BNP standing committee member Rafiqul Islam Miah. Photo: Collected Dhaka, July 3 : BNP standing committee member Rafiqul Islam Miah was admitted to a city hospital on Wednesday in a critical condition. He was taken to United Hospital around 11am as he fell sick at his Eskaton residence, BNP chairperson’s media wing member Sayrul Kabir Khan told UNB. “His (Rafiqul ...

Six-year project taken to achieve SDGs Mayor Sayeed Khokon speaks at an occasion at Dhaka South City Corporation’s Mayor Mohammad Hanif Auditorium on Wednesday, Jul 3, 2019. Photo: Courtesy Dhaka, July 3 : The United Nations Development Programme’s (UNDP) in collaboration with the government of Bangladesh has launched a six-year project for improving the living standard of the capital’s 4 ...

Jatiya Party Chairman HM Ershad. File photo Dhaka, July 3 : Jatiya Party acting chairman GM Quader on Wednesday said the kidney and lung conditions of his brother HM Ershad, now undergoing treatment at the Combined Military Hospital (CMH) here, have improved slightly. “Doctors said if the improvement trend continues for two-three days, HM Ershad will recover speedily,” he said. ...

Pabna, July 3 : Nine BNP leaders and activists were sentenced to death and 25 to life imprisonment on Wednesday for bombing a train carrying then opposition leader Sheikh Hasina in 1994. The court also sentenced 13 others to ten years’ imprisonment in the same case. Additional District and Sessions Judge Rustom Ali delivered the verdict in a packed court ...

Barguna Correspondent : The Barguna police arrested one of the key accused in Rifat Sharif murder in Barguna early hours of Wednesday a day after the main accused in the case was killed in a reported gunfight with police. Rifat Farazi, 23, was the second on the list on the police’s First Information Report (FIR). The police from the Barguna ...

Stay hydrated The cool of a rainy day can be deceptive. High humidity levels leach the water from your system more slowly than high temperatures, but cause dehydration nonetheless. So don’t wait till you feel thirsty to drink water, and be sure to get your minimum of eight glasses a day.Boost your immunityRaise your Vitamin C intake to boost immunity ...

Popular theatre troupe Aranyak Natyadal will stage its much-acclaimed historical production ‘Bhangabanga’ at National Theatre Hall of Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy on Thursday at 07:00pm after one year. The play Bhangabanga, written by thespian Mamunur Rashid and directed by Faiz Zahir, depicts the story of the tragic-comedy Bhangabanga based in a village on the Bangladesh-India border in Benapole following the partition ...

Photo: People shop at the old main bazaar in Tehran, Iran, Tuesday, July 2, 2019. Tehran, Jul 3 : While opinions differ across Tehran’s Grand Bazaar about the ongoing tensions between the U.S. and Iran over its unraveling nuclear deal, there’s one thing those in the beating heart of Iran’s capital city agree on: American sanctions hurt the average person, ...

Photo: Russian President Vladimir Putin listens to Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu during their meeting in the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia, Tuesday, July 2, 2019. Moscow, Jul 3 : Fire broke out on one of the Russian navy’s deep-sea research submersibles, and toxic fumes from the blaze killed 14 sailors aboard, Russia’s Defense Ministry said Tuesday, although it released few ...

Benghazi, Jul 3 : An airstrike hit a detention center for migrants early Wednesday in the Libyan capital, killing at least 40 people, a health official in the country’s U.N.-supported government said. The airstrike targeting the detention center in Tripoli’s Tajoura neighborhood also wounded 80 migrants, said Malek Merset, a spokesman for the health ministry. Merset posted photos of migrants ...