People are overestimating how much crime takes place in London and how unsafe residents feel, according to research by King’s College London. Researchers found that respondents thought that 30% of Londoners had personally experienced a crime in the year between October 2024 and September 2025, when the reality was 12.2%, according to ONS figures. Londoners involved in the survey also ...

A section of teachers backed by BNP-backed “White Panel” at Sylhet Agricultural University continued their sit-in for the fourth consecutive day on Thursday, demanding the removal of Vice-Chancellor Prof Dr Alimul Islam over allegations of irregularities, autocratic conduct and corruption. A section of university officials has also joined the protest programme. The protesters locked the main gate of the university’s ...

Bangladesh will face India in the first semifinal of the Women’s Asia Cup in Dubai today, with a place in the final at stake. Bangladesh finished runners-up in their group after losing to Sri Lanka, while India remain unbeaten in the tournament. Bangladesh’s campaign has followed a familiar pattern. They suffered a narrow defeat to Sri Lanka in the group ...

President Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir has urged the Anti-Corruption Commission to bring corrupt people to book through neutral and proper investigation no matter how powerful they are. The president made the call after an ACC delegation led by its Chairman Justice AKM Asaduzzaman paid a courtesy call on him at Bangabhaban on Thursday, said a press release. Other members of ...

Speakers on Thursday said climate action must ensure decent work, protect livelihoods and promote inclusive growth, calling for reliable, disaggregated data to identify vulnerable groups and better target social safety net programmes. They also recommended for focusing on creating employment through green transition, requiring sector an occupation level mapping to identify where jobs will be generated or lost. Thy made ...

Chief of Army Staff General Waker-Uz-Zaman on Thursday expressed confidence that the Bangladesh Army Medical and Dental Corps would continue to play a valuable role in humanitarian and service-oriented activities, stressing the importance of integrity, honesty and a strong sense of duty. He made the remarks while addressing the annual Commanders’ Conference of the Medical and Dental Corps at the ...

Princess Diana’s iconic “Revenge Dress” is set to return to the auction block this December. As per Vogue, the famous black silk dress by designer Christina Stambolian will headline Sotheby’s standalone fashion evening auction in New York on December 9. The gown is expected to fetch between $150,000 (Rs 1.4 crore) and $300,000 (Rs 2.8 crore). Before the sale, it ...

A young woman died by suicide in Kamalganj upazila of Moulvibazar on Thursday morning. The incident occurred in Narayankhetra village under Ward No. 5 of Munshibazar Union around Thursday (September 10) morning. Police recovered a handwritten note from the scene. The deceased was identified as Jesy Chowdhury,18, daughter of Jamal Chowdhury of the village. According to local sources, family members ...

Around 5.5 percent of Bangladeshi youth aged 18 to 24 are currently using emerging tobacco and nicotine products such as e-cigarettes, heated tobacco products (HTPs) and nicotine pouches, while 28.1 percent have used at least one of these products at some point in their lives, according to a new study. The findings were revealed today at a dissemination event organised ...

The closing and prize distribution ceremony of Inter-Base Hockey Competition-2026 of Bangladesh Air Force was held at Hockey ground of BAF Base Bir Uttam A K Khandker , Dhaka Cantonment on Thursday (September 10) Air Officer Commanding of BAF Base Bir Uttam A K Khandker Air Vice Marshal Haider Abdullah, GUP, ndc, fawc, psc inaugurated the competition on 06 September ...