Bangladesh defeated India 3-1 in their final group match of the SAFF Women’s Championship securing a place in the semifinals at Dasharath Rangasala Stadium in Kathmandu, Nepal on Wednesday. Forward Tohura Khatun shone for Bangladesh, scoring two goals, while Afeida Khandaker added another in the first half to put the match beyond India’s reach. India faced an early setback when ...

US Embassy Charge d’Affaires Helen LaFave on Wednesday met with Chief Adviser Prof Muhammad Yunus and informed him that a high-level delegation of the United States will visit Bangladesh in the coming weeks, reports UNB. During the meeting at the State Guest House Jamuna, they discussed issues related to the visit and issues of mutual interest and followed up on ...

Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer has played down the significance of alleged interference by the Labour Party in the US presidential election. The Trump campaign has filed a complaint with the Federal Election Commission in Washington seeking an immediate investigation into alleged “blatant foreign interference”. Sir Keir, who met Trump last month, said party staff going to the US to ...

Health Secretary Wes Streeting will vote against changing the law on assisted dying, the BBC has confirmed. Backbench Labour MP Kim Leadbeater has put forward a bill proposing that terminally ill adults nearing the end of their lives get the right to choose to shorten their deaths if they wish. But in a meeting of Labour MPs on Monday, Streeting ...

The previous government’s Ministry of Health initiated the amendment of the Smoking and Tobacco Products Usage (Control) Act without consulting stakeholders and sector-related parties. This law, originally enacted in 2005, was amended once in 2013. In 2022, the ministry again took the initiative to amend this law, which was later diverted to the originating Ministry under the pressure of public ...

King Charles has arrived in Samoa for a four-day state visit where he will preside for the first time over a gathering of Commonwealth presidents and prime ministers. Prime Minister Fiame Naomi Mata’afa greeted the King and Queen Camilla at Faleolo International Airport where a red carpet had been rolled out amid high winds and last-minute vacuum cleaning. The Royal ...

A vaccine is to be trialled on thousands of people to find out if it could protect against norovirus – a stomach bug that causes vomiting and diarrhoea. The easily spreadable winter virus can affect people of all ages and have huge consequences – often closing hospital wards, taking children out of school and keeping parents off work. The vaccine ...

Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) and Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) recovered six detonators and six explosives from the Baragop Tila area of ​​Tahirpur upazila in Sunamganj. On a tip-off, explosives were recovered early on Wednesday (October 23) in the Baragop Tila area of ​​Baradal Uttar Union of Tahirpur Upazila. In a press release, RAB-9 Sylhet media officer Moshiur Rahman Sohel said ...

Embark on a culinary adventure with these hilly delights. Unique ingredients straight from the heart of the hills give these dishes a burst of flavour. Each dish combines traditional ingredients with a touch of flair, making them perfect for those who love bold and distinctive tastes. Hattol Biji Huro Aera (Chicken Curry with Jackfruit Seeds) Ingredients 1kg hilly chicken pieces ...

More than 39 million deaths from antibiotic-resistant infections could occur by 2050, according to the first global analysis of antimicrobial resistance (AMR) trends. The study, conducted by the Global Research on Antimicrobial Resistance (GRAM) Project, reveals that over one million people died annually from AMR between 1990 and 2021. It projects that by 2050, annual deaths directly from AMR could ...