The Flood Forecasting and Warning Centre (FFWC) has said the flood situation in the Chattogram division, including the three hill districts and Cox’s Bazar, is likely to improve gradually over the next 48 hours, although short-term flooding remains a concern in parts of the Sylhet and Rangpur divisions. In its latest 48-hour forecast issued on Friday, the FFWC said floodwaters ...

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Andy Burnham is on the brink of becoming Britain’s next prime minister after an overwhelming show of support from Labour lawmakers left him all but certain to replace Keir Starmer. Burnham said he had received nominations from 322 out of the 403 Labour members of parliament on the first day of nominations on Thursday, leaving him one short of ensuring ...

Three children died from measles-like symptoms in the 24 hours till 8am on Friday morning, and no death from confirmed measles was reported, said the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS). With the latest three fatalities the total death toll among children from confirmed and suspected measles cases has hit 750 in just about four months. During 8am Thursday-8am Friday, ...

Sylhet Office : ICT Division Deputy Secretary Abdullah Al Mamun has been appointed as the new deputy commissioner (DC) and district magistrate of Sylhet. The Ministry of Public Administration issued a gazette notification on Thursday confirming the appointment. The appointment follows a series of administrative reshuffles linked to controversy over the management of donations at Sylhet’s historic shrines. Earlier, on ...

Widespread flooding triggered by five consecutive days of heavy rainfall and upstream flash floods has inundated vast areas of Chakaria, Matamuhuri, Pekua and Ramu upazilas in Cox’s Bazar district, leaving at least 300,000 people stranded and claiming 22 lives over the past four days. The situation has been exacerbated by landslides, with rivers including the Matamuhuri and Bakkhali flowing above ...

Australia on Friday confirmed the first case of the deadly H5N1 bird flu virus in a native seabird, marking a new phase in the disease’s spread after it landed on the country’s shores last month. Laboratory testing by Australia’s national science agency confirmed the case in a greater crested tern found in the South Australian coastal town of Robe, Agriculture ...

Asian stocks rose sharply on Friday, led by chip and AI firms as investors brushed off concern over the stalled recovery of energy supplies through the critical Strait of Hormuz, with tit-for-tat attacks escalating between the US and Iran. The renewed back-and-forth attacks have further eroded the fragile three-week-old ceasefire, bringing the spotlight back on oil prices and what they ...

Kylian Mbappé spread his arms out wide and spun around after scoring his eighth goal of this year’s World Cup. He later gave the jubilant France fans dotted around the stadium a wave when he left the game because of an injury scare. Les Bleus, with a star striker who said he’s fine despite a right ankle issue, are headed ...

The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court today (9 July) upheld the High Court verdict that declared several provisions introduced through the Constitution’s 15th Amendment illegal, including the abolition of the caretaker government system. The five-member bench of the Appellate Division, headed by the chief justice, delivered the verdict this morning, dismissing the appeals challenging the High Court judgment. Following ...