Four Bangladesh-origin Norwegian citizens and a Bangladesh national have faced harassment at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in Dhaka. Among them, a Norwegian citizen was physically assaulted. There are allegations that the Air Force’s Quick Response Force (QRF) and Ansar personnel have harassed and physically assaulted the victims at the airport. The incident happened at Arrival Canopy-2 area at the airport ...

The pressures in accident-and-emergency units are as bad as during the Covid pandemic, NHS bosses say. With flu cases continuing to rise and the cold weather, NHS England medical director Prof Sir Stephen Powis said, hospitals were under “exceptional pressure” and facing “mammoth demand”. And some staff were saying the strain being placed on them felt “like some of the ...

The pound has fallen to its lowest level in over a year, while UK borrowing costs hit their highest for 16 years. Economists have warned that the rising costs could lead to further tax increases or spending cuts as the government tries to meet its self-imposed rule not to borrow to fund day-to-day spending. In response to an urgent question ...

Former Prime Minister Liz Truss has sent a legal “cease and desist” letter to Sir Keir Starmer demanding he stop saying she “crashed the economy”. Her lawyers argue the claim made repeatedly by Sir Keir is “false and defamatory”, and harmed her politically in the run-up to losing her South West Norfolk seat in the general election. Truss was the ...

Gold ornaments worth Tk 3.5 crore was stolen between Wednesday evening and yesterday morning from a jewellery shop at a Sylhet shopping mall. Nurani Jewellery is on the third floor of Al Hamra Shopping City in Sylhet city’s Chowhatta area. Its proprietor Md Jabed Chowdhury said when he came in the morning to open the store, he saw a new ...

Asian markets struggled Thursday after a tepid lead from Wall Street, with investors growing increasingly worried about the outlook for inflation and US interest rates as Donald Trump’s second presidency looms. A report saying the president-elect was considering declaring a national economic emergency to provide legal cover to impose tariffs on all imported goods added to the sense of uncertainty ...

Bangladesh Health Watch (BHW), as a civil society platform expresses deep concern over the recent outbreak of the Human Metapneumovirus (HMPV) which is reportedly on the rise in China, has now started to spread in the UK, and recently in our neighboring country India. HMPV virus is a respiratory virus that poses a significant health risk, particularly to children, older ...

BNP has filed a complaint with the International Crimes Tribunal (ICT) over the killing of its 2,276 party men in crossfire across the country and the disappearance of 153 leaders and activists from 2008 to 5 August, 2024. Salauddin Khan, a member of the party’s case and information committee, filed the complaint on behalf of BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul ...

Relatives of dismissed members of the Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) have staged protest at Shahbagh intersection. Around 1:05PM on Thursday, they started for Shahbagh from Central Shaheed Minar premises. They went to Shabagh at about 1:30PM and blocked that important street to press home their three-point demands– justice for the victims of the 2009 Pilkhana massacre, the reinstatement of dismissed ...

During this transitional season, deciding whether to carry a stole or a light wrap can be puzzling. Mornings may feel hot and humid, while nights turn chilly, often accompanied by a sore throat, cough, and a runny nose. While over-the-counter antibiotics and cough medications offer temporary relief, a sore throat can be excruciating, making swallowing painful and leaving the throat ...