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Savar declared 'degraded air shed'; brick kilns to be restricted from September

Dhaka, Aug. 18 -- The government has declared Savar upazila in Dhaka district a "degraded air shed" and announced that, starting September, operation of all brick kilns except 'Tunnel Kilns' and 'Hybr... Read More


Australia cancels far-right Israeli lawmaker's visa

Dhaka, Aug. 18 -- Australia has cancelled the visa of an Israeli lawmaker from Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's governing coalition who has advocated against Palestinian statehood and called for Is... Read More


'Notun Kuri' returns to foster emerging talents: Mahfuj Alam

Dhaka, Aug. 18 -- The government's primary objective behind reviving the iconic "Notun Kuri" programme on Bangladesh Television is to inspire the new generation to practice art, literature, and cultur... Read More


Pori Moni hospitalised with breathing difficulties

Dhaka, Aug. 18 -- Actress Pori Moni celebrated her son's birthday with close friends and family at a five-star hotel in Dhaka on 10 August. Some photos and videos of the celebration circulated across ... Read More


Clinical Trial: Effects of daily ingestion of the dietary ingredient on bowel movement and the intestinal environment: a randomized, placebo-controlled, double-blind, parallel-group trial (Japan)

Tokyo, Aug. 19 -- UMIN Clinical Trials Registry (UMIN-CTR) received information related to the study (UMIN000058822) titled 'Effects of daily ingestion of the dietary ingredient on bowel movement and ... Read More


Clinical Trial: influence of scent on the positive effects induced by physical contact (Japan)

Tokyo, Aug. 19 -- UMIN Clinical Trials Registry (UMIN-CTR) received information related to the study (UMIN000058821) titled 'influence of scent on the positive effects induced by physical contact' on ... Read More


POLICE CONTINUE INVESTIGATIONS INTO ALLEGED SEXUAL ABUSE OF SCHOOLGIRL WHO DIED BY SUICIDE

Sri Lanka, Aug. 18 -- Police today (18) informed the Colombo Magistrate's Court that further investigations are being conducted into the alleged sexual abuse of a schoolgirl who died by suicide after ... Read More


WALAPANE POLICE SERGEANT REMANDED OVER BRIBERY ALLEGATIONS

Sri Lanka, Aug. 18 -- The Officer-in-Charge of the Traffic Division at the Walapane Kirthibandarapura Police, who was presented before the Colombo Chief Magistrate's Court in connection with a bribery... Read More


Calligrapher from Kashmir's LoC creates longest handwritten Hadith scroll ever

Srinagar, Aug. 18 -- On a summer morning in Kilshey, a small refugee village tucked deep in the Gurez valley of Bandipora district, a man sits at a long wooden desk, bent over a stretch of creamy art-... Read More


Ambulance driver rescues over 50 pilgrims during Kishtwar cloudburst

Jammu, Aug. 18 -- Arif Rashid, an ambulance driver from Kijiyai village in Jammu and Kashmir, played a central role in saving the lives of more than 50 people after a cloudburst hit the Paddar region ... Read More