Bangladesh Bank has withdrawn its earlier direction regarding employees’ attire following widespread criticism. According to spokeperson Arif Hossain Khan, executive director of the bank, it was just a proposal at departmental meetings considering the social context of all levels of officers and employees. No official order or formal policy decision was issued regarding the matter. ”When the matter was known ...

FC Barcelona have cancelled their upcoming pre-season friendly against Japan’s Vissel Kobe, citing “serious contractual breaches” by the match promoter, raising doubts over the rest of their Asian tour. The Spanish club was scheduled to face J-League side Vissel Kobe on Sunday before continuing their tour in South Korea with fixtures against FC Seoul on July 31 and Daegu FC ...

Major League Soccer (MLS) commissioner Don Garber declined to comment on whether Inter Miami star Lionel Messi will face disciplinary action after his unexpected absence from Wednesday’s All-Star game in Austin. Messi and teammate Jordi Alba were both scheduled to start for the MLS All-Star XI against Mexico’s Liga MX team. However, early Wednesday, Miami notified the league that neither ...

The interim government has decided to confer a state honour on two teachers of Milestone School and College who were killed in the fighter jet crash on the school compound at Uttara while trying to save their students. The teachers are Mahreen Chowdhury and Masuka Begum (Nipu). The Council of Advisers at its meeting on Thursday decided to confer a ...

Classes will resume at Milestone School and College at a limited scale from July 27 (Sunday). Initially, classes and exams will only be held for students in grades 9-12, school authorities said. Lower grades will take another week off. Milestone School and College spokesman Shah Bulbul informed this on Wednesday night. He said, “Our academic activities will resume from Sunday. ...

An emergency Chinese medical team arrives on Thursday evening to support treatment for the injured of Monday’s tragic Airforce fighter crash in the city. “At the request of the interim government of Bangladesh, the emergency medical team consisting of five burn-specialist Chinese doctors and nurses will arrive in Dhaka on the evening of 24th July,” said a Chinese embassy press ...

A Biman Bangladesh Airlines, arriving from Dubai, returned to Shah Amanat International Airport in Chittagong, shortly after take-off on Thursday morning due to a technical malfunction. Flight BG 148, with 287 passengers on board, departed for Dhaka at 8:37AM but had to return shortly afterward due to a technical fault, landing safely back at the airport at 8:58AM. The aircraft ...

BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia underwent some medical tests at Evercare Hospital in the capita early Thursday. She went to the hospital from her Gulshan residence around 1:48AM for some tests as per the advice of her medical board. BNP media cell member Sayrul Kabir Khan confirmed this. He said the BNP chairperson stayed at the hospital for approximately 35 minutes ...

A team of Detective Branch (DB) of police detained former Chief Justice ABM Khairul Haque from his Dhanmondi residence in the capital on Thursday morning. Confirming the development, DB police Joint Commissioner (North) Rabiul Islam Bhuiyan said that the former chief justice was picked up earlier today. He was brought to the DB office. At least two cases have been ...

Adults who consume more dietary copper tend to perform better on cognitive tests, including memory, attention and language, research has found. In a study of more than 2,400 Americans aged 60 and above, those eating roughly 1.4mg of copper a day scored higher on a number of cognitive assessments than those consuming less than 0.8mg. Copper, though needed in only ...