David Lammy’s whirlwind first trip as foreign secretary, organised at very short notice, is not about instant results or even brave new horizons. It is all about perception – the appearance of a new, vigorous administration, determined to hit the ground running, brimming with goodwill towards some of the UK’s most important partners. After an evening spent with his German ...

A pregnant woman was killed and four people were critically injured as a pickup and a CNG run auto-rickshaw collided head-on on the Dhaka-Sylhet highway under Shayesthaganj upazila in Habiganj district on Saturday night. The accident took place at 10 pm at Sutang bridge area under the upazila. The deceased was identified as Mitu Akhter, 24, wife of Swapan Mia, hailed from ...

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Sunday dismissed the movement against the quota system in the government jobs as irrational saying it’s sub-judice. “I don’t think there is any rationality for what is being done today in the name of movement by wasting the study time,” she said, reports UNB. The premier said this when the central leaders of Jubo Mohila ...

Whether you’re seeking quick relief for a burn or battling stubborn acne, aloe vera is often recommended as the ultimate solution. This thick, short-stemmed plant is renowned not only for its skincare benefits but also for its health-enhancing properties. Widely utilized in modern medicine and the skincare industry, aloe vera is equally esteemed in Ayurveda as a miraculous plant. Curious ...

Anovel monoclonal antibody against the Nipah virus is set to undergo human clinical trials in India, and Bangladesh — two countries that suffer Nipah outbreaks almost every year — in 2025, according to a report on Thursday. Nipah virus, a zoonotic disease of the Paramyxovirus family, kills up to 75 per cent of the people it infects. The lethal disease ...

Despite flood waters starting to recede slowly again, the suffering of the people of Sylhet has reached extreme levels, especially in parts where the flooding has been constant since late May, coming in successive spells that allowed for no recovery from the previous one. The fresh spell of flooding, that was the third in the space of five weeks with no ...

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina will leave Dhaka for Beijing on a four-day bilateral visit Monday morning, which is believed to elevate the relations between Bangladesh and China to “comprehensive strategic cooperative partnership” from “strategic partnership”. A chartered flight (BG1701) of the Biman Bangladesh Airlines, carrying the Prime Minister and her entourage members, will depart Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport at 11:00am ...

The general point to point inflation rate in June, 2024, has slightly declined to 9.72 per cent due to the downtrend in both food and non-food inflation. According to the monthly consumer price index released by the Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics (BBS), the general point to point inflation rate in May was 9.89 per cent while it was 9.74 per ...

The Netherlands dug deep to come from behind and beat Turkey 2-1 on Saturday and book its place in the European Championship semifinals. An own goal from Mert Muldur in the 76th minute, only six after Stefan De Vrij canceled Samet Akaydin’s first-half header for Turkey, was enough for the Dutch in the last of the quarterfinals. “It was really ...

Academic and administrative activities at public universities across the country remain halted as the indefinite strike by teachers protesting the ‘Prattay pension scheme’ enters its fifth consecutive day. Dr. Nizamul Haque Bhuiyan, Secretary General of the University Teachers Association Federation and President of the Dhaka University Teachers Association, emphasized their commitment to the protest. They will continue the movement until ...