General Secretary of Awami League,Obaidul Quader,revealed in an interview with Indian news outlet ‘The Wall’ that he hid in a bathroom for five hours during the mass student-led uprising on August 5 that led to the downfall of the Sheikh Hasina-led government. In his first media appearance since the ouster, Quader described the chaotic events of that day and his ...

Government employees have warned that they will paralyse the secretariat if their demands are not met. The vehicle movement through Gate No 1 suspended following the protest that began at 11AM on Monday. A protest procession was brought out at 11AM by Badiul Kabir, president of the Bangladesh Secretariat Officers and Employees Coordinated Council, and Nizam Uddin Ahmed, its secretary ...

Bangladesh is going to hold investment and trade conference with China. The day-long conference is set to begin on June 1 under the joint initiative of both the governments. This information was revealed through a Facebook post of Ashik Chowdhury, the executive chairman of the Bangladesh Investment Development Authority (BIDA), on Monday (May 26). The conference will be attended by ...

Assistant teachers of public primary schools have been observing full-day work stoppage as part of their ongoing protest to push for fair pay and timely promotions. The teachers are protesting to press home a series of demands, including wages under Grade 11 of the pay scale and recognition of their position as an entry-level post. Other demands include resolving the ...

Safe food consumption has become crucial to maintain sound health and all quarters who are engaged in producing, manufacturing, processing and marketing of food should discharge their duties with utmost sincerity and honesty to reach safe food to the consumers in general. Utmost emphasis should be given on ensuring food safety to build sound public health everywhere in the society. ...

A leader of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) was shot dead by unidentified assailants in the Middle Badda in Dhaka on Sunday night. The incident took place around 8:30 PM at Gudaraghat area in the capital. The deceased was identified as Kamrul Hasan Sadhan, a Joint Convener of BNP’s Gulshan Thana unit. According to eyewitnesses, some unidentified assailants attacked Sadhan ...

Deputy Prime Minister Angela Rayner has refused to confirm whether the government is planning to scrap the two-child benefit cap. On Sunday, the Observer reported that Sir Keir Starmer had privately backed abolishing the limit and requested the Treasury find the £3.5bn to do so. The policy prevents most families from claiming means-tested benefits for any third or additional children ...

The UK’s National Crime Agency (NCA) has obtained an order to freeze the sale of a luxury London home owned by Sheikh Rehana — the younger sister of ousted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, reports the Daily Mail. The luxury property in Golders Green, North London, has been the main residence of Sheikh Rehana, 69, for the past 14 years and ...

Actor Tanjim Saiyara Totini has caught the attention of the audience by acting in several romantic dramas. Now she is seen acting in another love story. The drama titled “Priyo Priyoshini” has been written and directed by Mahmud Mahin. Farhan Ahmed Jovan plays opposite Totini in the project. The drama has recently been released on the YouTube channel of the ...

Peering through a microscope, food scientist Raquel Gomez studies microorganisms that add nutrients and preserve tortillas for several weeks without refrigerators — a luxury in impoverished Mexican communities. The humble tortilla is a Mexican staple, consumed in tacos and other dishes by millions every day, from the Latin American nation’s arid northern deserts to its tropical southern jungle. Most Mexicans ...