Pakistan’s National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) says that at least 1,006 people have lost their lives in torrential rains and flash flooding since June 26. Among the deaths are 568 men, 163 women, and 275 children, Pakistani news outlet Dawn reported on Monday. The highest number of fatalities was registered in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) with 504. Punjab reported 304 deaths, ...

A unique new fruit has hit the shelves of UK supermarkets. The distinctive red berry grapes, dubbed Boombites, are being hailed as the latest superfruit. They may look like your average grape, but once bitten into, they reveal a deep, juicy red pulp akin to that of a berry or cherry. This exciting new fruit is available exclusively at M&S ...

Bangladesh on Sunday recorded its highest single-day dengue death toll this year, with 12 people losing their lives in the past 24 hours. During the same period, 740 patients were admitted to hospitals across the country, the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) said. The DGHS confirmed the figures cover 8:00 AM Saturday to 8:00 AM Sunday. Among the new ...

Navdurga Puja, also known as early Durga Puja, has officially commenced at Mangalchandi Temple in Moulvibazar’s Sreemangal upazila. The nine-day festival began on Monday and celebrates the nine forms of Goddess Durga, drawing large crowds of devotees. Unlike the main Durga Puja festival that begins after Mahalaya, this special early puja starts on the first day (pratipada tithi) following Mahalaya ...

Stressing the importance of building trust between taxpayers and the government, Finance Adviser Dr. Salehuddin Ahmed has said that people must feel they are receiving services in return for the taxes they pay. ”In our country, the taxpayers get poor services. For this, they become angry. Meanwhile, in foreign countries, where people pay higher taxes, they receive quality public services.” ...

England clinched a 2–0 win in their three-match T20 International series against Ireland, wrapping up the campaign with a six-wicket victory in the third and final match held at Malahide Cricket Club on Sunday. Chasing a target of 155, the visitors reached the mark comfortably with 17 balls to spare, finishing on 155 for 4. Jordan Cox was the standout ...

In the bustling streets of Dhaka, countless lives teeter on the edge of survival, where each day’s earnings decide whether families eat or go hungry. Thirty-two-year-old Rina Begum sets up her modest stall near a busy bus stop, balancing two large pots on a makeshift wooden table as she sells puffed rice and fried snacks to rickshaw-pullers, day-labourers, and office-goers. ...

A Metropolitan Magistrate on Monday showed former ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina’s adviser Salman F Rahman, former law minister Anisul Huq and two others as arrested in a case filed over the killing of Mahfuzur Rahman during the Anti-Discrimination Student Movement in the capital’s Mirpur area. The other two accused shown arrested are former Dhaka North City Corporation mayor Atiqul ...

This year’s Durga Puja will be very festive, said Home Adviser Lt Gen (Retd) Md Jahangir Alam Chowdhury ”There are 33,000 mandaps across the country. In each mandap, the traditional religious brothers will have seven volunteers, eight ansars will be deployed. In addition, there will be police, RAB and army. Apart from these, 80,000 volunteers from the Ministry of Women ...

Gono Odhikar Parishad president Nurul Haque Nur left Dhaka for Singapore on Monday morning for advanced medical treatment. A flight of Bangladesh Airlines, carrying Nur and his physicians, departed Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport at about 8:25AM. He will receive treatment at Mount Elizabeth Hospital, his party sources informed. Nur was seriously injured during a police action at Kakrail in the ...