Bangladesh has been unanimously elected a member of the UN Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) for a four-year term, 2024-2028. The election was held at the United Nations Headquarters in New York on Wednesday. Along with Bangladesh, Belgium, the Netherlands, Sri Lanka, Mali, Romania, Bolivia, Brazil and Colombia have also been elected to this body, UNB reports. “Bangladesh ...

Karim Benzema struck a hat-trick as Real Madrid hammered Barcelona 4-0 at Camp Nou to reach the Copa del Rey final on Wednesday, progressing 4-1 on aggregate. Vinicius Junior opened the scoring just before the break as Carlo Ancelotti’s side mounted a spectacular comeback from their one-goal semi-final first leg deficit, with Benzema adding a second-half treble, AFP reports. After ...

A Sylhet tribunal on Wednesday acquitted all three accused in a case filed over a grenade attack during an anti-militant ride at Atia Mahal in Sylhet’s Dakshin Surma upazila. The three are Jahurul Haque alias Jasim, his wife, Argina alias Razia, and Md Hasan. Judge Muhammad Nurul Amin Biplob of the Anti-terrorism Special Tribunal handed down the verdict. Muminur Rahman, ...

President Abdul Hamid returned home on Wednesday evening from Singapore. He went there for medical checkup and treatment of eyes, his press secretary Joynal Abedin told UNB. A VVIP flight of Biman Bangladesh Airlines carrying the President and his entourage members landed at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport at 6pm after nine days of visit, UNB reports. Liberation War Affairs Minister ...

The 11th Jatiya Sangsad (JS) will go into 22nd session tomorrow (April 6). The session will also be a special session of the JS to mark Bangladesh Jatiya Sangsad’s 50th anniversary. Earlier, President Abdul Hamid convened the session exercising the power bestowed upon him by Article 72 (1) of the constitution, said parliament secretariat sources today. The session, the second session of this ...

Recently, India has witnessed exponential growth in the sphere of plant-based meat alternatives like Soy, Wheat, Pea protein, Mushroom, Lentil, and Jackfruit, which are used to make chicken, sausages, burgers, kebabs, biryanis, vegetarian pulled pork, and vegetarian steaks. The increasing presence of such alternatives and their market for it has in turn led to a substantial rise in their availability ...

A total of 538 people were killed and 1,138 injured in 487 road accidents across the country in March this year, according to a report of Bangladesh Jatri Kalyan Samity (BJKS). Among the deceased, 90 were women and 50 were children. BJKS, a passenger welfare platform, stated this through a press release on Wednesday. It prepared the report based on ...

A court in Sylhet on Wednesday sentenced a man to death for killing his wife over dowry in 2017. Judge Mohammad Shahadat Hosen of Sylhet Speedy Trial Tribunal passed the verdict. The court also fined the convict Tk 20,000. The convict is Monir Ali son of Late Wasid Ali of Additapur village of South Surma. According to the prosecution document, ...

Police in a drive arrested a man along with 192 Yaba pills from Sadar upazila of Moulvibazar district on Tuesday evening. The arrested is Golam Sarwar, 31, a resident of Naria village under the upazila. Moulvibazar Sadar Police Station officer-in-charge Mohammad Harunur Rashid Chowdhury said acting on a tip-off, a team of the police conducted a raid in the area ...

British billionaire Sir Richard Branson’s rocket company Virgin Orbit has filed for bankruptcy in the US after failing to secure new investment. The satellite launch company halted operations weeks ago but it hopes to find a buyer for the business. The company, based in California, announced last week that it would cut 85% of its 750-strong workforce. Earlier this year, ...