The Bangladesh Submarine Cables PLC on Sunday announced a 10 per cent reduction in the prices of all types of internet services. This decision was made at the company’s board meeting on Saturday. Faiz Ahmad Taiyeb, Special Assistant to the Chief Adviser for Post, Telecommunications, and Information Technology, said the government is actively working to reduce internet prices. “Several initiatives ...

Dhaka Metropolitan Senior Special Judge Zakir Hossain Galib ordered to seize a flat and to freeze five bank accounts belonging to former State Minister for Women and Children Affairs and former MP of Gazipur-5, Meher Afroz Chumki. The order was issued on Sunday (March 23) in response to a petition filed by Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) Assistant Director Minhaj Bin Islam. ...

If you listen to some self-proclaimed exercise experts on social media, they swear that working out on an empty stomach burns more fat. But it’s a common misconception that exercising in a fasted state improves performance or burns more calories, said Abby Langer, a dietitian in Toronto. “The research shows that in terms of gains, it doesn’t really make much ...

The BNP on Sunday submitted its proposals to the National Consensus Commission on key recommendations from five reform commissions. The party submitted its written proposals on reforms related to the constitution, public administration, judiciary, electoral process and the Anti-Corruption Commission. A three-member BNP delegation, led by its Standing Committee member Salahuddin Ahmed, handed over the party’s proposals to commission’s vice-chairman ...

Police arrested a convenor of the Anti-Discrimination Student Movement on Sunday in connection with a clash during an Iftar Mahfil organised by the National Citizen’s Party (NCP) in Sylhet city. Akhter Hossain, son of Abdul Munir, was arrested from the Ausha area under Sylhet’s Jalalabad area, said Shahporan Police Station Officer-in-Charge (OC) Md Monir Hossain. According to the OC, Mahbubur ...

The government of India has withdrawn 20 per cent duty on onion export. This will be effective from April 1. A notification to this effect was issued on Saturday (March 22) by the Department of Revenue on the communication of Department of Consumer Affairs, India. To ensure domestic availability, the government had taken measures to check export by means of ...

Sebastian Fundora successfully defended his WBC and WBO super welterweight world titles on Saturday, stopping Chordale Booker in the fourth round at a fight in Las Vegas. The six-foot-six southpaw, known as the “Towering Inferno,” delivered a dominant first defense of the titles he won last March with a split-decision victory over Australian Tim Tszyu. Fundora rocked Booker in the ...

A Special Judge Court in Dhaka has sentenced Abdul Malek, a former driver at the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS), to 13 years in prison for amassing wealth beyond known income sources. Judge Zakaria Hossain of Dhaka’s Special Judge Court-6 on Sunday delivered the verdict. Malek received 10 years of rigorous imprisonment for illegally acquiring wealth, alongwith a fine ...

The testimony in the case against cricketer Nasir Hossain and his wife Tamima Sultana Tammi for alleged unlawful marriage has been deferred to June 16. On Sunday (March 23), PBI inspector Sheikh Md Mizanur Rahman was scheduled for cross-examination but failed to appear in court. Consequently, Dhaka’s Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Zakir Hossain rescheduled the hearing. Nasir attended the court, ...

India was aware of an anti-Sheikh Hasina wave building up in Bangladesh ahead of the violent overthrow of the former Prime Minister’s government on August 5, last year, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar informed the Consultative Committee on External Affairs on Saturday, according to The Hindu reports. However, India was not in a position to do much as it lacked ...