The World Health Organization (WHO) has urged for a formal code of conduct to prohibit medical professionals from carrying out female genital mutilation (FGM), emphasizing the critical role health workers must play in ending the harmful practice. In newly released guidelines aimed at eradicating FGM, the UN health agency pointed to troubling evidence that in many regions, health workers are ...

Japan has provided the International Organization for Migration (IOM) $3.5 million to improve living conditions of the Rohingyas and host communities in Cox’s Bazar and Bhasan Char. A press release was issued by the Japanese embassy in this regard on Monday. Japan Ambassador to Bangladesh SAIDA Shinichi and Chief of Mission, IOM Bangladesh Lance Bonneau sighned the note. The project ...

Mahbub Morshed, Managing Director of Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha (BSS), surrendered before a Dhaka court on Monday and secured bail in a defamation case filed by Abdul Hai Sikder, Editor of daily Jugantor. Appearing before Metropolitan Magistrate Zia Uddin’s court through his lawyer, Morshed appeared before Metropolitan Magistrate Zia Uddin’s court in the morning and later, was granted bail on a ...

A Dhaka court has expressed embarrassment over continuing to hear the case filed against cricketer Nasir Hossain and his wife Tamima Sultana Tammi and has ordered its transfer to another court. Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Wahiduzzaman on Monday issued this order, citing time constraints and the impact on other cases. Both Nasir and Tamima were present in the court for ...

More 20,000 metric tonnes of Atap rice from Vietnam has arrived at the Chittagong port on Monday. Under the terms of the G2G agreement, Bangladesh had contracted to import a total of 100,000 metric tonnes of Atap rice from Vietnam, all of which has now reached the country. The process of unloading the rice has already commenced following sample testing ...

Pacer Al Fahad and opener Zawad Abrar put on a record-breaking performance to help Bangladesh Under-19 team thrash their Sri Lanka counterpart by nine wickets in the second game of the six-match Youth ODI series at Colombo Cricket Club Ground on Monday. Having won the game, Bangladesh leveled the series after conceding a 98-run defeat in the first game. Al ...

In a remarkable display of ongoing financial support from Bangladesh’s expatriates, the country has received $2.27 billion in remittances within just the first 26 days of April 2025. The flow of remittances continues strong even after the Eid celebrations, underscoring the crucial role of overseas workers in sustaining the nation’s economy, reports UNB. Before Eid, expatriates had already sent a ...

Police recovered a trader’s body from a residential hotel named Azad Boarding at Kulaura upazila in Moulvibazar district on Sunday night. The deceased was identified as Fasiul Alam, 77, a resident of Sandwip upazila in Chattogram district. According to locals, Fasiul identified himself as a trader and frequently stayed at Azad Boarding, located on Station Road in the town. On ...

National Consensus Commission’s vice chairman Prof Ali Riaz has said that the goal of the commission is to create a national charter that will bring about a change in the power structure. Ali Riaz made this remark during a discussion with Gono Odhikar Parishad on Monday morning. He said, “Everyone must continue their efforts, through democratic practice and unity and ...

Ending week-long engagements in Italy and Qatar, Chief Adviser Prof Muhammad Yunus returned home early Monday. A commercial flight carrying the Chief Adviser and his small entourage landed at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport at 3AM. Yunus joined the funeral mass of Pope Francis at St. Peter’s Square in Vatican City on Saturday. SDGs Affairs Principal Coordinator Lamiya Morshed and Chief ...