Lawyer Md Yunus Ali Akand has moved the Appellate Division seeking suspension of the presidential election schedule after the High Court rejected his writ petition challenging the validity of Article 70 of the Constitution and seeking to halt the election process. Akand, who filed the petition, confirmed the matter on Wednesday. The High Court on Tuesday dismissed the writ petition ...

Climate change is the main driver of Europe’s rising marine temperatures, directly adding around 2C of warming in the Mediterranean this summer and severely impacting ecosystems, a study said Wednesday. “From the Atlantic waters off Ireland to the Mediterranean Sea, Europe’s seas are experiencing an alarming surge in temperatures,” said co-author Thomas Frolicher, an environmental physicist at the University of ...

Former Minister and banned AL leader Satish Chandra Roy passed away in Dinajpur, at the age of 95. The veteran politician died while undergoing treatment for age-related health complications at 10:00PM on Tuesday (August 18). His demise was confirmed by his eldest son, Arabinda Roy. Funeral and final rites of Satish Chandra were completed at his family cremation ground in ...

Congo’s Ebola outbreak has surpassed 5,000 cases, with health officials warning that the virus is spreading at an unusually fast pace and putting pressure on response efforts in one of the country’s most remote areas. Data from Congo’s Health Ministry showed that 5,021 cases had been recorded as of Sunday, including 2,378 deaths. The outbreak is unfolding amid insecurity, displacement ...

Mercantile Bank PLC officially inaugurated the Foundation Training Course for its 15th batch of Management Trainee Officers (MTOs) at the Mercantile Bank Training Institute (MBTI). A total of 50 newly recruited MTOs are participating in the comprehensive training program, which aims to develop future banking leaders. Mati Ul Hasan, Managing Director of the bank, attended the inaugural ceremony as the ...

Bangladeshi-origin forward Farhan Ali Wahid marked his first start for Boreham Wood with a goal and an assist as the club defeated Leeds United Under-21s 5-2 in the National League Cup on Tuesday. The 19-year-old, who joined Boreham Wood on loan from Fulham in August to gain senior experience, was handed his first starting opportunity by head coach Luke Garrard ...

Former Chief Justice ABM Khairul Haque was released from prison after securing bail in multiple cases. He walked out of the Special Jail in Keraniganj on Wednesday. Officials from the Department of Prisons confirmed the matter. Khairul Haque granted interim bail from the High Court on August 10 in a case involving attempted murder and explosives charges filed with Banani ...

The measles situation in Sylhet remains concerning as another child died while undergoing treatment with measles-like symptoms in the past 24 hours. During the same period, 108 people with suspected measles were admitted to hospitals across the division. The number of deaths among patients with measles symptoms in Sylhet division has now reached 139 since January 1. The information was ...

Bangladesh and Qatar have discussed issues of mutual interest and explored ways to further strengthen bilateral relations between the two countries. The discussions took place during a meeting between Foreign Minister Dr Khalilur Rahman and Qatar’s Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Dr Mohammed bin Abdulaziz Al Khulaifi in Doha, according to a press release received here today. The meeting ...

Kanaighat Correspondent : Police have detained eight Rohingyas and four suspected members of a human trafficking group while they were allegedly being taken to India through the Kanaighat border in Sylhet. They were detained around 3pm yesterday (17 August) with the help of local residents from Kuorer Mati area under Dighirpar union of Kanaighat upazila. The four suspected traffickers were ...