BNP has expressed disappointment with the various actions of the National Consensus Commission and the interim government, said BNP Standing Committee Member Salahuddin Ahmed on Wednesday. “We do not expect biased behavior from the consensus commission. We want to see the interim government in the role of a caretaker government.” While speaking at a seminar at a city hotel, Salahuddin ...

The High Court has issued a rule asking why Tk 2 crore should not be providedas compensationto the family of the man killed after a metro rail bearing pad came loose. The court also directed the formation of an expert committee to investigate overall metro rail safety and accident-related issues and submit a report within 30 days. The order was ...

A man who stabbed an 11-year-old girl in a random knife attack in the West End will not face trial for her attempted murder, a court has heard. Ioan Pintaru, 33, of no fixed address, had previously pleaded guilty to wounding the girl with intent to do grievous bodily harm, and possession of a knife after the attack in Leicester ...

Prince Andrew hosted Jeffrey Epstein, Ghislaine Maxwell and Harvey Weinstein at Royal Lodge, the prince’s private home in the grounds of Windsor Castle. The trio visited the Windsor mansion as part of his daughter Beatrice’s masked ball 18th birthday celebrations in 2006, two months after a US arrest warrant had been issued for Epstein for the sexual assault of a ...

The Alan Turing Institute Chair has told the BBC there is “no substance” to a number of serious accusations which rocked the organisation in the summer. In August, whistleblowers accused the charity’s leadership of misusing public funds, overseeing a “toxic internal culture”, and failing to deliver on its mission. They said the Turing Institute, the UK’s national body for artificial ...

The government is facing a bigger-than-expected hole in the public finances as it prepares for next month’s Budget. A downgrade to the UK’s productivity performance from the government’s official forecaster could lead to the chancellor facing a £20bn gap in meeting her tax and spending rules, the BBC understands. Rachel Reeves has confirmed both tax rises and spending cuts are ...

For more than 700 years, an extraordinary tradition has been maintained in southern India, where grooms are presented with a parade of freshly prepared dishes by their new mother-in-law. India is renowned for opulent multi-day weddings packed with extravagant feasts. But of all the nation’s matrimonial customs, perhaps none is as unique – or delicious – as Puyyappla Perukkal; a ...

Men with suspected prostate cancer will be able to get a diagnosis from the NHS within a day, under a new trial hailed as a potential “game changer” for identifying and treating the disease. Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust is using AI technology to interpret MRI scans and spot areas of abnormal tissue within minutes, according to NHS England. Scans ...

There are 15 vacant posts, including the ferry department, in the Topkhana office of the Additional Chief Engineer of the Sylhet Road and Highways Department. The head clerk has been working in the same position in the ferry department office for 25 years. Surprisingly, the head clerk has completed his service life but is now working in that position under ...

A Dhaka court on Monday imposed a travel ban on late film star Salman Shah’s wife, Samira Haque, and actor Ashraful Haque alias Don in connection with a case concerning the actor’s alleged premeditated murder in 1996. The order was issued by Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Saifuzzaman following a plea submitted by the investigation officer (IO) and Ramna Police Station inspector ...