Asda has confirmed 475 roles at their head offices in Leeds and Leicestershire will be cut and hybrid working reduced as part of a business restructure. The retailer said the move, which would affect less than 10% of its head office staff, would enable it to “simplify structures” amid a challenging market. In a note to employees on Tuesday, the ...

Police will no longer be able to hold people who are being detained for mental-health reasons in police cells, under government plans for England and Wales. Officers can currently use cells as a “place of safety” for up to 24 hours to allow those needing immediate care to be assessed by a doctor. New legislation will also introduce additional rights ...

Moulvibazar Correspondent : Two college students died and three others, including a child, were injured when an autorickshaw overturned after losing control in the Bottola area of Kamolganj upazila of Moulvibazar on Wednesday morning. Syed Ifthekhar Hossain, officer-in-charge (OC) of Kamalganj Police Station, confirmed the matter. The deceased were identified as Abdullah Al Sayem (17) of Maizdihi in the Kalapur ...

Two brothers of Shaheed Abu Sayed met Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus at the state guest house Jamuna in Dhaka on Wednesday. The brothers brought good wishes from their parents, saying they were moved to tears when Professor Yunus spoke about the sacrifice of Abu Sayed and the other martyrs in his historic speech in the United Nations General Assembly ...

Donald Trump claimed a “magnificent” victory over Kamala Harris in the fight for the presidency on Wednesday as results put him on the verge of one of the most stunning comebacks in US political history, reports AFP. The Republican former president’s address to a crowd of jubilant supporters came despite the fact that only Fox News had so far declared ...

Ingredients: v Water 2cups v Mint leaves 20 gms v Honey 2 tsp v Tea 2 tbsp Method: Pour water in a pot. Turn on the burner. After the boiling point add the tea to it. Boil for 2 minutes. Add the mint leaves and boil for 2 more minutes. Strain the tea in cups. Add honey to it and ...

Arrested actress Shomi Kaiser and private television channel Gaan Bangla’s chairman Koushik Hossain Taposh have been placed on a three-day remand. Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Saifuzzaman placed them on a three-day remand each after the bail hearings of them. At that time, the investigation officer (IO) Uttara West Police Station’s sub-inspector Mrittyunjoy Pundit Mithun pleaded to the court to place both ...

Rafiqul Islam Madani, popularly known as ‘Shishu Bokta’, has been exempted from the charges of four cases filed under Digital Security Act (DSA). Dhaka Cyber Tribunal Judge Nur-e Alam passed the order on Wednesday after accepting a plea for the Islamic orator. Public prosecutor Md Rafikul Islam said the four cases were filed with Tejgaon, Motijheel, Paltan and Gacha Police ...

Some one million taxpayers have completed registration for online income tax return filing using the e-return option of www.etaxnbr.gov.bd portal with voluntary participation. The number of online income tax return filings has crossed 2,00,000, according to the National Board of Revenue on Tuesday. The NBR has invited all taxpayers to file return online for smooth return filing and hassle-free service, ...

Six more deaths were reported from dengue in 24 hours till Tuesday morning, raising the number of fatalities from the mosquito-borne disease in Bangladesh to 326 this year. During the period, 1, 370 more patients were hospitalised with viral fever, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS). Of them, 259 dengue patients were admitted in hospital under Dhaka ...