A demand to reconsider Biman Bangladesh Airlines’ decision to suspend regular flights on the Manchester–Sylhet route has been raised in the British parliament, as concerns grow over higher travel costs and disrupted links between the UK and Bangladesh. Speaking in the House of Commons on Thursday, British MP Paul Waugh called for a review of Biman’s decision to keep flights ...

Interns at Sylhet MAG Osmani Medical College Hospital withdrew their work stoppage this afternoon after nearly 38 hours, following assurances from hospital authorities to meet their eight-point demand. They are set to resume duties from tomorrow morning. The decision came after a meeting with the hospital authorities earlier today, where officials agreed to implement the demands, including the deployment of ...

Sharmin Akter Supta’s explosive half-century and Nahida Akter’s devastating four-wicket haul powered Bangladesh women to a commanding 21-run win over USA in the Women’s T20 World Cup Qualifier on Sunday. The victory at the Mulpani Cricket Ground handed Bangladesh a confident start to their qualifying campaign and earned them two crucial points. Batting first after losing the toss, Bangladesh made ...

An Iranian official said on Sunday that authorities have verified at least 5,000 deaths linked to protests across the country, including about 500 members of the security forces, blaming what he described as “terrorists and armed rioters” for the killings, reports Reuters. The official, who spoke on condition of anonymity due to the sensitivity of the issue, told Reuters that ...

Popular Dhallywood actress Tama Mirza is set to appear in two consecutive films in the new year, keeping her fans excited about what’s ahead. One of the projects is “Joljuddho”, directed by Golam Sohrab Dodul, where Tama Mirza will be seen opposite versatile actor Mosharraf Karim. Alongside this, Tama Mirza is also preparing for another upcoming film by director Hasan ...

The widespread consumption of bad and junk food—highly processed and often cooked with unhealthy oils—is increasingly posing serious health risks to Bangladesh’s population, particularly the younger generation, with experts warning that it is contributing to lifestyle diseases and even premature deaths. Experts at a discussion in the capital on Friday said the trend is still reversible through a return to ...

An artificial intelligence system co-developed by researchers at Mohamed bin Zayed University of Artificial Intelligence can predict who is at risk of dying from heart disease up to 12 years in advance — by analysing just two weeks of blood sugar data. Published recently in Nature, the study was co-led by MBZUAI Professor Eran Segal. It shows that continuous glucose ...

International Crimes Tribunal (ICT) Chief Prosecutor Md Tajul Islam on Sunday urged caution in use of the term “mob,” warning that its indiscriminate application risks misrepresenting the July Uprising and undermining its significance. Speaking at a policy dialogue titled “Judicial Independence and the Rule of Law” at CIRDAP auditorium in Dhaka, organised by Centre for Governance Studies (CGS), Tajul highlighted ...

Independent candidate Abdul Latif Siddique has been cleared to contest from Tangail-4 after the Election Commission declared his nomination valid at a hearing on Sunday. Md Liaqat Ali, the Jatiya Party candidate from the same constituency, had appealed to the Election Commission challenging the validity of Siddique’s nomination. During the hearing, Liaqat Ali’s lawyer argued that Latif Siddique should be ...

OpenAI announced Friday that it will begin showing advertisements to users of the free version of ChatGPT in the coming weeks, part of the company’s effort to generate revenue from its over 800 million users. The ads will appear at the bottom of ChatGPT’s responses when relevant to the ongoing conversation and will be clearly labeled and separated from the ...