Bangladesh reported a first outbreak of highly pathogenic bird flu on a farm since 2018, the World Organisation for Animal Health (WOAH) said on Tuesday, citing local authorities, reports Reuters. Highly pathogenic avian influenza, commonly called bird flu, has spread around the globe in the past years, including in the United States, leading to the culling of hundreds of millions ...

Information and Broadcasting Adviser Mahfuj Alam officially launched a website dedicated to documenting the July Uprising on Tuesday. The website, julyuprising.com, was developed by the Information Department and unveiled at the Secretariat to provide a structured account of events from that historic period. Highlighting its significance, Adviser Mahfuj Alam stated that the website presents a chronological compilation of newspaper reports ...

Around 2,500 tea workers at the privately owned Burjan Tea Garden Company in Sylhet are enduring severe hardship, as the company has failed to pay their salaries for over three months. Additionally, special ration arrangements for the workers have also been halted for eight weeks, forcing them and their families to go hungry ahead of Eid-ul-Fitr, the largest festival for ...

Hamdan Ballal, one of the co-directors of the Oscar-winning documentary ”No Other Land”, was beaten by Israeli settlers and detained by the Israeli military on Monday in the occupied West Bank. This incident occurred in the village of Susiya, where Ballal was living. Ballal was one of three Palestinians detained in the area, and although the Israeli military claims that ...

On Tuesday, March 25th, the third trading day of the week, the stock market witnessed a rise in indices, with trading ongoing at both of the country’s main stock exchanges: the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) and the Chittagong Stock Exchange (CSE). According to sources from the DSE and CSE, half an hour into the trading session, at 10:30 AM, the ...

On World TB Day, March 24, the World Health Organization (WHO) called for urgent and decisive action to end tuberculosis (TB) by 2030. The appeal is particularly critical for the WHO Western Pacific region, which accounts for nearly one in five global TB cases. In its press release, the Manila-based WHO office highlighted the profound impact of TB, with an ...

Eating healthy is the cornerstone of good health, but how you eat is just as important as what you eat. Every meal is an opportunity to nourish your body, and taking your time while eating can significantly impact digestion and gut health. Focusing on this, Karan Rajan, a doctor and author, shared an insightful post on Instagram about the benefits ...

Two newly appointed Appellate Division justices were sworn in on Tuesday. Chief Justice Dr Syed Refaat Ahmed administered the oath-taking ceremony at the Judges’ Lounge of the Supreme Court at 10:30AM. The new judges are Justice AKM Asaduzzaman and Justice Farah Mahbub, whose tenure began immediately after the oath. Justices from both the Appellate and High Court Divisions, alongwith the ...

Chief Adviser Prof Muhammad Yunus on Tuesday conferred the Independence Award 2025 to seven individuals, recognising their glorious and outstanding contributions to the nation. The award giving ceremony was held at Osmani Memorial Auditorium in the capital. Seven distinguished individuals are Prof Jamal Nazrul Islam (posthumously) in science and technology, Mir Abdus Shukur Al Mahmud (posthumously) in literature, Novera Ahmed ...

Trinamool BNP chairperson Shamsher Mobin Chowdhury has been released from Dhaka Central Jail in two murder cases. AKM Masun, jailer of the central jail, said around 9:53PM on Monday, Shamsher Mobin walked out of the prison. The Trinamool BNP chairperson secured bail in one muder case from High Court, while another from a Dhaka Metropolitan Session Judge. He was arrested ...