A Bangladeshi citizen was detained by India’s Border Security Force (BSF) yesterday after crossing into Indian territory from Sylhet’s Panthumai border area in Gowainghat upazila. The detainee, 41-year-old Hoson Ahmed from Paschim Panthumai village, was held around 12:30pm after entering India in search of a cow that had strayed across the border, said Sarker Tofail Ahmed, officer-in-charge (OC) of Gowainghat ...

Leaders of the edible oil traders today sought waiver of import duty on soybean and palm oils along with all value-added tax (VAT) imposed at the production and business stages to stabilise the edible oil prices in the market. The Bangladesh Vegetable Oil Refiners Association made the proposal during a meeting at the Ministry of Commerce, chaired by Adviser for ...

Police have recovered the bodies of two individuals, including a woman, from separate locations in Sreemangal upazila of Moulvibazar distruct on Tuesday. Among the deceased, one was identified as Abul Khayer, 30, son of Ansar Ali and a resident of Muslimbagh area. He was an auto-rickshaw driver by profession. His body was discovered in Kalighat tea garden in the upazila. ...

Sylhet Education Board has achieved a 85.38 percent pass rate in this year’s Higher Secondary Certificate (HSC) and equivalent examinations, the highest in its history. This marks a significant improvement of 13.77 percentage points from last year’s 71.62 percent. A record number of students secured GPA-5 this year, with 6,698 achieving the top grade, a sharp rise from just 1,699 ...

Sir Keir Starmer has not ruled out a National Insurance increase for employers in the Budget, in a BBC Breakfast interview. The prime minister side-stepped questions over whether Labour’s manifesto promise not to raise taxes for “working people” covered employers’ National Insurance (NI), but it was apparent from the prime minister’s interview that NI for employers is going to rise. ...

The UK government is considering whether to require all new electronic devices to use the same type of charging cable. call for evidence launched in October is asking for views on the benefits of using a particular charging cable – such as USB-C, which is used by many modern devices. It comes after the European Union passed a law on ...

Proposals to give weight loss jabs to unemployed people living with obesity could be “very important” for our economy and health, the prime minister has told the BBC. Sir Keir Starmer said he acknowledged that more money was needed for the NHS, and the government also needed to “think differently” to ease pressure on the health system. His comments came ...

Ingredients: v Thick palm juice-1.5cup v Rice powder-5cup v Sugar-1cup v Coconut-1cup v Liquid milk- 1/2 cup v Baking powder- 1/2 tsp v Salt-1/2 tsp v Jackfruit leaves for making pitha v and Toothpick. Method: Extract the juice from the palm. Mix rice powder in it and cover it for a few hours. Now mix all the remaining ingredients. Clean ...

The French authorities want to adopt a new immigration law next year, a spokeswoman said, as the new right-wing government seeks to crack down on immigration. “There will be a need for a new law,” government spokeswoman Maud Bregeon told broadcaster BFMTV on Sunday, reports AFP. The government’s plan to tighten immigration policies and border controls is emblematic of the ...

The World Bank (WB) has observed that bold and timely reforms will help Bangladesh create quality jobs and achieve inclusive growth. Bangladesh’s post-COVID recovery continues to be impacted by high inflation, balance of payments deficit, financial sector vulnerabilities, and increasingly limited job opportunities for its youth, especially women and educated youth, said the multilateral lender in its October issue of ...