Awami League-nominated candidate from Magur-1 constituency Shakib Al Hasan has provided information on his income and expenditure by submitting an affidavit to the office of the district returning officer ahead of the upcoming 12th national elections. Shakib, captain of the Bangladesh national cricket team across all formats, showed his annual income at Tk 5,55,71,262 in the affidavit. On the other ...

Joao Felix’s superb dinked finish earned Barcelona a vital 1-0 win over Atletico Madrid on Sunday in the La Liga title race. The Portuguese forward, on loan at Barca from Atletico, made no secret of his pleasure to escape the Spanish capital this summer and made his parent club pay at the Olympic Stadium, AFP reports. Felix was criticised by ...

The High Court set Thursday (December 7) for hearing on a bail appeal of BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir in a case filed over an attack on the Chief Justice’s residence. Today was fixed for hearing on the bail appeal. But a two-member HC bench of Justice Md Salim and Justice Shahed Nuruddin set the new date. Fakhrul’s ...

Information and Broadcasting Minister Dr Hasan Mahmud on Sunday handed over the ‘Asia Climate Mobility Champion Leader Award’ to Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina. “Information and Broadcasting Minister Dr Hasan Mahmud handed over the Asia Climate Mobility Champion Leader Award to Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina at her official residence Ganabhaban this morning,” Prime Minister’s Press Secretary Ihsansul Karim told BSS. Earlier, ...

Bangladesh Energy Regulatory Commission (BERC) has increased the prices of 12kg liquified petroleum gas (LPG) cylinders by Tk 23 to Tk 1,404. The new price will come into effect from 6pm on Sunday (December 3), BERC chairman Nurul Amin announced this in a press conference today. Earlier, the BERC had increased the price of 12kg LPG cylinders by Tk 18 ...

An allegation has arisen against Bangladesh’s head coach Chandika Hathurusingha that he slapped cricketer Nasum Ahmed during the World Cup held in India. A legal notice has been sent in this regard toward Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) president Nazmul Hasan Papon seeking an investigation over the incident. Barrister Ashraf Rahman on Sunday sent the notice via an e-mail message on ...

It does not always have to come sliced in triangles inside a square box; you can take the flavour combination and create your versions of pizza in various shapes and sizes. Turn it into a tart; bite-sized cups; or even give a little twist to the recipe — the sky is the limit. Here are 3 easy recipes for you to ...

A drug which stops HIV infecting the body has proved to be a highly effective “real-world” preventative treatment, a study has confirmed. The results of the research on 24,000 people taking it across England, have been described as “reassuring”. Thousands of people are already taking PrEP through sexual health clinics. HIV charity the Terrence Higgins Trust wants easier access to ...

BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Sunday filed a bail petition to the High Court in a case filed over an attack on the chief justice’s residence. The petition was filed to a High Court bench led by Justice Md Salim, said one of Mirza Fakhrul’s lawyers Advocate Gazi Kamrul Islam Sajal. Earlier on November 22, Dhaka Metropolitan ...

Nomination paper of Bogura-4 seat candidate Ashraful Hossain Alom, also know as Hero Alom, has been cancelled for not completed the papers properly. After scrutiny, Bogura District Returning Officer Saiful Islam cancelled his candidature on Sunday (December 3). Returning officer Saiful Islam said,”Hero Alam claimed himself as independent candidate in the nomination paper, though he will contest in the Jatiya ...