Grief has engulfed the Sylhet house Abu Saleh Md Yusuf Jhony who was gunned down in New York’s Buffalo city on April 27. Another Bangladeshi named Babul Uddin, hailed from Cumilla, was also shot dead by gunmen at the same time, UNB reports. Yusuf’s family was shattered upon receiving the death news. Yusuf, son of Nurul Haque, a former member ...

An all-female referee team took charge of a Serie A game for the first time on Sunday with the landmark occasion coming as newly-crowned champions Inter Milan defeated Torino 2-0 at the San Siro. Maria Sole Ferrieri Caputi was assisted by Tiziana Trasciatti and Francesca Di Monte and she was kept busy, reports AFP. Ferrieri Caputi sent off Torino’s Adrien ...

The Ministry of Primary and Mass Education announced that classes of all government primary schools, child welfare trust schools, and learning centres under the education bureau will remain closed till Thursday (May 2) due to the severe heatwave that is sweeping over the country. A notification signed by Senior Information Officer of the ministry, Mahbubur Rahman Tuhin, on Monday, said ...

The High Court on Monday directed the authorities concerned to take the initiative to prevent price hikes of medicines whimsically. The Director of Directorate General of Drug Administration (DGDA) has been asked to implement this order. Following a writ filed earlier by the Consumer Association of Bangladesh (CAB), an HC bench of Justice Mostafa Zaman Islam and Justice Md Atabullah held a ...

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina returned home from Bangkok on Monday morning, wrapping up her six-day official visit to Thailand. A flight of Biman Bangladesh Airlines, carrying the premier and her entourage members, landed at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport at 11:25 am. Earlier, the flight departed from Don Mueang International Airport in Bangkok at 10:10 am local time. According to BSS reports, the ...

New Zealand have become the first team to unveil their squad for the upcoming ICC Men’s T20 World Cup, scheduled for June 2024. Led by the experienced batter Kane Williamson, the Black Caps have opted for a squad brimming with familiar faces. Spearheading the bowling attack will be the potent duo of Tim Southee and Trent Boult, their pace a ...

The visiting International Monetary Fund (IMF) delegation has advised Bangladesh Bank (BB) to disclose detailed and complete information regarding bad and risky loans fin the public interest. Meeting sources said that the visiting IMF delegation gave this suggestion in the meeting held with the BB officials on Sunday (April 28), reports UNB. In the meeting, the IMF asked to make ...

A youth was killed in a road accident on the Habiganj-Shaistaganj road  at Bhangerpool area under Habiganj Sadar upazila on Sunday afternoon. The deceased was identified as Ratan Mia, 30, son of late Mannan Mia, a resident of Umednagar  village under the upazila. Locals and Eye witnesses said the accident took place when a Shaitaganj-bound motorbike collided head-on with a ...

Since its inauguration, the Padma Bridge has significantly boosted government revenue, collecting a staggering Tk 1500 crore in tolls from the myriad of vehicles that have traversed this architectural marvel, reports UNB. Amirul Islam Chowdhury, additional director of the Padma Bridge Site office, reported, “As of Saturday at 11:59 pm, a total of Tk 1,502,62,15,900 in tolls has been collected, ...

BNP on Sunday slammed the government for imposing restrictions on journalists’ access to the Bangladesh Bank offices, saying the move was taken to hide the corruption and plunder perpetrated by Awami League ministers, MPs and their close associates. Speaking at a demonstration, BNP Senior Joint Secretary General Ruhul Kabir Rizvi also said a huge amount of money has been looted ...