Religious Affairs Adviser Dr. AFM Khalid Hossain on Sunday said that next year’s Bishwa Ijtema will be held after national elections. Both groups of the Tablighi Jamaat have agreed to hold the Ijtema after the elections, he added. The adviser came up with the information while talking to reporters after a meeting with the representatives of the two factions of ...

A Cambodian chef is one of a few women looking to revive her culture’s nearly forgotten Khmer recipes; her recent cookbook, Saoy, was named ‘the best cookbook in the world’. Cambodian (also known as Khmer) cuisine consists of subtle curries and fresh flavours, yet despite its palate-pleasing complexity, it has barely made it onto the international map. In recent years, ...

Andrew Mountbatten Windsor arranged a private tour of Buckingham Palace while the late Queen was in residence, for businessmen from a cryptocurrency mining firm which agreed to pay his ex-wife up to £1.4m, the BBC can reveal. Jay Bloom and his colleague Michael Evers were driven through the palace gates in the former prince’s own car after being collected from ...

The UK’s winter flu season has begun five weeks earlier than usual, health officials are warning. The UK Health Security Agency said cases were rising quickly among children and young people – and warned the virus would soon start to spread across older age groups. The organisation urged people eligible for the flu vaccine to come forward to get protected. ...

Former US president Barack Obama hit the campaign trail on Saturday to rally support for Democrats ahead of critical state elections, sharply criticizing Donald Trump’s economic policies and warning of growing threats to American democracy. Appearing before enthusiastic crowds in Virginia and New Jersey, Obama stumped for Abigail Spanberger and Mikie Sherrill, two Democratic gubernatorial candidates in races seen as ...

China’s Shenzhou 21 spacecraft successfully docked with the Tiangong space station early Saturday, completing the maneuver in just 3.5 hours — the fastest docking ever achieved by China’s space program, according to the China Manned Space Agency (CMSA). The spacecraft lifted off at 11:44 p.m. local time Friday from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwestern China, carrying a three-member ...

The Bangladesh Investment Development Authority (BIDA), the government’s apex investment promotion agency, has announced a significant internal restructuring to better align its operations with the investor lifecycle, aiming to make Bangladesh a more competitive investment destination. The reform is part of the broader 32-point investment climate agenda, which seeks to attract both foreign and domestic investment through more efficient, transparent, ...

A man and his young daughter were killed and four others injured, in a head-on collision between a bus and a private car at Osmaninagar upazila of Sylhet on Saturday morning. The deceased were identified as Harun Mia and his 10-year-old daughter, Anisha Begum, residents of Khadimpur village of the upazila. The injured were Mukit Mia, 35, Rahima Khatun, 30; ...

Kylian Mbappe struck twice as Real Madrid crushed Valencia 4-0 in their La Liga clash at the Santiago Bernabeu on Saturday night, extending their dominant run under Xabi Alonso. Vinicius Junior missed a first-half penalty, but the Brazilian’s miss barely mattered on a night when his teammates dazzled. Jude Bellingham and Alvaro Carreras also found the net as Los Blancos ...

Foreign Adviser Md Touhid Hossain held a high-level bilateral meetings on the sidelines of the ongoing 21st Manama Dialogue in Bahrain. He has underscored the importance of peace and stability in the Middle East and appreciated Bahrain’s constructive leadership in promoting regional harmony. During his meeting with the Bahraini Foreign Minister Dr Abdullatif bin Rashid Alzayani, Touhid also expressed Bangladesh’s ...