British High Commissioner to Bangladesh Sarah Cooke held a meeting with Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) Chairman Tarique Rahman on Saturday evening. The meeting took place at 5:55pm on Saturday at the BNP Chairman’s Office in Gulshan, Dhaka. During the meeting, Sarah reaffirmed the UK’s long‑standing encouragement of free, fair, credible and peaceful elections in Bangladesh, the British High Commission in ...

Editors, journalists and media leaders from across the country on Saturday underscored the vital role of a free, independent, active and fearless media in sustaining democracy, warning that any attempt to silence media organisations ultimately threatens the rights of society as a whole. “The democratic aspiration that brings people into journalism can never be a crime,” said President of the ...

Interns at Sylhet Osmani Medical College and Hospital went on work abstention on Saturday morning protesting the attack on a female intern allegedly by the relatives of a patient early Saturday. Hospital sources said an altercation ensued between some interns and relatives of a patient over treatment at No 6 ward of the hospital around 1 am.. At one stage, ...

Adviser for Information and Broadcasting and Environment, Forests and Climate Change Syeda Rizwana Hasan on Saturday urged people from all walks of life to refrain from unnecessary honking, stressing that public awareness and behavioural change are crucial to curbing noise pollution. Speaking at the inauguration of a motor rally organised under Department of Environment’s Integrated and Partnership-based Project for Noise ...

BNP Acting Chairman Tarique Rahman on Saturday said that no conspiracy or propaganda can suppress the party. ”Leaders and activists of BNP have never disguised under secrecy or hidden agendas in the name of strategy.” Speaking during a meeting with families of victims of enforced disappearance,Tarique said, ”I strongly believes that whose activists can take an uncompromising stand against injustice ...

Gunmen killed seven people in a township outside the South African city of Cape Town early on Saturday in an incident believed to be extortion-related, police said, reports AFP. The attack is the latest in a string of mass shootings that have shaken the crime-weary country of 63 million people. “Police are investigating a shooting incident in Marikana that claimed ...

Ingredients: Vegetables: * 1 cup Cabbage (finely shredded) * 1/2 cup Carrot (julienned or grated) * 1/2 cup Potato (thinly sliced or grated) * 1 medium Onion (thinly sliced) For the Batter: * 1 cup Gram Flour (Besan) * 2-3 tbsp Rice Flour (This is the secret to making them extra crispy) Spices & Herbs: * 1 tsp Ginger-Garlic paste ...

Young doctors across Bangladesh have urged Parliament to approve the Smoking and Tobacco Products Use (Control) (Amendment) Ordinance, 2025 in its upcoming session and to impose effective taxes on all tobacco products in FY 2026–27 national budget, stressing that strong legal and fiscal measures are essential to achieve a tobacco-free Bangladesh. The call was made on Saturday at a workshop ...

Half-centuries from Dawid Malan and Towhid Hridoy, followed by a superb three-wicket spell from Nahid Rana, guided Rangpur Riders to the play-offs of Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) with an 11-run win over Dhaka Capitals in Mirpur on Saturday. The defeat knocked Dhaka out of the tournament, joining Noakhali Express at the exit, while Rangpur booked a place in the play-offs ...

A fortnight after the leader of Islamist party Jamaat-e-Islami in Bangladesh revealed that he had held a “secret” meeting with an Indian diplomat, the Ministry of External Affairs on Friday (January 16, 2026) said the interaction was part of the routine engagements conducted by Indian diplomats in Dhaka. “We have close bilateral ties with Bangladesh as you are well aware. ...