Lawyers for a woman who was stripped of her British citizenship after travelling to join the Islamic State group in Syria challenged the decision on Monday, arguing she was a victim of child trafficking. Shamima Begum is one of hundreds of Europeans whose fate following the 2019 collapse of the Islamist extremists’ self-styled caliphate has proved a thorny issue for ...

State Minister for Power, Energy and Mineral Resources Nasrul Hamid on Monday said electricity price will not be increased at retail level now though the bulk tariff has been adjusted upward by 19.92 percent at distribution level. “The new adjustment of power tariff will not be effective for the retail level consumers and it will be effective only for power ...

The telecom regulator has allowed Grameenphone to sell 78,000 SIMs to the army, police, and other government and corporate customers. After a ban on GP SIM sales on June 29, 2022, the Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission (BTRC) withdrew its suspension on a number of conditions, according to a notice issued on Sunday, reports UNB. Those include the selective corporate sales ...

Four dengue patients died while 646 patients were admitted to different hospitals across the country during the past 24 hours (till 8am today). On November 3, Bangladesh logged nine dengue deaths, the highest in a single day, this year. “As many as 320 dengue patients were hospitalized in Dhaka city and 326 patients were admitted to hospitals outside Dhaka during ...

The Netherlands and the Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA) have discussed further collaboration for the development of Bangladesh’s apparel industry. Dutch Ambassador to Bangladesh Anne van Leeuwen paid a courtesy visit to BGMEA President Faruque Hassan Sunday. They also discussed different issues facing the readymade garments (RMG) industry, including major challenges in the current context of the global ...

Bangladesh on Saturday recorded zero Covid-19 death for three consecutive days while it reported 18 coronavirus positive cases. “Bangladesh reported 1.10 percent Covid-19 positive cases as 1,640 samples were tested during the last 24 hours,” a daily statement of the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) said here. In the past 24 hours, the combined figure of coronavirus infection in ...

The following are the indices of major stock markets worldwide on Saturday. IN ASIA The Shanghai Composite Index had no trading. The Shenzhen Component Index had no trading. The Hang Seng Index had no trading. The S&P/ASX 200 index had no trading. The 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average had no trading. The Straits Times Index had no trading. The Korea Composite ...

Omar Ishrak, Chairman of the Board of Directors at Intel, Mohammed Mahtabur Rahman (Nasir), Chairman and Managing Director of Al Haramain Perfumes Group of Companies and the Chairman of NRB Bank Limited, and Kiswar Chowdhury, one of the grand finalists of MasterChef Australia, have been honoured with NRB Award. The Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA) has honored them ...

Three more deaths from dengue were reported by health authorities on Friday morning, raising this year’s total fatalities from the mosquito-borne disease to 220, reports UNB. During the period, 250 patients were hospitalised with the viral fever, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS). The number usually drops significantly in the counts released on Fridays. With the new ...

Sperm count among men worldwide is falling at an accelerated rate after halving over the last 40 years, a large new study said Tuesday, calling for action to stop the decline. The study, led by Israeli epidemiologist Hagai Levine, updates 2017 research which had come under scrutiny for only including North America, Europe, Australia and New Zealand. The new study ...