Dhaka: Election training for police personnel began on Wednesday at 114 venues across the country ahead of the local government elections, with the two-day programme aimed at enhancing their skills and capabilities to ensure their election duties with…
San francisco: Eating large amounts of ultra-processed foods may be associated with higher levels of fat stored inside thigh muscles, potentially increasing the risk of knee osteoarthritis, according to a new study. Researchers found that people at ri…
Dhaka: Nepalese Ambassador to Bangladesh Ghanashyam Bhandari on Wednesday met Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) President Tamim Iqbal at his office as part of efforts to promote greater sports cooperation between Bangladesh and Nepal.
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Dhaka: BNP Standing Committee member and Prime Minister’s Political Adviser Mirza Abbas left Dhaka for Malaysia on Wednesday for a routine health check-up. He departed from Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport on a Biman Bangladesh Airlines flight a…
Dhaka: A Dhaka court on Wednesday ordered the seizure of immovable assets worth Tk 49,61,384, including two flats in Dhanmondi and Adabor, belonging to former Janata Bank Chairman and economist Abul Barkat. Dhaka Metropolitan Senior Special Judge Shah…
Dhaka: A photographic exhibition based on the unreleased Bangladeshi film ‘An Apple Tree Inside the Head’, directed by Fazly Rabbi Mridha, is underway at La Galerie of Alliance Fran§aise de Dhaka (AFD). Goopy Bagha Productions Limited and Views and Vi…
Dhaka: University Grants Commission (UGC) Chairman Professor Dr Mamun Ahmed has directed the relevant authorities to take necessary steps to bring audit objections at public universities down to zero. He urged universities to gradually settle outstand…
Dhaka: Bangladesh and the European Union (EU) have taken a significant step towards enhancing their economic ties by discussing early progression towards formal negotiations on a Bangladesh-EU Free Trade Agreement (FTA). The talks aimed at strengtheni…
Dhaka: Special Response Battalion (SRB) arrested two people in connection with an incident of indiscriminate firing for frightening pedestrians on the Bhanga Expressway in Faridpur. The arrestees were identified as Md Hamidul Gazi, 42, who allegedly o…