Water Resources adviser Syeda Rizwana Hasan on Friday (August 23) said the government is working collectively with full force to tackle the ongoing flash flood situation in various districts of the country. With the help of everyone, swift and effective measures are being taken to rescue people from remote areas, she said. Rizwana Hasan, also the advisor for environment, forest ...

Taylor Swift was joined by surprise guest Florence Welch for her first live performance of “Florida!!!” during the final European date of her Eras tour on Tuesday. The pop megastar also debuted “So Long, London”, a ballad that fans widely believe is about the end of her relationship with British actor Joe Alwyn, in the acoustic section of the show ...

The UK must act to curb a sharp increase in the use of racist hate speech by British politicians and high-profile public figures, a UN body has said. Ministers must “adopt comprehensive measures to discourage and combat racist hate speech and xenophobic discourse by political and public figures” and ensure that such cases are “effectively investigated and sanctioned”, the UN ...

A typical household’s annual energy bill will rise by £149 in October under the new price cap. People using an average amount of gas and electricity will pay £1,717 a year, a 10% rise compared with now. The cap, set by the energy regulator Ofgem, affects the price paid for each unit of gas and electricity used in 27 million ...

A 67-year-old man has become the first person in the UK to try what doctors hope will be a revolutionary new treatment for lung cancer – a vaccine that tells the body how to fight and kill the disease. It uses the same mRNA technology as some Covid jabs to give instructions to the immune system. The early-stage trial in ...

Bangladesh Workers Party president and former minister Rashed Khan Menon, arrested over the murder of trader Abdul Wadud during the Anti-Discrimination Student Movement at New Market area in the capital, has been placed on a five-day remand by a court. On Friday, following a hearing, the court of Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Md Ali Haider passed the remand order. Earlier, the ...

Bangladesh Jewellers Association (BAJUS) has set a new record high for gold prices with the cost of one bhori of gold reaching Tk 126,006. BAJUS confirmed the information in a press release on Thursday, adding,” This historic price will take effect from Friday.” The decision was made during a meeting of BAJUS standing committee on pricing and price monitoring, which ...

Sri Lanka will host New Zealand for a two-match Test series during next month’s presidential election, its cricket board said Friday. The first Test will begin on September 18 at Galle, but there will be a rest day on September 21 when the voting is set to take place, the board said. The final match will also be played at ...

A local journalist was killed in a motorcycle accident on the Sylhet-Sunamganj highway in Sylhet metropolis on early Thursday. The accident happened around 3 AM on Thursday at Pathantula area near Jalalabad Ragib Rabeya Medical College and Hospital in the city. Deceased Maksud Ahmad Maksud was son of late Jamshed Ali and a resident of Moiyachar area in the city. ...

Nearly 45 lakh people have been affected by the ongoing flood in 11 districts across the country. Md Kamrul Hasan, secretary of Ministry of Disaster Management and Relief informed this at a press conference on the overall flood situation on Friday (August 23) afternoon. He said according to received information a total of thirteen people , including 11 men and ...