BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Monday said the government wants to retain power by holding another ‘stage-managed’ election as they have already destroyed the electoral system. “But this time it won’t happen. The country’s people have woken up and they want to exercise their right to franchise,” he said. Speaking at an extended meeting of the Thakurgaon ...

Jatiya Party Chairman GM Quader on Monday called upon the government to take necessary measures to keep the prices of daily essentials within the reach of common people during the holy month of Ramadan. In a statement, he said people are going through serious ordeals because of the growing price hikes in daily essentials. “So, it has become urgent to ...

New York City rats can also be the carriers of Covid, a study showed. The study which was released in mBio- an open-access journal of the American for Microbiology- noted that New York rats are susceptible to three Covid variants. New York City has an estimated rat population of 8 million, Hindustan Times reported. The study warned that infected wild ...

A Kane Williamson century led New Zealand to a dramatic last-ball, two-wicket victory against Sri Lanka on a rain-disrupted final day in Christchurch on Monday. In a helter-skelter finish, the only Sri Lankans not guarding the boundary for most of the closing 10 overs were the bowler and wicketkeeper as New Zealand chased down their target of 285. The winning ...

Classes and examinations at Rajshahi University (RU) remained suspended on Monday as per the authorities decision following Saturday’s clash near the campus. Motihar Police Station SI Amant Ullah on Sunday night filed a case accusing some 250-300 persons over the clash between locals and the students in Binodpur Gate area of Rajshahi city on Saturday. Police filed the case bringing ...

Sylhet City Corporation mayor Ariful Haque Chowdhury was hospitalised at an early hours after he fell sick on Sunday night at his residence. He is now under observation of Dr Shishir Bosak, Assistant Professor of Sylhet MAG Osmani Medical College’s medicine department. Mayor Ariful’s personal secretary Muhibul Islam Imon said, “Suddenly on Sunday night, Sir’s blood pressure and diabetes have ...

Foreign Minister AK Abdul Momen has said the next election in Bangladesh will be held transparently and fairly. “You don’t need to worry about it. We want to hold a free, fair, transparent, credible, and acceptable election,” he told UK Minister of State for Indo-Pacific Anne-Marie Trevelyan Sunday. Momen spoke to the journalists after the UK minister called on him ...

The government has extended for the seventh time the suspension of BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia’s jail sentence for six more months on two previous conditions. The two conditions are Khaleda Zia will receive treatment staying at her residence and she cannot go out of the country. It was stated by Law Minister Anisul Huq on Sunday (March 12, 2023). It ...

The Executive Committee of National Economic Council (Ecnec) on Sunday approved a Tk 4323-crore ‘Resilient Infrastructure for Adaptation and Vulnerability Reduction Project (RIVER)’ in a bid to reduce flood risk in the riparian and flash flood-prone community and enhance disaster preparedness. Seven other development projects also got approval in the Ecnec meeting presided over by Ecnec chair and Prime Minister ...

Bangladesh clinched the first T20I series win against England beating the visitors by four wickets in the second T20I of the three-match series at the Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium on Sunday. With this win, the Bangladesh took a 2-0 lead in the series with a game in hand. They have one match left to play on Tuesday at the same ...