The hearing on the petition filed by Jamaat-e-Islami challenging the High Court order for revoking the registration of Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami as a political party, deferred till November 19. A five-member bench of the Appellate Division led by Chief Justice Obaidul Hassan passed the order as the counsel for Jamaat-e-Islami filed a petition seeking time. The SC also fixed November 19 ...

Shreyas Iyer and KL Rahul hit outstanding hundreds as India posted a colossal 410 runs before the Netherlands in the 45th and last game of the round-robin stage in the World Cup in Bengaluru. Both batters made a 208-run stand together on the fourth wicket and provided the hosts to add 126 runs in the last 10 overs at the ...

The harvesting of early and short-duration varieties like Bina evolved Bina-7 and Bina-17 as well as Bridhan-71, Bridhan-74, Bridhan-75 and Bridhan-87 has begun in Sylhet region. Rahim Uddin, a farmer at a village in Golapganj upazila, said, “Bina dhan is a short-duration crop. After its harvest, we can cultivate mustard and then Boro paddy on the same land in the ...

In a bid to tackle lifestyle diseases in the country, Columbia recently passed a new law putting a tax on ultra-processed foods, the Guardian reports. Referring to it as the ‘junk food law’, this new bill is the first of its kind in the world, which according to reports, may set an example for the other countries. According to a ...

“Long colds” can be a thing in the same way that “long Covid” is, with some people experiencing prolonged symptoms after an initial infection, according to a UK study. Common long cold symptoms included a cough, stomach pain and diarrhoea, BBC reports. The findings come from 10,171 adults who completed questionnaires. More work is needed to understand who is at ...

The Bangladesh national cricket team arrived in Dhaka today, concluding a disheartening ICC World Cup 2023 journey in India where they participated in nine matches, losing seven. Captain Shakib Al Hasan returned earlier due to a finger injury, missing the final match against Australia. In his absence, vice-captain Najmul Hossain Shanto led the team, and Bangladesh suffered another defeat. Head ...

The Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA) on Sunday said the authorities can keep their factories closed until vandalism stops and law enforcement agencies can ensure adequate security of the factories. The authorities can do so under Section 13 (1) of the labour law to protect the industry and property, BGMEA President Faruque Hassan said at a press conference ...

Opposition BNP leaders and workers are instigating the ongoing movement of ready-made garment workers in the country, Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal has alleged. He made the allegation while responding to a question of a reporters at his office at the secretariat in the capital early Sunday (November 12) afternoon. The garment workers took to the street in different parts ...

UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak on Saturday condemned far-right protesters and Hamas sympathisers, as hundreds of thousands of pro-Palestinian supporters marched through London calling for a ceasefire in Israel’s war in Gaza. Nearly 2,000 police were out in force to keep rival groups apart, with the march organised on Armistice Day, the annual event when Britain remembers its war dead ...

Islami Andolan Bangladesh (IAB) will hold a mass rally towards the Election Commission on that day when the election schedule will be announced. Its Ameer Charmonai Pir Syed Muhammad Rezaul Karim announced the programme at a press briefing on Sunday at the party’s Purana Paltan office. He said that if the government wants to announce the schedule unilaterally, then a ...