Former social welfare secretary Ismail Hossain has been placed on two-day remand on Saturday. Earlier, Ismail was arrested from Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in Dhaka on Friday night. Ershad Ahmed, officer-in-charge of the Airport Police Station, said that Ismail was arrested as a suspect from the airport terminal at around 10PM on Friday while he was attempting to travel to ...

Joint forces in a drive seized 300 bags of Bangladeshi garlic in Sunamganj’s Dowarabazar border area while they were being prepared for smuggling to India. The operation, conducted by a joint task force of police and Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB), took place on Saturday afternoon. Assistant Commissioner (Land) Sushanta Singha, leading the raid, confirmed that the garlic was seized from ...

Netflix has secured the rights to show live coverage of the 2027 and 2031 Women’s World Cups in the United States. The deal, announced by football governing body Fifa on Friday, marks the first time Netflix has acquired live rights to a sports competition in full. “As a marquee brand and Fifa’s new long-term partner, Netflix has shown a very ...

Sailor, a leading Bangladeshi fashion retailer, proudly announces its newest collaboration with most popular Superstars Siam Ahmed and Bidya Sinha Mim as Brand Ambassadors. Renowned for their remarkable influence in Bangladesh’s entertainment industry, the duo has previously captivated audiences in Sailor’s campaigns, making them the perfect choice to represent the brand. The announcement was unveiled at a grand event held ...

Diabetes can be dangerous to your feet—even a small cut can produce serious consequences. Diabetes may cause nerve damage that takes away the feeling in your feet. Diabetes may also reduce blood flow to the feet, making it harder to heal an injury or resist infection. Because of these problems, you may not notice a foreign object in your shoe. ...

Anushka Sharma has shared a special note for the celebrated off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin. The 38-year-old has announced his retirement from international cricket (all formats) after the 3rd Test of the Border-Gavaskar trophy. The news of Ashwin retiring with immediate effect in the middle of the five-match Test series came as a shock to his fans. To celebrate Ashwin’s career, Anushka ...

US immigration authorities removed over 270,000 people last financial year, figures showed Thursday, weeks before Donald Trump takes office threatening to deport millions of migrants, reports AFP. The tally of removals is the final annual report under President Joe Biden, and is higher than at any time in the last decade — including during Trump’s first term as president. The ...

The Aedes mosquito-borne disease dengue seems to be spreading unabated this year. The number of dengue cases has been increasing during the winter and the deaths are getting longer. On Friday (December 20), dengue claimed one more life in the last 24 hours and at the same time, 83 new patients were hospitalised.According to entomologists, the reason behind the outbreak ...

Bangladesh secured their spot in the final of U19 Women’s Asia Cup after a decisive nine-wicket win against Nepal in their last Super Four match in Kuala Lumpur on Friday (December 20). The victory sets up a title clash against India on December 23 at the same venue. The rain-affected match at Bayuemas Oval was reduced to 11 overs per ...

The transformation of the garment industry in Bangladesh is an important occasion. FM and JACK launched the new sewing machine Urus C7 and AMH to achieve that goal. The event was organised at a hotel in Chittagong. The machine is capable of “small order, quick response and demand-based production”. The whole event was organised by FM Bangladesh and JACK to ...