A total of 21 Bangladeshi boys, women and children returned to the country through the Benapole border on Wednesday night after serving a two-year imprisonment in India. Indian immigration police handed them over to Benapole immigration authorities approximately 8:30PM. The group includes 10 boys and 11 girls, according to officer in-charge (OC) of Benapole Immigration Police Imtiaz Bhuiyan. He said ...

Preparations are in full swing to celebrate Bangla Nababarsha at the national level with participation from all communities, including ethnic groups, for the first time. An inter-ministerial meeting will be held on March 23 at 12 pm at the Ministry of Cultural Affairs’ meeting room in the Secretariat to discuss the celebrations. The meeting will be chaired by Cultural Affairs ...

The United States fell to its lowest happiness ranking ever partly due to a rise in the number of Americans eating their meals alone, an annual UN-sponsored report said Thursday. Finland ranked as the world’s happiest country for the eighth straight year in the World Happiness Report, with locals and experts thanking its grand lakes and strong welfare system for ...

Dozens of military leaders from countries interested in supporting Ukraine’s security during a potential ceasefire with Russia will gather in the UK on Thursday to discuss plans for a peacekeeping force. UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer, who is co-leading efforts to form a “coalition of the willing” alongside French President Emmanuel Macron, is set to address the meeting, which will ...

Weight gain is something a lot of us worry about. It could be trying to shed those extra kilos or just maintaining a healthy lifestyle, we often try to eat clean by choosing the right foods, avoiding junk food or maybe, eating in moderation. But, while we focus on eating clean, we often tend to overlook one factor in this ...

The National Board of Revenue (NBR) has introduced a new initiative called the Spot Assessment programme aimed at broadening the country’s tax base. The programme is designed to offer direct services to taxpayers with taxable income who are required to file returns. It encourages new taxpayers to voluntarily pay income tax, as stated in an official press release. Various tax ...

Two Nasa astronauts “stranded” onboard the International Space Station (ISS) since June 2024 are finally on their way back to Earth, more than nine months after the failure of Boeing’s pioneering Starliner capsule scuppered their originally scheduled week-long mission, reports The Guardian. A SpaceX Dragon capsule containing four astronauts, including Starliner’s test pilots Sunita Williams and Barry “Butch” Wilmore, undocked ...

The Supreme Court’ High Court division Justice Khizir Hayat has been removed. The President removed Justice Khizir Hayat from his post as per section (6) of Article 96 of the constitution. The Law and Justice Division of the Ministry of Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs issued a notification in this regard on Wednesday (March 19). A few days back, the ...

Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus on Wednesday directed the authorities concerned to take necessary steps and preparations for holding peaceful elections in the country. He made the directives during a meeting with Home Affairs Adviser Jahangir Alam Chowdhury and other officials concerned, reports UNB. Earlier, on March 17, the Chief Adviser had a special meeting with the field-level police officers ...

At least 50 people have been killed in Khartoum over the past week due to attacks by Sudan’s paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF), according to rescuers. The violence is escalating as fighting between the RSF and the Sudanese army for control of the capital continues. The Khartoum Emergency Response Room, a network of volunteers coordinating aid across Sudan, reported that ...