In the recently released movie Baramulla, set in Kashmir’s winters, the caretaker Iqbal takes a plate of rice and fish to a room on the topmost floor of the house every night. “Who is this plate for?” asks an agitated Gulnaar, the new resident of the house, played by actor Bhasha Sumbli, addressing the speech-disabled Iqbal. When Iqbal points above ...

At an advocacy meeting today, officials and health experts urged grassroots level public representatives to quickly identify obstetric fistula patients so that they can be brought under free treatment for their recovery. They made the call at the meeting on ‘Fistula Patient Identification’ organised by the Upazila Health and Family Planning Department at Bhurungamari Upazila Parishad conference room in Bhurungamari ...

A special operation by the Airport Police Station of Sylhet has seized illegal Indian onions worth Tk 220,000 and a DI pickup truck. The police have arrested one person in this incident. On Monday night (November 11), at around 2:50 am, SI Sheikh Md. Mizanur Rahman, in-charge of Amberkhana Police Outpost, conducted a drive in front of Khasdbir Jame Mosque ...

Thirteen-year-old Chaiti Rani Deb, a physically challenged student from Bhunbiri Union of Sreemangal upazila in Moulvibazar, is set to represent Bangladesh at the Asian Youth Para Games 2025 in Dubai, proving that courage knows no limits. Standing at just 3 feet 7 inches, Chaiti was born with a physical disability but has never let it define her. A Class VIII ...

US President Donald Trump has threatened to sue the BBC for $1 billion, accusing the broadcaster of defamation over an edited speech that appeared to show him calling for “violent action” ahead of the January 6, 2021, Capitol riot. In a letter seen by AFP, Trump’s legal team gave the BBC until Friday to retract the documentary, issue a full ...

Aminul Islam looks back after hitting a boundary off Sunil Joshi at the Bangabandhu National Stadium during opening Test match against India on November 10, 2000 – AFP Bangladesh completed 25 years in Test cricket on Monday with highs and lows, though the numbers showed a grim picture. In these 25 years, Bangladesh played 154 Tests, winning just 23, three ...

The Bangladesh Trade and Tariff Commission (BTTC) has recommended a fresh price increase for soybean oil, citing sharp rises in import costs and the weakening of the Bangladeshi taka against the US dollar. In a notification issued on Monday, the commission proposed raising the maximum retail price of bottled soybean oil by Tk 9.27 per litre, setting the new recommended ...

If the government announces any decision beyond what is outlined in the July National Charter, none of the signatory parties will be obligated to comply with it,” warned BNP Standing Committee member Khandaker Mosharraf Hossain. He added, ”If such a thing happens, the responsibility will entirely fall upon the government. We call upon the government to take cautious steps in ...

The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court has concluded hearings on the appeal seeking the reinstatement of the caretaker government system during elections. The court set November 20 to announce its judgment. A seven-member bench, led by Chief Justice Dr. Syed Refaat Ahmed, set the date on Tuesday morning. After a 10-day hearing, the top court fixed the verdict date. ...

Miscreants set on fire three buses and a private car in separate locations in Dhaka overnight. Fire Service Control Room Duty Officer Md Shahjahan confirmed about the fire incidents on Tuesday morning. But no casualities were reported. A bus belonging to Rajdhani Paribahan set on fire at Rayerbagh at about 12:45AM, a Raida Paribahan bus at Jatrabari around 2:08AM, another ...