BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia will be taken to London at an early hours or Friday morning by a Qatar government-provided air ambulance for advanced treatment if everything goes weel, said her personal physician Prof Dr. AZM Zahid Hossain. He disclosed the decision while speaking to reporters at a press conference in front of Evercare Hospital around 2:45PM on Thursday.Media Monitoring ...

The Trump administration on Wednesday announced increased vetting of applicants for H-1B visas for highly skilled workers, with an internal State Department memo saying that anyone involved in “censorship” of free speech be considered for rejection. H-1B visas, which allow US employers to hire foreign workers in specialty fields, are crucial for UStech companies which recruit heavily from countries including ...

The National Institute of Cardiovascular Diseases (NICVD) has added 39 new Coronary Care Unit (CCU) beds and a 10-bed emergency centre with support from the Chinese government. The newly established one-stop emergency centre and fully renovated CCU were inaugurated on Tuesday as part of a broader health cooperation initiative between Bangladesh and China. The launch also marked the opening of ...

An inspired Kylian Mbappe scored two fabulous goals to guide Real Madrid to a commanding 3-0 win at Athletic Bilbao on Wednesday, ending their three-game winless streak in LaLiga. The win keeps Real in second place with 36 points from 15 matches, one behind leaders Barcelona. Real started brightly with Mbappe opening the scoring in the seventh minute. He received ...

The High Court has delivered a split verdict over the legality of the ongoing process of the agreement between the Chittagong Port Authority (CPA) and a foreign company for operating the New Mooring Container Terminal (NCT). Senior judge of the bench Justice Fatema Nazib declared the agreement process illegal, while junior judge Justice Fatema Anwar declared the process legal. On ...

The International Crimes Tribunal (ICT) on Thursday issued an arrest warrant against Sajeeb Wazed Joy, son of ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina, in a case filed over crimes against humanity committed during the July Mass Uprising. A three-member tribunal, headed by Justice Golam Mortuza Mozumder, issued this order after taking cognisance of the formal charge brought against Joy, former ICT ...

Muslims have been requested to offer prayers after Jum’a on Friday for speedy recovery of former Prime Minister and BNP Chairperson Khaleda Ziaat all mosques, while temples, churches and pagodas have been asked to hold prayers following respective religious traditions. People of all walks of life have also been urged to pray individually for her recovery. A Facebook post on ...

The Supreme Court’s Appellate Division has upheld the High Court’s order declaring both swearing-in and formation of the interim government led by Dr Muhammad Yunus valid. The court, at the same time, dismissed the leave-to-appeal petition submitted in this regard against the High Court’s judgment. A seven-member bench of the Appellate Division, headed by Chief Justice Dr Syed Refaat Ahmed, ...

A mild earthquake of 4.1-magnitude jolted Dhaka and nearby areas early Thursday. According to the Bangladesh Meteorological Department (BMD), the 4.1-magnitude quake struck at around 6:14AM, with its epicentre in Narsingdi’s Shibpur upazila, about 38 kilometres northeast of the BMD Seismic Observatory and Research Centre in Agargaon. The Euro-Mediterranean Seismological Centre placed the epicentre 33 kilometres east-northeast of Tongi and ...

Ingredients: * 1 whole sea bream (500 g), scaled and gutted * Olive oil, for drizzling * Salt and freshly ground pepper * 1 tsp butter * A couple fresh flat-leaf parsley sprigs * A couple fresh tarragon sprigs * Lemon slices Method: 1. Remove the fish from the fridge about 10-15 minutes before cooking. Rinse and pat the fish ...