An outbreak of the Nipah virus in India is being closely monitored by Jersey’s health authorities. The World Health Organisation has described Nipah as one of its top 10 priority diseases because of its potential to trigger an epidemic. It can spread from animals to humans and is associated with a high mortality rate as there is no vaccine for ...

BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Saturday said the country is not safe in the hands of forces opposed to the Liberation War. “Those who had opposed independence cannot be trusted to run the country,” he said. He made the remarks while addressing an election campaign in the Paschim Akcha area of Thakurgaon-1 constituency on Saturday morning. Referring ...

The government has removed the names of 12 people who were earlier enlisted in the July fighters gazette. The Ministry of Liberation War Affairs recently issued a notification cancelling the previous gazette. The notification said the cancellation was made under the authority granted by Section 11(4) of the Martyrs’ Families and July Fighters Welfare and Rehabilitation Ordinance, 2025, and Schedule-1 ...

The Religious Affairs Ministry has announced that applications for Hajj visas for the current year will open on February 8 and continue until March 20. The Religious Affairs Ministry issued a notice in this regard on Thursday. All registered Hajj pilgrims both through government and private channels are currently undergoing health check-ups at government hospitals, it said According to the ...

A fire broke out on Friday night in the women’s ward on the fourth floor of Sylhet MAG Osmani Medical College Hospital, spreading panic among patients, attendants, and hospital staff, officials said. The incident occurred around 8:30pm, reportedly due to an electrical short circuit. Smoke spread quickly, prompting people to move to safer areas. Fire service units responded promptly and ...

Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami Ameer Dr Shafiqur Rahman has said his party wants to eliminate extortion and corruption at their roots, vowing a tough stance against those involved in such practices. “We want to uproot extortionists and the corrupt. There is nothing to fear in this,” he said, adding that those engaged in corruption and extortion would still have a chance to ...

The Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) will not use any lethal weapons to maintain law and order during the upcoming national elections saidBGB Dhaka Sector Commander Col SM Abul Ehsan on Saturday. He shared this information at a press conference held at the National Swimming Complex in Mirpur. Abul Ehsan said, more than 37,000 BGB personnel will be deployed across the ...

The Bangladesh Jewellers Association (BAJUS) has announced new gold prices after reducing the price by Tk 15,746 per bhori. BAJUS took the decision at a meeting of the standing committee on Price and Price Monitoring on Saturday (January 31). According to the new rates, the price of the highest quality gold– 22-carat hallmarked gold– has been set at Tk 21,915 ...

A student of Shahjalal University of Science and Technology (SUST) has died while bathing at Lalakhal, a tourist spot in Sylhet. The incident occurred on Friday afternoon at Lalakhal Zeropoint, according to Jaintapur Police chief Mohammad Mahbubur Rahman Molla. The drowned, identified as Musab Amin, was a student of the 2022-23 academic year in the Department of Electrical and Electronic ...

Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) Chairman Tarique Rahman has officially called on voters to vote ‘Yes’ in the upcoming national referendum alongside the general election. Addressing a massive divisional rally at Rangpur Collectorate Eidgah field on Friday evening, Rahman framed the vote as a vital tribute to the sacrifices made during the 2024 mass uprising. His urge marks the first time ...