Medicine and public health experts here today advised people against taking any kind of antibiotics in fever. If you suffer from fever, you should only take paracetamol. Fever accompanied by headache, body ache, joint pain, and skin rashes are symptoms of dengue, they said adding in such symptoms one must refrain from taking aspirin-based medications. Advising the people not to ...

Increasing your daily consumption of ultraprocessed foods by 10% — basically the equivalent of a small bag of potato chips — may raise your risk of dementia even if you normally eat a healthy plant-rich diet, according to a new study. “Our study showed that UPF consumption was associated with worse attention and higher dementia risk in middle-aged and older ...

The Cockroach Janata Party (CJP) has ended its protest at Jantar Mantar following the resignation of Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan and the Centre’s assurance that it would address the key demands raised by the demonstrators. The decision was announced on Saturday after the third round of talks between CJP leaders and a government delegation. The announcement came during a ...

National Parliament Speaker Hafiz Uddin Ahmad will use Bangabhaban, the president’s official resident and office, as his new office upon assuming the role of the acting president following the resignation of Mohammed Shahabuddin. However, Hafiz Uddin Ahmad will continue using the Speaker’s residence in the Parliament area as his resident, he told reporters on Saturday. On the same day, the ...

Prime Minister Tarique Rahman said on Saturday that the government has initiated a comprehensive plan to harness the potentials of semiconductor industry, describing it as the country’s next major economic growth engine after the RMG sector. “The semiconductor industry could emerge as Bangladesh’s next promising economic sector after the RMG industry. The government has already started implementing comprehensive plans, including ...

India’s Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan has resigned following weeks of youth protests over a series of examination paper leaks. “I have sent my resignation to Prime Minister Narendra Modi,” Pradhan said on Saturday. Pradhan’s resignation was the main demand of the protesters camping at Delhi’s Jantar Mantar for over a month. The talks between the CJP and the Centre were ...

A young man was arrested with 385 Yaba tablets and 16 kilograms of cannabis during a joint operation by Rapid Action Battalion (RAB)-9 and Madhabpur Police in Habiganj’s Madhabpur upazila early Friday. The arrest was made at around 1:05am at a checkpoint set up at the Madhabpur bus stand on the Dhaka-Sylhet Highway. The arrestee, Md Faridul Islam, 24, is ...

Legendary singer Runa Laila delivered a spellbinding performance at a special charity concert organised by the Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy (BSA), captivating the audience while raising funds for flood victims. The proceeds from ticket sales will be donated to the Prime Minister’s Relief Fund to support those affected by recent floods. Organised by the Ministry of Cultural Affairs and managed by ...

San Diego FC signed Tunisia national team member Elias Achouri through the ​2028-29 season on Friday. The forward/midfielder ‌still needs to obtain a visa before he can play for San Diego ​FC. Achouri, 27, appeared in all three ​of Tunisia’s group-play matches in the ⁠just-concluded World Cup. He has ​four goals in 33 international appearances. “We’re ​excited to welcome Elias ...

The US Embassy in Dhaka on 25 July issued new guidelines for individuals seeking B-2 visas to receive medical treatment in the United States. In a statement posted on its verified Facebook page, the embassy said applicants must demonstrate their ability to cover all medical expenses, incidental costs, and travel to and from the United States. Consular officers review every ...