BNP secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir has said their party doesn’t want to go to power through ‘compromise.’ He said even there is not a single month in hands. Only a few days remain to oust the authoritarian Sheikh Hasina-led government from power. All would have to take to the street with courage. Mirza Fakhrul made the remarks while ...

Road Transport and Bridges minister Obaidul Quader has directed the leaders and workers of the Awami League (AL) and its affiliated organisations to guard puja mandaps during the Durg Puja, the biggest religious festival of the Hindu community, that began on Friday . Obaidul Quader also the General Secretary of the ruling AL party made the call while talking to ...

Tolls on the Blackwall and Silvertown tunnels in east London are a matter for the mayor, the transport secretary has said. Mark Harper responded to a letter from Sadiq Khan where he discussed a low-income residents’ discount on the tolls, which will begin in 2025. In his response, Mr Harper said the decision about the tolls “lies entirely with you”. ...

Murder detectives are asking for the public’s help in solving a cold case after the corpse of a man was discovered in a derelict pub freezer nearly ten years after he vanished. Roy Bigg, who could only be identified through dental records, was around 70 when he disappeared in February 2012, police believe. His body was found “wrapped in cling ...

If you’re eating healthier meals these days, congratulations — but what do you snack on? By choosing ultraprocessed and sugary snacks, 1 in 4 of us may be undoing all the benefits of healthy eating, according to a new study, reports CNN. “Considering 95 per cent of us snack, and that nearly a quarter of our calories come from snacks, ...

“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 ...

President Joe Biden made an impassioned call for the United States to show global leadership by backing Israel and Ukraine, saying in a speech from the Oval Office Thursday that defeating Hamas and Russia was a vital US interest. Biden, 80, said he would make an “urgent” request to Congress on Friday for funding to help Ukraine and Israel, arguing ...

The 8th meeting of Awami League Parliamentary Party will be held at the Jatiya Sangsad Bhaban on Sunday, reports BSS. AL Parliamentary Party leader and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina will chair the meeting to be held at around 6pm, said a press release of the Parliamentary Secretariat. AL Parliamentary Party Secretary and Chief Whip of Parliament Noor-e-Alam Chowdhury has requested ...

The West is seeking after establishing control over the global economy but the majority of countries understand that qualitative development is impossible in such conditions, Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin said at the Made in Russia 2023 International Export Forum. Fierce competition is underway in the world for the technology leadership and “for control over the global economy, in the first ...

 Golapganj upazila Correspondent : A teenager was stabbed to death and another was injured over a trivial matter at Golapganj upazila in Sylhet district on Thursday. The incident took place at around 7.00pm near Shahi Eidgah of Amura Union’s Amoni Bazar area. The deceased was identified as Tazel Ahmed, 18, son of Moin Mia, a resident of Amura village under ...