BNP-nominated candidate Mirza Faisal Amin has been unofficially declared the winner of the Thakurgaon-1 by-election, contesting with the party’s sheaf of paddy symbol. District Returning Officer and District Election Officer Kamrul Islam announced the unofficial result on Thursday night (October 29). Voting in the by-election was held from 8AM to 4PM on Thursday. A total of 21 platoons of Border ...

Bangla Mirror Desk : Traditional educational development, social, and voluntary organization of Jagannathpur Upazila of Sunamganj District —Cash and certificates have been awarded to the meritorious students nominated for the 21st Shah Ashrafunnesa Kamali Memorial Primary Talent Scholarship 2026, initiated by the “SAY Foundation”. So far, the cash grants and certificates for this scholarship have been awarded to 2,081 Talented ...

Fill your plate with vegetables The fibre, potassium, magnesium, vitamins and various plant compounds in vegetables are beneficial for blood pressure, weight control and overall heart health. Local vegetables such as spinach, red spinach, Malabar spinach, bottle gourd, ridge gourd, bitter gourd, okra, cauliflower, cabbage, carrots and tomatoes are all good choices. Eat fruit, not juice You can eat a ...

The Biman Bangladesh Airlines flight carrying Prime Minister Tarique Rahman and his entourage has departed from Japan’s Narita International Airport for Dhaka, five hours behind schedule, after a technical fault delayed its departure. The flight took off for Dhaka at around 10:45 pm local time in Japan on Thursday. A member of the prime minister’s entourage confirmed the information to ...

The International Crimes Tribunal (ICT) has sentenced Mahbubul Alam Hanif, joint general secretary of the now-banned Awami League, to death in a crimes against humanity case over the killings of six people in Kushtia during the July mass uprising. A three-member bench of International Crimes Tribunal-2, headed by Justice Nazrul Islam Chowdhury, delivered the verdict on Thursday (29 October). The ...

Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs Minister Md Asaduzzaman on Thursday said artificial intelligence (AI) would pose the biggest challenge to the judiciary in the coming days. “When you rely on AI to write judgments or record signatures and statements, there is a risk that justice will be defeated,” he said, warning that AI could now imitate people’s voices with such ...

Home Minister Salahuddin Ahmed on Thursday urged police to earn public trust through professionalism, impartiality and humane conduct, stressing equal legal protection for all citizens. “Police must earn people’s confidence, ensure their security and provide legal services to everyone equally,” he said at the passing-out parade of 246 trainee officers at the Bangladesh Police Academy in Sardah, Rajshahi. The graduates ...

Evercare Hospital Dhaka organised a rally and an awareness session on Thursday to highlight the importance of recognising stroke symptoms and taking immediate action marking World Stroke Day under the theme “Spot It, Stop It.” The event was attended by Dr Ratnadeep Chaskar, CEO and managing director of Evercare Hospitals, Bangladesh and Dr Arif Mahmud, group medical director of the ...

Japan’s ONODERA User Run Co Ltd. will collaborate with the Centre for Zakat Management (CZM), the Institute of Islamic Social Finance (IISF), and Rahimafrooz to establish a Japanese language and skill development centre in Bangladesh. A memorandum of understanding (MoU) formalising the collaboration was signed in Dhaka on Thursday. The initiative aims to equip young Bangladeshis, particularly those from underprivileged ...

Liverpool beat Chelsea in a dramatic penalty shoot-out to reach the League Cup quarter-finals In a clash between childhood friends Andoni Iraola and Xabi Alonso, it was the Liverpool manager who took the bragging rights in the last-16 tie at Anfield. A 1-1 draw in normal time set the stage for the shoot-out as Chelsea’s Morgan Rogers netted from the ...