Popular actress Jaya Ahsan has recently offered a rare glimpse into her personal and professional life, from upcoming films to relationship revelations, in a conversation blending warmth, humour and candour. In a fun yet emotionally layered interview with Kolkata-based YouTube channel Indulge Express, she discussed her latest Bengali releases, her journey across cinema, her love for animals, and her first ...

Bangladesh Quality Improvement Convention 2025 brought together more than 200 healthcare professionals, policymakers, researchers, students, and development partners on Saturday at InterContinental Dhaka under the theme “Transforming Healthcare Together.” The day-long event marked a significant milestone in the country’s pursuit of safe, effective, and people-centered healthcare, positioning quality improvement (QI) as a national priority rather than an optional add-on. Organized ...

A scorching heatwave is fuelling dozens of wildfires across parts of southern Europe, forcing thousands of people from their homes and pushing temperatures above 40C (104F). Red heat alerts have been issued in parts of Italy, France, Spain, Portugal and the Balkans, warning of significant risks to health. Spain’s weather service Aemet said temperatures could reach 44C (111.2F) in Seville ...

Elon Musk has reignited his feud with OpenAI, this time turning his criticism toward Apple, accusing the tech giant of favoring OpenAI’s ChatGPT in the App Store rankings and threatening legal action on behalf of his AI startup, xAI. “Apple is behaving in a manner that makes it impossible for any AI company besides OpenAI to reach #1 in the ...

A housewife’s suspicious death occurred at Derai upazila in Sunamganj district on Tuesday. The deceased was identified as Soma Akter, 21, wife of Kayes Mia of Chandipur village under Derai municipality. According to locals, family members took Soma to Derai Upazila Health Complex in serious condition when the on-duty doctors declared her dead. Soma’s in-laws are claiming that Soma committed ...

National Board of Revenue (NBR) Chairman Md Abdur Rahman Khan has said the agency’s recent notice on zero-tax returns is intended to raise taxpayer awareness, not to intimidate anyone. “We do not want to scare taxpayers in any way. We simply want to make them aware,” he told a press conference on Tuesday at the Ministry of Finance’s multipurpose hall ...

Jaisen Clifford scored in added time to give Marumo Gallants a shock 2-1 victory over Orlando Pirates on Tuesday, which took the Bloemfontein club to the top of the South African Premiership. The substitute poked a cross past goalkeeper Sipho Chaine and home supporters in a capacity 15,000 crowd erupted with joy at the unexpected second-round triumph. Pirates, reeling from ...

Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM), the national university of Malaysia, has conferred an honorary doctorate degree on Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus in recognition of his exceptional contribution to social entrepreneurship. The ceremony took place at the UKM auditorium in Kuala Lumpur, where the university’s chancellor formally presented the honorary degree to Prof Yunus. Upon his arrival, the chancellor personally welcomed ...

Bangladesh has strongly raised the issue of undocumented or irregular Bangladeshi migrants with Malaysia’s top leadership, aiming for a long-term solution to migration challenges, Chief Adviser’s Press Secretary Shafiqul Alam said on Tuesday night. “We are coming here frequently. We are having deep and sincere discussions. They (Malaysia) have responded well and remain serious about migration welfare,” Alam told reporters ...

The Bangladesh A made a good start to the Australia tour, beating DIXI by 37 runs in a practice game in Darwin. The visiting Bangladesh side posted a healthy 181-5 after opting to bat first. Afif Hossain anchored the innings with 33 ball-43 after opener Naim Sheikh provided the early impetus with 36 of 29. After Afif’s fall, skipper Nurul ...