Princess Diana’s iconic “Revenge Dress” is set to return to the auction block this December. As per Vogue, the famous black silk dress by designer Christina Stambolian will headline Sotheby’s standalone fashion evening auction in New York on December 9. The gown is expected to fetch between $150,000 (Rs 1.4 crore) and $300,000 (Rs 2.8 crore). Before the sale, it ...

A young woman died by suicide in Kamalganj upazila of Moulvibazar on Thursday morning. The incident occurred in Narayankhetra village under Ward No. 5 of Munshibazar Union around Thursday (September 10) morning. Police recovered a handwritten note from the scene. The deceased was identified as Jesy Chowdhury,18, daughter of Jamal Chowdhury of the village. According to local sources, family members ...

Around 5.5 percent of Bangladeshi youth aged 18 to 24 are currently using emerging tobacco and nicotine products such as e-cigarettes, heated tobacco products (HTPs) and nicotine pouches, while 28.1 percent have used at least one of these products at some point in their lives, according to a new study. The findings were revealed today at a dissemination event organised ...

The closing and prize distribution ceremony of Inter-Base Hockey Competition-2026 of Bangladesh Air Force was held at Hockey ground of BAF Base Bir Uttam A K Khandker , Dhaka Cantonment on Thursday (September 10) Air Officer Commanding of BAF Base Bir Uttam A K Khandker Air Vice Marshal Haider Abdullah, GUP, ndc, fawc, psc inaugurated the competition on 06 September ...

The High Court (HC) has ordered Grameen Kalyan, owned by Nobel laureate and interim government chief adviser Dr Muhammad Yunus, to pay Tk 666 crore in taxes claimed by the National Board of Revenue (NBR). An HC bench, led by Justice Md Mujibur Rahman Mia, delivered the verdict on Thursday (September 10). The ruling upholds the NBR’s tax claim against ...

Prime Minister Tarique Rahman will not attend the BRICS summit scheduled to be held in India next week, said State Minister for Foreign Affairs Humayun Kabir on Thursday. He said Dhaka was not satisfied with the way the invitation had been extended to the prime minister. Speaking to reporters at the Foreign Service Academy, Kabir said the Premier had been ...

Any candidate who meets the legal requirements will be allowed to contest local government elections, regardless of political affiliation, as the polls will not be held on a party basis, said State Minister for Local Government, Rural Development and Cooperatives Mir Shahe Alam on Thursday.He made the remarks while speaking to reporters at the Secretariat after a meeting with British ...

Former Begum Rokeya University vice-chancellor Prof Nazmul Ahsan Kalimullah was shown arrested on Thursday in a murder case filed with Kafrul Police Station over the July 2024 uprising. Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Didarul Alam passed the order following a petition by the investigation officer. During the hearing, defence lawyer Mohsin Reza said Kalimullah had never been involved in politics and was ...

The Election Commission (EC) has announced the schedule for the by-election to the Thakurgaon-1 parliamentary constituency, which fell vacant after President Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir resigned from the seat. Voting in the constituency will be held on October 29, the EC said. EC Secretary Akhter Ahmed confirmed this to media on Thursday (September 10). The nominations will be scrutinised on ...

Prices of bakery products across Bangladesh are set to rise by up to 20 per cent from Saturday (September 12) as small bakery owners move to offset soaring costs of flour, cooking oil, gas and electricity. The Bangladesh Bread, Biscuit and Confectionery Manufacturers Association, which represents hand-operated and small bakeries, has decided to adjust prices from Saturday. Association president Jalal ...