Stepping into the modestly sized Bull’s, the one thought that kept circling in my head was why on earth does Dhaka need another burger joint? Especially in Lalmatia, where within a single kilometre you can practically trip over a dozen burger spots. “Well, for starters, we don’t drown our burgers in sauces,” joked Khalid Rahman, the owner of Bull’s. Now, ...

Following assurances from Beijing, the government has submitted one formal proposal to China and is preparing another, seeking Tk3,425 crore in grant funding to build two major hospitals – one in Chattogram and the other in Rangpur Division. The total estimated cost of the projects is Tk4,107 crore, according to officials from the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS), Planning ...

The 2025 Women’s Cricket World Cup will feature a record-breaking prize pool of $13.88 million, outstripping the men’s edition by more than a third, the International Cricket Council (ICC) announced on Monday. This marks a massive jump from the $3.5 million awarded in 2022 and significantly eclipses the $10 million total prize pot from the last Men’s World Cup. Key ...

The world cricket governing body has unveiled a four-fold increase in the prize money for the upcoming Women’s Cricket World Cup. With less than a month until the start of the ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup 2025, the International Cricket Council have announced a staggering increase in the prize money for the tournament set to be staged in India and ...

European Central Bank President Christine Lagarde on Monday issued a stark warning about the potential global economic consequences if Donald Trump were to take control of U.S. monetary policy. “If he were to succeed, it is a very serious danger for the U.S. economy and for the world economy,” Lagarde said in an interview with Radio Classique. Her remarks come ...

Chief Adviser Prof Muhammad Yunus will hold a meeting with leaders of seven more political parties on Tuesday (September 2). The meeting will be held at the State Guest House Jamuna at 5PM,Chief Adviser’s press wing confirmed. Earlier on Sunday, the Chief Adviser held separate meetings with leaders of Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP), Jamaat-e-Islami and National Citizen Party (NCP) at ...

Repeated attempts have been made to destroy BNP, commented the party Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Monday. ”But BNP, like a phoenix, has always risen.” Mirza Fakhrul said, ”BNP has fought a long battle to restore democracy as the party has been repeatedly targeted. But BNP, like a phoenix, has always risen, embodying the ideals of Bangladeshi nationalism ...

The 47th founding anniversary of Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) is today. The party is celebrating the anniversary with a series of events planned over a seven-day period to mark the occasion. Shaheed President Ziaur Rahman founded BNP on this day in 1978. He was the founding chairman of the party. To commemorate the anniversary, BNP Acting Chairman Tarique Rahman issued ...

Abdul Mannan, a progressive young farmer from Shukur Ullar village under Kamalganj upazila in Moulvibazar district, has become a symbol of agricultural innovation and success by cultivating early-season tomatoes using the mulching method, a modern farming technique that’s now gaining popularity across the region. This year, Mannan planted tomatoes on 12.5 bighas of land, investing over Tk 13 lakh so ...

BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Sunday said discussions with Chief Adviser Dr. Muhammad Yunus were “fruitful,” adding that the interim government has assured elections will be held in the first half of February. Speaking to reporters after emerging from the meeting at the state guest house Jamuna, Fakhrul said, “The Chief Adviser has assured us that the ...