Prime Minister Tarique Rahman on Saturday inaugurated the Khordda Canal re-excavation work in Waruk Bazar area of Tamta Dakshin Union in Shahrasti upazila in Chandpur. He arrived at the Khordda Canal site by road around 2:40pm and unveiled a plaque of the re-excavation programme. Later, the Prime Minister inaugurated the re-excavation work by cutting soil with a spade. He planted ...

Liverpool manager Arne Slot feels no added pressure after his side’s 4-2 Premier League loss to Aston Villa on Friday that has ​put their place in next season’s Champions League in peril, ‌but admits his side are conceding too many soft goals. Liverpool dropped to fifth place in the table on the back of the defeat, and could end up ...

Prime Minister Tarique Rahman today announced that Cumilla would be declared as an administrative division. “If declaring a division named Cumilla is the demand of the people of this region, InshaAllah, it will be implemented. The BNP government will gradually fulfill the demands of the people,” he said. The premier also said that steps would be taken regarding the establishment ...

Some people think we are odd for swimming in the Thames. “Isn’t it cold?” they ask with a shiver, like they are the ones who just took the plunge. Er, yes, that’s the whole point. Cold water ignites the central nervous system and reboots the mind. “Isn’t it dirty?” they ask. Yes, sometimes, particularly when it’s rained. Then we don’t ...

In series eight of Peep Show, Mark (David Mitchell) is working as a salesman in a bathroom shop when a customer asks him for a “modern but traditional” bathroom. Aghast, he tells the customer that these opposing styles can’t be married when his boss, Super Hans, swoops in to say they can: “Fancy taps but a rainforest shower head?” I ...

Bangladesh Police Headquarters has withdrawn Moulvibazar’s newly appointed Superintendent of Police (SP), Md. Riazul Islam, only seven days after he assumed office, according to an official order issued on Friday. The withdrawal order, signed by Inspector General of Police (IGP) Md. Ali Hossain Fakir on May 15, instructed Riazul Islam to hand over his responsibilities to a senior district police ...

Israel and Lebanon agreed to a 45-day extension of a ceasefire that has tamped down the conflict between Israel and Iran-backed Hezbollah in southern Lebanon, as two days of talks facilitated by Washington concluded on Friday with an agreement to hold further meetings in the coming weeks. “The April 16 cessation of hostilities will be extended by 45 days to ...

Actress and content creator Kaarina Kaisar, who was flown to India’s Chennai for advanced treatment for lung and liver complications, has died. Her father, former national football team captain Mohammad Kaisar Hamid, confirmed the development on a Facebook post early on Saturday morning. He wrote, ”It is with great sadness that I inform you that my beloved daughter Kaarina Kaisar ...

A student of Shahjalal University of Science and Technology (SUST), who went missing from Bichhanakandi in Gowainghat upazila of Sylhet, was found dead after about five hours on Friday. Deceased, Shanto Bonik, was a student of the Petroleum and Mining Engineering (PME) department from the 2023-24 academic session. He hailed from Thakurgaon district. University Proctor Professor Md Mokhlesur Rahman confirmed ...

Prime Minister Tarique Rahman on Saturday joined a roadside rally at Lakshmipur Bazar ground in Barura upazila of Cumilla while travelling to Chandpur on his first official visit to the district as head of government. The Prime Minister reached the rally venue at around 1:20pm. Leaders and activists greeted him with thunderous applause and cheers as he stepped onto the ...