Social awareness needed to prevent corruption, said Finance Adviser Dr. Salehuddin Ahmed on Tuesday. ”The people had earlier hate the corrupt elements and avoided them as bad people, but now they are in hot race to respect them.” Speaking at a discussion organised by the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) at the Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy, Salehuddin Ahmed said, ”Corruption was once socially ...

Ready for this? Jess Glynne’s Hold My Hand has been named as the UK’s TikTok song of the year thanks to the viral ‘nothing beats a Jet2holiday’ trend. The 2015 hit has become associated with adverts for the holiday company over the years, but it gained a new life when TikTok users began using the audio to make a joke ...

Angela Rayner has told MPs “now is not the time to blink or buckle” as she pushed for Labour’s flagship Employment Rights Bill to finish its passage through Parliament. The former deputy prime minister was speaking in the Commons on Monday for the first time since the government abandoned its pledge in the bill to give workers protection against unfair ...

Tube fares are to rise in the capital by 5.8% under a deal agreed between the Government and Sir Sadiq Khan so Londoners pay a “contribution” towards new transport infrastructure for the city, says a minister. Transport Secretary Heidi Alexander, who previously was London’s deputy mayor for transport, said she had had a “grown up” conversation with Sir Sadiq about ...

For all its champagne-fuelled festivities and cosy evenings before roaring fires, winter can be ruthless on our bodies (and, of course, our minds). It’s a topic that has come up again and again over the last few weeks as we’ve compared notes on seasonal complexion quirks, dry body complaints and even sad, flat winter hair that already seems to have ...

A federal vaccine advisory committee voted on Friday to end the longstanding recommendation that all U.S. babies get the hepatitis B vaccine on the day they’re born. A loud chorus of medical and public health leaders decried the actions of the panel, whose current members were all appointed by U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. – a leading anti-vaccine ...

Bangladesh Bank (BB) on Tuesday bought $202 million from 13 commercial banks to stabilise the foreign exchange market and support remittance and export inflows, the central bank said. With this transaction, total dollar purchases through multiple auctions in the current fiscal year have reached $2.51 billion. The purchase was conducted via a Multiple Price Auction, with the exchange rate ranging ...

The schedule for the 13th National Parliamentary Elections will be announced on Wednesday (December 10) evening or Thursday (December 11). Election Commissioner Abdur Rahmanel Masud confirmed this on Tuesday. ”After meeting with the president tomorrow, the commission will announce the schedule on Wednesday evening or Thursday,” he added. During the announcement, special emphasis will be placed on cooperation from political ...

The rising death toll on Habiganj’s roads shows no sign of slowing. On Monday morning, motorcyclist Ashraful Haque (30) was killed after being hit by a speeding vehicle in Madhabpur. In the previous five days, three others lost their lives in separate truck-related accidents in Bahubal upazila. The series of fatal crashes has sparked growing anger and fear among local ...

Australia fast bowler Josh Hazlewood was on Tuesday ruled out of the rest of the Ashes against England following an injury setback. Coach Andrew McDonald told reporters that Hazlewood, who missed the first two Tests, had suffered problems in recovering from hamstring and Achilles injuries and would sit out the remaining three matches. “Really flat for him. A couple of ...