Sreemangal of Moulvibazar recorded the lowest temperature in the country on Tuesday. The minimum temperature recorded here was 8.9 degree Celsius at 9 am today. 9 degrees Celsius was recorded at 6 am. Sreemangal Weather Monitoring Center official Anisur Rahman confirmed the matter. He said it is the lowest temperature in the country today. Temperatures may remain below freezing for ...

World Bank Country Director to Bangladesh Abdoulaye Seck on Monday promised the World Bank’s support for key reform initiatives that the Bangladesh interim government has undertaken. Seck made the pledge when he paid a farewell call on Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus at the State Guest House Jamuna here, reports BSS. Prof Yunus thanked Seck, who is retiring in January, ...

The Executive Committee of the National Economic Council (ECNEC) has canceled the ‘Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Safari Park, Moulvibazar (Phase 1)’ project in the Lathitila forest of Moulvibazar. Planning Adviser Dr Wahiduddin Mahmud after the meeting while briefing the reports said the ECNEC has canceled the project as the Lathitila Forest is a hotspot of biodiversity and constructing a safari park ...

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Bangladesh has served a diplomatic note to the Indian government to send back ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina to Dhaka. Foreign adviser Touhid Hossain informed the reporters at the foreign ministry in Dhaka on Monday afternoon. He said, “We sent a note verbal (diplomatic message) to the Indian government saying that the Bangladesh government ...

The UK economy had zero growth between July and September, revised official figures show. The revised data comes after a series of disappointing figures including inflation rising at its fastest pace for eight months and the economy unexpectedly shrinking in October. One of the UK’s leading business groups, the CBI, said its latest company survey suggested “the economy is headed ...

Emergency doctors in the UK have issued a safety warning over water beads, which could be given to children as gifts over Christmas. The brightly coloured soft plastic beads, also known as jelly balls, sensory beads, or water crystals, are marketed as crafting tools and homeware items – but also toys. They are typically only a few millimetres but some ...

This year’s Christmas message from King Charles will be delivered from a former hospital chapel, in a year in which the King has been undergoing cancer treatment. The location for the traditional Christmas Day broadcast is the Fitzrovia Chapel in central London, which once served as the chapel of the Middlesex Hospital. It’s the first time in more than a ...

Morrisons has apologised after customers were unable to redeem discounts on their loyalty cards and had Christmas deliveries cancelled at short notice. The supermarket offers cheaper prices to More Card members on certain items, and has been heavily discounting Christmas food. “All our stores have now made the top 100 More Card prices the regular price – including the 10p ...

A seven-member commission has been formed to re-investigate the 2009 Pilkhana massacre. Home Affairs Adviser Lt Gen (retd) Md Jahangir Alam Chowdhury informed this while speaking at an event marking BGB Day at the Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) headquarters in Pilkhana, Dhaka on Monday. The adviser said that Chief Adviser Prof Muhammad Yunus approved the formation of the commission on ...

Tulip Siddiq, a UK Labour Minister and niece of ex-prime minister Sheikh Hasina, has been quizzed by the Cabinet Office propriety and ethics team over an allegation that she and her family members embezzled £4bn(around Tk 60,000 crore) from a power plant project in Bangladesh. The team questioned her on Sunday (December 22), reports The Telegraph. Tulip Siddiq, is facing ...