Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Wednesday declared another 12 districts and 123 upazilas free of homeless and landless people as 22,101 more families were provided with abodes under Ashrayan-2 project. She made the announcement and opened the distribution of the semi-pucca houses to the homeless and landless families through a videoconference from her official residence Ganabhaban, reports UNB. With the ...

Road, Transport and Bridges Minister and Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader left for Singapore on Wednesday morning for a routine health check-up. According to the minister’s office, Quader left Dhaka on a Biman Bangladesh Airlines flight around 8.45 am. He was greeted at the airport by officilas of the Civil Aviation Authority of Bangladesh (CAAB). Barrister Biplab Barua, Nizam ...

In his dry cleaning shop near the Warner Bros. and Disney studios, Tom Malian looks in despair at a carousel mostly empty of the shirts, jackets and pants it held before Hollywood went on strike. Film and TV production ground to a halt 100 days ago when writers downed their pens, only to be joined on the picket lines in ...

Uncertainty over the future of Kylian Mbappe hangs over French football ahead of the new Ligue 1 season, which starts this weekend. The Paris Saint-Germain superstar has won France’s player of the year award four times in a row and been Ligue 1’s top scorer in five straight seasons, but his contract dispute with the champions has dominated headlines all ...

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Tuesday handed over Bangamata Begum Fazilatunnesa Mujib Padak-2023 to four distinguished women and the national women’s football team for their outstanding contributions to their respective fields. The four women who were conferred with the award are Advocate Sahara Khatun (posthumous) in politics, Anima Mukti Gomes in education, Nasima Jaman Bobi in culture and sports, and ...

The third terminal at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport will be partially inaugurated on October 7. Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina will inaugurated the opening of a part of the terminal. Air Vice Marshal M Mafidur Rahman, chairman of the Civil Aviation Authority of Bangladesh, disclosed it at a press briefing on Tuesday. “Though it was partially opened on October 7, passengers ...

BNP on Tuesday demanded complete repeal of the Digital Security Act (DSA) instead of its transformation. Speaking at a press conference, BNP secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir also said the government’s move to replace the DSA with the Cyber Security Act is tantamount to cheating people. He also termed the Digital Security Act (DSA) the worst black law for ...

According to new UEA research, positive contact with people from diverse groups can lessen the amount of negative conspiracy beliefs about those groups. Conspiracy theories about minority groups are common and can potentially lead to everything from misinformed voting to extreme expressions of prejudice. But a new study published today reveals that bringing people from diverse backgrounds together can reduce ...

In the realm of weddings, tradition has long been regarded as sacrosanct. The age-old customs and rituals passed down through generations have created a rich tapestry of celebration, steeped in cultural significance. However, as time progresses and societal dynamics evolve, a new wave of thought has emerged-one that challenges the status quo and embraces the extraordinary. Enter the era of ...

As traders are not fully prepared yet to market 100 percent of packaged soybean oil, the government will allow sale of loose soybean oil for six more months. However, the sale of loose soybean oil in the market will be completely prohibited after the next six months, said Director General of the National Consumer Rights Protection Directorate (NCRPD) AHM Shafiquzzaman. ...