Healthcare spending pushed 6.3 million people below the poverty line in 2022, as estimated by the Bangladesh Institute of Development Studies (BIDS). 61% of hospitalised patients were in financial trauma. Many not only sell their property, jewellery, and other assets but also take high-interest loans to cover their hospital expenses. Health Insurance is the ultimate solution to mitigate these risks. ...

Ingredients: v 4-5 pieces of Snakehead fish (Shol mach) v ½ tsp turmeric powder v ½ tsp salt v 2-3 tbsp mustard oil (for frying) v 2-3 tbsp mustard oil (or any preferred oil) v 1 medium onion (finely chopped) v 2 garlic cloves (minced) v 1-inch ginger (grated) v 2 tomatoes (chopped) v 2-3 green chilies (slit) v 1 ...

Two official hajj packages for next year have been announced. The announced affordable packag-1 price set at Tk 4,79,242. AFM Khalid Hossain, Adviser on Religious Affairs, announced this during a press briefing at the ministry on Wednesday (October 30). The cost of the second package is set at Tk 5,75,680. The overall expenses for hajj have decreased by Tk 100,598 ...

Two individuals were arrested by police reportedly over raping a 20-year-old woman under the pretense of marriage at Kulaura upazila in Moulvibazar district on Wednesday. The arrests were made early Wednesday in Rautgaon union area of the upazila. The arrested individuals are Mohammad Soyeb Islam Tanin, 23, from Lalpur village in the same union, and Mohammad Nijam Uddin Jayed, 22, ...

The Ministry of Commerce has taken an initiative to return monies owed to traders by e-commerce companies that went bust all of a sudden, leaving innumerable buyers and sellers in the lurch. The ministry has asked for a complete list of these affected customers by November 14. The ministry has also issued a public notice in this regard, reports UNB. ...

Bangladesh suffered a top-order collapse losing four wickets for a mere 38 runs in reply to South Africa’s daunting total of 575 on day two of the second and final Test in Chattogram on Wednesday. Opening batsman Saadman Islam fell for a duck bowled by South African pace spearhead Kagiso Rabada in the first over, setting the tone for Bangladesh’s ...

Egypt has invited Chief Advisor Prof Muhammad Yunus to attend the D-8 Summit to be held in the North African country in December. Egyptian Ambassador to Bangladesh, Omar Fahmy, handed over the invitation of the Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi to the Chief Adviser at the Chief Adviser’s office in Tejgaon, Dhaka, on Wednesday, reports UNB. The ambassador said government ...

The High Court on Wednesday scrapped 11 cases, including a sedition and 10 sabotage cases, against BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia. An HC bench comprising Justice AKM Asaduzzaman and Justice Syed Enayet Hossain delivered the verdict, following hearings on separate petitions. The cases were filed on charges of arson, violence and sedition with different police stations in Dhaka at different times ...

Former deputy commissioner (DC) of Mirpur Division Jasim Uddin, warranted accused in the July-August genocide case, has been arrested from Rangpur. Prosecutor Abdullah Al Noman confirmed the information to media on Wednesday morning. He is scheduled to be produced before the International Crimes Tribunal today. He is being brought to the tribunal in connection with charges related to the July-August ...

Bangladesh Financial Intelligence Unit (BFIU), the financial intelligence agency of the central bank, has summoned bank account details of 28 journalists. The BFIU has sent letters to various banks of the country seeking information about them, sources familiar with the development said Tuesday. After receiving the letter from the Ministry of Information, BFIU wrote to the banks and asked for ...