Expressing concern over the excessive and unreasonable taxes imposed on the housing sector in the national budget, REHAB President Dr Ali Afzal has called for policy reforms to make housing more accessible for ordinary people. Dr Ali Afzal, who is also chairman of Krishibid Properties Ltd (KPL) and Glorious Lands and Developments Ltd (GLDL), said the housing sector is not ...

The National Press Club premises in Dhaka turned into a festive mood on Friday with a vibrant display of seasonal local fruit and patriotic songs. The day-long fruit festival featured an exhibition of 42 varieties of fruits and fruit juice tasting sessions. The event began with the performance of the NPC theme song, “Press Club Aamader Second Home”. Information and ...

The funeral prayer (janaza) of former state minister and BNP Vice Chairman Harun-Al-Rashid was held at the South Plaza of the Jatiya Sangsad on Friday in the presence of political leaders, lawmakers and family members. The janaza was led by the Pesh Imam of the Bangladesh National Parliament Secretariat, Qari Md Abu Raihan. Before the prayer, a brief biography of ...

Andy Burnham, the Greater Manchester Mayor, cruised to victory in a high-stakes by-election in northern England, paving the way for him to challenge Prime Minister Keir Starmer for the leadership of the Labour Party and the United Kingdom Burnham handily defeated his closest challenger, Robert Kenyon, the candidate for the anti-immigration Reform UK, in the seat of Makerfield, vote results ...

A newly signed US-Iran deal to end the Middle East war was already under strain on Friday, after talks in Switzerland were postponed and fighting flared between Israel and Hezbollah in Lebanon. The developments came after Iran’s supreme leader announced he had only allowed the preliminary deal to the stop war to go ahead despite reservations, and as his top ...

Two more children have died with symptoms of measles in Sylhet Division, raising the total number of deaths linked to the disease outbreak in the region to 76, health officials said today (19 June). Mohammad Nur-e-Alam Shamim, assistant director of the Sylhet Health Services Division, said the two children died while undergoing treatment at separate hospitals over the past 24 ...

The Mayor of London has been accused of unleashing a “dark blizzard of disinformation” around fare evasion on the capital’s transport network. Last week Transport for London (TfL) boasted of increased checks and penalty fares issued to passengers who preferred not to pay their way on trains, buses and trams around the city. However, the overall evasion rate of 3.5 ...

Filipino conjoined twins Olivia and Gianna Manuel were successfully separated on Thursday following a complex six-hour surgery performed under Saudi Arabia’s Conjoined Twins Separation Program (SCTP). The operation was carried out at King Abdullah Specialized Children’s Hospital in King Abdulaziz Medical City, Riyadh, by a specialized medical team led by Dr. Abdullah Al-Rabeeah, Supervisor General of KSrelief and head of ...

The Bangladesh Jewellers Association (BAJUS) has reduced gold prices by Tk4,374 per bhori, setting the new price of 22-carat gold at Tk228,556 per bhori (11.664 gram), including VAT. The revised rates came into effect from 10:00am on Friday, BAJUS said in a statement. The association said it reviewed the local market after the price of pure gold declined and adjusted ...

State Minister for Foreign Affairs Shama Obaed Islam has called for stronger international action to protect civilians, uphold international humanitarian law and sustained international support for repatriation of the Rohingyas to their own country Myanmar. Speaking at a high-level panel of the 2026 ECOSOC Humanitarian Affairs Segment at UN Headquarters, the State Minister stressed the need for accountability for violations ...