Despite nationwide launch of government’s Open Market Sale (OMS) programme on September 1, Madhyanagar upazila in Sunamganj district has yet to be included, leaving lower and middle-income families in distress due to rising food prices. Local sources confirmed that last fiscal year, OMS was active in two points within Madhyanagar, benefitting the economically vulnerable population by providing rice and flour ...

BNP senior leader Amir Khosru Mahmud Chowdhury on Thursday emphasized the need to democratize country’s economy to ensure equal participation and opportunity for all citizens in the country’s development process. “Democracy should not be confined to politics alone. We must democratize the economy so that every citizen; regardless of background, has a stake in it,” said Khosru, a member of ...

Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus presided over meeting of the Advisory Council at his office in Tejgaon on Thursday. Photo : PID The Advisory Council, led by Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus, approved two key policies and one ordinance during its 41st meeting held on Thursday at Chief Adviser’s Office (CAO) in Tejgaon, Dhaka. According to a press release issued ...

You’ve rid your kitchen of plastic utensils and replaced them with olive wood chopping boards, beech spatulas and spoons. But there’s an art to taking care of these implements so that they stay in good shape and last as long as possible. Here are the dos and don’ts – from an array of experts – for keeping your wooden utensils ...

A total of 17 people have been injured, with most taken to hospital, after a bus struck pedestrians on a busy London street. The driver of the Route 24 bus was among those hurt after the bus mounted the pavement on Victoria Street, near Victoria Station. It took place at around 8.20am on Thursday, according to the Metropolitan Police. “Two ...

More than 30,000 UK homes have had botched insulation fitted under government schemes putting them at risk of damp and mould, ministers have revealed. It is the first time the government has documented the number of homes blighted by sub-standard work under ECO4 and the Great British Insulation Scheme since 2022. Energy Consumer Minister Miatta Fahnbulleh told parliament it amounted ...

Martha’s rule, a way for families to seek an urgent second opinion if they are concerned about the care their loved ones receive, will be rolled out across all English hospitals delivering acute or short-term treatment. The telephone helpline, the result of a campaign by the parents of 13-year-old Martha Mills who died after serious failings in her care, has ...

”None of us can claim to fully possess the position of trust, it’s a national crisis,” commented Election Commissioner Md Anwarul Islam Sarkar on Thursday. ”I don’t claim to be in a position of complete credibility and I don’t believe you can either. This crisis of trust is a national challenge.” Anwarul Islam emphasized the need for collaboration among all ...

Five government employees testified on Thursday in three corruption cases filed against former prime minister Sheikh Hasina and members of her family over alleged irregularities in plot allocations at the Purbachal New Town Project. Testimonies were recorded at Dhaka’s Special Judge Court-4 before Judge Md Rabiul Alam. As the accused remain absconding, no cross-examination took place. The next hearing is ...

Jatiya Party (JaPa) Chairman GM Quader and his wife Sharifa Quader have been barred from going abroad in a corruption case. The travel ban was imposed on Thursday by Dhaka Metropolitan Acting Senior Special Judge Court Judge Ibrahim Miah. An investigating is being conducted against GM Quader on charges of acquiring illegal wealth and money laundering through nomination trading. For ...