The Bangladesh U-20 women’s football team arrived home early Tuesday at 1:30 am after successfully completing their AFC Women’s U-20 Asian Cup qualifying campaign in Laos. The team made history by securing their first-ever spot in the final round of the tournament, set to be held in Thailand next year. Bangladesh qualified as one of the three best runners-up among ...

The government has reduced the retail price of loose palm oil by Tk 19 per litre following a decline in prices on the international market. However, the price of bottled soybean oil will remain unchanged at Tk 189 per litre. Commerce Secretary Mahbubur Rahman announced the new price at a press conference held at the Ministry of Commerce on Tuesday ...

A defamation case seeking Tk 10 crore in compensation has been filed against Sarjis Alam, the northern regional chief organizer of the Nationalist Citizen Party (NCP), for allegedly spreading misinformation on social media linking the BNP to the murder of journalist Tuhin. The petition was submitted on Tuesday (August 12) by Tanvir Siraj, president of BNP’s Basan Thana unit in ...

Chief Adviser Prof Muhammad Yunus said, “Now we are ready for the elections. We will arrange elections for the new government in mid-February.” During a joint press meet after the official talks and signing of five MoUs and exchanging three notes, Yunus said, ”We can bring the country back to normal through election. For this, we need a lot of ...

Chief Adviser Prof Muhammad Yunus joined Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim for lunch at the residence of the latter in Putrajaya on Tuesday. Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim hosted the luncheon in honour of Chief Adviser Prof Yunus. Members of the Malaysian Cabinet and the Chief Adviser’s entourage joined the luncheon, according to BSS. On the occasion, the Bangladesh Chief Adviser ...

No one responsible for the July-August genocide will be spared, commented Chief Prosecutor of the International Crimes Tribunal Tajul Islam on Monday. ”This clear message for those who thought they could get away after committing genocide in Bangladesh.” The Chief Prosecutor made this remark at a press briefing held on the tribunal premises. The trial process would continue under all ...

The plaintiffs of three cases filed against 47 people, including ousted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and his family, over irregularities in the allocation of plots in the RAJUK Purbachal New Town Project, have testified on Monday. Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) Deputy Director Salahuddin, Assistant Directors Afnan Jannat Keya and SM Rashedul Hasan, the Plaintiffs of the three cases, submitted their depositions ...

Despite growing awareness of healthy eating, vegetable consumption among children in Bangladesh remains alarmingly low, posing serious threats to child nutrition and long-term health, nutritionists and public health experts have warned. Recent estimates suggest that more than 1.5 crore children across the country are at nutritional risk due to the lack of vegetables, fruits, and milk in their daily food ...

Members of RAB-9 has arrested seven individuals, including Azmal Hossain, who had introduced himself as a “coordinator,” in connection with an extortion case on the river route in Gowainghat, Sylhet. The arrested were handed over to Gowainghat police on Sunday (August 10) afternoon. Earlier, the arrests were made around 3:00 AM during a raid in Shayestaganj, Habiganj, based on a ...

A 6.1-magnitude quake struck Sindirgi in western Turkey on Sunday, the Turkish disaster management agency (AFAD) said, killing at least one person and injuring dozens more. The quake was felt across several cities in the west of the country, including Istanbul and the tourist hotspot of Izmir. “An 81-year-old person died soon after having been rescued from under the rubble,” ...