Bangladesh Medical University (BMU) has resumed its cancer treatment services using the advanced Linear Accelerator (LINAC) machine, reintroducing radiotherapy for patients after a brief hiatus. To mark the relaunch of the radiotherapy, BMU oncology department organized an inauguration ceremony today at Block F which was addressed by BMU Vice-Chancellor Professor Dr. Md. Shahinul Alam, reports BSS. Pro-VC (Research and Development) ...

Bangladesh’s foreign exchange reserves have stood at $25.44 billion. But, as per the International Monetary Fund (IMF) methodology under the Balance of Payments and International Investment Position Manual (BPM6), Bangladesh’s foreign exchange reserves stood at $20.07 billion, said a Bangladesh Bank press release, reports BSS.

Actor Nusrat Faria secured bail in attempt to murder case on Tuesday within 24 hours of being she was sent to prison. Dhaka Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Mostafizur Rahman granted the bail accepting her bail petition submitted by her lawyer Barrister Mohammad Iftekher Hossain. On Monday, the actor was sent to jail in the murder case related to July uprising. Faria ...

A Turkish Airlines flight made an emergency landing at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in the capital on Tuesday morning after pilot noticed sparks in one of its engines. According to the airport sources, a Turkish plane, with 290 passengers, left the airport for Istanbul around 7AM on Tuesday. But within 15 minutes, the pilot found sparks in one of its ...

Starlink, the satellite internet service by Elon Musk’s SpaceX, has officially launched operations in Bangladesh, according to an announcement made on Tuesday, 20 May. The news was shared via Facebook by Faiz Ahmad Taiyeb, Special Assistant to the Chief Adviser. Taiyeb stated that Starlink representatives informed him of the development during a phone call on 19 May, later confirming the ...

A young Bangladeshi mountaineer, Ikramul Haque Shakil, has etched his name into the global record books by becoming the youngest person to trek from sea level to the summit of Mount Everest, breaking a long-standing world record. The record-setting expedition, titled “Sea to Summit”, saw Shakil walk an estimated 1,300 kilometers from Inani Beach in Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh all the ...

British High Commissioner to Bangladesh Sarah Cooke met leaders from Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami’s women’s wing and discussed the issues of mutual interest. They had an insightful discussion about their community engagement and the policy issues that matter most to them and their members, said the High Commission in a post from its verified Facebook page.

Senior BNP leader Salahuddin Ahmed on Monday described the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) as the guardian of nation’s sovereignty and democratic legacy, asserting that the country’s political foundation would not exist in its current form without the party’s contributions. Speaking as the chief guest at a party membership drive held at Sylhet Shilpakala Academy, Salahuddin emphasized BNP’s historic role in ...

The government is set to launch a management fund to handle recovered money and assets seized from financial offenders, Bangladesh Bank Governor Ahsan H Mansur said today (19 May). The fund will be used to support the country’s poor and underprivileged population, he said at a press briefing at the Foreign Service Academy in Dhaka this afternoon. The announcement came ...

European fishing vessels will be given a further 12 years of access to British waters as part of Sir Keir Starmer’s “reset” with Brussels. A late-night deal was struck with the European Union ahead of Monday’s major summit with Brussels chiefs Ursula von der Leyen and Antonio Costa. St. Regis Resort in Northwestern Costa Rica to Build a $30 Million ...