The Election Commission (EC) is set to introduce major reforms to local government election rules, including a ban on campaign posters, removal of EVM provisions and abolition of party symbols, as part of efforts to ensure neutral and peaceful polls ahead of the upcoming local government elections. “One of the major changes is that there will be no posters in ...

A one year and eight months old girl was found dead with her throat slit in Sylhet early today (22 May), with police detaining the child’s mother in connection with the killing. The victim, Maimuna Jannat Toha, was the daughter of Amir Ali and Subina Begum from Puratan Kalaruka village under the jurisdiction of Jalalabad Police Station in Sylhet. Quoting ...

Sleep is essential for good health. It helps the brain function clearly, stabilizes mood, and restores the body. Like proper nutrition and exercise, quality sleep keeps you energetic and focused. A full night of deep, uninterrupted sleep should leave you refreshed. But many people still feel tired despite getting enough hours of sleep. This ongoing exhaustion is often called sleep-related ...

The prime accused in the murder of seven-year-old Ramisa Akter in the capital’s Pallabi area, Zakir Hossain alias Sohel Rana, had previously been involved in various criminal activities, police said, adding that his past record was “not good.” Speaking at a press briefing at the DMP Media Centre on Friday (May 22), DB chief and Additional Commissioner of Dhaka Metropolitan ...

Five children have died within a single day in Sylhet while undergoing treatment for measles-like symptoms. The deaths occurred over the past 24 hours in various hospitals across the Sylhet region. This is the first time as many as five children have died in a single day due to measles-related symptoms; previously, the highest number recorded in a single day ...

Saudi Arabia’s new national carrier, Riyadh Air, is set to launch daily direct Dhaka-Riyadh flights on August 1, intensifying competition in Bangladesh’s booming Saudi Arabia aviation market driven by expatriate and Umrah travel demand. The Saudi carrier’s entry is expected to reshape one of Bangladesh’s busiest international aviation markets, currently dominated by Biman Bangladesh Airlines, US-Bangla Airlines and Saudia. “We ...

New York City will offer its residents a chance to snag USD50 tickets to World Cup games in New Jersey this summer, ​Mayor Zohran Mamdani said on Thursday, with 1,000 affordable tickets ‌up for grabs through a lottery system. The discounted tickets come with free round-trip bus transportation to the stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey and will be ​split ...

Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami Secretary General and former MP Mia Golam Parwar has strongly criticised the Home Minister’s reported description of public execution as a “medieval” punishment, alleging that the remark amounted to disrespect towards the judicial system of Prophet Muhammad (PBUH). In a statement issued on Friday, Parwar said the Home Minister’s comment regarding “public execution” as the highest punishment for ...

Swiss Ambassador to Bangladesh Reto Renggli held talks with Information and Broadcasting Minister Zahir Uddin Swapon and State Minister for Information and Broadcasting Yasser Khan Choudhury on media freedom, freedom of expression and emerging challenges posed by artificial intelligence and disinformation. According to a Facebook post by the Embassy of Switzerland in Bangladesh, the Swiss envoy welcomed the government’s commitment ...

Imports of high-tariff goods such as vehicles, electronics and cosmetics have fallen sharply in Bangladesh, dealing a major blow to revenue collection at Chattogram Custom House, the country’s largest revenue-generating customs station. As a result, the customs authority is heading towards another significant revenue shortfall in the 2025-26 fiscal year. The National Board of Revenue (NBR) set a revenue collection ...