Four members of the same family were killed and seven others injured as an ambulance caught fire following a gas cylinder blast after being hit by two buses at Police Town in Savar early Thursday. The accident occurred around 2 am on the Dhaka-Aricha highway in front of Fulbaria Police Town in Savar. However, the identities of the dead could ...

British daily The Times in a damning editorial has called on Sheikh Hasina’s niece, the embattled Labour MP Tulip Siddiq to step down from her role as the UK’s Treasury minister, pending investigations into allegations of corruption involving Rooppur Nuclear Power Plant project and a “free flat” in London. In the editorial, the newspaper owned by media tycoon Rupert Murdoch ...

BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia has been admitted to The London Clinic on Wednesday for advanced medical treatment. She arrived at the clinic at around 5 PM (Bangladesh time) after completing all necessary procedures, accompanied by her personal medical team. Dr. Al Mamun, part of the team, confirmed that Khaleda’s health and medical reports would be reviewed by the clinic’s doctors ...

The Executive Committee of the National Economic Council (ECNEC) has approved six new projects and four revised projects, worth Tk 4,246.72 crore. The approval came from the 6th ECNEC meeting in this fiscal year and the 5th meeting of the interim government held on Wednesday at the NEC Conference Room in Sher-e-Bangla Nagar area of Dhaka. ECNEC Chairperson and Chief ...

A father of a 17-year-old girl died of a heart attack upon learning about her abduction and subsequent rape at Kamalganj upazila in Moulvibazar district. Following a complaint lodged by the victim’s brother, police have arrested two suspects linked to the crime. The arrested individuals are Mustafa Mia, 57, from Kulaura upazila in Moulvibazar, and Zainal Mia, 58, from Cumilla. ...

BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia has reached London to avail advanced treatment there. The Royal Air Ambulance carrying Khaleda Zia and her entourage landed at Heathrow International Airport at 2:58pm Bangladesh standard time on Wednesday (January 8). BNP Acting Chairman and Khaleda Zia’s elder son Tarique Rahman welcomed the BNP chief at Heathrow Airport. An emotional situation arose when Tarique Rahman ...

Protein plays a crucial role in maintaining organ function, immunity, metabolism, and ensuring the proper functioning of hormones and neurotransmitters, according to registered dietitian Maddie Pasquariello, MS, RDN. It is also essential for healthy body weight, muscles, and bones. A 2020 review found that a high-protein diet is effective for weight loss, obesity prevention, and reducing obesity-related health risks. Another ...

BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia has landed at London’s Heathrow Airport. The air ambulance, carrying the BNP chief, reached at the airport around 2:55PM on Wednesday.

Wintry weather is tightening its grip in many parts of the UK, with sub-zero temperatures expected to plunge even lower than during the heavy snowfall of the past weekend. Weather forecasters predict the coldest nights of the year over the next two days, and temperatures are expected to fall as low as -20C in some areas. A series of yellow ...

Iran on Wednesday rejected as “baseless” French President Emmanuel Macron’s remarks claiming Tehran was the main strategic and security challenge in the Middle East. Foreign ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baqaei described the comments as “baseless, contradictory, and speculative,” and called for France “to reconsider its non-constructive approaches to peace and stability” in the region.