Auto-rickshaw and auto-tempo workers yesterday submitted a memorandum to the Prime Minister (PM) though Deputy Commission (DC) of Dhaka to realise their 10-point demands, reports UNB. Bangladesh Auto-rickshaw, Auto-tempo Transport Workers Federation (BAATWF) submitted the memorandum following a procession…

President Abdul Hamid returned home yesterday night after attending 1st OIC Summit on Science and Technology in Astana, Kazakhstan. The President, along with his entourage, arrived at VVIP lounge of Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport at 10:05 pm, reports UNB. On his arrival, the President was received…

A local leader of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party died in police custody at Jessore Central Jail on Monday night, reports UNB. The deceased was identified as Badiur Rahman, 46, BNP vice-president of Bagharpara Municipality unit and son of late Abdul Goni Shikdar, a resident of Bagharpara upazila headquarters.…

Bangladesh Khelafat Majlish yesterday said they have proposed to the Election Commission (EC) to hold the next general election under an interim administration instead of the Awami League (AL) government. Majlish leaders, who held talks with chief election commissioner KM Nurul Huda at Election Bhaban…

Two major UNHCR airlift with emergency relief supplies for Rohingya refugees arrived in Dhaka yesterday morning and afternoon respectively, reports UNB. The first flight landed here just before 04:30am while the second one at 2:15pm. A UNHCR-chartered Boeing 777 flew in with 91 metric tonnes of aid,…

Twenty-eight-year-old interim White House Communications Director Hope Hicks will serve in the role on a permanent basis, reports BBC. The longtime Trump aide is the fourth person to fill the position, replacing Anthony Scaramucci, who was fired in July after just 10 days on the job. Ms Hicks has served…

Apple yesterday revealed a high-end smartphone with an "edge-to-edge" screen that has no physical home button. The iPhone X - which is referred to as "ten" - uses a facial recognition system to recognise its owner rather than a fingerprint-based one, reports BBC. Apple said FaceID…