The Habiganj district administration has imposed Section 144 across the municipal area to prevent any untoward incidents amid rival political programmes announced by the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) and the National Citizen Party (NCP). The gathering of four or more people, as well as processions, rallies and public meetings has been prohibited at designated locations within the municipal area until ...

Asian stocks rebounded on Wednesday after a brutal selloff a day earlier as anxiety about valuations, rising competition and AI spending rocked markets ahead of crucial earnings from big tech firms and a Federal Reserve policy decision. Oil prices jumped in early trading after fresh attacks in the Middle East shattered the relative calm of recent days in the US-Iran ...

Prime Minister Tarique Rahman said on Tuesday that his government considers ensuring quality education for every student in the country as one of its top priorities. “To this end, integrated initiatives, effective supervision and the implementation of timely plans to bring qualitative changes at every level of the education system will continue,” he said. The premier made the remarks while ...

A German culinary invention has sparked a heated debate online, with foodies divided over the controversial ‘croner’ – a fusion of a croissant and a doner kebab. The unusual street food item was shared on Twitter/X by a user who wrote: “I’m sorry to report that Germans have invented a croissant doner and are calling it a croner.” The image ...

Bangladesh and the International Organization for Migration (IOM) on Tuesday reaffirmed their commitment to strengthening cooperation to prevent human trafficking, enhance border management and promote safe migration through greater use of technology and institutional capacity building. The commitment came during a courtesy meeting between Home Minister Salahuddin Ahmed and newly appointed IOM Chief of Mission in Bangladesh Dr Laura Tomm-Bonde ...

Cometh the hour, cometh the man: Zinedine Zidane did not let down the 100 or so French football fans waiting outside the federation headquarters as he came outside to greet them moments after being unveiled as national coach on Tuesday. The French football icon’s smile was as warm as the sun beating down on the supporters — some of whom ...

A schoolboy has been stabbed to death in Sylhet city following a dispute over a football match. Md Manjurul Alam, additional deputy commissioner (Media) of the Sylhet Metropolitan Police, said the incident occurred near the Kazirbazar Bridge on Monday evening. The deceased, Md Rifat Ahmed, 15, was a resident the Khasdabir area of the city. He was a ninth-grade student ...

Bangladesh is among the world’s 10 most affected countries in terms of hepatitis C infections, according to the World Health Organization (WHO), which has urged stronger efforts to expand prevention, testing and treatment services. In a statement marking World Hepatitis Day on Tuesday, the WHO said viral hepatitis claims about 1.3 million lives globally each year, with hepatitis B and ...

Television actor and Bigg Boss 13 fame Mahira Sharma’s latest music video, Rana Ji 2.0, has failed to impress a section of social media users. The track, released under the Tips banner, is a remake of the popular 1995 song Mujhko Rana Ji Maaf Karna from Karan Arjun, originally picturised on Mamta Kulkarni. While the recreated version retains the original ...

Acting President Hafiz Uddin Ahmad, Bir Bikram, on Tuesday received his first ceremonial salute and held his first official engagements at Bangabhaban after taking charge. On his arrival at Bangabhaban around 11:15 am, a smart contingent of the horse-mounted President Guard Regiment (PGR) welcomed the Acting President at the main gate no.2 of Bangabhaban and escorted him to the venue ...