Asian stock markets showed a mixed performance on Wednesday, with several major exchanges closed for year-end and New Year holidays. Markets in Tokyo and Seoul were shut, while trading continued elsewhere in the region. In China, Hong Kong’s Hang Seng Index fell 0.9% to 25,630.54, whereas the Shanghai Composite edged up 0.1% to 3,969.75. Taiwan’s Taiex advanced 0.9% to 28,963.60. ...

The food people consume has long been understood to shape them in some way. “Tell me what you eat, and I will tell you what you are,” French gourmand Jean Anthelme Brillat-Savarin famously wrote in 1826. How you choose to nourish yourself plays a large role in health and even longevity, modern-day studies have shown. National Geographic fellow and best-selling ...

Starting Thursday, Americans in five states who get government help paying for groceries will see new restrictions on soda, candy and other foods they can buy with those benefits. Indiana, Iowa, Nebraska, Utah and West Virginia are the first of at least 18 states to enact waivers prohibiting the purchase of certain foods through the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or ...

Juri (Moulvibazar) Correspondent : The Silver Jubilee marking the 25 years of success of the Khasi Students’ Union (KSU) was celebrated with great enthusiasm and festivity at Agar Khasi Punji in Barlekha upazila of Moulvibazar. On the occasion, a two-day programme held on 28–29 December featured the unveiling of a magazine and a memorial monument, presentation of honorary crests, discussion ...

Nepal and Bhutan have formally conveyed their condolences to BNP Acting Chairman Tarique Rahman following the death of former prime minister and BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia. On Wednesday, Nepal’s Foreign Minister Bala Nanda Sharma and Bhutan’s Minister for Foreign Affairs and External Trade Lyonpo D. N. Dhungel personally handed over condolence messages to Tarique Rahman at Jatiya Sangsad Bhaban, according ...

China has paid glowing tribute to the late BNP Chairperson and former Prime Minister Khaleda Zia, describing her contribution to the development of China–Bangladesh relations as historic and unforgettable. Speaking at a regular press briefing on Wednesday, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Lin Jian made the remarks while responding to a question from journalists about Khaleda Zia. Lin Jian said China ...

BNP Chairperson and three-time former Prime Minister Khaleda Zia was laid to rest on Wednesday afternoon beside her late husband, Shaheed President Ziaur Rahman, at Sher-e-Bangla Nagar in Dhaka. Her burial took place around 4:30 PM with full state honours, following her namaz-e-janaza at South Plaza of the Jatiya Sangsad Bhaban. Family members, senior state officials, government representatives, foreign guests, ...

India’s External Affairs Minister Dr S Jaishankar handed over a message of condolence to BNP Acting Chairman Tarique Rahman at the Jatiya Sangsad Bhaban on Wednesday. The condolence message was delivered as a mark of respect following the passing of former Prime Minister and BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia, according to a Facebook post of the BNP media cell. S Jaishankar ...

The namaz-e-janaza for the first female Prime Minister and Chairperson of Bangladesh Nationalist Party Khaleda Zia was held at the southern plaza of the Parliament building, where hundreds of thousands of people were present to bid final farewell to their beloved leader. Baitul Mukarram National Mosque Khatib Mufti Mohammad Abdul Malek conducted the janaza under the bright winter sun at ...

India’s foreign minister, S Jaishankar, Nepalese Foreign Affairs Minister Bala Nanda Sharma and Speaker of Pakistan’s National Assembly Sardar Ayaz Sadiq have arrived in Dhaka to attend the state funeral of former Prime Minister and Chairperson of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party Begum Khaleda Zia and pay their last respects on behalf of their countries. As Delhi believes Khaleda Zia’s vision ...