US President Donald Trump warned Tuesday of unspecified “very strong action” if Iranian authorities go ahead with threatened hangings of some protesters, with Tehran calling American warnings a “pretext for military intervention”. International outrage has built over the crackdown that a rights group said has likely killed thousands during protests posing one of the biggest challenges yet to Iran’s clerical ...

The original FIFA World Cup trophy has arrived in Dhaka. Around 10AM on Wednesday, the trophy landed at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport. After some formalities, it will be taken to Hotel Radisson. As part of its global tour, the trophy came to Dhaka crossing the Atlantic via India. A high-profile delegation, headlined by Brazil’s 2002 World Cup-winning midfielder Gilberto Silva, ...

UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk has offered the support of his office to counter the surge of misinformation targeting the February 12 elections as Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus sought support of the organization to address the issue. “There has been a flood of misinformation surrounding the elections. It is coming from both foreign media and local ...

Bangla Mirror Desk : 106 year-old Dabirul Islam Choudhury passed away leaving behind a legacy of faith, resilience, and service. During the height of the COVID pandemic, he inspired the world by walking daily throughout Ramaḍān while fasting, raising over £420,000 for charity. His quiet determination showed that age is never a barrier to doing good and that sincere intentions can ...

The government officially launched its first ever state-backed Freelancer ID Management Software to create a secure, transparent and harassment-free verification system for freelancers on Tuesday. The software was inaugurated at the ICT Division in Agargaon by Chief Adviser’s Special Assistant Faiz Ahmad Taiyeb, in charge of the Ministry of Posts, Telecommunications and Information Technology. All fees for application, renewal and ...

Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus on Tuesday called upon the academics to align the education system with the youths’ expectations and aspirations and stressed on revival of the SAARC to enhance regional academic cooperation. “Today, I feel very excited that academics at the highest level could get together in Dhaka. It’s important that this is Dhaka. I hope you will ...

There is a skill in not wasting food and it’s all about good, old-fashioned housekeeping. If you learn how to store ingredients properly (cool, dark places are handy for spuds, for example) and keep tabs on what’s in your fridge/freezer, you can use everything up before it goes off – and make delicious things in the process. This golden, cheese-crusted ...

When Craig, not his real name, started as a clinician for a private ADHD (attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder) clinic in the spring of 2023, he was pleased by how thorough the training was and how seriously the organisation seemed to take clinical standards. “The training and clinical supervision there were the best I’ve ever experienced in any organisation,” he said. “They ...

Keir Starmer has defended his frequent trips out of the country to Labour MPs, attempting to draw a direct link with the cost of living at home, which he warned would not be solved by isolationism. The prime minister told the meeting of the parliamentary Labour party (PLP) on Monday night that it was essential for him to be “in ...

About 2,000 people, including security personnel, have been killed in protests in Iran, an Iranian official said on Tuesday (13 January), the first time authorities have acknowledged the high death toll from an intense crackdown on two weeks of nationwide unrest. The Iranian official, speaking to Reuters, said that what he called terrorists were behind the deaths of both protesters ...