A video of a verbal altercation between Sarjis Alam, the chief organizer (Northern Region) of the Jatiya Nagorik Party (NCP), and Motiar Rahman, a member of the convening committee of BNP’s Atwari Upazila in Panchagarh. The incident took place on Thursday, March 27, in front of the Upazila Nirbahi Officer’s (UNO) office in Atwari, Sarjis’s home district. Prior to this, ...

Rachel Reeves has squeezed the welfare budget further and boosted defence spending in a Spring Statement aimed at kick-starting the faltering economy. The Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR) – the government’s financial watchdog – halved its growth forecast for this year to 1%. The chancellor blamed global instability, arguing that the world was “changing before our eyes” and promising a ...

African 2026 World Cup qualifying facts, figures after matchday six Mohamed Salah Leading the Charge Mohamed Salah, the prolific Liverpool forward, leads the goal-scoring charts in African World Cup qualifiers with six goals. The 32-year-old started the campaign with a bang, scoring four times in Egypt’s 6-0 win over Djibouti in Cairo on matchday one. He also netted in away ...

A court in Dhaka on Thursday declared BNP leader Ishraque Hossain as mayor of Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC) cancelling the result of 2020 DSCC election. Dhaka First Joint District Judge and Election Tribunal Judge Md Nurul Islam handed down the judgment. The court in its order cancelled the government’s gazette of former Dhaka South City Corporation mayor Sheikh Fazle ...

Executive Vice Premier of the State Council of China Ding Xuexiang met Bangladesh’s Chief Adviser Prof Muhammad Yunus on Thursday on the sidelines of the Boao Forum for Asia (BFA) conference in China. The meeting was held at Bo’ao State Guest House at Qionghai, Hainan this morning. Energy Adviser M Fouzul Kabir Khan, High Representative to the Chief Adviser Dr ...

Experts at an orientation meeting unanimously said concerted efforts of all the government and non-government organizations concerned can be the effective means of bringing the obstetrics patients under treatment and rehabilitation. In reality, the patients suffering from obstetrics fistula are subjected to repression, oppression and isolation by their surroundings. Utmost emphasis should be given on bringing them under treatment and ...

A new meta-analysis published in Nutrients has shattered the popular belief that red wine is a healthier alcoholic option. After analysing data from 42 studies, researchers found no significant difference in overall cancer risk between red and white wine — and no type of wine was shown to be “safe” when it comes to cancer prevention. “Red wine’s reputation for ...

French Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot reiterated France’s opposition to “any form of trade war” as he met Chinese counterpart Wang Yi in Beijing on Thursday. “France opposes any form of trade war and advocates dialogue on trade issues, particularly between the European Union and China,” Barrot said.

Members of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) seized smuggled goods worth Taka 68.32 lakh from different border areas in Sylhet district early Wednesday. A team of BGB-48 Battalion, Sylhet conducted drives in Sreepur, Panthumai, Pratappur, Sangram, Minatila and Tamabil BOP areas of the district and seized the goods, said the Battalion Commander Nazmul Haque. The seized goods include a large quantity ...

Emarketer has forecasted that X, formerly known as Twitter, will see growth in ad revenue this year, driven by brands’ fear of potential retaliation from owner Elon Musk, a politically connected billionaire. Musk’s close ties to U.S. President Donald Trump and his leadership of a government department focused on cutting public sector jobs have created a climate where many advertisers ...