Photos of former National Board of Revenue (NBR) official Matiur Rahman, recently at the center of corruption allegations, with Bangladesh Bank (BB) Governor Abdur Rouf Talukder have gone viral on social media, sparking widespread discussion. One viral photo shows the two men in Ihram during the Hajj pilgrimage, while another captures Matiur greeting Rouf with a bouquet of flowers at ...

There are adequate amounts of anti-venom at all public hospitals to treat the victims bite by Russell’s Viper, said Health Minister Dr Samanta Lal Sen. He said that the most important task is to take snakebite victims to a doctor at the quickest possible time and timely medical intervention can fully cure snakebite victims through proper treatment. The minister told ...

Torrential monsoon storms in Nepal have triggered landslides, lightning and flooding killing at least 14 people, a disaster official said Thursday. Monsoon rains from June to September bring widespread death and destruction every year across South Asia, but the numbers of fatal floods and landslides have increased in recent years, reports AFP. Experts say climate change and increased road construction ...

The government of Japan will provide an amount of 495 million Japanese Yen (equivalent to approximately Tk 35.25 crore or $3.21 million) for the project titled ‘The Project for Human Resource Development Scholarship (JDS)’. In this regard, Exchange of Notes and Grant Agreement were signed Wednesday between the Government of Bangladesh and Japan. Md. Shahriar Kader Siddiky, Secretary, Economic Relations ...

South Africa demolished Afghanistan’s T20 World Cup dream in ruthless fashion on Wednesday, thrashing the minnows by nine wickets with more than 11 overs to spare to reach the final of the cricket showpiece for the first time. Left-arm wrist-spinner Tabraiz Shamsi (3 for 6) and gangling pacer Marco Jansen (3-16) spearheaded the rout of Afghanistan’s brittle batting line-up for ...

A court in Dhaka has placed two suspects arrested in connection with a case filed over abduction and murder of Jhenidah-4 constituency’s MP Anwarul Azim Anar. Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Md Ataullah placed them on remand after the Detective Branch’s Assistant Commissioner Mahfuzur Rahman, also the investigation officer of the case, produced them before the court on Thursday. Both Faisal and ...

The leader of the UK’s Labour Party, Keir Starmer, has claimed that Bangladeshi migrants, among others, are not being removed from the UK. Discussing asylum seekers, Starmer said in an interview to The Sun on Monday that “at the moment, people coming from countries like Bangladesh are not being removed, because they’re not being processed”. His comments were later backed ...

Former home secretary Suella Braverman has told the BBC she still has the 24-hour personal protection she was given while in government because of the threats and harassment she receives. On a recent trip to a supermarket, she said people called her “a genocidal bleep” in front of her children. The government announced a £31m budget for security for politicians ...

Sir Ed Davey has called for a review of betting laws, following revelations that parliamentary candidates are being investigated by the Gambling Commission for alleged bets on the election. The Liberal Democrat leader said he had previously bet on the outcome of elections but drew a distinction between what he described as “having a flutter” and having inside knowledge before ...

Ex-BHS director Dominic Chappell has been ordered to pay £50m to cover losses the firm incurred before its collapse. A High Court judge said Mr Chappell tried to “plunder the BHS Group whenever possible” after he bought the company for £1 from Sir Phillip Green in 2015. The ex-director was imprisoned for six years in 2020 over tax evasion. He ...