Somewhere between the guilt of deep-fried indulgences and the frustration of oven-baked patience, the air fryer sits like an unproblematic middle child — efficient, mess-free, and oddly satisfying. If you are someone who gets up late and wants a quick breakfast or if you hate cleaning the stove after supper because of oil, this handy tool is for you. Here’s ...

Foreign Affairs Adviser Md Touhid Hossain on Thursday stressed on the tangible, and result-oriented cooperation among BIMSTEC member states specially through effective implementation of the BIMSTEC Free Trade Area (FTA) enhancing intra-regional trade. He made the remark while leading the Bangladesh delegation in the 20th BIMSTEC Ministerial Meeting held today in Bangkok, Thailand, said a foreign ministry’s press release. Foreign ...

The residences of former Sylhet City Corporation (SCC) Mayor Anwaruzzaman Chowdhury and former Awami League MP for Moulvibazar-2 (Kulaura), Shafiul Alam Chowdhury Nadel, were attacked and vandalised on Wednesday evening. Officer-in-Charge (OC) of Sylhet Airport Police Station, Syed Anisur Rahman, said an agitated group of students and members of the public carried out the attack on Nadel’s residence, causing damage. ...

Scientists said Wednesday they have developed the world’s tiniest pacemaker, a temporary heartbeat regulator smaller than a grain of rice that can be injected and controlled by light before dissolving, reports AFP. While still years away from being tested in humans, the wireless pacemaker was hailed as a “transformative breakthrough” that could spur advances in other areas of medicine. Millions ...

Seven people, suspected to be supporters of Awami League and its associate bodies, were arrested on charge of bringing out a procession in favour of the banned Chhatra League in Sylhet early Thursday. The arrestees are Zahirul Islam, 19, Sohel Ahmed Sani, 18, Robin Kar, 23, Fahim Ahmed, 23, Rajan Ahmed Ramzan, 23, Bashir Khan Lal, 50, and Soheb Ahmed. ...

Barcelona will face rivals Real Madrid in the Copa del Rey final after Ferran Torres secured them a 1-0 win at Atletico Madrid on Wednesday, progressing 5-4 on aggregate from the semifinal tie. Record 31-time winners Barca had the better of the clash at the Metropolitano stadium after the wild 4-4 first leg draw, and defeat leaves Diego Simeone’s Atletico ...

Liverpool restored their 12-point lead at the top of the Premier League after Diogo Jota’s strike won a feisty Merseyside derby 1-0 over Everton on Wednesday. Everton captain James Tarkowski escaped with just a yellow card from an early wild challenge on Alexis Mac Allister to set the tone. The visitors hit the post through Beto in the first half, ...

The Chief Advisor’s Office says that the government is looking to review tariffs on US products after President Donald Trump announced a 37 percent tariff on Bangladeshi exports. In a Facebook post on Thursday, Shafiqul Alam, press secretary to the chief advisor, wrote, “Bangladesh is reviewing its tariffs on products imported from the United States. The National Board of Revenue ...

Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus left Dhaka for Bangkok on Thursday morning to join the sixth Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation (BIMSTEC) summit. A flight of Biman Bangladesh Airlines carrying the chief adviser and his entourages departed from Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in the capital at about 8:55AM. During his visit to Bangkok, Prof Yunus ...

The gold market in Bangladesh has been more volatile than ever, with prices changing 17 times in the past three months, overwhelmingly moving upwards. But why have gold prices been rising so frequently? Traders and analysts attribute this to the aggressive policies of central banks worldwide. In 2024, for the third consecutive year, central banks collectively purchased over 1,000 tons ...