An older woman in southeast Wyoming has been hospitalised with bird flu, state health department officials said Friday. It’s the state’s first human case of Type A H5N1 influenza, which is spreading through animals and some people. Nearly 70 people in the U.S. have been reported infected with bird flu in the last year, according to data from the U.S. ...

A Dhaka court on Wednesday acquitted BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia and seven others from the much-talked Niko graft case. Judge Rabiul Alam of Dhaka’s Special Judge Court-4 handed down the judgement. Lawyer Mohammad Ziauddin Zia was present in the court on behalf of Khaleza Zia, who is currently in London for medical treatment. The other acquitted individuals are former principal ...

Chief Adviser’s Press Secretary Shafiqul Alam stated today that the interim government’s primary objective is to bring back Sheikh Hasina from India and ensure her trial in Bangladesh. Speaking at a press briefing at the Foreign Service Academy, Alam cited a recent fact-finding report from the UN human rights office, which he claimed revealed Sheikh Hasina’s involvement in crimes against ...

After a three-decade hiatus, the Bangladesh Shipping Corporation (BSC) is set to purchase 12 cellular boxships, each capable of carrying 2,500 to 3,000 twenty-foot equivalent units (TEUs). According to a report by the UK-based maritime news platform The Loadstar, this acquisition marks Bangladesh’s entry into the regional container shipping market and signals BSC’s return to the sector after nearly 30 ...

The Hajj flights of this year are going to start on April 29 and will continue until May 31, according to ministry official familiar with the process. Civil Aviation and Tourism Ministry Secretary Nasrin Jahan on Tuesday announced the Hajj flights schedule. She said the estimated hajj pilgrims this year will be 87,100 from Bangladesh to perform Hajj, reports BSS. ...

Directorate of National Consumer Rights Protection (DNCRP) has fined four shops due to not selling products at fair prices in Moulvibazar. An operation led by Special Task Force Committee President Additional Deputy Commissioner (General) Bulbul Ahmed and Assistant Director of Moulvibazar DNCRP Md. Al Amin, conducted monitoring and awareness activities in various places across the sadar upazila. Other members of ...

The government has decided to export 11,000 metric tonnes of hilsa to Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) for Bangladeshi expatriates.

Syeda Monalisa Islam, wife of former Public Administration Minister Farhad Hossain, was arrested from the capital’s Eskaton area on Sunday night. Law enforcement officials carried out a raid at a residence in Eskaton at night and took her into custody, confirmed Sheikh Mejbah Uddin, Meherpur Sadar Police Station OC. Syeda Monalisa was the vice-president of central Jubo League committee. She ...

A discussion meeting was held between the Bangladesh Secretariat Officers and Employees’ Council and the Finance Secretary on Sunday. During the meeting, held around 4:30 PM at the Finance Secretary’s office, the council’s President, Md. Badiul Kabir, and General Secretary, Nizam Uddin Ahmed, submitted a four-point demand to the Finance Secretary. The key demands included: 1. Immediate Implementation of Dearness ...

A record number of people were arrested in London last month for working illegally, the Home Office has said writes Issy Clarke In January UK immigration enforcement teams carried out 209 illegal working visits and made 142 arrests, a 70 per cent increase from the same period last year. Across the country, officials made 609 arrests in premises including nail ...