The land that is now Uzbekistan was once at the heart of the ancient Silk Road trade route connecting China with the Middle East and Rome. The country came under Russian control in the 19th Century, and emerged as an independent state when Soviet rule ended in 1991. Under authoritarian President Islam Karimov, who ruled…
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In Bangladesh, one in every 12 elderly people suffers from dementia, with a higher prevalence among women than men, according to a study carried out by the International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research, Bangladesh, icddr,b. Additionally, the risk of dementia is high among people with no education. Notably, Rajshahi division exhibits increased dementia prevalence, as…
The Police Bureau of Investigation (PBI) has arrested eight individuals for their involvement in the alleged torture and abduction of a youth expatriate in Iraq, a case that was reported by his family nearly two years ago. The arrested individuals are family members, residing in Bangladesh, of those persons implicated in the crime in Iraq.…
The cabinet has given the final approval to the draft Cyber Security Act 2023, which will replace the controversial Digital Security Act, making all offences bailable except for those under four sections. Illegal access to critical information and computer infrastructure, cyber terrorism offences, hacking-related offences and desecration of the national flag and the Liberation War…
Addressing BNP leaders, the Awami League General Secretary and Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader has said they can do politics but there will be repercussions if they immolate people. The BNP’s movement has fallen flat as no movement can be created by calling it online from London, Quader said at a rally in…