President Mohammed Shahabuddin today hosted a milad and doa mahfil at Durbar Hall of Bangabhaban after Asr prayers, marking the National Mourning Day and the 48th martyrdom anniversary of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman. The Head of State said his Asr prayers at the Durbar Hall before joining the milad and doa mahfil. Earlier, a brief discussion ...

The US Food and Drug Administration on Monday granted accelerated approval to Pfizer’s (PFE.N) therapy for treating patients with a type of blood cancer that is difficult to treat, the company said. The health regulator’s decision allows use of the therapy, branded as Elrexfio, in patients with multiple myeloma that is hard to treat or has come back after receiving ...

Counter Terrorism and Transnational Crime (CTTC) unit again started their operation at Kulaura upazila in Moulvibazar district on Tuesday morning in search of more militant hideouts in the hilly areas. Based on some information given by the arrested suspected militants, the team started the raid at Tattiuli village under Karmadha union of the upazila and its surrounding hilly areas. Counter ...

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Tuesday paid rich tributes to Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman by placing wreath at his mausoleum here on his 48th martyrdom anniversary and the National Mourning Day. After placing the wreath, the prime minister stood in solemn silence for some time as a mark of profound respect to the memory of the ...

The body of former politician and lecturer Delwar Hossain Sayeedi, who died of heart attack on Monday night, was taken to his village home Pirojpur district on Tuesday morning. Seeing the body, his followers burst into tears. An ambulance carrying Sayeedi’s body reached on Sayeedi’s foundation premise at 10am where a large number of people have been waiting since morning. ...

Manchester United survived an onslaught from Wolves and huge claims for a late penalty to start the Premier League season with a 1-0 win thanks to Raphael Varane’s header on Monday. Wolves had seen manager Julen Lopetegui walk out less than a week before the new campaign, but dominated for long spells at Old Trafford, AFP reported. A combination of ...

President Mohammed Shahabuddin and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Tuesday paid rich tributes to Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, marking his 48th martyrdom anniversary and the National Mourning Day. The Head of the State paid glowing tributes to the Father of the Nation by placing a wreath at his portrait in front of Bangabandhu Memorial Museum at ...

The nation is observing the National Mourning Day and 48th martyrdom anniversary of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman on Tuesday with due respect and solemnity. Bangabandhu and most of his family members were brutally killed by some disgruntled army men on the fateful night of August 15, 1975 and this carnage is touted as the ugliest chapter ...

The United Kingdom wants a free, fair and peaceful election to be held in Bangladesh. UK High Commissioner Sarah Cooke conveyed it to Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina while paying a courtesy call on her at her official Ganabhaban residence in Dhaka on Monday (August 14), PM’s Press Secretary Ihsanul Karim quoted Cooke as saying during a media briefing after the ...

Former England fast bowler Steven Finn retired on Monday after the three-time Ashes winner accepted “defeat” in his battle against a host of injury problems. Finn took 125 wickets in 36 Test appearances for England at an average of 30.4 between 2010 and 2016. The 34-year-old also played in 69 one-day internationals and 21 Twenty20 internationals for England, AFP reports. ...