The government officially launched its first ever state-backed Freelancer ID Management Software to create a secure, transparent and harassment-free verification system for freelancers on Tuesday. The software was inaugurated at the ICT Division in Agargaon by Chief Adviser’s Special Assistant Faiz Ahmad Taiyeb, in charge of the Ministry of Posts, Telecommunications and Information Technology. All fees for application, renewal and ...

Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus on Tuesday called upon the academics to align the education system with the youths’ expectations and aspirations and stressed on revival of the SAARC to enhance regional academic cooperation. “Today, I feel very excited that academics at the highest level could get together in Dhaka. It’s important that this is Dhaka. I hope you will ...

There is a skill in not wasting food and it’s all about good, old-fashioned housekeeping. If you learn how to store ingredients properly (cool, dark places are handy for spuds, for example) and keep tabs on what’s in your fridge/freezer, you can use everything up before it goes off – and make delicious things in the process. This golden, cheese-crusted ...

When Craig, not his real name, started as a clinician for a private ADHD (attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder) clinic in the spring of 2023, he was pleased by how thorough the training was and how seriously the organisation seemed to take clinical standards. “The training and clinical supervision there were the best I’ve ever experienced in any organisation,” he said. “They ...

Keir Starmer has defended his frequent trips out of the country to Labour MPs, attempting to draw a direct link with the cost of living at home, which he warned would not be solved by isolationism. The prime minister told the meeting of the parliamentary Labour party (PLP) on Monday night that it was essential for him to be “in ...

About 2,000 people, including security personnel, have been killed in protests in Iran, an Iranian official said on Tuesday (13 January), the first time authorities have acknowledged the high death toll from an intense crackdown on two weeks of nationwide unrest. The Iranian official, speaking to Reuters, said that what he called terrorists were behind the deaths of both protesters ...

International Cricket Council (ICC) asked Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) to reconsider its position while BCB stood firm, repeating its request to relocate the matches to another country. The information came after a video meeting held on Tuesday to discuss Bangladesh’s participation in the 2026 Men’s T20 World Cup amid ongoing security concerns over playing matches in India. BCB president Aminul ...

Australia captain Alyssa Healy said on Tuesday she will retire from cricket in March after the team’s home series with India, ending a storied career. The 35-year-old wicketkeeper-batter has been playing for her country for 15 years, making her debut as a teenager. She has played almost 300 matches across all formats, blasting more than 7,000 runs and taking 275 ...

Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB-55) seized a large consignment of smuggled Indian goods worth around Tk 1.5 crore from Madhabpur upazila of Habiganj district early Tuesday. Acting on a tip-off, a team of BGB officials conducted a drive at around 2 AM in the Sat Chhari–Teliyapara area on the Dhaka–Sylhet highway in the upazila and stopped a suspicious sand-laden truck while ...

The National Board of Revenue (NBR) on Tuesday slashed customs duty on imported mobile phones by 60 per cent aimed at keeping handset prices within the purchasing capacity of consumers amid rising living costs. It issued two separate statutory regulatory orders in this regard. According to an NBR notification, the customs duty on imported finished mobile phones has been reduced ...