Two visiting US Congressmen Ed Case and Richard McCormick on Sunday visited Bangabandhu Memorial Museum at Dhanmondi 32 in Dhaka. They paid tribute to Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman by placing a wreath at his portrait, reports UNB. Officials briefed them and gave them a tour of the museum. The congressmen are scheduled to meet with government ...

A significant surge in dengue fever cases has gripped Bangladesh, the UN World Health Organization (WHO) reported on Friday (Aug 11), calling for efforts to control the mosquito vector population and minimize individual exposure such as using mosquito repellents and wearing long-sleeved clothes. The outbreak, which escalated rapidly since late June, has seen a total of 80,074 confirmed cases and ...

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Sunday urged the country’s alem-uleama to cooperate with her government to eradicate religious superstitions, terrorism and militancy so no one can misguide the children by wrong interpretation of Islam. “I want your cooperation in eradicating religious, superstition, terrorism and militancy. We especially request you to keep watch so our children don’t follow the wrong path,” ...

Nobel Laureate Prof Muhammad Yunus has filed an appeal with a Chamber Judge challenging the High Court order that earlier rejected his petition against charge frame in a case filed over labour law violation. Barrister Abdullah Al Mamun filed the application on Sunday morning on behalf of Dr Yunus. The HC on August 8 rejected the petition filed challenging the ...

Members of Criminal Investigation Department (CID) have arrested 12 persons, including seven doctors, for their involvement in medical admission question papers leakage. They have been arrested from different parts of the country since July 30. The gang is involved in the medical college admission questions leak from 2001 to 2017. in this period, the gang members leaked the question 10 ...

Commerce Minister Tipu Munshi has said that if the price does not come down, the decision to import eggs will be taken. “We will allow the Ministry of Fisheries and Livestock to import eggs, if they ask for permission.” The minister came up with the information while inaugurating the sale of TCB products to 1 crore family card holders in ...

Cristiano Ronaldo guided 10-man Al-Nassr to their first ever Arab Club Champions Cup title after scoring twice in a 2-1 extra-time win over fellow Saudi side Al-Hilal on Saturday. Ronaldo failed to land a trophy last season after his move to Al-Nassr, who finished runners-up in the Saudi Pro League, but the 38-year-old scored six times in the tournament to ...

Prime Minister and Awami League President Sheikh Hasina on Saturday said there is no global power behind the BNP-Jamaat nexus as no foreign countries take side with looters. “They claimed they have (global power). Which power is with them? We want to know. There is no (such global) power with them. No one sides with looters,” she said. Sheikh Hasina ...

Members of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) in a drive recovered a huge amount of Indian sarees and cosmetics worth Tk 4.10 crore along the border in Jaintapur upazila of Sylhet district on Friday night. However, no one was detained in this connection. BGB-19 officials confirmed the matter in a press release on Saturday. Based on secret information that a consignment ...

The state-run Trading Corporation of Bangladesh (TCB) will start selling essentials from Sunday at subsidised prices as part of its selling operations for the month of August. The TCB will sell such essential items among some one crore family card holders across the country. However, buyers will not receive sugar this time. Commerce Minister Tipu Munshi will formally inaugurate the ...