Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus on Monday inaugurated a special lounge for the country’s migrant workers at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport (HSIA) in the capital. “Our migrant workers are nation builders. In the July-August mass uprising, they played a big role. We will always be grateful to them,” he said, reports BSS. “We believe this lounge will make their travel ...

Taylor Swift led the way at the 2024 MTV Europe Music Awards in Manchester on Sunday, picking up four awards on a night dominated by female artists, including Tyla and Sabrina Carpenter, reports AFP. The ceremony’s 30th edition, which brought the biggest names in world music to northwest England, saw Swift take home trophies for best artist, best live, best ...

A court in Sylhet has granted a five-day remand for four suspects in connection with the brutal murder of six-year-old Muntaha Akhtar Zerin in Sylhet’s Kanaighat upazila. The decision was made by Sylhet Senior Judicial Magistrate Court-4 Judge Kazi Md. Abu Zaher Badol at around 3 PM on Monday. Earlier, the suspects were presented in court at 1:30 PM, where ...

Ingredients: For the Fish: v 7 tbsp (55 gm) all-purpose flour, divided v 7 tbsp (55 gm) cornstarch v 1 tsp baking powder v Fine salt, to taste v Freshly ground black pepper, to taste v 1/3 cup cold dark beer v 1/3 cup cold sparkling water v 4 (7-ounce) thick, white fish fillets For the Chips: v 2 pounds ...

Country’s export earnings in October witnessed a healthy growth of 20.60 per cent fetching US$4.13 billion, up by $0.71 billion from $3.42 billion of the same month of the last year. According to data released by the Export Promotion Bureau (EPB), in the first four months of the current fiscal year 2024-25, exports grew by 10.8 per cent to reach ...

During the ongoing CoP 29 Global Climate Conference in Baku, leaders from Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) representing Most Vulnerable Countries (MVCs) and Least Developed Countries (LDCs) convened a press conference, emphasizing the urgent need for decisive action from major carbon-emitting nations. The event titled “LDCs & MVC Peoples’ Expectations at CoP 29” focused on pressing demands for a fossil fuel ...

Five more dengue patients died and 1,194 more people admitted to the hospitals across the country with the viral disease during the last 24 hours till Monday morning. According to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS), with the latest casualties, the death toll from the mosquito-borne disease reached to 360 this year. Of them, two died in Dhaka South ...

Napoli held Inter Milan to a 1-1 draw on Sunday and maintained their lead at the top of Serie A as a host of teams now line up to contend for top spot. Antonio Conte’s Napoli are a point ahead of Inter and three other teams after escaping the San Siro with a hard-fought draw in which Hakan Calhanoglu slammed ...

The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court (SC) on Monday stayed 10-year jail sentence of BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia in Zia Orphanage Trust graft case. A three-member bench of the Appellate Division, headed by Justice Md Ashfaqul Islam, passed the order after holding hearing on two separate leave to appeal petitions filed by Khaleda. The court also said the punishment ...

There have been no arrests or crackdowns on the supporters of US president-elect Donald Trump in Bangladesh, said Chief Adviser’s press wing on Sunday night. Some Indian newspapers have been “aggressively spreading misinformation” about the student-led mass uprising since former Prime Sheikh Hasina was ousted in a popular revolution in August, said the press wing through its fact-checking Facebook page. ...