Have you ever sat in a boring meeting and wondered: “What if I just started shouting?” Or you’re driving along and you think: “What if I crash?” These unsettling scenarios are known as “intrusive thoughts” which the majority of us will experience from time to time and feel able to shrug off. But for some they can become overwhelming obsessions ...

In an exclusive profile published on Wednesday, TIME magazine identified Tarique Rahman, the newly appointed Chairman of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP), as the “clear front runner” for the upcoming national elections on February 12. The feature, titled ‘Bangladesh’s Prodigal Son’, marks Rahman’s first major international interview since his return to Dhaka on December 25, 2025, following 17 years in ...

Saudi ambassador in Dhaka Dr Abdullah ibn Dhafer ibn Ubayya on Wednesday called on religious affairs adviser Dr AFM Khalid Hossain and discussed matters related to Hajj management, particularly the house rent issues. “Hajj-related activities are progressing in line with a roadmap, and we are relentlessly working to complete house rent contracts in time,” a religious affairs ministry spokesman quoted ...

Rapid Action Battalion (RAB-9) arrested a suspected drug peddler along with Phensedyl from Madhabpur upazila of Habiganj district on Tuesday night. The arrested was identified as Rabbani Ahmed, 30, a resident of Hemu Belupara in Jaintapur upazila of Sylhet district. Acting on a tip-off, a team of RAB officials from Shayestaganj Camp conducted a drive at around 10:25 PM in ...

An activist of Jamaat-e-Islami has succumbed to his injuries after his partymen engaged in a violent clash with BNP members at Jhenaigati upazila in Sherpur on Wednesday. At least 50 political activists from both sides were injured in the clash, with Jamaat claiming at least half of the victims were its men. The deceased has been identified as Rezaul Karim, ...

Direct air connectivity between Bangladesh and Pakistan is being restored after more than a decade. On Thursday night, a Biman Bangladesh Airlines flight will depart from Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport carrying passengers directly to Karachi, Pakistan. Dr. Safiqul Rahman, Managing Director and CEO of Biman Bangladesh Airlines, confirmed on Tuesday that all 162 seats on this inaugural flight have already ...

Ingredients: The Base * 3 tbsp extra-virgin olive oil * 1 onion, finely chopped * 1 leek, sliced (white & light green part) * 2 carrots, diced * 2 celery stalks, diced * 2 garlic cloves, minced Like Vegetables * 1 potato, diced * 1 small piece pumpkin or butternut squash, diced * 1 zucchini, diced * 1 cup savoy ...

Flooding and travel disruption from Storm Chandra has continued, after the third named storm of the year lashed the country with heavy wind and rain on Tuesday. More than 100 flood warnings are in place across the UK, with yellow warnings for ice in force across much of the country during the morning rush hour. People have been told to ...

The Rwandan government is claiming it is owed £100m by the UK over payments due under an asylum agreement cancelled by Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer. Rwanda has filed an international arbitration case, arguing the UK has breached the terms of the deal to send some asylum seekers to the east African nation. Under the deal, which was signed by ...

Sir Keir Starmer has arrived in China on the first visit by a British Prime Minister in eight years. The PM was handed a bouquet of flowers as he stepped off a chartered British Airways plane in Beijing. A delegation of almost 60 representatives of British businesses and cultural institutions is accompanying the Prime Minister as he continues his efforts ...