Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus on Tuesday inspected the progress of the final phase work of the July Uprising Memorial Museum at the Ganabhaban, residence of the ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina. The chief adviser arrived at the museum around 3pm and went around the museum that projects the reasons behind the mass uprising and the history of Awami League’s ...

The government has launched a consultation on banning social media for under 16s in the UK as a part of a series of measures which it says are intended to “protect young people’s wellbeing.” The package will also see England’s education inspectorate, Ofsted, given the power to check policies on phone use when it goes into schools, with ministers saying ...

Nearly a quarter of hospitals in England have seen waiting times worsen since the government published its plan to tackle the backlog a year ago, BBC analysis shows. Hitting the 18-week waiting target for treatments such as knee and hip operations was Labour’s key manifesto pledge for the health service, and last January it set out how it would get ...

The European Parliament is planning to suspend approval of the US tariffs deal agreed in July, according to sources close to its international trade committee. The suspension is set to be announced in Strasbourg, France on Wednesday. The move would mark another escalation in tensions between the US and Europe, as Donald Trump ratchets up his efforts to acquire Greenland, ...

Students of Shahjalal University of Science and Technology (SUST) on Monday confined Vice-Chancellor Prof A M Sarwaruddin Chowdhury and other senior officials, demanding that the SUCSU and hall parliament elections be held as scheduled on Tuesday. The protest erupted after the High Court suspended the long-awaited election for four weeks following a writ filed by three candidates. From the afternoon, ...

English all-rounder Chris Woakes pulled off a stunning last-ball six to secure Sylhet Titans’ three-wicket victory over Rangpur Riders in a dramatic Bashundhara Cement Bangladesh Premier League Eliminator on Tuesday, leaving everyone breathless at Mirpur Sher-e Bangla National Cricket Stadium. “It’s exciting. Whenever you win a game of cricket with a six off the last ball, it’s something I’ve never ...

JG Healthcare Limited has been appointed as the official representative of Malaysia’s Sunway Medical Centre Sdn Bhd in Bangladesh under a newly signed Service Agreement. The partnership positions JG Healthcare as the authorised local office for patient referrals, medical consultation, and treatment coordination for Bangladeshi patients seeking care at Sunway Medical Centre. Through this collaboration, patients in Bangladesh will receive ...

Law enforcement officials said Monday they were working to clear roads after a 100-vehicle crash occurred on snow-blanketed roads in the northern state of Michigan. Michigan State Police said numerous injuries were reported in the crash, with none “believed to be fatal,” after big rig trucks and vehicles collided on the I-196 corridor, causing many vehicles to run off the ...

Chief Adviser (CA) Professor Muhammad Yunus has directed authorities concerned to ensure swift recovery of all looted weapons ahead of country’s 13th national election, warning that restoring law and order is essential for a credible vote. Speaking at 119th meeting of National Implementation Committee on Administrative Reorganization at the National Guest House Jamuna, Yunus underscored that the retrieval of illegal ...

A Dhaka court on Tuesday issued arrest warrants against 25 people, including former Bangladesh Bank governor Dr Atiur Rahman, in a corruption case filed by the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC). Metropolitan Sessions Judge and Senior Special Judge Md Sabbir Foyez passed the order after taking cognisance of the charge sheet and set March 4 for submission of a report on the ...