Saka also scored to give Arsenal a 3-2 win over Manchester United on Sunday to maintain some breathing room atop the table, AP reports. The victory keeps Arsenal five points clear of Manchester City with ...

Federation of Bangladesh Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FBCCI) President Md Jashim Uddin on Sunday commented that the international standard Central Waste Treatment Plant (CETP) is necessary for the development of the leather sector through proper preservation of indigenous leather. He made this comment at a meeting of the Standing Committee on Hide and Skin, Leather and Leather Goods and ...

Bangladesh reported 11 more Covid-19 cases in 24 hours till Sunday morning. With the new number, the country’s total caseload rose to 20, 37,444, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS). However, the official death toll from the disease remained unchanged at 29,441 as no new fatalities were reported. The daily case test positivity fell to 0.41 per ...

Emphasizing the issue of market distortion, Centre for Policy Dialogue (CPD) Executive Director Dr Fahmida Khatun has recommended market monitoring by the government and claimed that a significant group of people manipulates the market, reports UNB. She pinpointed the ongoing economic instability globally and locally, addressing the issues of outrageous price rise of commodities, banking health, fiscal policies and external ...

Bangladesh saw a slight improvement in lowest temperature in 24 hours, till 6 am on Sunday, though a mild cold wave is sweeping over several parts of the country. The country’s lowest temperature was recorded at 8 degree Celsius at Tetulia and Srimangal in 24 hours, till 6 am today. The highest temperature was recorded at 29.6 degree Celsius in ...

A look at what’s happening in European soccer on Sunday: ENGLAND Arsenal hosts Manchester United at Emirates Stadium in a match that could blow the Premier League race wide open. A win for United would see it move to within five points of the leader and give hope to Manchester City and Newcastle that the London club can be caught. ...