Fierce winds, pounding rain and high seas battered Hong Kong on Wednesday as Super Typhoon Ragasa headed into southern China after causing a lake burst that killed at least 14 people in Taiwan. The Chinese finance hub saw scores of fallen trees with flooding in at least two seaside neighbourhoods, while buildings across the city rattled and swayed in the ...

Gold began selling at a record high in the country’s market on Wednesday, following a sharp increase announced by the Bangladesh Jewellers Association (BAJUS) the night before. With the latest adjustment, the price of 22-carat gold has reached Tk 1,94,859 per bhori (11.664 grams), the highest ever in Bangladesh’s history. BAJUS raised the rate by Tk 3,663 within just a ...

A specialist from Singapore has arrived in Bangladesh to assist in the treatment of firefighters critically injured in Monday’s chemical warehouse blaze in Gazipur’s Tongi. Dr S.I. Zachak, who was also part of the foreign medical team during the Milestone School tragedy, landed at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport on Tuesday night and went directly to the National Institute of Burn ...

Chief Adviser (CA) Professor Muhammad Yunus on Tuesday called on the World Trade Organization (WTO) to extend full support to Bangladesh in ensuring a smooth transition from its Least Developed Country (LDC) status. Yunus raised the issue during a meeting with WTO Director-General Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala on the sidelines of the 80th United Nations General Assembly at the UN Headquarters ...

BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Monday (23 September) dismissed as “fake and fabricated” an interview published in his name by Kolkata-based outlet Ei Samay, claiming the report was generated using artificial intelligence (AI). “That news is fake! They [Ei Samay] used AI to create this false and misleading report,” Fakhrul told UNB over phone from New York, ...

Pakistan revived their Asia Cup campaign with a tense five-wicket victory over Sri Lanka in a Super Four clash in Abu Dhabi on Tuesday. Both sides had lost their opening fixtures of the round, making this a must-win encounter. Pakistan’s bowlers set the tone early, restricting Sri Lanka to 133-8 on a batting-friendly pitch. Shaheen Shah Afridi struck twice in ...

The UK is forecast to see the highest rate of inflation of the world’s seven richest nations this year, according to an influential global policy group. The Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) raised its forecast for UK inflation – the rate at which prices rise – to 3.5% across 2025, the highest in the G7. It increased its ...

City Thameslink in London has been named the worst of Britain’s busiest railway stations for cancellations in the year to August. About one in 13 of almost 150,000 scheduled stops there were cancelled during that time, according to Office of Rail and Road (ORR) figures analysed by BBC. Those cancellations were among about three million cancelled stops in Britain of ...

Stir fries are quick, delicious and healthy, often a staple meal in many people’s midweek dinner plans. They’re a great way to use up any vegetables in the fridge, often using noodles as the base, but they are very versatile. Mary’s panang chicken stir fry is a failsafe weeknight dinner. It uses rice as the base and lots of veggies. ...

Her Majesty Queen Mathilde of Belgium met Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus on the sidelines of an event at the UN headquarters on Monday (New York time). Former British Prime Minister Gordon Brown also called on Prof Yunus as IMF Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva met the Bangladesh Chief Adviser as well at the UN headquarters. Different bilateral and international issues ...