World Bank will provide USD 300 million assistance to support the Bangladesh Clean Air Project (BCAP), which aims to strengthen air quality management and reduce emissions from key sectors. Syeda Rizwana Hasan, adviser to the Ministry of Environment, Forest, Climate Change, and Water Resources, shared the information following a high-level meeting with Martin Raiser, vice president of the World Bank ...

Ingredients: v    Medium-sized Rui fish head – 1 piece v    Chopped onion – 3 tbsps v    Sliced green chilies – 7 pieces v    Moong dal (yellow lentils) – 1 cup v    Chili powder – 1 tsp v    Cumin powder – 1 tsp v    Turmeric powder – 1 tsp v    Ginger-garlic paste – 1 tsp v    Salt – to taste v    ...

A lot of us have been there, locked in a metal cylinder flying at more than 500mph (804km/h), gritting our teeth about the armrest the person to the left is hogging. Or the person next to the window who keeps getting up to go to the toilet, or the person in front who has suddenly put their seat back, squashing ...

The former Labour MP Rosie Duffield has said Keir Starmer has “a problem with women” and that the government was “more interested in greed and power” than making changes to the country. In a broadside at Starmer’s leadership, Duffield told the BBC she was Labour “in my heart and soul” but said the scandal over senior party figures’ acceptance of ...

The joint forces in a drive arrested 35 people, including a top drug dealer, and recovered firearms with ammunition from Geneva camp in Mohammadpur of Dhaka early Sunday. Senior Assistant Director (media) and Senior Police Super Shihab Karim of RAB-2 said the joint forces, led by RAB-2 recovered local arms, two pistols, 20 rounds of bullet and illegal drugs in ...

Three fishermen were killed in different lightning strikes while catching fish in haors at Jamalganj and Dowarabazar upazilas in Sunamganj district on Saturday morning. The deceased were identified as Md Jalal Miah, son of Chan Miah, and Md Jashim Uddin, son of Md Nurul Haque, residents of West Polirchar village under Pandargaon union in Dowarabazar upazila.  Anothr deceased was identified ...

Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus arrived in Dhaka early Sunday, concluding a productive visit marked by a series of high-level meetings with global leaders. Prof Yunus and his delegation arrived at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport at 3:32 AM on a Qatar Airways commercial flight. During his four-day stay in New York, Prof Yunus participated in over 40 major events on ...

Mahmudur Rahman, former acting editor of the daily Amar Desh, was sent to jail on Sunday in a case filed for plotting to kidnap and kill former prime minister Sheikh Hasina’s son Sajeeb Wazed Joy. Earlier in the morning, Mahmudur Rahman surrendered before the court of Dhaka Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Md Mahbubul Haque and sought bail with a condition ...

World leaders warned of potential repercussions on Saturday after Lebanese militant group Hezbollah announced its longtime leader Hassan Nasrallah was killed in an Israeli air strike on a suburb of Beirut. The killing of the Iran-backed group’s chief has intensified fears of all-out war in the Middle East. US President Joe Biden welcomed “a measure of justice”. – Iran – ...

Lionel Messi grabbed the equaliser as a misfiring Inter Miami were held to a 1-1 draw at home against Charlotte FC in Major League Soccer on Saturday. Despite the setback of a third straight draw, Miami — already assured of a place in the playoffs — remain top of the Eastern Conference and the Supporters Shield regular season standings. Charlotte, ...