Opposition candidate Mohamed Muiz won the Maldives presidential runoff on Saturday, securing more than 53 per cent of the vote, local media reported. The election has turned into a virtual referendum on which regional power – India or China – will have the biggest influence in the Indian Ocean archipelago nation. Mihaaru News reported that incumbent President Ibrahim Mohamed Solih ...

Prof. Dr. Md. Delwar Hossain, Senior Consultant, Pediatric, United Hospital and Head, Pediatric, United Medical College and Hospital passed away on Saturday (30 September) in Moulvibazar town. After Jumma prayer, he was taken to a diagnostic centre in Moulvibazar to perform Echocardiogram and ECG. His condition rapidly deteriorated and was admitted to the CCU of a nearby hospital. There he ...

Controlling hypertension is a must to ensure healthy heart as the imbalanced blood pressure can cause heart disease, experts said. They came up with the statement while speaking at an webinar jointly organised by organized by PROGGA (Knowledge for Progress) with support from Global Health Advocacy Incubator (GHAI) on Saturday. The webinar titled “Cardiovascular Disease Risk in Bangladesh and Way ...

Ingredients: v    Medium Prawn 6 pcs v    Cocktail sauce 50 gm v    Boiled egg slice 1/2 v    Orange slice 1/2 v    Lettuce leaf 50 gm v    Lemon wedges 1 pc Method: Headless medium size 6 piece prown has to be boiled into water for just 3 minutes. Cocktail Sauce : 20gm mayonnaise and 30 gm of tomato sauce mixed it ...

In response to a letter from Sampadak Parishad (Editors’ Council) expressing concern over a recent remark about applying US visa policy on the media in Bangladesh, US Ambassador Peter Haas has reiterated his government’s commitment to staunchly defend press freedom and the “right of journalists and media outlets to exercise their right to freedom of expression,” reports UNB. “That includes ...

The price of gold (22-carat) has been reduced by Tk 1,749 a bhori for the domestic market. According to a press release from the Bangladesh Jewellers Samity (BAJUS), the new rate will be effective from Sunday (October 1). Now, the price of one bhori of 22-carat gold (11.664 grams) will be Tk 98,211 21-carat Tk 93,779, 18-carat Tk 80,365, and ...

Japan will provide 2,17,556 million Japanese Yen (approximately $1,500 million) more in seventh tranche under the 44th Japanese Loan Package (2nd batch) for the Matarbari Ultra Super Critical Coal-Fired Power Project. Under the project, ‘Exchange of Notes’ and ‘Loan Agreement’ for 7th tranche of Matarbari Ultra Super Critical Coal-fired Power Project under the 44th Japanese ODA Loan Package (2nd batch) ...

Bangladesh-India co-produced documentary film ‘Goni’ by Drik Picture Library and Untamed Planet won the Jackson Wild Media Awards 2023 in the Global Voices category. Winners of the awards were announced during the Grand Teton Awards Gala on Thursday at the Jackson Wild Summit in Grand Teton National Park, WY. Produced by Drik Picture Library in Bangladesh and Untamed Planet in ...

The names of the two official ICC mascots have been revealed ahead of the 2023 Cricket World Cup in India after fans around the world participated in voting. The International Cricket Council (ICC) on Saturday announced on its official website that ‘Blaze’ and ‘Tonk’ have been unanimously chosen as the names of the mascot duo ahead of the Men’s Cricket ...

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has said that if BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia wishes to go abroad for treatment, she will have to go to jail, and go to court first. “We will be bound to withdraw her treatment process which she is currently receiving at home,” the Premier said in an interview with Voice of America (VOA) on Saturday (30 ...