Interim Government’s Civil Aviation, Tourism and Land Adviser AF Hassan Ariff’s second namaj-e-janaza was held on the High Court premises on Saturday morning. Judges of the Supreme Court and High Court divisions, the president of the Supreme Court Bar Association and other lawyers attended the funeral. Earlier on Friday, after Esha prayers, Ariff’s first janaza was held at Baitul Aman ...

An estimated four million people in the UK are preparing to spend the Christmas and new year period overseas, according to a travel trade organisation. Abta said Sunday will be the busiest day for departures between Friday and January 2, with Christmas Day the quietest. It identified the most popular destinations for winter sun holidays as the Canary Islands, southern ...

The government has appointed 30 new Labour peers including a string of ex-MPs and Sir Keir Starmer loyalists. The prime minister’s former chief of staff Sue Gray has also been handed a seat in the House of Lords, confirming reports earlier in the week. It comes only two months after she left her role as the prime minister’s chief of ...

The heart is fundamentally a quite simple organ. It’s a pump, composed of four chambers, with a few valves, tubes and clever wiring. However, when the pump fails to function properly, the situation becomes serious. In individuals with severe heart failure, the pump is so weak that it cannot efficiently circulate blood throughout the body. Those affected experience severe shortness ...

Who says carrot peels are just trash? These vibrant, nutrient-packed strips are actually super useful in the kitchen. Full of flavour, carrot peels can instantly level up your everyday meals. In a world where food waste is a big deal, reusing veggie peels is a small but smart step to take, reports NDTV. Since carrots are everywhere this winter, here ...

Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus returned home on Friday (December 20) evening wrapping up his Egypt tour to attend the 11th D-8 Summit. “A flight of Emirates Airlines carrying the chief adviser and his entourage reached the Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in Dhaka around 5:00pm,” Chief Adviser’s Deputy Press Secretary Abul Kalam Azad Majumder told BSS. On Thursday (Dec 19), ...

The World Bank’s Board of Executive Directors has approved three operations totaling US$1.16 billion to help Bangladesh improve health services, boost water and sanitation services and achieve greener and climate-resilient development. “Bangladesh is among the most vulnerable countries to climate change and faces the greatest pollution challenges. Improving climate resilience in every sector and tackling the pollution scourge has become ...

The Society of Speech & Language Therapists (SSLT) conducted a workshop titled ‘Comprehensive Guide to ASD Screening and Diagnosis’ at Bijoy Auditorium in Concord Regency Tower of the capital. Child specialist at Dhaka Medical College and Hospital Dr. Toshiba Rahman, MBBS, DCH, FCPS, and a fellow in Autism from South Korea, served as the chief instructor of the event. The ...

Local Government, Rural Development and Co-operatives Adviser AF Hassan Ariff has passed away. He died of heart attack at LabAid Hospital in the capital at about 3:10pm today (Friday). His assistant personal secretary (APS) Md Abed Chowdhury has confirmed about his death. Hassan Ariff’s son Muaaz Ariff said his father had suddenly fell down on the floor in their apartment. ...

DNA reports have confirmed that the flesh and bones recovered by the West Bengal police’s criminal investigating department (CID) as part of their investigation into the murder of Bangladesh MP Md Anwarul Azim (Anar) belonged to the slain lawmaker, reports Hindustan Times. The CID collected DNA samples from his daughter, Mumtarin Ferdous Doreen, who came to Kolkata in November this ...