The fire of the Cargo Village of Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport may have originated from the import courier section, said Civil Aviation Authority of Bangladesh (CAAB) Chairman Air Vice Marshal Md Mustafa Mahmud Siddique on Sunday. ”We are not confirmed about this. This is what is initially believed. Multiple organisations are working with it” At a press briefing, the Chairman ...

Information and Broadcasting Adviser Mahfuz Alam on Monday asserted that the government does not interfere with media operations in Bangladesh. Speaking during a meeting with German Ambassador to Bangladesh Rudiger Lotz at the Secretariat, Alam said, “The Information and Broadcasting Ministry does not call any media outlet to interfere in their work. The media is freely criticising the government at ...

Struggling Manchester United surprised Premier League fans with a spectacular 2-1 win over reigning champions Liverpool at their home. Harry Maguire’s late header secured United’s first victory at the ground in almost a decade. It was also the first time United have won back-to-back league games under Ruben Amorim. The last time they triumphed at Anfield was in January 2016. ...

Ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina will be acquitted from crimes against humanity case, expects Adv Md Amir Hossain who represent Hasina. ‘He said, ”I hope that Sheikh Hasina will be acquitted. I think that she is not guilty. The allegations which brought against her, are not right; the state lawyers failed to prove those. Hope that Hasina and Asaduzzaman Khan ...

The July Uprising has once again created a historic opportunity to build a prosperous and beautiful Bangladesh, said BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Monday. “Many of us may not feel like listening to talks about politics. But unfortunately, it is the politicians who shape the destiny of a country. They either create the path or destroy it. ...

Rodrigo Paz of Bolivia’s center-right Christian Democratic Party (PDC) has been elected as the country’s new president, marking the end of nearly two decades of rule by the leftist Movement for Socialism (MAS) party. According to the Supreme Electoral Tribunal (TSE), with 97% of votes counted from Sunday’s runoff election, Paz secured 54.5% of the vote—well ahead of his right-wing ...

A decade after a landmark study proved that feeding peanut products to young babies couldprevent development of life-threatening allergies, new research finds the change has made a big difference in the real world. About 60,000 children have avoided developing peanut allergies after guidance first issued in 2015 upended medical practice by recommending introducing the allergen to infants starting as early ...

Farmers in Moulvibazar have launched a movement to protect the haor wetlands from a proposed solar power project. On Sunday afternoon, October 19, a human chain, protest rally, and procession were held on Court Road in the district town in protest of the installation of a solar panel project in the Puber Haor area of Sadar upazila. Farmers, fishermen, and ...

Gold prices have been raised again, with the price of 22-carat gold now set at Tk 217,382 per bhori (11.664 grams); an increase of Tk 1,050. Bangladesh Jewellers Association (BAJUS) announced the hike in a press release issued Sunday night, stating that the new rate will come into effect from Monday. According to BAJUS, the price adjustment was made in ...

A Dhaka court on Monday granted a four-day remand for former lawmaker Haji Salim and his son Solaiman Salim in a case filed over the killing of scrap trader Monir during last year’s anti-discrimination movement. Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate GM Farhan Ishtiak passed the order after hearing from both sides. Shahbagh Police Sub-Inspector Mainul Islam Khan Pulak, the investigation officer, had ...