Sylhet, like many other parts of the country, is gripped by severe cold. The intensity of the cold has been further increased by bone-chilling winds and dense fog. The city has been shrouded in thick fog since early morning on Tuesday (January 22). The sun has not been visible. This has caused difficulties for hard-working people. The Sylhet Meteorological Office ...

Country’s renowned economist Dr Zahid Hussain has said the country needs a reform-based budget in the next fiscal year (FY26) where the present interim government might highlight the progress in the reform initiatives especially in the economic fronts. “I think we need a reform-based budget… We earlier got many big size budgets, but those didn’t highlight the reform initiatives… If ...

Inspector General of Police (IGP) Baharul Alam has urged healthcare professionals at the Rajarbagh Central Police Hospital to improve service quality through greater professionalism, dedication, and sincerity. Speaking at a meeting with doctors, nurses, and hospital staff on Tuesday, the IGP emphasized the importance of modernizing the hospital and maintaining high standards of care for police personnel and their families. ...

The government has cancelled the tax on marriage registration, according to an announcement made by Law Adviser Dr. Asif Nazrul during a press conference at the Secretariat on Tuesday. “The tax on marriage registration has been removed. The ministry has decided to cancel this illogical tax,” he said. Dr. Nazrul confirmed that the decision takes effect immediately, stating, “I have ...

Foreign Affairs Adviser Md Touhid Hossain had a bilateral meeting with his Chinese counterpart Wang Yi in Beijing on Tuesday (January 21) and discussed a wide range of issues and ways to strengthen Dhaka’s economic partnership with Beijing. The meeting was held at a time when Bangladesh and China are preparing to celebrate the 50th anniversary of their diplomatic relations ...

Chief Adviser Professor Dr Muhammad Yunus reached Zurich on Tuesday (January 21) to attend the annual meeting of the World Economic Forum (WEF) at Davos in Switzerland. A flight of Emirates Airline, carrying Prof Yunus and his entourage, reached Zurich International Airport in the capital at about 12:27 pm (local time), reports BSS. Tareq Md Ariful Islam, Bangladesh permanent representative ...

A court in Dhaka on Tuesday ordered the seizure of income tax file of former law, justice and parliamentary affairs minister Anisul Huq. Dhaka Metropolitan Senior Special Judge Md Zakir Hossain Galib passed the order, allowing a plea of the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC). The court, on January 20, showed Anisul arrested in the case for amassing illegal wealth of Tk ...

In Dhaka, winter is a double-edged sword. We love the foggy mornings, the wedding feasts, and our winter travels to exotic locations, but the dry air? Not so much. It slips in quietly, leaving skin flaky, itchy, and dull, as though it’s entirely given up. A dash of pollution and a whiff of that bone-dry gust makes your skin feel as dry as ...

The 46th National Science and Technology Week and Fair was inaugurated at Kamalganj upazila in Moulvibazar district on Monday. The event, under the theme “Knowledge and Science will Lead Us to Victory, We Will Become the Best in the World”, was inaugurated on Monday (January 20) at 10:30 AM in the presence of the Additional District Commissioner (Education & ICT), ...

Those involved in crimes against humanity and extrajudicial killings, will not be allowed to participate in the upcoming elections, said Dr Badiul Alam Majumdar, head of the Election System Reform Commission, on Tuesday. Speaking as the chief guest at a Reporters’ Forum for Election and Democracy (RFED) talk at Nirbachan Bhaban, Badiul reiterated the commission’s recommendation to the Election Commission. ...