An accounting system used by Post Office sub-postmasters before the controversial Horizon software was introduced is likely to have also been faulty, an investigation has found. A report said “there was a reasonable likelihood” that the IT system, called Capture, could have created cash shortfalls in accounts. Capture was used in branches from 1992 to 1999, prior to the ...

There needs to be an independent review of physician and anaesthesia associates (PAs and AAs) in England, the Academy of Medical Royal Colleges says. The group, which brings together leading doctors and surgeons, has been broadly supportive of the rollout of these roles which assist health care teams. But it said given the “increasingly acrimonious and destructive debate”, fuelled by ...

The UK is about to stop producing any electricity from burning coal – ending its 142-year reliance on the fossil fuel. The country’s last coal power station, at Ratcliffe-on-Soar, finishes operations on Monday after running since 1967. This marks a major milestone in the country’s ambitions to reduce its contribution to climate change. Coal is the dirtiest fossil fuel producing ...

Former MP Sultan Mohammad Mansur Ahmed has been placed on a five-day remand in connection with the murder of Jubo Dal leader Shamim during BNP’s grand rally on October 28, 2023. Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Ragib Nur granted the remand on Monday after a hearing, following an appeal from the investigating officer, Sub-Inspector Tanmoy Kumar Biswas of Paltan Model Police Station. ...

A three-day long agricultural technology fair was inaugurated at Shantiganj in Sunamganj on Monday. Sunamganj Deputy Commissioner Dr. Mohammad Elias Mia inaugurated the fair as the chief guest on the upazila parishad premises in the afternoon organized by the Upazila Agricultural Extension Department. At that time, District Agriculture Extension Directorate Deputy Director Bimal Chandra Som, Shantiganj UNO Sukanto Saha, Upazila ...

The government has recalled Bangladesh High Commissioner to the United Kingdom Saida Muna Tasneem, asking her to return to Dhaka immediately. The foreign ministry issued the notice on Sunday as part of an ongoing process to recall envoys appointed by the Awami League government. Saida has been the high commissioner in London since November 2018. Prior to taking up her ...

The foreign ministerial BIMSTEC meeting has emphasized the importance of enhancing physical, maritime, and digital linkages to strengthen economic ties and people-to-people exchanges among the member states. This was observed at the first ever meeting of the Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation (BIMSTEC) Foreign Ministers in New York on the sidelines of the annual Session ...

The Bangladesh Financial Intelligence Unit (BFIU) has asked banks to freeze the accounts of Nabil Group Chairman Jahan Box Mondol, Managing Director Md Aminul Islam, and their family members. The anti-money laundering agency also instructed banks to freeze the accounts of companies owned by them. According to the BFIU letter, the bank accounts will be frozen for 30 days in ...

India shattered their own record for the fastest 100 in men’s Test cricket during a thrilling match against Bangladesh in Kanpur on Monday (September 30). The Kanpur Test, which saw significant time lost due to weather interruptions, was revitalized by an explosive start from India’s top-order batsmen, who launched their innings with an aggressive, T20-like approach against Bangladesh. Records tumbled ...

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 ...