Fuel control switches for the engines of an Air India flight that crashed last month were moved from the “run” to the “cutoff” position moments before impact, starving both engines of fuel, a preliminary investigation report said early Saturday, reports AP. The report, issued by India’s Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau, also indicated that both pilots were confused over the change ...

Bangladesh kicked off their SAFF U-20 Women’s Championship campaign in spectacular fashion, thrashing Sri Lanka 9-1 in their opening match at Bashundhara Kings Arena in Dhaka. The victory was highlighted by a stunning hat-trick from forward Mosammat Sagarika, as the hosts overwhelmed their opponents with pace, precision and relentless attacking football. Head coach Peter Butler named eight players from recent ...

 Sunamganj Correspondent : In Sunamganj-1 constituency, prospective candidates from the BNP and Jamaat-e-Islami are intensifying their grassroots campaigns ahead of the country’s next parliamentary election, tentatively expected by February 2026. The surge in political activity follows reports of a meeting in London between interim government chief adviser Dr Muhammad Yunus and BNP’s acting chairman Tarique Rahman, which has strengthened speculation ...

Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs Adviser Dr. Asif Nazrul has assured that the brutal killing of a scrap metal trader in the capital’s Mitford area will be swiftly and firmly dealt with under the Speedy Trial Tribunal. In a post on his verified Facebook page, Dr. Nazrul stated, “The government is committed to ensuring a speedy trial for Mitford murder. ...

Saima Wazed Putul, the regional director of the World Health Organization’s South-East Asia Regional Office (SEARO), has been placed on indefinite leave from July 11, months after Bangladesh’s Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) filed cases accusing her of fraud, forgery, and abuse of power. According to a report by Health Policy Watch, WHO Director-General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus informed staff via a ...

A Biman Bangladesh Airlines flight, bound for Kathmandu, was halted moments before takeoff at Dhaka’s Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport on Friday following an anonymous bomb threat. The Boeing 737-800 aircraft, carrying 142 passengers and 7 crew, was taxiing on the runway when the airport authorities received a call at 4:26 pm warning of a possible bomb onboard, said airport Executive ...

BNP Senior Joint Secretary General Ruhul Kabir Rizvi on Friday strongly criticized the proposal to enshrine the July Charter as a fundamental principle of the Constitution, calling the move “misleading” and unnecessary. Speaking at a public event in front of the BNP’s central office in Nayapaltan, Rizvi said that while the BNP supports many aspects of the July Charter, it ...

BNP Chairperson and former Prime Minister Begum Khaleda Zia has urged the government to take immediate steps to ensure advanced treatment for folk singer and torchbearer of Lalon songs Farida Parveen. She also enquired about the health condition of Farida Parveen, who is currently undergoing treatment at Ayesha Memorial Hospital in the capital, said BNP Media Cell Member Sayrul Kabir ...

Devastating saliva tests conducted on primary school children revealed that 95% had high nicotine levels, sparking urgent calls from over 200 university students for immediate tobacco law reforms. On Thursday, conference at Dhaka University (DU) exposed horrifying reality that 442 people die daily from tobacco-related diseases whilst 49% of country’s youth remain dangerously exposed to deadly substances threatening nation’s future. ...

Four workers died and another fell sick allegedly due to toxic gas inhalation while working inside a septic tank at Harinchhara Tea Garden in Sreemangal upazila of Moulvibazar district on Wednesday night. The deceased were identified as Rana Nayek, 17, Shrabon Nayek, 19, Krishna Rabidas, 20, and Nipen Fulmali, 27 – all workers of Harinchhara Tea Garden under Finlay Tea ...