At least 33 people were killed and 36 injured in a Myanmar military airstrike near a market in Kyauktaw, a town in the conflict-hit Rakhine State bordering Bangladesh, according to the Arakan Army and a local aid worker. The Arakan Army, an armed group fighting Myanmar’s military and controlling the area, said the airstrike hit Kyauktaw on Monday. Wai Hun ...

Two children drowned in a pond in Kulaura upazila of Moulvibazar on Monday (September 28). The incident occurred in Gourishankar village of Joychandi Union in the afternoon. The deceased were Ali Jiban, 8, son of late Abu Mia, and Rahma Begum, 9, daughter of Lokman Mia, both from the village. Local sources said the children fell into the pond while ...

Prime Minister Tarique Rahman and Ambassador of United Arab Emirates to Bangladesh Abdulla Ali Abdulla AlHmoudi held a meeting at the former’s office in the Secretariat on Monday. During the meeting, both sides discussed expanding trade and investment, increasing employment for Bangladesh’s skilled manpower, and strengthening cooperation in sectors including energy, infrastructure, aviation, ICT, railways and logistics, said a press ...

State Minister for Foreign Affairs Humaiun Kobir said on Monday that Prime Minister Tarique Rahman’s participation in the UN General Assembly (UNGA) has raised Bangladesh’s confidence, honour and dignity on the global stage. Briefing journalists on the Bangladesh delegation’s participation in the 81st session of the UNGA, Humaiun said the visit carried particular significance as it was the new government’s ...

President Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Monday urged Bangladeshi businesses and entrepreneurs to tap the vast opportunities in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, particularly in skilled manpower export, healthcare, education and infrastructure development. The president made the call when a seven-member delegation of the Saudi Arabia-Bangladesh Chamber of Commerce and Industry, led by its President Ashraful Haque Chowdhury, paid a ...

Japan is often cited as an example of longevity and good health in the world. The number of centenarians in the country has also crossed one lakh. But why do Japanese people live comparatively longer? There is no single reason behind this. Their dietary habits, daily physical activities, social life, healthcare and lifestyle—the combined effect of everything plays a role ...

After the attack, looting and vandalism, the Radda MCH-FP Centre in the capital’s Mirpur has now been declared free of occupation, and the healthcare institution’s own signboard has been hung there. On Monday morning, September 28, clinic authorities removed the signboard put up by the occupiers and hung the institution’s own signboard. Meanwhile, renovation work has begun at the clinic ...

SAU Correspondent : Prof Dr Muhammad Shafi Ullah Majumdar has been appointed vice-chancellor of Sylhet Agricultural University (SAU), amid a two-week movement by BNP-backed teachers, officers and employees demanding the removal of the university’s previous VC. The appointment was made through a notification issued today (28 September), signed by Assistant Secretary Md Sultan Ahmed on behalf of the president. According ...

A Tk 30 crore project launched to make Sylhet the country’s first ‘Wi-Fi City’ has remained inactive for years, with internet services unavailable and much of the installed equipment lying unused. Implemented by the Bangladesh Computer Council more than six years ago, the project was intended to provide free high-speed internet access at 126 points across 65 areas of Sylhet ...

South Africa sealed the ODI series against Australia with a 32-run victory in the second match at Johannesburg on Sunday (September 27), taking an unassailable 2-0 lead in the three-match series. Batting first, South Africa posted 365-9 in 50 overs, with David Miller smashing 142 off 93 balls and captain Temba Bavuma contributing 103 off 116. The pair added 156 ...