Dr Tahmeed Ahmed, executive director of icddr,b, has been named to the 2025 TIME100 Health list — the annual list by TIME magazine recognizing 100 most influential individuals in global health – published yesterday. Under Dr Tahmeed’s leadership, icddr,b has strengthened its global impact through cutting-edge research and lifesaving interventions that have reached millions across Bangladesh and beyond, according to ...

Ilias Kanchan, the chairman of the newly formed Janata Party of Bangladesh, has declared full support for the student-led movement demanding a political ban on the Awami League (AL). In a video message from London on Friday morning, Kanchan said, “We wholeheartedly embrace the spirit of ’24’ and will never tolerate any fascist regime. I assure you, when I return ...

Asif Mahmud Shojib Bhuyain, Adviser to Ministry of Youth and Sports and Ministry of Local Government, Rural Development and Cooperatives, has announced that Awami League’s affiliated organizations; Jubo League and Swechchhasebak League, are set to be banned. He made the announcement in a Facebook post at 10:44 PM on Thursday. The adviser’s post came amid a protest staged by leaders ...

The local administration promised to pay one week’s salary arrears and ration to tea workers in various gardens in Sylhet to return to work. The workers have agreed to reopen the tea gardens and return to work from next Friday. Sylhet Sadar Upazila Nirbahi Officer Khoshnur Rubaiyat confirmed the matter. He said that Bangladesh Tea Board Chairman Major General Sheikh ...

India’s IPL cricket match on Sunday between Mumbai and Punjab has been moved to Gujarat, local media reported on Thursday, quoting the state’s cricket authorities. The match between Mumbai Indians and Punjab Kings was due to take place in Dharamsala, where the airport has closed in the wake of violence between India and neighbouring Pakistan. But Thursday evening’s match between ...

Chinese Ambassador to Dhaka, Yao Wen, has stated that China has no involvement in proposed humanitarian corridor process in Rakhine. Ambassador Yao made these remarks in response to a question from journalists at a seminar titled “Five Decades of Bangladesh-China Relations: Journey to New Heights,” organized by Bangladesh Institute of International and Strategic Studies (BIISS) on Thursday. When asked about ...

The Supreme Court’s Appellate Division on Thursday fixed May 27 for delivering its judgment on the appeal petition challenging the death penalty of Jamaat-e-Islami leader ATM Azharul Islam in a case over crimes against humanity during the 1971 Liberation War. The date was set by seven-member bench of the Appellate Division led by Justice Syed Refaat Ahmed after closing the ...

The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has summoned Tulip Siddiq, a British lawmaker and niece of ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina, for quizzing. She has been requested to appear at the ACC office at 10AM on May 14 in a case filed alleging that Tulip received a luxury flat in the capital’s Gulshan area from the real estate developer Eastern Housing Limited ...

India captain Rohit Sharma has announced his retirement from test cricket, bringing an end to a significant chapter in his international career just weeks before India’s five-match series against England begins on June 20. In a post shared on Instagram, the 38-year-old expressed gratitude for representing India in the longest format of the game. “It’s been an absolute honor to ...

Bangladesh’s Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) reached 52.9 in April, signaling continued expansion across key sectors of the economy, though at a slower pace, according to data released by the Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce and Industry (MCCI) and Policy Exchange. The overall growth was driven by mixed sectoral performances. While manufacturing, construction, and services all posted slower rates of expansion, the ...