An estimated 61 million people live with hepatitis B, and 9 million with hepatitis C across the South-East Asia region, said the World Health Organization (WHO), stressing that progress is possible. “Our Region bears one of the highest burdens of chronic viral hepatitis globally, yet most people living with the disease remain undiagnosed and untreated,” said Dr Catharina Boehme, Officer-in-Charge, ...

A court in Sunamganj has ordered police to seize houseboats operating in the Tanguar Haor area of Sunamganj district, citing their role in causing significant environmental degradation. The order was issued on Sunday by Mohammad Alamgir, Senior Judicial Magistrate of Sunamganj and cognizance magistrate of Tahirpur, under Section 190(1) of Code of Criminal Procedure, 1898. The directive follows multiple media ...

More than 40 people were killed on Sunday in a brutal attack by Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) rebels in northeastern Democratic Republic of Congo, ending several months of relative calm in the region, according to the UN peacekeeping mission and the Congolese military. The attack took place in the town of Komanda in Ituri province, where ADF fighters stormed a ...

Top economic officials from the United States and China are set to resume negotiations Monday in Stockholm, with the potential extension of lowered tariffs on the table. The talks come at a pivotal moment for President Donald Trump’s trade policy, as a series of temporary trade truces and looming deadlines could reshape global economic ties by the end of the ...

England captain Ben Stokes proclaimed “pain is just an emotion” as he insisted he will do everything in his power to feature as a fully-fledged all-rounder in next week’s series decider with India. The fourth Test at Old Trafford, which ended in a draw on Sunday, was a personal triumph for Stokes as he became just the fourth England cricketer ...

King Charles III led the tributes to England’s Lionesses following their dramatic Euro 2025 victory over Spain, securing a back-to-back European title and making history as the first senior England football team to win a major tournament on foreign soil. Sarina Wiegman’s side held their nerve in a tense penalty shoot-out in Basel, where Chloe Kelly netted the decisive spot-kick ...

The interim government has formed a nine-member investigation commission over the airforce fighter jet crash into Milestone School and College in the capital’s Uttara area. A gazette notification was issued in this regard by the Cabinet Division on Sunday night (July 27). Former secretary AKM Zafar Ullah Khan will lead the commission which has been directed to submit the report ...

The death toll from the tragic fighter jet crash into Milestone School and College at Uttara rose to 34 with the death of 14-year-old Ayaan at the National Institute of Burn and Plastic Surgery early Monday. Deceased Shaheel Faravi Ayan, who sustained 40 per cent of burn wounds in the crash, breathed his last at the ICU of the hospital ...

The results of the re-evaluation for the Secondary School Certificate (SSC) and equivalent exams are scheduled to be released on August 10. According to Professor SM Kamal Uddin Hayder, Convener of the Inter-Education Board Examination Controller Committee and Controller of Examinations of the Dhaka Board, the results will be published on the official websites of the education boards. Students whose ...

The body of a tourist who went missing after drowning in the Piyain River in Jaflong was recovered on Sunday morning, three days after he went missing. The deceased was identified as Mukit Ahmed, son of Shamsuddin Mia of Raynagar area in Shantiganj upazila of Sunamganj. His family had been living in a rented house in Sylhet city’s Machimpur area. ...