Mercantile Bank PLC has launched a 100-hour entrepreneurship development training programme in Chattogram under the Skills for Industry Competitiveness and Innovation Program (SICIP), aimed at enhancing entrepreneurial skills. The month-long training is being conducted under the supervision of Bangladesh Bank as part of the Ministry of Finance’s SICIP, funded by the Asian Development Bank (ADB). The inaugural ceremony was presided ...

People in flood-affected areas of Moulvibazar have fallen into extreme trouble with their cattle during the ongoing flood. Flood has been the main reason for the severe crisis of cattle feed. Many cattle have fallen ill due to a lack of food. Under these circumstances, many are unable to sell their cattle. Although the floodwaters are receding, a severe crisis ...

Bangladesh has urged Saudi Arabia to reduce taxes and charges on Hajj flights and restore Category D accommodation to help lower Hajj expenses for Bangladeshi pilgrims. The request was made during a meeting between Saudi Ambassador Dr Abdullah Zafar H. Bin Abiar, Civil Aviation and Tourism Adviser Afroza Khanam and State Minister M Rashiduzzaman Millat at the Secretariat on Monday. ...

Health and Family Welfare Minister Sardar Md Sakhawat Hossain on Monday said the government has cancelled the leave of health workers in flood-hit districts and taken the highest level of preparedness to ensure uninterrupted healthcare services for affected people. “The leave of health workers in the flood-affected areas has been cancelled so that they remain on duty in the field. ...

After a long hiatus, acclaimed actor Zahid Hasan has reunited with director Mohammad Mostafa Kamal Raz for the romantic drama “Pothhara Mon”. The project also stars Khairul Basar, Tanjim Saiyara Totini and Deepa Khandaker in lead roles, while Dr Ejazul Islam and Monira Akter Mithu appear in pivotal characters. According to director Raz, “Pothhara Mon” explores love, relationship conflicts and ...

Abu Sadiq Kayem, the Central International Secretary of Bangladesh Islami Chhatra Shibir and Vice-President (VP) of Dhaka University Central Students’ Union (DUCSU), has formally left Chhatra Shibir. He announced the matter in a post on his verified Facebook account on Monday (July 13). In the Facebook post, Sadiq Kayem wrote that his formal departure took place that day as part ...

Transport for London (TfL) has confirmed changes to the number 19 and 38 bus routes that operate to and from central London and said it will introduce a new service. Provisionally numbered 10, the new route is planned to “maintain essential capacity” between Essex Road and Holborn, and to keep direct links between Battersea Bridge and central London, the transport ...

Olly Robbins, the former Foreign Office chief sacked by Keir Starmer over the Peter Mandelson security vetting scandal, has submitted a legal challenge over his dismissal. Robbins has applied to the high court for a judicial review of the prime minister’s decision to remove him as the top civil servant at the Foreign Office, the FDA union representing him said ...

The Carpet Shop nightclub in Peckham, south London, is ordinarily packed with rowdy crowds at the weekend. But Saturday night’s liveliness was not congregated around the DJ on the dancefloor, the crowd was at the sold-out venue for England’s victorious quarter-final game at the 2026 World Cup, and the young spectators were there for the fashion as much as they ...

As many as 54 people have been killed and more than six lakh families have suffered losses amid the ongoing short-term floods in seven southeastern and northeastern districts of the country. The Ministry of Disaster Management and Relief revealed the casualties and damages in an update on Monday. The affected districts are: Chattogram, Cox’s Bazar, Bandarban and Rangamati in the ...