BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia can ‘maintain’ treatment, said her personal physician Dr AZM Zahid Hossain, a member of the BNP National Standing Committee. He urged people not to spread misleading information. While speaking to reporters in front of Evercare Hospital around 12:30pm on Tuesday, Dr Zahid said, ”Khaleda Zia is responding to treatment or we can say, she can maintain ...

Remarkable support of countrymen is the source of strength and inspiration for our family, said BNP Acting Chairman Tarique Rahman. In a Facebook post on Tuesday, he wrote, “I want to take a moment, on behalf of the Zia family and BNP, to give our most profound thanks for the remarkable outpouring of support for Begum Khaleda Zia’s recovery.” ”The ...

Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus and Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA) President Chang Won-sam held a high-level discussion in Dhaka on Monday, focusing on strengthening development partnerships, expanding investment opportunities, and enhancing human capital to support Bangladesh’s transition from Least Developed Country (LDC) status. The meeting took place at the State Guest House Jamuna, where Chang conveyed warm greetings from ...

The government has officially declared BNP Chairperson and former Prime Minister Khaleda Zia as a Very Important Person and approved the deployment of the Special Security Force for her protection. The Chief Adviser Office issued the gazette notification on Monday (December 1). The notification was signed by Mohammad Abdul Wadud Chowdhury, Director General (Administration) of the Chief Adviser’s Office, on ...

The NHS has been directing pregnant women to a website that connected them to the Free Birth Society, an organisation that has been linked to baby deaths around the world after promoting labour without medical support. A number of NHS trusts are directing women who are contemplating a “free birth” to a charity website that until Monday referred to FBS ...

A court in Bangladesh has sentenced the British MP Tulip Siddiq to two years in jail after a judge ruled she was complicit in corrupt land deals with her aunt, the country’s deposed prime minister Sheikh Hasina. In a ruling on Monday, a judge found Siddiq, the Labour MP for Hampstead and Highgate, guilty of misusing her “special influence” as ...

Fall is the perfect season to refresh your wardrobe with stylish, cozy, and comfortable outfits. As the weather cools down, full-sleeve shirts become a must-have for girls and teens who want to stay warm without compromising on fashion. This season’s trends blend comfort, textures, bold patterns, and playful silhouettes – making fall fashion more exciting than ever. Here’s a closer ...

The Metropolitan Sessions Judge Court, Sylhet on Sunday set January 7 to deliver the verdict in the case of the alleged custodial death of Raihan Ahmed at a city police station. Raihan, who was 34-year-old at the time of his death, died on October 11, 2020 allegedly after he had endured brutal torture at the Bandar Bazar outpost of the ...

The Executive Committee of National Economic Council (ECNEC) has cleared 18 major development projects involving a combined investment of Tk 16,0032.77 crore. The approvals came during an ECNEC meeting held Monday at the NEC Conference Room in Dhaka, presided over by Chief Adviser and ECNEC Chairperson Professor Muhammad Yunus. According to the Planning Ministry, the government will provide Tk 10,101.10 ...

Rescuers in Indonesia are searching for at least 400 people who have been reported missing, many believed to be buried under landslides, after cyclonic rains caused disastrous flooding nearly a week ago. The death toll on the island of Sumatra has risen to more than 440, the government says. Aid has been sent into affected areas by air and by ...