AKM Shahidur Rahman has been made new director general (DG) of the Rapid Action Battalion (RAB). A notification of the Public Security Department of the Ministry of Home Affairs confirmed the matter. Meanwhile, Md Mainul Hasan has been appointed as the new commissioner of Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP). Besides, Barrister Harun-Ar-Rashid, the director general (DG) of the Rapid Action Battalion ...

Reigning Champions League and La Liga champion Real Madrid concluded a pre-season US tour on Tuesday with a 2-1 triumph over Chelsea while AC Milan won on penalties after playing Barcelona to a 2-2 draw. There were 62,617 spectators at the home stadium of the NFL’s Carolina Panthers in Charlotte, North Carolina to watch Vinicius Junior make his first start ...

NASA on Tuesday postponed the departure of astronauts bound for the International Space Station on a SpaceX flight due to ongoing issues with Boeing’s Starliner spacecraft. The Starliner, which brought two NASA astronauts aboard the ISS in early June, has been docked for the past two months due to anomalies detected in its propulsion system during its flight, with the ...

The government has appointed the Commandant (traffic and driving school) Md Mainul Islam as the new Inspector General of Police (IGP). A gazette notification, signed by Md Mahbubur Rahman Sheikh, deputy secretary of the Ministry of Home, said this on Tuesday night. Earlier, the contractual appointment of IGP Chowdhury Abdullah Al Mamun was voided following section-7 under the contract with ...

A decision has been taken to make Nobel Peace Laureate Dr Muhammad Yunus as head of the interim government. The President’s press secretary Zainal Abedin confirmed it from Bangabhaban on Tuesday night. He said the decision was taken at a meeting between President Mohammed Shahabuddin and coordinators of the Anti-Discrimination Student Movement at Bangabhaban in the capital on Tuesday night. ...

Bangladesh Army’s top positions have been reshuffled relieving Major General Ziaul Ahsan from service. It was stated by Inter-Service Public Relation (ISPR) in a press release on Tuesday (August 6). The ISPR said Lieutenant General Md Saiful Alam’s job has been placed on the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, while . Lieutenant General Md Mojibur Rahman has been transferred to the ...

Awami League leaders said that soon after the news of Sheikh Hasina’s resignation was announced, a group of people vandalised and set fire to the residence of Shafiqur Rahman Chowdhury, State Minister for Expatriate and Foreign Employment and Sylhet District Awami League President, in Shapla Bagh area of the town. Besides, the houses of Sylhet City Corporation Councilor and Metropolitan ...

Industry sources have estimated the loss at Tk 10 billion. They demanded the special measures without delay to recoup the loss. Sylhet has a good number of tourist spots in all its four districts with Habiganj boasting Satchhari national park, Rema-Kalenga forest, Jolarbon, Shankarpasha mosque, gas fields and tea gardens. Hail haor, Hakaluki haor, Madhabkunda eco-park and waterfall, Tea pluckers ...

Twine was found around the neck of a baby whose body may have been under floorboards for more than 100 years, police said. The skeleton of the full-term child was discovered at a house in Fore Bondgate, Bishop Auckland, last month and Durham Police said its death was likely suspicious. The remains were wrapped in a newspaper and investigators were ...

People can reverse their type 2 diabetes by going on a strict 900-calorie-a-day liquid diet offered by the NHS. Sticking to it may be challenging though, results suggest. Dieters must endure a few months of consuming only shakes, soups and meal-replacement bars, before healthy solid foods can be gradually reintroduced. Of many thousands invited, hundreds completed the year-long programme, findings ...