Ousted Syrian President Bashar al-Assad’s prime minister said he had agreed on Monday to hand power to the rebel-led Salvation Government, a day after the rebels seized the capital Damascus and Assad fled to Russia. The imminent transfer of power follows 13 years of civil war and the end to more than 50 years of brutal rule by the Assad ...

The High Court has acquitted BNP organising secretary Ruhul Quddus Talukder Dulu from Explosive Substances Act case, in which he was sentenced 12 years’ imprisonment. An HC bench comprising Justice AKM Asaduzzaman and Justice Syed Enayet Hossain passed the order on Tuesday following a preliminary hearing of a writ petition filed in this regard. Advocate Mohammad Ariful Islam was present ...

The Bangladesh Financial Intelligence Unit (BFIU) has asked banks to provide account details of former prime minister Sheikh Hasina and her younger sister Sheikh Rehana. A letter in this regard was sent to all banks across the country and finanacial institutes on Monday (December 9). It also sought bank information of Bangabandhu Memorial Trust and Chowdhury Jafarullah Sharafat. In the ...

The Jatiya Nagorik Committee, formed during the July-August student-led mass upsurge, has been reorganised to widen its efforts towards abolishing the fascist system and implementing a new political framework. This move also aims to uphold the spirit of the July-August uprising, which continues to inspire the committee’s initiatives. The committee has announced the following office-bearers in its new structure: Convener: ...

The price of bottled soybean oil and loose oil has been raised by Tk 8 per litre. The price of bottled soybean oil has jumped to Tk 175 from Tk 167 per litre and the price of loose oil to Tk 157 per litre from Tk149. Commerce adviser Sheikh Bashir Uddin announced the new prices after a meeting with traders ...

The ICC Champions Trophy reached Dhaka on Monday as part of its official Trophy Tour, giving fans and cricket stakeholders in Bangladesh a chance to witness the prestigious prize up close. The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) has announced a detailed schedule for the trophy’s stay in the country from December 9 to 13. The trophy landed in Dhaka at 1:30 ...

Four Awami League leaders and activists were arrested in India on Sunday in a rape case. The arrestees were identified as Nasir Uddin Khan, chairman of Sylhet district council and general secretary of Sylhet district AL; Alam Khan Mukti, president of Sylhet Metropolitan Jubo League; Ripon, vice president of Sylhet Metropolitan Jubo League; and Jewel, an AL activist. Shillong police, ...

Bangladesh and India on Monday held the Foreign Office Consultations (FOC), exploring ways to address mutual concerns and take forward the relations in a changed scenario. Foreign Secretary Md Jashim Uddin and visiting Indian Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri led the Bangladesh and Indian delegations respectively at the FOC that began at 12:45pm. The Indian Foreign Secretary is likely to make ...

A Michigan Medicine study found that high systolic blood pressure (the top number on the blood pressure reading and how hard the heart pumps blood to the arteries) increases the risk of the two most common types of strokes over time. The study looked at the average systolic blood pressure years before the first stroke in over 40,000 adults aged ...

Winter season generally see a lot of wedding programme in this region. While the people love to keep them stylish with heavy dress when attending a wedding programme, the chilly weather some create a barrier in styling them properly. Normally winter weddings in Bangladesh are vibrant and full of cultural flair, so the outfit as a guest should balance style, ...