Australia will ban imports of disposable vapes from January, in an effort to curb nicotine addiction in children. New laws to stop single-use vapes from being made, advertised, and supplied in the country will also be introduced, reports BBC. It comes amid a broader push to phase out recreational vaping completely. Vaping has been marketed as a way to quit ...

An allegation arose against Bangladesh head coach Chandika Hathurusingha that he had slapped spinner Nasum Ahmed during the World Cup held in India. None from the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) spoke about the matter after the issue came to light. However, coach Hathurusingha was questioned over the allegation during the pre-match press conference on Tuesday. Denying the allegation, Hathurusingha said ...

Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal has said that the law enforcers and intelligence agencies will ensure tight security in all churches centering the Christmas Day. “We will deploy law enforcement agencies from early in the morning on December 24 to December 26 morning near at all churches to ensure safety and security of all,” he said after a meeting on ...

The country’s export earnings during the July-November period of the current fiscal year (FY24) totaled $22,232.28 million with a 1.30 percent growth over the same period of the last year. According to the latest statistics of the Export Promotion Bureau (EPB), the export earnings during the July-November period of the last fiscal year (FY23) totaled $21,946.07 million, reports BSS. The ...

Kamolganj upazila Correspondent : A youth was killed and another injured in a road accident on the Kamolganj-Shreemangal road at Kamolganj upazila in Moulvibazar district on Tuesday afternoon. The accident took place at around 12.30pm in Hid Bangladesh area of the upazila. The deceased was identified as Md Awlad Hossain, 20, son of Asadul Mia, a resident of Phulbari village ...

National Heart Foundation Founder and National Professor Brig (Retd) Dr Abdul Malik passed away on Tuesday morning. He was 94. He breathed his last at about 9:40am at the National Heart Foundation due to old-age complications. Professor Malik left behind wife, two sons, a daughter and a hosts of relatives and well-wisher to mourn his death. His daughter Dr Fazilatunnesa ...

A total of 253 arson attacks have been recorded till 6 am today during the blockades and hartals called by BNP, Jamaat and like-minded opposition parties since the end of October. An arson attack was reported between 6 am on December 4 till 6 am today during the second day of the latest road, rail and waterways blockade called by ...

Aspirants or banks or financial institutions will be able to lodge petitions with the Election Commission (EC) challenging returning officers’ (ROs) decisions over rejection and acceptance of nomination papers from Tuesday as the scrutiny of the papers have been completed. As the ROs today completed the scrutiny of the nomination papers submitted by aspirants to contest in the upcoming 12th ...

The ruling Awami Leaque (AL) will not hold any rally in front of Baitul Mukarram’s South Gate on December 10 as Election Commission did not gave permission for it. They will now celebrate Human Rights Day on December 10 indoors. Awami League general secretary Obaidul Quader, also the Road Transport and Bridges Minister, said this to reporters on Tuesday morning ...

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Monday directed the authorities concerned to take measures to restore all canals in the capital city Dhaka and its adjoining areas as well as Buriganga, Shitalakshya, Turag and Balu rivers as soon as possible. The premier issued this directive at a meeting on the presentation of the survey report and the policy decision for the ...