The booster doses (third and fourth shots) of Covid-19 vaccines will remain suspended temporarily from Thursday as its stock has run out. Prof Ahmedul Kabir, additional director general of the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS), said this at a press conference at the DGHS conference room in Mohakhali of the capital on Wednesday. He said the stock of Covid-19 ...

Biman Bangladesh Airlines has launched ‘online travel date change service’ for its passengers. Passengers who buy tickets online (Biman website and mobile apps) will be able to change the date of travel from now on. The service can be availed with a fee using the respective card used at the time of purchasing tickets or the respective mobile banking account, ...

Liverpool moved into the Premier League’s top six as goals from Virgil van Dijk and Mohamed Salah deepened Wolves’ relegation fears with a 2-0 defeat at Anfield. Jurgen Klopp’s men were again far from the force of recent seasons, but have now taken 10 points from a possible 12 in their last four league games to remain in the hunt ...

Urging the all political parties to resolve the differences over the general election among themselves, Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Kazi Habibul Awal has said the Election Commission would not do any condescending regarding this issue. He told reporters at Nirbachan Bhaban in city’s Agargaon area in Dhaka on Thursday following a procession held from in the area marking the Voters’ ...

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Thursday reiterated her call to put special focus on medical science research, urging all to take the country forward with fresh inventions to cope with the new global technologies. “I can’t but say with a sorrow that research on agriculture and science is going on, but our research on medical science is fewer in number. ...

The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court on Thursday dismissed the review petitions of three convicts–two death-row and one life term–in RU Professor S Taher Ahmed murder case. Now, there is no bar to execute the death sentence of Mohiuddin, the then Rajshahi University teacher, and Jahangir, the then caretaker of Prof Taher’s residence. They will only get the chance ...

The National Economic Council (NEC) has approved Tk 2,27,566 crore revised Annual Development Programme (ADP) for the current fiscal year, downsizing the original ADP size by 7.51 per cent. The revised ADP is slated to implement a total of 1,526 projects under 15 sectors with the allocation of Tk 2,20,512, which is 96.90 per cent of the revised ADP. Of ...

Dawid Malan scored a hundred under pressure to guide England to a thrilling three-wicket win over Bangladesh in the first one-day international in Dhaka on Wednesday. Malan hit an unbeaten 114 off 145 balls as England reached their target with eight balls to spare after the hosts had them reeling with Jos Buttler, Jason Roy and James Vince all out ...

Kintetsu World Express, a major Japanese freight forwarding and supply chain company has commenced its operation in Bangladesh to actively participate in the country’s industry initiatives. “The KWE Group is committed to providing flexible services and expanding its network throughout Southeast Asia, including Bangladesh,” says a press release. High officials of the group in presence of Japanese Ambassador to Bangladesh ...

A Shilong court has directed the Indian government to send BNP Standing Committee member Salahuddin Ahmed back to Bangladesh. Salahuddin, who is in India now, confirmed it on Wednesday. The Shilong judge court in India’s Meghalaya state has upheld a magistrate court’s verdict that acquitted the BNP leader in a case filed against him over trespassing into India in 2015. ...