The National Security Intelligence (NSI) and Customs Intelligence and Investigation Directorate (CIID) on Saturday (December 7) seized 733 grams of gold from a drama artiste and a passenger at Shah Amanat International Airport in Chittagong. The market value of the seized gold is Tk 69 lakh. They were arrested from a Dubai-Chittagong-Dhaka return flight (BG 148) of Biman Bangladesh Airlines ...

Tea workers in eight tea estates under the National Tea Company Limited at Kamalganj upazila in Moulvibazar, refrained from work due to unpaid wages. Despite an earlier agreement to resume work on Friday (December 6) after receiving overdue wages, the payment could not be processed as the Bangladesh Bank did not issue a no-objection certificate, delaying a loan from the ...

Police arrested a former leader of Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) in front of Longla Modern Degree College at Kulaura upazila in Moulvibazar district on Friday afternoon. The arrested BCL leader is SM Zaman, the former vice-president of the Kulaura Government College BCL unit. Acting on a tip-off, he was arrested by the police, said Md Golam Afsar, officer-in-charge of Kulaura ...

A legal dispute has emerged involving allegations that forged non-judicial stamps were used to prepare documents for the transfer of a majority of shares in Transcom Limited, which were subsequently submitted to the Registrar of Joint Stock Companies and Firms (RJSC). Reports submitted by the Dhaka District Commissioner’s Office and the Postal Department to the court confirm these claims. The ...

Common cold symptoms can drag, leaving sufferers with a lingering cough, stomach pain, and diarrhea for weeks, scientists found. In a study aimed at better understanding the pandemic’s effects, researchers at Queen Mary University of London found a subset of patients not infected with SARS-CoV-2, but who caught another respiratory bug, reported symptoms lasting at least four weeks, reminiscent of ...

There’s nothing risky about microwave radiation – but there are health concerns about heating up plastic. Here’s what the latest research says about how to safely microwave your food. Despite being a kitchen workhorse for decades, few household items have been more divisive than the microwave. It’s hailed as a lifesaver for those who can’t, or won’t, cook, and portrayed ...

Inflation rate in Bangladesh was increased by three per cent to 13.80 percent in November. As a result, the rise in commodity prices has put a pressure on the common people. According to the latest data from the Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics (BBS) on Thursday (Dec 5), the increase was mainly driven by a rise in food inflation, which was ...

Trade activities through Chatlapur and Botuli customs stations in Kulaura and Juri upazilas of Moulvibazar have remained halted for seven consecutive days. Since Thursday morning (December 5), no cargo vehicles have passed through these stations. The disruption is attributed to protests by ISKCON members in India, effectively suspending all commercial operations at the two customs points. The suspension has raised ...

They are not perhaps the most elegant duo of words, but they get to the heart of what the prime minister wants to set out in a wide-ranging speech on Thursday – what senior folk in government describe as “measurable deliverables”.In other words, Sir Keir Starmer’s “plan for change” to be revealed later will include half a dozen understandable, digestible ...

Robbie Anderson Robbie Anderson stands with his wife in front of a lake. He wears a grey, cord, button-down jacket and glasses and has his arm around his wife who wears a dark grey belted trench coat.Robbie Anderson Homeowners say they feel “betrayed” and “conned” after struggling to sell their properties due to spray foam insulation fitted under a government ...