The 14th anniversary of the Pilkhana BDR massacre is being observed on Saturday (February 25, 2023). Marking the day, Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) organised Quran recital, prayers, and milad mahfil, said a BGB press release. Major General S M Salahuddin Islam, Military Secretary to the President; and Major General Kabir Ahmed, Military Secretary to the Prime Minister, placed wreaths at ...

British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak will on Friday tell G7 allies they must increase aid to Kyiv faster to give Ukraine a “decisive” battlefield advantage, a statement issued by his office said. “For Ukraine to win this war — and to accelerate that day — they must gain a decisive advantage on the battlefield Instead of an incremental approach, we ...

The England men’s cricket team landed in Dhaka on Friday morning for their first tour of Bangladesh since 2016. The tour, which was originally scheduled for September and October 2021 but postponed due to the Covid-19 pandemic, consists of three One Day Internationals (ODIs) and three Twenty20 Internationals (T20Is) to be played in Dhaka and Chattogram. England captain Jos Buttler, ...

Former Indian cricket team captain and ex-president of BCCI, Sourav Ganguly, and his wife Dona Ganguly met the Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina at her official residence Ganabhaban. PM’s Speechwriter Md Nazrul Islam told reporters after the meeting. President of Bangladesh Cricket Board Nazmul Hassan Papon was also present at the time. Ganguly, popularly known as Dada to his fans, arrived ...

Streaming giant Netflix has cut prices in more than 30 countries as it attempts to attract more subscribers. Prices have been cut in parts of Asia, Europe, Latin America, sub-Saharan Africa and the Middle East. It comes as the rising cost of living sees households tightening their belts and Netflix faces increased competition from rival services. Countries in which subscription ...

The UN General Assembly has adopted a resolution that demands Russia leave Ukraine. Thirty-two countries including Bangladesh, India, China, Pakistan and Sri Lanka abstained from voting while seven countries including Russia voted against the resolution. A total of 141 countries voted in favour of the resolution. The U.N. General Assembly approved the non-binding resolution Thursday that calls for Russia to ...

Deaths related to COVID-19 in the United States have lowered the country’s life expectancy at birth by 3.08 years, according to a study published by the online journal Scientific Reports on Wednesday, Xinhua reported. Noting that 1 million Americans have died of COVID-19 between February 2020 and May 2022, the study calculated the deaths’ combined impact on the U.S. life ...

Foreign Minister AK Abdul Momen held a high-level interactive dialogue with key member states regarding the Rohingya crisis and possible efforts towards the implementation UN Resolutions adopted for expeditious repatriation of the forcible displaced Myanmar nationals. The dialogue held New York on Thursday (Feb 23) with the participation of key members States, including Brunei Darussalam, Canada, Djibouti, Egypt, The Gambia, ...

Famed British football commentator John Motson, who had a distinguished 50-year career with the BBC, has died at the age of 77, his family announced on Thursday. Motson, affectionally nicknamed “Motty”, retired in 2018 after covering 29 FA Cup finals and 10 World Cups. “It is with great sadness we announce that John Motson OBE died peacefully in his sleep ...

In the UK, 61 organisations made a commitment to a 20 per cent decrease in working hours for all employees during a six-month period beginning in June 2022. Additionally, the clear majority of businesses kept their full-time productivity goals. With 71 per cent of employees self-reporting lower levels of “burnout” and 39 per cent stating they were less stressed, data ...