Dhaka, May 5 : As he cannot carry out party activities due to his illness, Jatiya Party Chairman HM Ershad on Saturday night appointed his younger brother GM Quader as the party acting chairman. In an organisational instruction, he also announced that GM Quader, cochairman of the party, will discharge the responsibilities of Jatiya Party chairman in his absence. Ershad ...

Photo: Miss North Carolina Cheslie Kryst wins the 2019 Miss USA final competition in the Grand Theatre in the Grand Sierra Resort in Reno, Nev. New York, May 4 : When Cheslie Kryst won the Miss USA crown, it marked more than a personal triumph: It meant that for the first time, three black women are the reigning Miss USA, ...

Photo: Cyclone ‘Fani’ ravages houses in Bhola early Saturday. Dhaka, May 4 : At least 16 people, including two children, were killed and dozens others injured on Friday and Saturday as cyclonic storm Fani has unleashed its weak force on Bangladesh. Fani which once turned into a very severe cyclonic storm entered Bangladesh’s southwester part as a cyclonic storm on ...

Investigation into Alim-examinee Nusrat murder case is likely to come to an end soon. “We will submit the charge sheet before court any day of this month”, said Police Bureau of Investigation (PBI) chief DIG Banaj Kumar Majumder on Saturday noon. Banaj Kumar disclosed this information at a programme, held in capital’s Bangladesh Film Development Corporation (BFDC) auditorium.PBI chief also ...

Actor Priyanka Chopra’s brother Siddharth Chopra’s wedding was scheduled for April end but rumoured to be cancelled at the last minute. Now, Priyanka’s mother Madhu Chopra has confirmed that the wedding has indeed been called off. According to a report in Pinkvilla, when Madhu was asked about the same, she said, “They (Siddharth and Ishita) have mutually called it off.” ...

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, now in London on an official visit, has offered ‘shukria’ as no massive damage took place after the cyclonic storm Fani hit Bangladesh, due to the blessings of the almighty Allah. “No report of major damages inside the country was received so far since Fani hit Bangladesh. So, the prime minister offered shukria to the almighty ...

Dhaka, May 4 : BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia’s special assistant Shamsur Rahman Shimul Biswas was released from jail on bail on Saturday, nearly 15 months after his arrest. Shimul walked out of Narsingdi Jail around 12:15pm as his bail order reached the jail authorities, said BNP assistant office secretary Taiful Islam Tipu. Tipu said the BNP chief’s special aide got ...

Maritime ports asked to lower danger signal Photo: Cyclone ‘Fani’ ravages houses in Bhola early Saturday. Dhaka, May 4 : The maritime ports of Chattogram, Cox’s Bazar, Mongla and Payra have been advised to lower danger signal as the cyclonic storm “Fani” has weakened into a land deep depression, said a met office bulletin. It was lying over Pabna-Tangail-Mymensingh region ...

During summer, the sun rays are persistent and strong due to which dehydration, sun strokes, excessive perspiration and a feeling of fatigue is common. It is, therefore, essential to keep yourself hydrated at all times, wear cotton clothes and also keep a check on the food you eat. Dr Ashwini Konnur, in-house Ayurvedic consultant, AyurUniverse suggests the top five ways ...

Photo: Cyclone ‘Fani’ ravages houses and shops in Chandpur early Saturday. Dhaka, May 4 : At least five people, including a minor boy, were killed in Noakhali, Bhola, Bagerhat, Patuakhali and Laxmipur districts on Friday night as cyclone ‘Fani’ swept the country’s southwestern region. In Noakhali, a two-year-old-boy, Md Ismail, son of AbdurRahman, was killed in a tree collapse at ...