Biman Bangladesh Airlines has signed a deal to buy 10 aircraft from Airbus. The agreement was formally signed at a Dhaka hotel on Wednesday, adding momentum to Biman’s plans to expand and modernise its fleet. Titled “Spreading Our Wings Together”, the signing ceremony was attended by Civil Aviation and Tourism Minister M Rashiduzzaman Millat, State Minister for Foreign Affairs Humaiun ...

The UK has arrested three people over alleged links to a network accused of helping asylum seekers make false claims about being gay to obtain protection, the BBC reports. Two people were arrested at London addresses on Tuesday on suspicion of fraud and immigration offences, while a third was detained over suspected illegal residence. Officers seized phones, jewellery and thousands ...

Foreign Affairs State Minister Shama Obaed Islam has said statements of support from the international community are no longer enough to resolve the Rohingya crisis, and effective action is now needed. She made the remarks as the chief guest at a Rohingya-related event at the Senate Building of Dhaka University on Wednesday. Shama said the international community must focus on ...

The Bangladesh Energy Regulatory Commission (BERC) has increased the price of jet fuel for both domestic and international flights, with the new rates taking effect from midnight on Wednesday. Under the revised rates, jet fuel for domestic flights will cost Tk 182.71 per litre, up from Tk 165.65 in September. For international flights, the price has been raised to $1.1882 ...

The Executive Committee of the National Economic Council (ECNEC) has approved 13 development projects worth Tk 16,207.55 crore, including a 442-megawatt peak solar power plant in Rampal and the procurement of 30 metre-gauge diesel-electric locomotives for Bangladesh Railway. The projects were approved at an ECNEC meeting held on Wednesday at the Cabinet Division conference room in the Secretariat, chaired by ...

Thousands of people roared. The Monumental Stadium seemed to shake. Argentina was bidding a final farewell to the man taking the field for the last time in the national team jersey. There was only one chant all around: “Messi… Messi… Messi…” It was not a slogan, but something closer to a prayer. Some of those chanting were children; others were ...

Musician and actor Pritom Hasan, and model, actress and singer Shahtaj Monira Hashem are ending their marriage. The couple has decided to go their separate ways due to some significant differences in their mutual understanding. They announced the decision in separate Facebook posts on Sunday night. When contacted, Shahtaj confirmed the divorce to Prothom Alo. In his post, Pritom wrote, ...

Fill your plate with vegetables The fibre, potassium, magnesium, vitamins and various plant compounds in vegetables are beneficial for blood pressure, weight control and overall heart health. Local vegetables such as spinach, red spinach, Malabar spinach, bottle gourd, ridge gourd, bitter gourd, okra, cauliflower, cabbage, carrots and tomatoes are all good choices. Eat fruit, not juice You can eat a ...

Moulvibazar correspondent : The National Citizen Party (NCP) has expelled two of its Moulvibazar leaders over “serious breaches of organisational discipline”. The expelled leaders are Ehsan Zakaria, senior joint convener of the NCP’s Moulvibazar District Convener Committee, and Tamim Ahmed, former joint coordinator of the Moulvibazar District Coordination Committee. The party announced the decisions in two separate statements posted on ...

Chunarughat Correspondent : An assistant sub-inspector (ASI) of Chunarughat Police Station in Habiganj, who was seen in a video saying he bought his police uniform with bribe money to take bribes, has been withdrawn from active duty and attached to the Habiganj Police Lines. Habiganj Superintendent of Police Md Tarek Mahmud confirmed the development today, saying the assistant superintendent of ...