BNP firmly believes in the freedom of speech, said the party’s Acting Chairman Tarique Rahman on Thursday (December 19). “We believe in freedom of speech, we believe in democracy. Journalists were not sued in hundreds of cases during the BNP rule,” he said while addressing as the chief guest at a workshop titled ’31 Points’ at Madhabdi in Narisngdi at ...

At least 52 people were killed and 68 others were injured in two separate bus accidents on a highway through central Afghanistan, according to a provincial official on Thursday. One bus collided with a fuel tanker near Shahbaz village in central Ghazni while the other hit a truck in the eastern district of Andar. The accidents happened in Ghazni province ...

BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir has said that the Chief Adviser’s remarks over the next general election is “unclear.” He made the remark while addressing a press conference at the BNP Chairperson’s office at Gulshan in the capital on Thursday (December 19). Mirza Fakhrul said since the Election Commission (EC) has been constituted, there is no need to ...

Every family is now reaching up to the cupboards to bring out warm clothes:the hot chocolate season is here! However, along with all its festivities, drying skin is also peeking through. As humidity drops with the cooling temperature, your skin’s natural moisture barrier is quite confused. As a result, we are all dealing with tight and uncomfortable skin, looking for ...

A five-day REHAB Fair-2024 will begin at Bangabandhu International Conference Center (BICC) in Agargaon in Dhaka on December 23 and will continue until December 27. Md Wahiduzzaman, president of the Real Estate and Housing Association of Bangladesh (REHAB), revealed the information at a press conference held at the CIRDAP auditorium in Dhaka on Thursday. He said Civil Aviation and Tourism ...

Bangladesh Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus Thursday (December 19) urged Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif to settle the issues of 1971 to help Dhaka move forward with its relationship with Islamabad. “The issues have kept coming again and again. Let’s settle those issues for us to move forward,” he said during a meeting with Pakistan premier Shehbaz Sharif at a ...

The US reported its first severe human case of bird flu on Wednesday in a Louisiana resident who is hospitalized in critical condition after suspected contact with an infected backyard flock. California, the most populous state, declared an emergency over the H5N1 virus as it spread more widely in dairy herds and after it has infected dozens of farm workers ...

The former additional deputy commissioner (ADC) of Sylhet Metropolitan Police (SMP) Sadeq Kawsar Dastagir has been placed on a five-day remand in a case filed over the murder of journalist ATM Turab during the recent student movement. Sylhet Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Abdul Momen passed the order on Thursday as police placed Dastagir before the court and prayed for a ...

RAB arrested former member of parliament from Bogura-6 constituency Ragebul Ahasan Ripu. There are a total of 13 cases against him, including murder, with various police stations in Bogura district. RAB’s Legal and Media Wing Director Lt. Col. Munim Ferdous gave this information on Thursday (December 19). He said that Ragebul Ahasan Ripu was hiding at Mohanganj in Netrakona district. ...

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken called Wednesday on Syria’s triumphant HTS rebels to follow through on promises of inclusion, saying it can learn a lesson from the isolation of Afghanistan’s Taliban. The Islamist movement rooted in Al-Qaeda and supported by Turkey has promised to protect minorities since its lightning offensive toppled strongman Bashar al-Assad this month following years of ...