Quirky horror series “Widow’s Bay” cleaned up at Monday’s Emmys, setting a new record for the most awards won by a comedy in a single year, as gritty hospital show “The Pitt” won again for best drama. Apple TV’s “Widow’s Bay,” which stars Matthew Rhys as the leader of an isolated New England island that appears to be haunted, emerged ...

Leeds United climbed to third in the Premier League after a dominant 4-1 victory over Newcastle ​United on Monday. A devastating 14-minute spell before halftime ‌laid the foundation for Leeds’ win as an own goal from Lewis Miley, coupled with strikes from Jayden Bogle ​and Dominic Calvert-Lewin, put Daniel Farke’s side firmly ​in control. Noah Okafor added a fourth after ...

Sylhet, Sept 15, 2026 : President Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir today called upon local businessmen and expatriates to make greater investments in Sylhet’s tourism, tea, fisheries, industries and other sectors. “Sylhet has huge potential in tourism, tea, fisheries and industries. The hills, rivers, waterfalls, tea gardens, forests and haors here together make Sylhet one of the major tourism regions of ...

The initiative is funded by the Public Health Agency and the Northern Healthy Lifestyles Partnership. Healthy Horizons has been designed to help participants with a BMI over 40 make positive, sustainable lifestyle changes, while improving their physical and mental wellbeing. Participants will have a free weekly two-hour session of class-led practical advice, group support, personalised guidance as well as physical ...

Mirza Faisal Amin, younger brother of President Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir, has collected a BNP nomination form to contest the upcoming Thakurgaon-1 by-election. Faisal, president of the Thakurgaon district BNP, had the nomination form collected on his behalf from the party’s central office in Dhaka on Tuesday afternoon. Thakurgaon district BNP General Secretary Poygam Ali collected the form for Faisal. ...

The government has no involvement or bias in the Tk 666-crore tax case of Grameen Kalyan as the matter rests entirely with the judiciary, said Information and Broadcasting Adviser Zahed Ur Rahman on Tuesday (September 15). Speaking at a press conference on progress in government activities, the adviser stressed that the lawsuit will take its natural legal course. He emphasized ...

Measles is a highly contagious viral disease that can cause serious complications, particularly among young children, malnourished children and those who have not been vaccinated. Bangladesh also experienced a nationwide rise in measles cases in 2026. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), 19,161 suspected cases and 2,897 laboratory-confirmed cases were reported between March 15 and April 14, with 166 ...

BARI has received international recognition for its climate-resilient groundnut variety, BARI Chinabadam-9, which was selected for its potential to improve smallholder farmers’ livelihoods. The Bangladesh Agricultural Research Institute (BARI) has won the ISSCA Global Award 2026 in the ‘Crop Development and Production Technology’ category for its groundnut variety BARI Chinabadam-9. The award was presented at the Dryland Congress 2026 in ...

The government does not know about the Election Commission’s (EC) proposed dates for the seven-phase Union Parishad (UP) elections, State Minister for Local Government Mir Shahe Alam said on Tuesday. He made the remarks while speaking to reporters at the Secretariat on September 15. The state minister said the government learned about the proposed dates from newspapers, social media and ...

Banned Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader and six other party leaders have been sentenced to death for crimes against humanity during the July movement. The three-member International Crimes Tribunal-2, led by Justice Nazrul Islam Chowdhury, delivered judgement on Tuesday (September 14). The two other members of the tribunal are Judge Md Manjurul Basid and Judge Nur Mohammad Shahriar Kabir. ...