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Prepare your closet for fall

It’s been a long, hot summer! And now that it’s mid October, things are finally cooling down. You might be ready for some crisp, cool weather. Let’s be honest, it can be tough finding a new look for yourself as the seasons transition. Like it or not, there’s a big difference between summer and fall fashion. While summer clothes are ...

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Roadside bomb kills 7 including 5 children in Pakistan

A powerful bomb attached to a motorcycle exploded near a vehicle carrying police officers in restive southwest Pakistan on Friday, killing seven people, including five nearby children, officials said, reports AP. Local police chief Fateh Mohammad said the attack occurred in Mastung, a district in Balochistan province. He said a motorized rickshaw carrying schoolchildren was nearby when the bombing happened, ...

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Indian goods worth Tk 2cr seized in Sylhet

Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) seized Indian goods worth nearly Tk two crore from various border points in Sylhet. The operation, led by the 48 BGB Sylhet Battalion, took place on Thursday night based on secret information. The goods were seized from several areas, including Protappur and Songram BOP, in Goainghat upazila. Lt. Col. Md. Hafizur Rahman, commander of the Sylhet ...

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Diesel, kerosene prices cut by Tk 0.50 for Nov

The government has reduced the retail prices of diesel and kerosene by Tk 0.50 to Tk 105 per litre from Tk105.50 for the month of November. However, the prices of octane and petrol were remained unchanged at Tk125 and Tk121 per litre respectively. The Ministry of Power, Energy, and Mineral Resources through a press release on Thursday confirmed the price ...

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Dengue: Seven more die, 1,243 hospitalised

Seven more people died of dengue while 1,243 new patients were hospitalised with the Aedes mosquito-borne disease across Bangladesh in the past 24 hours till Thursday morning. According to the daily update of Directorate General of Health Services, with the new counts, the number of hospitalised dengue patients has reached 61,817 so far this year, and 297 people died among ...

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Trump condemns ‘attacks on minorities’ in Bangladesh

Republican Donald Trump, who is running again for the White House, has strongly condemned the “barbaric violence against Hindus, Christians, and other minorities who are getting attacked and looted by mobs in Bangladesh”. “It would have never happened on my watch. Kamala and Joe have ignored Hindus across the world and in America. They have been a disaster from Israel ...

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Ban on polythene bags at all markets begins today

The ban on using polythene and polypropylene bags in all markets across the country officially began from Friday (November 1). On September 24, interim government advisor on environment, forest, and climate change, Syeda Rizwana Hasan, announced that from November 1, all types of plastic bags would be prohibited, and no customer should be given such bags. The Department of Environment ...

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A change-making Budget and a moment of jeopardy

This was a huge, change-making budget. Don’t let anyone tell you there isn’t much difference between the main parties at Westminster. This was a Budget with Labour’s instincts and worldview stamped throughout it. There are the tax rises visible from near-earth orbit, the self imposed borrowing rules shredded and re-written – to allow more borrowing – and big wads of ...

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Harris, Trump head west in US election race countdown

Kamala Harris and Donald Trump take their nail-biting White House race west on Thursday (October 31), seeking supremacy on border security and aiming to woo crucial Latino voters days ahead of the US election, reports AFP. Pop singer Jennifer Lopez will bring her star power to the stage for Harris in Las Vegas, as the candidates battle through the seven ...

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Emma Barnett: I spent day at abortion clinic ahead of protest ban

When I arrive at an abortion clinic in south London, four protesters – three women and one man – are gathered on the opposite side of the road alongside a picture of the Virgin Mary, which is draped in rosary beads. They are silently mouthing prayers, and ask not to be interrupted. Protesters outside abortion clinics, standing with signs – ...

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