With gold hitting a new record in the local market, prices of the precious metal have reached a fresh high of Tk269,788 per bhori, breaking all previous records. Jewellers increased the price of each bhori gold by Tk7,348 due to a hike in the prices of pure gold in the international market. The decision was taken at a meeting of ...

A total of 425,788 expatriate voters have already cast their votes through postal ballot in the 13th parliamentary election and referendum, according to election officials. Salim Ahmad Khan, team leader of the OCV-SDI project on expatriate voter registration, disclosed the figures on Tuesday. Khan said that by 10:30am on 27 January, ballots had reached destination countries for 766,862 expatriate voters ...

Border Guard Bangladesh Director General Maj Gen Mohammad Ashrafuzzaman Siddiqui inaugurated the Saint Martin Border Outpost (BOP) under the Teknaf Battalion (2 BGB) and the newly established Sea Beach BOP in Teknaf, strengthening security along the coastal border. The BGB chief opened the Saint Martin BOP, which includes modern accommodation for troops. The new facility aims to ensure the safety ...

Ajit Pawar, deputy chief minister of Maharashtra state in India, has died in a plane crash along with four others, the country’s aviation regulator confirmed. The aircraft, which had departed from Mumbai, crash-landed at the airport in Pawar’s constituency of Baramati, its intended destination, according to the Directorate General of Civil Aviation. The cause of the crash has not yet ...

Indian authorities said they had ensured “timely containment” of the deadly Nipah virus after two cases were confirmed in West Bengal state. Nipah, spreads from animals to humans, has no vaccine and a fatality rate ranging from 40 to 75 percent, according to the World Health Organization. “Enhanced surveillance, laboratory testing, and field investigations were undertaken… which ensured timely containment ...

A 20-year-old youth who was shot during a clash with members of the Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) in Jaintapur upazila of Sylhet has died. Md Atiq Ahmed succumbed to his injuries while undergoing treatment at the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) of Sylhet Osmani Medical College Hospital around 5:30pm on Monday, said Mohammad Mahbubur Rahman Mollah, officer-in-charge of Jaintapur Model Police ...

Election Commissioner Brig. Gen. Abul Fazal Md Sanaullah (Retd.) on Tuesday said there will be no compromise under any circumstances if the integrity of voting is undermined. “If anyone casts a vote without following the proper procedure, that vote will be declared invalid. General ballots and postal ballots will be counted simultaneously. However, counting postal ballots will take more time,” ...

Expatriates’ Welfare and Overseas Employment Adviser Dr Asif Nazrul has urged the Maldives authorities to increase the recruitment of qualified professionals, including doctors, engineers, nurses and teachers, from Bangladesh. He made the call at a meeting with Maldives Minister for Higher Education, Labour and Skill Development Dr Ali Haider Ahmed on the sidelines of the Global Labour Market Conference in ...

Sir Keir Starmer has said the UK cannot afford to ignore the economic opportunities presented by China, as be prepares to become the first British prime minister in eight years to visit Beijing. In an interview with Bloomberg News, Sir Keir said his visit would bring “significant opportunities” for British companies. He insisted the UK would not be forced to ...

Around 50 Labour MPs have signed a letter objecting to the decision to block Greater Manchester Mayor Andy Burnham from standing in a forthcoming parliamentary by-election, BBC News understands. They have written to Sir Keir Starmer to warn the decision is a “real gift” to Reform UK, as polling suggests Burnham may be Labour’s “very best chance at winning” the ...