Two young men were killed and another injured in a head-on collision between two motorcycles in Moulvibazar Sadar Upazila on Saturday night. The accident occurred around 9:00 PM on the Kamalganj-Shamshernagar regional road, near Shyamarkona’s Bongao area. The deceased were identified as Juber Mia, 22, son of Ankar Mia from Shyamarkona village, and Kamrul Mia, 18, son of Haris Mia ...

Press Secretary to Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus, Shafiqul Alam, has stated that they have not received any letter from former UK City Minister Tulip Siddiq. Professor Yunus is scheduled to depart for London on Monday (June 9) and is expected to return to Bangladesh on June 14. The clarification comes amid a report published today by The Guardian, which ...

Nasrin Siddiqui, wife of Bangabir Kader Siddique, founder-president of Krishak Sramik Janata League, has passed away. (Inna lillahi wa inna ilayhi raji’un) She breathed her last at Square Hospital in Dhaka at around 11:30 p.m. on Saturday (June 7) while undergoing treatment. Nasrin Siddiqui had been admitted to the hospital on May 22 after suffering a brain hemorrhage. She was ...

BNP Standing Committee Member Amir Khasru Mahmud Chowdhury has said that the party wants the next national election to be held by December. He claimed that this is not just BNP’s position, but also the demand of over 90 percent of the country’s political parties. Speaking to reporters on Sunday (June 8) after exchanging Eid greetings with party leaders and ...

Former UK City Minister and niece of ousted Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, Tulip Siddiq, has requested a meeting with Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus to clear up what she described as a “misunderstanding” regarding corruption allegations that led to her resignation from the UK government, The Guardian reported. In a letter to Chief Adviser Yunus ahead of his upcoming ...

Saudi Arabia has temporarily suspended the issuance of work and Umrah visas for applicants from 14 countries, including Bangladesh. The Restrictions have also been placed on the issuance of family visit visas. The order, effective from May 31, will remain in place until June 30. The other affected countries are Pakistan, India, Egypt, Indonesia, Iraq, Nigeria, Jordan, Algeria, Sudan, Ethiopia, ...

A huge recall of frozen fruits is currently happening across the US, with major retailers including Walmart, Whole Foods and Trader Joe’s announcing the call back of select frozen fruit due to fears of contamination from both hepatitis A and listeria monocytogenes. But how did this happen in the first place, and is frozen fruit actually any good for us?

United States head coach Mauricio Pochettino has ruled himself out the running to replace Ange Postecoglou, saying a return to Tottenham at this point is “not realistic”. Postecoglou, 59, was sacked on Friday, despite leading the club to their first piece of silverware in 17 years with victory in the Europa League. Pochettino, whose five-year stay at the club came ...

Determined to avoid baggage fees for his holiday to Pisa, Benjamin Till trawled several different shops armed with a tape measure in search of the right suitcase. Eventually, he found a case within the dimensions EasyJet allows for a free underseat bag – or so he thought. When Mr Till arrived at London Gatwick Airport in December 2023, he discovered ...

The row between Donald Trump and Elon Musk over a major spending bill has exacerbated uncertainty over the future of Nasa’s budget, which is facing deep cuts. The space agency has published its budget request to Congress, which would see funding for science projects cut by nearly a half. Forty science missions, which are in development or in space already, ...