Commonwealth Secretary General Patricia Scotland QC has urged Bangladesh to lead the Commonwealth Blue Charter and climate risk management as she called on Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina in London on Monday evening. “Bangladesh should lead the Commonwealth Blue Charter and climate risk management,” PM’s Press Secretary Ihsanul Karim quoted Patricia Scotland as saying after the meeting. The Commonwealth Blue Charter ...

Photo: Malaysia’s King Sultan Abdullah Sultan Ahmad Shah and Queen Tunku Azizah attend the royal coronation at the National Palace in Kuala Lumpur Tuesday, July 30, 2019. Kuala Lumpur, Jul 30 : Malaysia’s sports-loving Sultan Abdullah Sultan Ahmad Shah called for racial unity as he was installed Tuesday as the country’s 16th king under a unique rotating monarchy system. It ...

Bollywood actor Janhvi Kapoor, who recently completed one year in the film industry, has shot for a few portions of Kargil Girl – the biopic on fighter pilot Gunjan Saxena, and will get back on sets soon, once she is done with her work on Roohi Afza. It is now revealed that she first gained 6kg for Kargil Girl, then ...

The number of dengue patients in the country is increasing, according to media report. As per the official records till Monday, dengue patients were admitted to hospitals in 50 districts. Further investigations, however, show that dengue patients were undergoing treatment at hospitals of some other districts.The health emergency operations centre and control room revealed that till Monday, outside of the ...

Diabetic women are more than four times more likely to have a stillborn baby than those without the condition, a new study has found. Researchers from the University of Glasgow looked at the records of nearly 4,000 Scottish diabetic mothers.They found high blood sugar levels in pregnant diabetics was a “risk factor” in stillbirths. The Body Mass Index (BMI) of ...

Dhaka, July 30 : Prime Minister’s Security Affairs Adviser Maj Gen (retd) Tarique Ahmed Siddique on Tuesday feared a hybrid security threat having its impact outside Bangladesh if the Rohingya problem remains unresolved for long. “You never know who is going to take advantage of it,” he said seeking efforts from all to help resolve the problem coming out from ...

Photo: Lake Hallie Police work outside a home Monday, July 29, 2019, in Lake Hallie, Wis., following a shooting the night before. Chippewa Falls, Jul 30 : A shooter killed three family members at a home in a small Wisconsin town, then went to a residence in a nearby community and opened fire on more people, sheriff’s officials said Monday. ...

Photo: People flock to Broadstairs beach in Kent, England, Thursday July 25, 2019. London, Jul 30 : Britain has officially had its hottest day on record. Weather agency the Met Office says the temperature reached 38.7 C (101.7 F) at Cambridge University Botanic Garden in eastern England during last week’s heat wave. The temperature was recorded Thursday and confirmed Monday ...

Dhaka, July 30 : A writ petition was filed with the High Court on Tuesday seeking its directives to take action against a joint secretary and the ferryghat manager over the death of a teenage boy in an ambulance on a ferry after its departure was reportedly delayed by three hours for the secretary. Supreme Court lawyer Zahir Uddin Limon ...

Dhaka, Jul 30 : It’s no wonder salmon is one of the most popular fish. Its flesh is rich-tasting, thanks to high levels of heart-healthy oils, and it takes well to many treatments. The key is to avoid overcooking it, especially wild salmon, which is leaner than farmed. Our hybrid roasting method solved this by heating the oven to 500 ...