Advances in childhood cancer are a success story in modern medicine. But in the past decade, those strides have stalled for Black and Hispanic youth, opening a gap in death rates, according to a new report published Thursday. Childhood cancers are rare and treatments have improved drastically in recent decades, saving lives. Death rates were about the same for Black, ...

Awami League general secretary Obaidul Quader has requested BNP and other political parties to participate in the 12th national election. Obaidul Quader said, “We do not want to go to power alone. Want to fight with everyone, want everyone’s participation in the election. But, no scope to overlook the constitution. He said these at a press conference held on Thursday, ...

A total of 12 arson attacks were reported across the country till 9am on Thursday since the Election Commission’s announcement of the next general election schedule on Wednesday evening, according to Fire Service. Of those, two arson attack incidents took place in Dhaka division, one in Barishal division, five in Rajshahi, two in Chattogram, and one in Sylhet, said Fire ...

A total of 229 platoons of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) have been deployed across the country to maintain law and order. Besides, additional number of troops are on standby. Shariful Islam, public relations officer (PRO) at BGB headquarters, confirmed the development on Thursday morning. He said 32 platoons were deployed in Dhaka and nearby districts, while 197 others were deployed ...

Miscreants set fire on a human hauler (leguna) in Sylhet city on Wednesday night, during the first day of the countrywide 48-hour blockade enforced by BNP-Jamaat and like-minded opposition parties. The incident took place at around 8.45pm at Dashpara area under Shah Poran Police Station in the city. According to witnesses, a group of 15-20 arsonists stopped the passenger carrying ...

India clinch a memorable victory by 70 runs against New Zealand in the first semifinal of the World Cup in Mumbai to reach the final of the edition. Mohammad Shami completely rattled New Zealand’s batting line up getting a seven-wicket haul as the Blackcaps were bowled out for 327 runs at the Wankhede Stadium on Wednesday. After that win, India ...

The Left Democratic Alliance (LDA), a platform of left-leaning political parties, has called for a nationwide half-day hartal on Thursday protesting the announcement of the polls schedule. Ruhin Hossain Prince, general secretary of the Communist Party of Bangladesh (CPB), and also a leader of the LDA, announced the strike from 6am to 2pm on Thursday. He said, “The Election Commission ...

A chase and counter-chase happened between the BNP supporters and police after the opposition party brought out a torch procession just before announcing the polls schedule by the Election Commission in Sylhet city’s Jindabazar area on Wednesday evening. Police, however, detained three BNP men from the spot in this connection and used rubber bullets to bring the situation under control. ...

Different political parties have shown their reactions after the announcement of the schedule of the next general election by Chief Election Commissioner Kazi Habibul Awal on Wednesday evening. JSD: Jatiya Samajtantrick Dal (JSD) welcomed the announcement of the schedule of the next general election. JSD president Hasanul Hsq Inu said, “The announcement of the schedule is a strong step to ...

US electric car maker Tesla Inc is planning to double the number of components it imports from India, Indian trade minister Piyush Goyal said on Tuesday through a post on social media platform X. “Proud to see the growing importance of Auto component suppliers from India in the Tesla EV supply chain. It is on its way to double its ...