Representatives from the local business community and the United Nations (UN) focused on strengthening collaboration to mobilise and coordinate private sector contributions to humanitarian response in Bangladesh during a high-level meeting held at the UN House Bangladesh on Sunday. The meeting was held between Lisa Doughten, director of the Financing and Outreach Division (FOD) of the United Nations Office for ...

Moulvibazar Correspondent : There has been an alarming increase in the theft of trees and infrastructure at Mirtinga Tea Garden in Rahimpur Union, Kamalganj Upazila, Moulvibazar, under Deundi Tea Company Limited. Mirtinga Tea Garden Deputy Manager Rezaul Hayat Khan (Emon) confirmed the incident and said that a general diary has been filed with the police station on behalf of the ...

Ingredients: For the Cream Cheese Swirl: * 4 ounces (½ block/113g) full-fat cream cheese, cut into cubes * 3 tbsps granulated sugar * 1 tbsps all-purpose flour * 1 large egg yolk * ½ tsp vanilla extract cream cheese For the Cake: * 1½ (180g) cups all-purpose flour * 1½ tsps baking powder * ¾ tsp baking soda * ½ ...

Eight more children died in the past 24 hours till Sunday morning—seven from measles-related symptoms and one from a confirmed measles case. In addition, Bangladesh recorded 1,421 new suspected measles cases and 143 confirmed cases in a 24-hour span, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) health bulletin. The DGHS said that since 15 March, the total number ...

Minister for Textiles and Jute Khandakar Abdul Muktadir has said the government is committed to the development of the jute sector to meet growing global demand. In view of this, he said the government has taken initiative for jute product diversification, technological modernisation, skills development and export market expansion. The Minister said this while replying to a scripted question from ...

Prime Minister Tarique Rahman has said fuel restrictions or rationing imposed on police and other emergency service agencies have already been withdrawn. He told parliament that the decision was implemented two days ago to help maintain law and order and ensure uninterrupted public movement. The prime minister made the remarks on Sunday in the National Parliament while responding to a ...

The Bangladesh government has called for a fair and thorough trial over the killing of two Bangladeshi PhD students in the US state of Florida. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs also said it is maintaining regular contact with the victims’ families. Speaking at a briefing at the ministry on Sunday (26 April), State Minister for Foreign Affairs Shama Obaed urged ...

Information and Broadcasting Minister Zahir Uddin Swapon on Sunday stressed bringing digital platforms under rules and regulations. “In the present world, it is important to bring digital platforms under a set of regulations and discipline. This is not possible for any single country. In this regard, all countries have to come forward collectively,” he said. The information minister made the ...

Eberechi Eze fired Arsenal back to the top of the Premier League on Saturday as relegation-threatened Tottenham won for the first time in 2026 to give themselves renewed hope. The Gunners were nine points clear of Manchester City just two weeks ago before defeats against Bournemouth and City allowed their rivals to edge ahead of them. Saturday’s home game against ...

The World Health Organization announced on Friday that it had given prequalification approval to a malaria treatment for newborns and infants for the first time. Artemether-lumefantrine is the first antimalarial formulation designed specifically for the youngest victims of the mosquito-borne disease. “The prequalification designation indicates that the medicine meets international standards of quality, safety and efficacy,” the WHO said in ...