Bangladesh and Malaysia have agreed to significantly strengthen bilateral cooperation in the fields of higher education, scholarships and skill development following high-level meetings held in Putrajaya on Friday. Mahdi Amin, Adviser to Prime Minister Tarique Rahman for Education, Labour and Employment, reached the consensus during a bilateral session with Malaysian Higher Education Minister Zambry Abdul Kadir. Expatriate Welfare, Overseas Employment, ...

One of the most anticipated moments of Ramadan in many homes is iftar and its preparation. After a long day of fasting and prayers, naturally, everyone wishes to break their fast with their desired foods. However, to keep ourselves healthy this Ramadan, it’s essential for our iftar menus to focus on what the body needs for its recovery instead of ...

A Bangladeshi man was shot dead allegedly by members of the Indian Khasi community in a border area of Companiganj upazila in Sylhet. The incident took place last night, approximately one kilometre inside Indian territory, in a betel nut grove. The deceased, Saleh Ahmed Joydhar, 30, was a resident of Karbalartuk village near Dayarbazar area, said a press release issued ...

Ansar Ahmed Ullah A group of European and international civil society organisations has urged the European Union and the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association (CPA) to intensify efforts to uphold legal integrity and democratic standards in Bangladesh. In a jointly signed letter, the organisations highlighted the EU and CPA’s longstanding roles as advocates of human rights, democratic governance and judicial independence. They ...

A PhD student in Berkeley. A 12-year-old in Texas. A content creator in Washington. An undergrad at Stanford. A former math teacher turned homeschool mom in Texas. After a three-day competition in Atlanta, Georgia, these people became national champions for a burgeoning hobby: speed jigsaw puzzling. I have been a lifelong jigsaw puzzle lover. But in recent years, I have ...

On the night Chris Wood returned from six months on the sidelines, a freakish own goal by the Porto defender Martim Fernandes earned Nottingham Forest a draw and fostered optimism of advancing to the Europa League semi-finals. The New Zealand striker was withdrawn at the interval, Vitor Pereira mindful of the bigger picture with Sunday’s home match against Aston Villa ...

Keir Starmer has said he is “fed up” with the effect that Donald Trump’s actions in the Middle East are having on the British public, while appearing to draw a comparison between the US president to Vladimir Putin. Speaking to ITV’s Robert Peston on Thursday, the prime minister said: “I’m fed up with the fact that families across the country ...

Sadiq Khan has called on ministers to take significantly stronger action against social media companies that spread disinformation after a study showed a surge in hostile accounts posting falsehoods about London’s crime rates and integration. In an intervention on what he called “the outrage economy”, the London mayor, who has also written to social media firms demanding change, said a ...

Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) warned ships to keep to a route passing through its territorial waters when crossing the Gulf’s Strait of Hormuz as traffic on Thursday remained well below 10% of normal volumes. Mitsui OSK Lines, one of Japan’s big three shipping firms, is among those caught up in the confusion as firms try to work out ...

Authorities have introduced a QR code-based “Fuel Pass” app on a pilot basis in a bid to restore transparency and discipline in the distribution of fuel across Bangladesh. Under the new system, each vehicle will be assigned a unique QR code, which must be scanned at fuel stations to receive fuel within a quota. The initiative is designed to regulate ...