Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Saturday said the nationwide mayhem was a part of conspiracy to completely cripple the economy to make Bangladesh again a country of beggars. “It might be their conspiracy to make us again a nation of beggars by crippling the country’s economy completely,” she said. The prime minister made the remarks with emotional voice after paying ...

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Saturday morning visited Setu Bhaban to witness the extent of damage caused by attackers during the recent quota reform movement by students. She went there at about 10am and inspected vandalised floors and premises of the building. Minister of Road Transport and Bridges Obaidul Quader and other senior officials of the Ministry were present at ...

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Saturday visited the National Institute of Traumatology and Orthopedic Rehabilitation (NITOR), popularly known as Pongu Hospital, to see the injured victims during countrywide destruction centering the quota reform movement. The head of the government enquired about the treatment of the injured people, several with severe injuries and assured them of extending all sorts of assistance ...

A hot-air balloon brought an Olympic ring of fire into a rainy sky and singer Celine Dion belted from the Eiffel Tower as Paris kicked off its first Summer Olympics in a century Friday, with a four-hour-long, rule-breaking opening ceremony that unfurled along the Seine River. On-and-off showers did not seem to hamper the enthusiasm of the athletes. Some held ...

Begum Rokeya University (BRU) has provided financial assistance to the family of the university’s English department student Abu Sayeed who was killed during the recent quota reform movement. A team from the BRU administration went to Pirganj in Rangpur Friday morning and handed over a cheque of Tk 7,50,000 to Abu Sayeed’s parents. Proctor Shafiqul Islam confirmed the matter. He ...

Former Dhaka University Central Students’ Union (DUCSU) vice-president Nurul Haque Nur couldn’t stand on the dock firmly after he was produced before court on Friday following his five days of remand in a case filed over vandalizing and setting fire to Setu Bhaban at Banani in the capital. Former Dhaka University Central Students’ Union (DUCSU) vice-president Nurul Haque Nur couldn’t ...

Few of us realize the crucial role our brain plays in regulating our body. Whether it’s ensuring your heart beats or enabling mobility, everything hinges on your brain. As we age, researchers note a decline in cognitive function due to reduced myelin. While we can’t control how our brain functions or prevent diseases entirely, proper nutrition can significantly slow down ...

Nipah virus alert has been issued in Rajasthan after the detection of the dreadful virus in Kerala which has claimed a life, the officials said on Monday. Director of Health Directorate Dr. Ravi Prakash Mathur issued an order alerting all the medical college principals, CMHO and PMOs and instructing them to detect the suspected patients coming to the hospital and ...

Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Authority (BTRC) has said that mobile internet services may be restored early next week. Mohiuddin Ahmed, chairman of the organization, said on Friday that testing is still going on regarding the restore of mobile internet. He said, the transmission lines and data centers that have been repaired, how the impact is and as the pressure on the ...

France’s high-speed rail network was hit by arson attacks that disrupted travel for hundreds of thousands of passengers on Friday, just hours before the opening ceremony of the Paris Olympics. A source close to the investigation told AFP the attacks were coordinated acts of “sabotage”. “This is a massive attack on a large scale to paralyse the TGV network,” SNCF ...