Bangladesh and Hungary on Monday signed one agreement and two MoUs to enhance cooperation in different fields including economic and health. The documents were signed in presence of Bangladesh’s Foreign Minister Dr AK Abdul Momen and Hungarian Foreign and Commerce Minister Peter Szijjarto, reports UNB. The three instruments are: ‘Agreement on Economic Cooperation’, ‘MoU on Cooperation within the Framework of ...

The suspension period of the jail term of BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia has been extended by another six months. The Security Service Department of the Home Ministry issued a gazette notification in this regard. Joint Secretary of the department (Prison Wing) Md Ziaul Haque confirmed the matter. With this, the government has so far extended Khaleda Zia’s jail term suspension ...

Sylhet International Cricket Stadium is all set to host a Test match after five years with the first game of two-match test series between Bangladesh and New Zealand on November 28. This was revealed during a press conference on Monday as Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) announced Dutch Bangla Bank as the title sponsor for the three match ODI series between ...

Two more people, who were undergoing treatment at Sheikh Hasina National Institute of Burn and Plastic Surgery (SHNIBPS) in Dhaka with burn injuries, died on Monday, raising the death toll from an explosion at a Sylhet CNG filling station to four. The deceased were identified as Tarek Ahmed, 32, son of Gias Uddin of Sadar upazila and Badal Das, 41, ...

BNP today announced a 15-day fresh anti-government movement starting from September 19 to press home their demands for the release of BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia and resignation of Awami League government. BNP standing committee member Nazrul Islam Khan made the announcement at a press conference at the BNP chairperson’s Gulshan office on Monday. The party has taken decision to go ...

Real Madrid came from behind to beat Real Sociedad 2-1 and climb back to the top of La Liga on Sunday, maintaining their perfect start to the season. Earlier Sergio Ramos made his second Sevilla debut in a narrow win over Las Palmas, while Mason Greenwood played his first match for Getafe, on loan from Manchester United. After Barcelona put ...

Filmmaker Atlee’s latest film Jawan has been earning very well at the domestic as well as global box office. As per film trade analyst Manobala Vijayabalan on Monday, Jawan has entered the ₹800 crore club at the worldwide box office. Jawan stars Shah Rukh Khan, Nayanthara and Vijay Sethupathi in the lead roles. Taking to X, previously known as Twitter, ...

Driven by a passion to protect the planet, Phoebe English hasn’t bought a centimetre of fabric or a single plastic button for her collection at London Fashion Week. The fashion industry is one of the most polluting, accounting for up to 10 percent of greenhouse gas emissions, according to World Bank estimates. “Fast fashion”, where clothes are bought for a ...

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan urged tech tycoon Elon Musk to open his next Tesla factory in Turkey, becoming the latest leader to lobby one of the world’s richest men. Erdogan and Musk have held a series of meetings both in Turkey and on the sidelines of international forums, developing a seeming friendship that they extended on Sunday in New ...

The dengue patients in the countryside have got into deep trouble due to manyfold problems, including lack of facilities for better treatment and saline and test kit crises. The problems have been deepened as health authorities have asked local health officials not to send patients to Dhaka hospitals which are already flooded with patients. Prof Dr Ahmedul Kabir, Additional Director ...