BNP standing committee member Barrister Rafiqul Islam Miah was admitted to Ibn Sina Hospital in the capital on Monday afternoon as his health condition deteriorated. BNP media cell member Shayrul Kabir Khan confirmed the matter to the media. The BNP leader was admitted to the hospital at 2pm, he said. Rafiqul Islam Miah has been suffering from various health complications ...

Six divisions including Dhaka have been experiencing mild to moderate heat wave and it may continue for next five days commencing Monday, according to Bangladesh Meteorological Department. County’s highest temperature was recorded in Rangamati at 40 degree Celsius on Sunday. “Mild to moderate heat wave is sweeping Rajshahi, Dhaka, Khulna, Barishal, Chattogram, Sylhet divisions and Rangpur  and  Nilphamari districts and ...

Israel is almost certain to retaliate at some stage against Iran’s unprecedented drone and missile attack, but the question is how and when, say security analysts. World leaders have urged calm and the United States, Israel’s top ally, called on Israel to refrain from a military response, at a time when the region is already in turmoil over the Gaza ...

Tech giant Apple said Monday it would increase spending on suppliers in Vietnam, a key production hub, as CEO Tim Cook arrived in the country for a two-day visit. The iPhone maker announced the news in a statement on its website but gave no details of how much it would spend or where the money would go. Cook is expected ...

Some areas under Palli Bidyut and Sylhet city have been hit by a power outage after a fire broke out at  Kumargaon Power Station on Monday morning. Five firefighting units were able to extinguish the blaze after around one and a half hours’ of frantic efforts. Bangladesh Power Development Board (BPDB) Sylhet Division Chief Engineer Abdul Quadir said that the ...

All government and private offices, courts, banks-stock markets reopened on Monday (April 15) after five days’ of Eid-ul-Fitr and Pahela Baishakh vacation. The clients will be able to do banking transactions as usual from 10am-3:30pm. But the banks will remain open till 5pm. Presence of officials and employees at the Secretariat were seen fewer in number on the first day. ...

The spectre of another disappointing exit from the Champions League hangs over Paris Saint-Germain after a 3-2 first-leg defeat at home left them with a fight to turn around their quarter-final tie against Barcelona in Tuesday’s return. At first, nobody realistically expected this PSG side, in transition with a rejuvenated squad following last year’s departures of Lionel Messi and Neymar, ...

AC Milan were held to a spectacular 3-3 draw at struggling Sassuolo on Sunday to leave Inter Milan within touching distance of the Serie A title ahead of their late fixture with Cagliari. Noah Okafor salvaged a hard-fought point for Milan in the 84th minute on a hot spring day in Reggio Emilia, but second-placed Milan still risk conceding the ...

Iran warned Israel and the United States on Sunday of a much larger response if there is any retaliation for its mass drone and missile attack on Israeli territory overnight, as Israel said “the campaign is not over yet,” reports AFP. The threat of open warfare erupting between the arch Middle East foes and dragging in the United States has ...

BNP Senior Joint Secretary General Ruhul Kabir Rizvi has alleged that Sheikh Hasina-led Awami League government is working to destroy not only political but also the Bengali culture allowing a neighbouring country to expand its aggression in Bangladesh. “The Awami League government wants to introduce the neighbouring culture to appease their master. But, those who have been struggling to bring ...