The government has formed a three-member investigation committee following the deaths of six newborns at Ad-din Medical College Hospital in the capital’s Moghbazar area. The committee has been instructed to submit its report within three days. The information was disclosed on Wednesday (28 May) by Prof Dr Prabhat Chandra Biswas after visiting the hospital. Prof Dr Prabhat Chandra Biswas said ...

The BNP-led government has started making a visible impact on public life and society by taking up 200 initiatives and projects in its first 100 days and implementing those. As a result, the government has brought a message of optimism and positive change to the nation. This information has been revealed in an e-book published by the Prime Minister’s Office ...

While the rest of the country will celebrate the holy Eid-ul-Azha on Thursday, people in 10 villages of Boalmari Upazila are offering Eid prayers today, Wednesday (27 May), in line with Saudi Arabia and other Middle Eastern countries. Continuing a long-standing tradition, residents of several villages under Shekhar and Rupapat unions in Boalmari Upazila of Faridpur have been observing Ramadan ...

The holy Eid-ul-Azha is being celebrated on Wednesday (27 May), with religious solemnity and festive enthusiasm in Saudi Arabia, UK, USA and other Middle Eastern countries. Devout Muslims are observing one of the largest religious festivals in the Muslim world through Eid prayers, animal sacrifices, and Hajj rituals. The Eid-ul-Azha celebrations in the Middle East officially began after the completion ...

From Jens Lehmann’s rush of blood to “Nayim from the halfway line”, Arsenal will have to banish three decades of European final misery if they are to win the Champions League for the first time. Fresh from clinching their first English title since 2004, Mikel Arteta’s side are preparing to face Paris Saint-Germain in the Champions League final in Budapest ...

Dharmendra was conferred with the posthumous Padma Vibhushan, India’s second-highest civilian honour, and his wife, Hema Malini, received the award on his behalf in Delhi on Monday. The honour recognised the veteran actor’s decades-long contribution to Indian cinema and his lasting cultural impact on the nation, reports NDTV. President Droupadi Murmu presented the posthumous Padma Vibhushan to Hema Malini at ...

Jatiya Sangsad Speaker Hafiz Uddin Ahmad Bir Bikram has urged the treasury bench and the opposition to cooperate with each other to place a pro-people budget to bring comfort in public life. He made the remarks while replying to a query from reporters at Bhola Circuit House on Tuesday. Hafiz Uddin said that he would ensure that the opposition gets ...

Oil prices rebounded to $100 on Tuesday while stock markets were mixed and the dollar firmed after US military strikes on Iran deflated hopes of an imminent deal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz. The United States and Iran have been working on an agreement to end the Middle East war and reopen the crucial waterway to tanker and cargo ...

Former adviser to the interim government Asif Mahmud Shojib Bhuyain said on Tuesday that he was not a member of the “kitchen cabinet,” which allegedly exerted influence on matters related to ministries beyond its jurisdiction. Asif Mahmud, also the spokesperson for the National Citizen Party (NCP), made the claim at an emergency press conference at the party’s central office in ...

Muhammed Shahed Rahman : A condolence and prayer meeting in memory of the late Shafiul Alam Babu was held at a center in east London, at the initiative of the traditional Sunamgonj Jela Shometee UK. On Monday (May 25) Evening, the Sunamgonj Jela Shometee UK organized a condolence meeting and prayer mahfil in memory of the organization’s former joint secretary, ...