An awareness meeting on adolescent-friendly sexual and reproductive health and rights (SAY-SRHR) was held at Hakimpur upazila in Dinajpur district on Monday morning. The meeting was organised at 11:00 AM under the chairmanship of Upazila Nirbahi Officer (UNO) Ashok Bikram Chakma. The programme was arranged by the GAP Health and Development Programme of LAMB Hospital under the “Supportive Adolescent and ...

Commerce Minister Khandaker Abdul Muktadir has said that the overall market situation remains satisfactory and that positive changes in market management will be visible very soon. Speaking to journalists on Monday after conducting a surprise inspection at Mohammadpur Town Hall Kitchen Market in Dhaka, the adviser said the visit was aimed at monitoring whether essential commodities were being sold at ...

New Zealand will embrace their status as Indian cricket fans’ “second favourite team” as they look to navigate a tough Super Eight group and reach the semi-finals of the Twenty20 World Cup, all-rounder Daryl Mitchell said. The 2021 finalists, who were knocked out in the group stage at the last edition, find themselves facing two must-win matches against former champions ...

Supreme Court Senior Advocate Barrister Raghib Rauf Chowdhury has been appointed as the new attorney general, said law ministry sources. Raghib Rauf Chowhdury completed his SSC studies at Kushtia Zilla School and HSC at the Notre Dame College in Dhaka. He graduated in political science from the Aligarh Muslim University in India, and did his master’s studies at the University ...

The government will recruit 2,701 constables to fill vacancies on a priority basis and also reinstate the jobs of around 650 sub-inspectors and sergeants, who were “unfairly” disqualified at the final recruitment stage in 2006. Home Minister Salahuddin Ahmed announced the decisions at a press briefing held at the Secretariat on Monday. Regarding the restoration of jobs, the minister said ...

A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) signing ceremony between Unimass Holdings Ltd. and the Department of Real Estate of Daffodil International University (DIU) was successfully held recently at the International Conference Room in the campus. The event marked a significant step toward bridging academic learning with real-world industry practices in Bangladesh’s real estate sector. The ceremony welcomed distinguished representatives from Unimass ...

Prime Minister Tarique Rahman on Monday chaired an inter-ministerial meeting on launching ‘Farmer Card’ aimed at ensuring fair prices for crops produced by farmers. The Prime Minister presided over the meeting at his special meeting room at the Cabinet Division in the Bangladesh Secretariat here, Prime Minister’s Press Secretary Saleh Shibly said.

BNP Secretary General and Local Government Minister Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir has said that the reported reopening of Awami League offices in various parts of the country will be dealt with in accordance with the law. He made the remarks on Monday morning while responding to questions from journalists at the BNP’s central office in Nayapaltan of the capital. Asked ...

Commerce, Industries, and Textiles and Jute Minister Khandaker Abdul Muktadir has said that the government will continue working relentlessly to uphold religious harmony and ensure social protection in Sylhet. “To further strengthen the bond of harmony, we must work with greater unity in thoughts, spirit and practice, with sincerity and dedication,” he said. The minister made the remarks as the ...

Long before concealer became that tiny tube we panic-search for every morning, it lived a very glamorous life. It belonged under the harsh lights of Hollywood. Back in the 1910s to 1930s, the American film industry was still growing and experimenting. Movie sets were filled with extremely strong lights. These lights showed everything. Dark circles. Acne scars. Even the smallest ...