Former Communications Minister Syed Abul Hossain passed away at a city hospital early Wednesday after suffering from a cardiac arrest. He was 72. He breathed his last at about 2am at United Hospital where he was admitted on Tuesday evening with severe heart problem. The minister’s personal secretary Shomir Chandra Dev confirmed the death news. Syed Abul Hossain, lawmaker from ...

Bangladesh suffer a big defeat of 149 runs to South Africa in the 23rd game of the World Cup while chasing the huge 382 in Mumbai. Mahmudullah Riyad, hit a brilliant century to reduce the difference of their defeat, won the hearts of cricket lovers giving the team 111 runs in the tough situation at the Wankhede Stadium on Tuesday. ...

South Londoners will soon benefit from improved transport links as a bus route is set to be extended to the newly built Springfield University Hospital. The extension to route 315 will mean buses will run between West Norwood and the new hospital in Tooting. The frequency of the 315 will remain every 20 minutes Monday to Saturday during the day ...

The decision to deprive Shamima Begum of her British citizenship was unlawful, the Court of Appeal has heard. Ms Begum travelled to Syria in 2015 – at the age of 15 – before her British citizenship was revoked on national security grounds shortly after she was found in a Syrian refugee camp in February 2019. Earlier this year, the now-24-year-old ...

Three physicians from the United States are coming to Dhaka on Wednesday for the treatment of ailing Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) Chairperson Khaleda Zia. The home ministry gave permission following an application of the BNP Chairperson’s family, sources inside BNP said on Tuesday. The government has accorded permission to bring three foreign physicians to Dhaka, said Law Minister Anisul Huq. ...

Israeli police have shut down Al-Aqsa mosque in Jerusalem’s old city, preventing Muslim worshippers from entering, the Palestinian state news agency (WAFA) reported on Tuesday citing the Islamic Waqf department. The Islamic Waqf – the Jordanian appointed Islamic organization managing the complex – said that police officers abruptly shut down all gates leading to the walled compound and stopped Muslims ...

The United States is “closely monitoring” developments in Bangladesh ahead of the national polls, US Department of State said. Mathew Miller, spokesperson at the US Department of State, said, “It’s important for free and fair elections that all stakeholders are able to participate peacefully.” He was addressing reporters during a regular briefing in Washington on Monday. That includes government officials, ...

The by-election to Patuakhali-1 constituency is set to be held on November 26. Election Commission Secretary Jahangir Alam said the EC announced the schedule of the elections after a meeting of the commissioners on Tuesday. He said the last date for submission of nomination papers is November 1 while the last date for withdrawal of candidature is November 9. On ...

The perfect dish for high summer: Felicity Cloake’s som tam. Photograph: Robert Billington/The Guardian. Food stylist: Laurie Perry. This crunchy, addictively savoury and keenly sour Thai salad is the perfect dish for high summer wherever you are, satisfying as it does twin cravings for the cooling properties of fresh veg and the reviving punch of chilli heat. The salty, tangy ...

Citing a new research, Hindustan Times reported that drinking black tea every day may help to reduce the risk and progression of type 2 diabetes in people by improving blood sugar control. Researchers from the University of Adelaide in Australia and Southeast University in China discovered that daily dark tea drinkers had a 53 per cent lower risk of prediabetes ...