The 54th Victory Day was celebrated on Monday across the country in a befitting manner. The Day is the most joyous and precious day to the countrymen as on this glorious day in 1971, Bangladesh was liberated as an independent country after the Pakistani occupation forces surrendered following a bloody nine-month-long war at the cost of the supreme sacrifice of ...

District councils could be abolished and more elected mayors introduced across England under new plans for a major redesign of local government. Ministers are set to publish a paper on Monday outlining plans for mergers in areas where there are currently two tiers of local authority – smaller district and larger county councils – in a bid to streamline services. ...

Tabla maestro Zakir Hussain has died at a hospital in the US’s San Francisco, reports Indian broadcaster NDTV. He was 73. Zakir died from complications due to idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis, according to a statement from the family. He had been in hospital for the past two weeks and was shifted to intensive care when his condition deteriorated. Zakir’s sister Khurshid ...

Rick Poole grew up in his family’s pie and mash shop in London, the oldest of its kind still in operation today. Now a campaign to give the traditional dish protected status is giving him hope his business will continue to flourish for years to come. Pie with mashed potato and parsley liquor has been enjoyed by the Cockney natives ...

Skin and hair become dry and dull during the winter season. Model Mou Rahman shared her experience on the matter. The tips are shared below for the readers. Mou Rahman, “Mainly I try to focus first on keeping the moisturizer. I prefer winter vegetables and drink enough water. I also use natural ingredients for skin and hair care.’’ According to ...

BNP wants a specific roadmap, not an idea for national elections, said BNP standing committee member Salauddin Ahmed on Monday. “The Chief Adviser gave an idea for holding the national election. But BNP demands a specific roadmap,” he said this to reporters in an instant reaction after Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus’s statement on national elections. Meanwhile, Mirza Abbas, a ...

A man who was caught on CCTV raping and killing an NHS worker on a park bench in west London has been jailed for life. Mohamed Iidow attacked mother-of-three Natalie Shotter, 37, while she lay unconscious in Southall Park after a night out. Jurors had heard how the former child stage star had died from a heart attack caused by ...

The government has approved several projects for protecting Boro crops in the haor-dominated district of Sunamganj. Through farmer-formed Project Implementation Committees (PIC), embankments will be built and repaired with an allocated budget of approximately Tk 100 crore. On Sunday, the reconstruction and repair works for haor protection embankments in Dharmapasha, Madhyanagar, and Dowarabazar upazilas were inaugurated in separate ceremonies. In ...

Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus said on Monday that the next national elections could be held in the last half of 2025 or the first half of 2026. He also said if we add to this the expected level of reforms based on political consensus, it may take six more months. “Broadly speaking, the election can be scheduled between the ...

President Mohammed Shahabuddin paid rich tributes to the martyrs of the 1971 Liberation War at the National Memorial on Monday morning, marking the 54th Victory Day. The Head of the State laid the wreath at the altar of the National Memorial with the rise of the sun at 6.34AM. A contingent drawn from the Armed Forces Division (AFD) – Bangladesh ...