Rodrigo Paz of Bolivia’s center-right Christian Democratic Party (PDC) has been elected as the country’s new president, marking the end of nearly two decades of rule by the leftist Movement for Socialism (MAS) party. According to the Supreme Electoral Tribunal (TSE), with 97% of votes counted from Sunday’s runoff election, Paz secured 54.5% of the vote—well ahead of his right-wing ...

A decade after a landmark study proved that feeding peanut products to young babies couldprevent development of life-threatening allergies, new research finds the change has made a big difference in the real world. About 60,000 children have avoided developing peanut allergies after guidance first issued in 2015 upended medical practice by recommending introducing the allergen to infants starting as early ...

Farmers in Moulvibazar have launched a movement to protect the haor wetlands from a proposed solar power project. On Sunday afternoon, October 19, a human chain, protest rally, and procession were held on Court Road in the district town in protest of the installation of a solar panel project in the Puber Haor area of Sadar upazila. Farmers, fishermen, and ...

Gold prices have been raised again, with the price of 22-carat gold now set at Tk 217,382 per bhori (11.664 grams); an increase of Tk 1,050. Bangladesh Jewellers Association (BAJUS) announced the hike in a press release issued Sunday night, stating that the new rate will come into effect from Monday. According to BAJUS, the price adjustment was made in ...

A Dhaka court on Monday granted a four-day remand for former lawmaker Haji Salim and his son Solaiman Salim in a case filed over the killing of scrap trader Monir during last year’s anti-discrimination movement. Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate GM Farhan Ishtiak passed the order after hearing from both sides. Shahbagh Police Sub-Inspector Mainul Islam Khan Pulak, the investigation officer, had ...

A Metropolitan Magistrate on Monday ordered the formal arrest of private TV channel MyTV Chairman Nasir Uddin Shathi and his son, content creator Touhid Afridi, in a case over attempted murder filed with Badda Police Station. Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate GM Farhan Ishtiak issued the order after hearing on a petition filed by the investigation officer, Sub-Inspector Golam Kibria Khan. Earlier, ...

BNP Joint Secretary General Shahid Uddin Chowdhury Annie on Monday expressed solidarity with the ongoing movement of MPO-listed teachers at Central Shaheed Minar. ”If BNP comes to power, it will include teachers under nationalism.” Annie urged the government to accept the teachers’ logical demands. ”The interim government has already expressed solidarity with the teachers’demand.But the teachers did not get 20 ...

United Arab Emirates (UAE) wants to raise awareness among Bangladeshi expatriates and to enhance the image of Bangladesh abroad At a event, the UAE authorities presented three informative documentaries focusing on cybercrime, social media usage and traffic laws, followed by specific guidelines for the expatriate community. A significant community dialogue, organized by the Fujairah Bangladesh Association, in cooperation with the ...

The Election Commission has started a views-exchange with different law enforcement agencies and intelligences in a bid to conduct the 13th parliamentary election in free, participatory and fair manners. The meeting titled ‘views-exchange and pre-preparation meeting’ about the law and order began at 10:40AM at the Conference Room of Nirbachan Bhaban with Chief Election Commissioner AMM Nasir Uddin in the ...

Thousands of people have signed a petition to keep specialist blood cancer care at a south London hospital. The 12-bed ward at Princess Royal University Hospital (PRUH) in Orpington currently provides haematology inpatient cancer care. But the NHS trust which runs the hospital, King’s College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, last month announced plans to have that provision absorbed by one ...