Imagine receiving a diagnosis of a mental or emotional health condition, only to find yourself prescribed medication for an indefinite period. These medications might bring uncertain hopes and only provide partial relief from your symptoms. Regrettably, this scenario is all too common within the realm of mental health. Fortunately, there is an alternative that holds true promise – naturopathy. Naturopathy, ...

BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir returned home on Saturday from Singapore after receiving medical treatment there for over a week. The BNP secretary general along with his wife Rahat Ara Begum landed at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport by a flight of Biman Bangladesh Airlines around 6:30pm. Talking to reporters at the Airport, he said he went through harassment ...

Country’s renowned economist and former adviser to the caretaker government Dr Wahiduddin Mahmud on Saturday said that priority should be given now on how the poorer section in the country could lead their lives in comfort. “Economic recession is going on all over the world. Bangladesh also faces various economic challenges. In such a situation, we should focus more on ...

Officer-in-Charge (OC) of Habiganj Sadar Police Station Ajoy Chandra Deb has been sent to India for better treatment. Ajoy, who was critically injured in a clash between police and BNP in the district on August 19, was sent to Chennai of the neighbouring country on Friday, said a press release of Police Headquarters. It said that during a march programme, ...

Bangladesh head coach Chandika Hathurusingha urged tigers to bring up their best game against Afghanistan, what turned out to be a ‘do or die’ game for them after suffering a five-wicket defeat to Sri Lanka in its Asia Cup opening game. Admitting the Afghans bowling attack will be a tough ask to deal with, he said they are aware of ...

In an open letter on August 28 last, several Nobel laureates, politicians, businessmen and civil society members requested Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina to halt the ongoing case against Dr Muhammad Yunus which was filed under the labour law of the country. “We strongly protest such an undesirable interference on the freedom of judiciary of a sovereign nation,” said 50 ...

BNP Standing Committee member Amir Khasru Mahmud Chowdhury has said announcing the election schedule doesn’t mean that the election will be held so easily. He was speaking at a discussion at the Dhaka Reporters Unity (DRU) on Saturday (September 2). Ganatantra Forum organised the discussion styled, “Justice, Democracy and Human Rights in Present Context”. Responding to an Election Commissioner’s remarks ...

The upcoming national elections will be held in the first week of January next week, said Election Commissioner Md Anisur Rahman on Saturday. “The parliamentary polls will be held in the first week of January 2024. But yet to fix the date of the elections.” He said this at the opening day of the trainers’ training program at Agargaon election ...

The Bangladesh cricket team reached Lahore, Pakistan, to play the second match, losing five-wicket to co-hosts Sri Lanka in the first match of the Asia Cup. The team reached Lahore around 8:30pm (Bangladesh time) on Friday (September 1). Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) confirmed the news. Tigers went to Lahore from Colombo, Sri Lanka, to face Afghanistan in their do-or-die match ...

State Minister for Civil Aviation and Tourism Md Mahbub Ali on Friday night inaugurated national flag carrier Biman’s Dhaka-Narita (Tokyo) direct flight at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport (HSIA) in Dhaka. The inaugural flight took off from Dhaka around 11:45 pm local time and will reach Narita International Airport in Japan on September 2 at 9:15am local time (6.15am BDST). The ...