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Two-Day National Conference on Child Psychiatry Concludes at SKIMS Bemina

Srinagar, Aug. 23 -- The two-day National Conference on Child Psychiatry (NCPC-2025), organised by the Department of Psychiatry, SKIMS Medical College-Hospital Bemina, concluded here today with a stro... Read More


CRIMINALS TO FACE FOOTBALL, TRAVEL, CLUB AND PUB BANS

LONDON, Aug. 23 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: * Judges given new powers to punish offenders with bans that curtail freedom * Mandatory drug testing expanded to ke... Read More


PLAN FOR WIND DEVELOPERS TO PAY FOR SKILLED JOB TRAINING

LONDON, Aug. 23 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: * Proposals for companies to pay for training for workers to secure thousands of well-paid, good quality jobs in off... Read More


Rahul Gandhi backs 6 lakh gig workers hit by bike-taxi ban in Karnataka

Bengaluru, Aug. 23 -- Congress leader Rahul Gandhi has thrown his weight behind Karnataka's bike-taxi riders, insisting that the Government cannot abandon six lakh gig workers whose livelihoods have b... Read More


India's parliament bans vast online gambling industry

Dhaka, Aug. 23 -- India's parliament has passed a sweeping bill banning online gambling, after government figures showed companies had stripped $2.3bn annually from 450 million people. The ban affect... Read More


Stocks higher as investors await Fed chief speech

Dhaka, Aug. 23 -- Stock markets advanced Friday ahead of a pivotal speech by the US central bank chief, expected to shed light on possible interest rate cuts in the world's top economy. Major Europea... Read More


414th board meeting of BCBL held

Dhaka, Aug. 23 -- The 414th meeting of the Board of Directors of Bangladesh Commerce Bank Limited (BCBL) was held at the bank's head office recently. Md Ataur Rahman, Chairman of the Board of Directo... Read More


Cheaper commodities abroad, costly essentials at home

Dhaka, Aug. 23 -- Across South Asia, inflationary pressures have eased as global commodity prices return to pre-war levels. Sri Lanka, despite its recent bankruptcy, now records deflation. Pakistan ha... Read More


BD concede 2-0 defeat to India

Dhaka, Aug. 23 -- Bangladesh suffered a 2-0 goal defeat to strong India in the big match of four-nation South Asian Football Federation (SAFF) Under-17 Women's Championship held at Changlimithang Stad... Read More


Imranur Rahman becomes Fastest Man of the Country

Dhaka, Aug. 23 -- Bangladesh-origin expatriate of England Imranur Rahman became the Fastest Man of the Country on Friday. Imranur Rahman finished his 100metre sprint clocking 10.64 seconds at the trac... Read More