Tea may be the second-most consumed beverage worldwide, but matcha in particular has been stealing the spotlight lately. Consumption of the Japanese green tea powder is skyrocketing — the matcha market was valued at $3.63 billion in 2024 and is projected to climb to $8.67 billion in 2031 — thanks to health-focused consumers and “green-tea obsessed” influencers drawn to its ...

The government is set to launch a “Government Pharmacy” in all public hospitals across the country for the first time. The initiative aims to provide 250 commonly used medicines at one-third of their current market prices. The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare has announced that these government-run pharmacies will be established in the premises of every public hospital nationwide. ...

Bangladesh Minority Janata Party (BMJP) has officially secured registration with the Election Commission (EC) and given the electoral symbol of ‘Rocket’. This brings the total number of registered political parties in Bangladesh to 50. The registration was granted to BMJP in compliance with a court directive, marking a significant milestone for the party. “We have finally received our long-cherished registration ...

Election Commissioner Brig Gen (Retd) Abdul Fazal Md Sanaullah said on Wednesday that multiple methods are needed to ensure the voting rights of expatriates. “In the next parliamentary elections, expatriates will be included in the voting system of any category.” Election Commissioner said this at a press conference on the expatriates’ voting process held at the media center of the ...

Meta Platforms has announced new safety measures for teenage users on Instagram, including a requirement for parental consent before users under 16 can livestream or unblur nudity in direct messages. The changes are part of a broader effort to provide parents with more control over their children’s online activities. These new measures will first be implemented in the United States, ...

Another pandemic is certain to occur sooner or later, and it is not just a “theoretical risk” but an “epidemiological certainty,” according to World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus. Speaking at the opening of the resumed Thirteenth Meeting of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Body on the WHO Pandemic Agreement, Ghebreyesus highlighted the serious impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, warning ...

ASEAN must take “bold” steps to accelerate regional economic integration, according to the bloc’s Secretary-General Kao Kim Hourn, as escalating US tariffs disrupt global trade. Speaking at an investment conference in Kuala Lumpur, he emphasized that ASEAN nations, heavily reliant on the United States as their main export market, have been deeply affected by President Donald Trump’s tariffs. Kao called ...

Two individuals including an elderly man died due to electrocution in separate incidents while cutting tree at two upazilas in Habiganj district. The incident occurred on Tuesday morning at Kalinagar village of Madhabpur upazila, where the elderly man died. Meanwhile, a young man died at Parajhar village of Chunarughat upazila on Monday night. The deceased were identified as Abdur Rahman, ...

Chief Adviser Prof Muhammad Yunus has said that Bangladesh has ‘crazy ideas’ that could change the world. “There are good business opportunities in Bangladesh which can create opportunities not only for Bangladesh, but for the whole world. Though microfinance once started in a small village of the country, it has now become the biggest business in America.” Prof Yunus made ...

Police arrested 72 additional individuals in connection with vandalism and looting during anti-Israel protests that occurred in several cities on Monday. These arrests were made over the last 24 hours, bringing the total number of people detained to 121 over the past two days. The latest arrests include 33 in Khulna, 19 in Sylhet, five in Chattogram, and four each ...