Police are yet to be fully revived from the violence and arson attacks the force had suffered during the August 5 uprising, said Home Adviser Lt. Gen (retd) Jahangir Alam Chowdhury on Thursday. Not a single vehicle was bought for them (police stations) to replace those burnt during the protests, he said adding that,the situation will improve if budget is ...

The International Monetary Fund said Wednesday that it had reached a staff-level deal with Ivory Coast authorities, paving the way towards disbursements amounting to about $740 million. The announcement comes after reviews of the country’s economic reform program and its climate change reform program, the IMF said in a statement. Authorities continue making “great strides” towards objectives that include reducing ...

Liverpool are making progress on talks over a new contract for Mohamed Salah and the Premier League leaders are increasingly confident he will stay at Anfield next season, according to reports on Wednesday. The 32-year-old Egypt international is out of contract at the end of this season along with Liverpool team-mates Virgil van Dijk and Trent Alexander-Arnold. While Alexander-Arnold has ...

Upazila health complexes and some community clinics are currently facing a shortage of antihypertensive drugs as the programme funded by multiple lenders “HPNSP” under which the medications are procured remains halted, according to health experts. To address the shortage, antihypertensive medications will be purchased next June with government funding. Dr Muhammad Habibur Rahman, line director of the Community Based Health ...

Replenishes lost electrolytes and prevents dehydration by restoring essential salts like potassium and magnesium. Its natural cooling properties help regulate body temperature and keep you refreshed in extreme heat. Ingredients: 1 medium-sized ripe bael fruit 2 cups cold water 2 tbsp jaggery or honey ½ tsp black salt ½ tsp roasted cumin powder Juice of ½ a lemon Ice cubes ...

A court here on Thursday issued arrest warrant against 18 people including ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina and her daughter Saima Wazed in a case lodged over taking 10-katha plot through fraud in Rajdhani Unnayan Kartripakkha (RAJUK) Purbachal New Town Project. Dhaka Metropolitan Senior Special Judge Md Zakir Hossain Galib passed the order, accepting formal charge filed in the case. ...

The Secondary School Certificate (SSC) and its equivalent examinations for 2025 will begin across the country at 10:00 am on Thursday. This year, a total of 1,490,142 candidates are expected to sit for the examinations under nine general education boards in 2,291 centres in 18,084 institutions of the country. Of them, there are 701,538 male and 788,604 female students. Under ...

Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus has urged the United Kingdom to deepen its collaboration with Bangladesh, particularly in revitalising the country’s healthcare system and expanding cooperation across other key sectors. The call came during a meeting with Baroness Rosie Winterton, the UK Trade Envoy to Bangladesh, held at the State Guest House Jamuna in Dhaka. “We are at a transformative ...

A Habiganj court on Wednesday sentenced four people to death for the murder of a day laborer at Madhabpur upazila in the district. Habiganj Additional District and Sessions Judge (2) AKM Kamal Uddin delivered the verdict in the afternoon. The court also the them Tk 50,000 each in the case. The convicts are Emran Mia of Bar Chandura village in ...

A “commercial solution” for British Steel is “within reach” according to Culture Secretary Lisa Nandy, as the government considers nationalising the Chinese-owned business. Nandy told the BBC that British Steel – which employs 2,700 people – will “continue to be an important part of our economy for years to come” and an agreement over its future was “achievable and within ...