Extending wholehearted support to the interim government for a free and fair election, Gano Forum on Saturday called for national unity to address the challenges and proceed towards a credible election through a strong and competent Election Commission. “We want free, fair and neutral elections. Today’s government is the people’s government. We will extend support to the government wholeheartedly for ...

The Supreme Court on Sunday will hold the hearing on the review petition against the Appellate Division’s verdict that declared the 16th amendment to the constitution illegal. A six-member Appellate Division bench, led by Chief Justice Dr Syed Refaat Ahmed, will conduct the hearing. Petitioner lawyer Manzill Murshid will represent the writ, while Attorney General Md Asaduzzaman will appear for ...

Around nine lakh juvenile girls will be given Human Papillomavirus (HPV) vaccines aimed at protecting them from being attacked with various diseases, particularly cervical cancer, in Rajshahi division. The girls aged between 10 to 14 years will be given the vaccines during the forthcoming 18-day HPV vaccination campaign in Rajshahi City Corporation (RCC) and eight districts under the division from ...

Healthy eating means eating a variety of foods that give you the nutrients you need to maintain your health, feel good and have energy. Eating a healthy diet does not need to be restrictive or complex, and you don’t need to give up foods that you love. It is about balance. We all need a balanced and varied diet of ...

The Palestinian group Hamas will likely replace Yahya Sinwar with a new political leader based outside Gaza while his brother – Mohammad Sinwar – is expected to assume a bigger role in directing the war against Israel in the territory, experts say. In its leadership deliberations, Hamas must consider not only the preferences of its main backer – Iran – ...

A drone was launched towards Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s home in the northern Israeli town of Caesarea today, his spokesperson said, adding that the premier was not in the vicinity and there were no casualties. Earlier, the Israeli military said that a drone was launched from Lebanon and that it had hit a building. It was not immediately clear ...

Bangladesh Railway (BR) authorities have decided to operate special trains on the Dhaka-Cox’s Bazar route for five days from October 23 in response to meet passengers demand. A notification from the chief operating superintendent (eastern zone), of Bangladesh Railway, Chattogram announced that the special trains will depart from Dhaka at 11PM and will reach Cox’s Bazar by 7AM the following ...

Outsourcing employees of government institutions blocked Shahbagh intersection in Dhaka on Saturday morning, demanding nationalisation of their jobs. Hundreds of employees gathered at Shahbagh at around 10:30am, halting traffic movement in the surrounding areas. Many passengers were seen getting off the buses and started walking to reach their destinations, they added. A protester said “Our one-point demand is nationalisation of ...

UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Turk is scheduled to pay a three-day official visit to Bangladesh in the last week of October. “We are working on this,” a senior official told UNB. The UN Human Rights chief is expected to meet Chief Adviser Prof Muhammad Yunus and other stakeholders to have broad discussions on rights issues, including the ...

A youth was reportedly hacked to death over a trivial matter in Sylhet city on Friday night. The incident occurred around 9:00 PM in the Sagordhigi area of the city. The deceased was identified as Shawn Miah, 25, son of Selim Miah, a resident of the Bonkalapara area. It was learnt that some youths were chatting on Monipur Gali in ...