Chief Adviser Prof Dr Muhammad Yunus departed for New York on Monday morning to attend the 79th United Nations General Assembly (UNGA). A Qatar Airways QR-643 flight, carrying Prof Yunus, left Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in the capital at about 5:05AM. He will stay in New York for three days and depart for Bangladesh on September 27 after delivering his ...

Indian High Commissioner to Bangladesh Pranay Verma on Sunday told BNP leaders that his country wants to further strengthen its relations with Bangladesh. He also said India is also working to strengthen the relations of Indian political parties with BNP. The Indian envoy met BNP leaders, led by its Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir, at BNP Chairperson’s Gulshan Office ...

Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) arrested former state minister for Water Resources Colonel (Retd) Zahid Faruk Shamim from Baridhara in Dhaka on Sunday evening. RAB media and legal wing director Lt Col Munim Ferdous said the arrestee was handed over to Detective Branch (DB) of police. Zahid Faruk is accused in several murder cases with different police stations, the official said, ...

A stellar allround performance from Ravichandran Ashwin helped India crush Bangladesh by 280 runs in two-match series opening Test at M Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai on Sunday. Chasing an improbable 515 for victory, Bangladesh were bowled out for 234 runs in its second innings just on the stroke of the lunch on Day 4. Ashwin, who revived India with 113 ...

Sylhet city will enforce a ban on battery-run rickshaws and unregistered CNG-powered auto-rickshaws from Monday (September 23), following the expiration of a seven-day ultimatum issued by the Sylhet Metropolitan Police (SMP). The ban, announced on September 16, prohibits the operation of illegal vehicles on major roads within Sylhet city. According to Mohammad Saiful Islam, Additional Deputy Commissioner (Media) of SMP, ...

Deputy Prime Minister Angela Rayner says she does not believe she has broken parliamentary rules over declaring a stay in a New York flat owned by a Labour donor. She told the BBC that Lord Waheed Alli was a friend and the trip had been a “personal holiday” but she had been “transparent” by disclosing her use of the apartment ...

British Airways has cancelled all its flights from a UK city airport next summer. The airline said in a statement it was “suspending our summer 2025 operations from Southampton Airport”. It did not give a reason behind the decision. An airport spokesperson said the move was “clearly disappointing”. Under its subsidiary BA City Flyer, the airline runs flights from the ...

The government in England is planning the biggest reimagining of the NHS in its history. It follows a damning report by surgeon and independent peer Lord Darzi, which warned the health service was in a “critical condition”. The prime minister has said the new 10-year plan will be based on three concepts: greater use of digital technology, more emphasis on community care, ...

Ruhul Amin has been removed from his position as khatib of the Baitul Mukarram National Mosque on Sunday. A notification signed by the Ministry of Religious Affairs secretary Md Abu Bakar Siddique was issued  in this regard  on Sunday (September 22). It said Ruhul Amin has been formally removed following due process. Ruhul Amin stopped coming to the mosque after ...

Amari Dhaka has introduced a new exclusive Old Dhaka delicacies in our New Dhaka at Amaya Food Gallery adding exquisite cuisines started from September 12 -till October 30, 2024, where guests can taste some signature dishes of the new introductions, said a press release. Food variations where the guests can taste some signature dishes of the new introductions. Chefs will ...