A multistate outbreak of salmonella infections likely linked to raw oysters has sickened more than 60 people across 22 states, according to a US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention health advisory. Health officials are working to identify the source of those contaminated raw oysters, the advisory issued December 23 said. What is salmonella, and how does it make people ...

Now the retail fuel prices has been cut in the domestic market as the government has announced new price for fuel oil, reducing by Tk 2 a litre from January 1. A notification issued by the Energy and Mineral Resources Division early Thursday stated that the prices of diesel, octane, petrol and kerosene have been reduced to Tk 102, Tk ...

Shamim Hossain’s sensational counterattacking innings lit up the contest, but it was not enough to carry Dhaka Capitals over the line as they suffered a narrow defeat to Sylhet Titans in a tense and dramatic finish on home soil at Sylhet International Cricket Stadium on Thursday. Despite Shamim’s valiant effort, Sylhet held their nerve in the closing moments to seal ...

Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus has said the spirit of South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) remains alive and must be revived at any cost, noting that the presence of high-level dignitaries from member states at former Prime Minister Khaleda Zia’s funeral demonstrated continued regional goodwill. Chief Adviser’s Press Secretary Shafiqul Alam shared the remarks at a media briefing ...

Chief Adviser’s Press Secretary Shafiqul Alam on Thursday said that the bodies of eight July martyrs, who were buried at Rayerbazar Graveyard in the city as unclaimed ones, have so far been identified. “The Ministry of Liberation War Affairs will inform the media in detail on this matter very soon,” he said at a briefing at the Foreign Service Academy ...

The two matches of the Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) T20 matches scheduled for Tuesday and subsequently cancelled have been rescheduled to January 4 in Sylhet, the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) confirmed on Tuesday. No BPL matches will be held today (Wednesday) in line with the general holiday declared by the Government of Bangladesh on the first of three days of ...

Asian stock markets showed a mixed performance on Wednesday, with several major exchanges closed for year-end and New Year holidays. Markets in Tokyo and Seoul were shut, while trading continued elsewhere in the region. In China, Hong Kong’s Hang Seng Index fell 0.9% to 25,630.54, whereas the Shanghai Composite edged up 0.1% to 3,969.75. Taiwan’s Taiex advanced 0.9% to 28,963.60. ...

The food people consume has long been understood to shape them in some way. “Tell me what you eat, and I will tell you what you are,” French gourmand Jean Anthelme Brillat-Savarin famously wrote in 1826. How you choose to nourish yourself plays a large role in health and even longevity, modern-day studies have shown. National Geographic fellow and best-selling ...

Starting Thursday, Americans in five states who get government help paying for groceries will see new restrictions on soda, candy and other foods they can buy with those benefits. Indiana, Iowa, Nebraska, Utah and West Virginia are the first of at least 18 states to enact waivers prohibiting the purchase of certain foods through the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or ...

Juri (Moulvibazar) Correspondent : The Silver Jubilee marking the 25 years of success of the Khasi Students’ Union (KSU) was celebrated with great enthusiasm and festivity at Agar Khasi Punji in Barlekha upazila of Moulvibazar. On the occasion, a two-day programme held on 28–29 December featured the unveiling of a magazine and a memorial monument, presentation of honorary crests, discussion ...