Minister for Textiles and Jute Khandakar Abdul Muktadir has said the government is committed to the development of the jute sector to meet growing global demand. In view of this, he said the government has taken initiative for jute product diversification, technological modernisation, skills development and export market expansion. The Minister said this while replying to a scripted question from ...

Prime Minister Tarique Rahman has said fuel restrictions or rationing imposed on police and other emergency service agencies have already been withdrawn. He told parliament that the decision was implemented two days ago to help maintain law and order and ensure uninterrupted public movement. The prime minister made the remarks on Sunday in the National Parliament while responding to a ...

The Bangladesh government has called for a fair and thorough trial over the killing of two Bangladeshi PhD students in the US state of Florida. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs also said it is maintaining regular contact with the victims’ families. Speaking at a briefing at the ministry on Sunday (26 April), State Minister for Foreign Affairs Shama Obaed urged ...

Information and Broadcasting Minister Zahir Uddin Swapon on Sunday stressed bringing digital platforms under rules and regulations. “In the present world, it is important to bring digital platforms under a set of regulations and discipline. This is not possible for any single country. In this regard, all countries have to come forward collectively,” he said. The information minister made the ...

Eberechi Eze fired Arsenal back to the top of the Premier League on Saturday as relegation-threatened Tottenham won for the first time in 2026 to give themselves renewed hope. The Gunners were nine points clear of Manchester City just two weeks ago before defeats against Bournemouth and City allowed their rivals to edge ahead of them. Saturday’s home game against ...

The World Health Organization announced on Friday that it had given prequalification approval to a malaria treatment for newborns and infants for the first time. Artemether-lumefantrine is the first antimalarial formulation designed specifically for the youngest victims of the mosquito-borne disease. “The prequalification designation indicates that the medicine meets international standards of quality, safety and efficacy,” the WHO said in ...

Golam Sarwar Milon, former lawmaker for Manikganj-4 constituency and former Deputy Minister of Education, has passed away at his residence in the capital. He was 69. Family sources said that Milon breathed his last following a cardiac arrest in the early hours of Sunday (April 26). He was later taken to Popular Medical College Hospital where on-duty doctors declared him ...

Bangla Mirror Desk : Ahead of the May 7 election for London’s traditional Tower Hamlets Council, Labour Party mayoral candidate Sirajul Islam officially announced his election manifesto, and this time he exchanged views with UK Bangla Reporters Unity for the second time about the election plan and talked about change. On Thursday (April 23) Evening, in a hall in East ...

When you walk into Liberty Drink House, or just Liberty Falooda as the locals lovingly call it, you’ll enter a small, vintage-style shop frozen in time. The old-fashioned logo, the retro tiles, and the classic seating arrangements make you feel as if the 20th century never really left. It’s the kind of place where people don’t just stop by for ...

Motherhood begins with immense joy, but soon, physical and mental exhaustion step in. The body feels unfamiliar, and the mind rides an emotional roller coaster. In the middle of sleepless nights and feeding schedules, self-care quietly fades away. The “baby blues” often step in, leaving many mothers feeling fragile and overwhelmed. Yet, recovery is not a luxury but a necessity. ...