Five more people died with measles symptoms across the country in the last 24 hours ending Thursday morning, while 1,031 new suspected and confirmed cases were reported during the same period. The Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) released the update through a press bulletin sent from its control room on Thursday (August 27). According to the bulletin, 956 people ...

Muhammad Kader Gani Chowdhury, Secretary General of the Bangladesh Federal Union of Journalists (BFUJ) and Member Secretary of the Bangladesh Sammilito Peshajibi Parishad, has been appointed Managing Director and Editor-in-Chief of Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha (BSS) on a contractual basis. The Public Administration Ministry issued a notification to this effect on Thursday through its Contract and Foreign Employment Branch. According to ...

Few dinners fill bellies and nourish souls as effortlessly as a good old-fashioned roast, so we thought we’d share four of our favourites. From a slow-roasted lamb shoulder to upside-down roast chicken and pork with perfect crackling, these dishes make the oven do the heavy lifting. This easy recipe turns the traditional roast chook on its head. Placing the bird ...

Tea workers at 23 plantations in Sylhet have begun a two-hour work stoppage indefinitely, demanding that their daily wage be increased to Tk500, an immediate election for the Bangladesh Tea Workers’ Union, and the fulfilment of two other demands. The work stoppage began yesterday (26 August) and continued today (27 August). The workers said the programme would continue until their ...

Mercantile Bank PLC (MBPLC) signed a participation agreement with Bangladesh Bank on Thursday to join a Tk 41,000 crore refinance package aimed at boosting large industries, rural economic activities and cottage, micro, small and medium enterprises (CMSMEs). The agreement was signed on August 27 at a ceremony organised by the Supervisory Data Management and Analytics Department (SDAD) at the conference ...

Kylian Mbappe scored a hat-trick to ensure Jose Mourinho enjoyed a victorious return to the Santiago Bernabeu as Real Madrid defeated Real Sociedad in La Liga. The victory followed Mourinho’s successful start to his second stint in charge of Real Madrid over the weekend, where his side secured a 2-1 win at Espanyol. Supporters packed out the Bernabeu on Wednesday ...

China has agreed to invest nearly Tk 10,000 crore in a housing project aimed at developing modern accommodation for residents of three slums in the capital– Korail, Sat Tola and Bhashantek. Chinese Ambassador to Bangladesh Yao Wen gave the assurance during a courtesy meeting with LGRD Minister Dr Abdul Moyeen Khan at the Secretariat on Thursday. Local Government, Rural Development ...

BNP Acting Secretary General Ruhul Kabir Rizvi Ahmed has said that National Poet Kazi Nazrul Islam was an inspiration behind all major movements in Bangladesh. Rizvi made the remarks after paying tribute to Kazi Nazrul Islam at the poet’s grave on the Dhaka University campus on Thursday morning, marking the 50th death anniversary of the National Poet. “From our independence ...

Prince Harry, his wife Meghan and their two children landed Wednesday in Britain, UK media reported, after the shock news emerged last week they would be relocating from the United States. The couple, who quit Britain for California six years ago amid a royal feud, landed aboard a private jet at Birmingham Airport in central England, The Telegraph newspaper and ...

Habiganj Correspondent : A four-member committee has been formed to investigate allegations of wrong treatment and negligence in the death of veteran journalist and freedom fighter Golam Mustafa Rafiq at a private hospital in Habiganj. Habiganj Deputy Commissioner GM Sharfaraz formed the committee last night following allegations over the treatment provided to Rafiq. Civil Surgeon Dr Ratnadwip Biswas has been ...