The body of legendary singer Subir Nandi was taken to the Central Shaheed Minar around 11:45am Wednesday. People from all walks of life started gathering at the Shaheed Minar to pay their last tribute to their revered singer. Hundreds of his admirers, friends and well-wishers would bid farewell to Subir Nandi here. Noted politicians, teachers, cultural activists, journalists and common people ...

Khulna, May 8 : Workers of nine jute mills in Khulna continued their strike for the third consecutive day on Wednesday demanding payment of their dues. They took to the street in front of their respective mills in the morning. They will also observe road and rail blockade programme from 4pm to 7pm today, said Md Murad Hossain, convener of ...

Symbolic image Habiganj Correspondent : Police recovered the hanging body of a young man in Madhabpur upazila of Habiganj Tuesday (May 7) noon. The deceased was identified as Mosharraf Hossain, 28, son of one Morsob Ali in Bohora union of the upazila. Local sources said that the family members saw Mosharraf hanging from a mango tree beside the house, in ...

Tigers beat Windies by 8 wickets Sports Desk : Bangladesh top-order batsmen have successfully controlled their first match of the tri-nation series as they beat West Indies by eight wickets at Dublin, Ireland. Tamim Iqbal and Soumya Sarkar gave Bangladesh a flying start with a 144-run opening partnership before Soumya was sent to pavilion for 73. Later Tamim and Shakib ...

Dhaka, May 7 : An estimated 22.4 percent female readymade garment (RMG) workers face sexual harassment at factories, a study by Manusher Jonno Foundation (MJF) finds. MJF Executive Director Shaheen Anam said the study was conducted at 22 factories in Dhaka and Chattogram between March and May last year. Speaking as the chief guest at the event held at the ...

A bush fire fanned by gusty winds has gutted four villages in South Sudan’s Western Bahr el Ghazal region, killing 33 people, the president’s spokesman said, adding the toll was likely to rise. The spokesman said in a statement late on Monday that 60 other people were in a critical condition after the fire on Sunday. “The injured are receiving ...

The effects of social media use on teenage life satisfaction are limited and probably “tiny”, a study of 12,000 UK adolescents suggests. Family, friends and school life all had a greater impact on wellbeing, says the University of Oxford research team. It claims its study is more in-depth and robust than previous ones.And it urged companies to release data on ...

Dhaka, May 7 :  Bbq Bangladesh (‘bbq’ as they style it, standing for ‘best of the best quality’) is a family restaurant franchise which originated in Korea in 1995. Bbq Chicken, the No. 1 chicken brand in Korea currently has 350-plus stores in over 50 countries around the world like US, China, Singapore, Vietnam, Turkey and many others. It is ...

Crops on 63,063 hectares of land damaged by Fani, he says Photo: Agriculture Minister Dr Abdur Razzak briefs reporters at the secretariat on Tuesday, May 7, 2019. Dhaka, May 7 : The severe cyclonic storm Fani that hit the country’s coastal areas on May 4 last damaged crops on some 63,063 hectares of land in 209 upazilas of 35 districts, ...

  Chamomile tea is rich in flavonoids which possess antioxidant and anti-microbial properties that are good for health. As a caffeine-free infusion, chamomile or ‘babune ka phal‘ has been used as a natural remedy for many ailments since time immemorial and has been considered a better alternative to regular tea. A centuries old herb, chamomile comes from daisy-like flowers of ...