Hello dear readers! How are you doing today? Here are the news headlines so far on August 25, 2019

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today asked the authorities concerned to be mindful so that the people who have gone abroad to attract good luck do not end up being cheated by middlemen.

The High Court has ruled that the word “Kumari (virgin)” cannot be used before the name of the bride in Kabinnama, the Muslim marriage deed.

A mobile court has sentenced 17 members of a teenage gang to one-year imprisonment for consuming drugs, mugging and clash.

Taro, commonly known as taro root, is the thick, tuber stalk of the taro plant. It is usually prepared like a potato, as it is equally starchy and similar in flavour. It is an important part of global cuisine and diet, as it has been for thousands of years. It is commonly called “kochu” in Bangladesh and often seen to be consumed fried in mild spices or cooked with curry with small shrimps. This nutritional vegetable is a powerhouse of benefits for good health and wellness.

Hyacinth bean, commonly known as sheem in Bangladesh, is a very common item in Bengali cuisine. It is a regular choice of vegetable in Bengali meals. Starting from begun sheem er chochchori to posto bata aar sheem, hyacinth bean stimulates our taste buds when used with a dash of mustard and every other vegetable.

Squabbles erupts among G7 nations as their leaders gather for an annual summit, exposing sharp differences on global trade tensions, Britain’s exit from the EU and how to respond to the fires raging in the Amazon rainforest.

A team of Harvard University scientists have studied the effects of coffee consumption on patients suffering from migraines in order to determine whether caffeine played a role in the triggering of headaches. Their study showed that the risk rises with three or more cups of coffee a day.

A woman dies of dengue fever in Shibchar upazila of Madaripur district.

Deputy Commissioner (DC) of Jamalpur Ahmed Kabir is made an officer on special duty (OSD), days after a leaked video showed him in a compromising situation with a female colleague.

Thousands of Rohingya refugees gather for a rally at Kutupalong refugee camp in Cox’s Bazar and demanded justice on completion of two years since the Rohingya influx began following persecution by Myanmar armed forces.

Two satellite images released by NASA and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration show smoke from a wildfire raging in the Amazon rainforest, according to Globalnews.ca.com.

The Supreme Court affirms its earlier order which upheld the High Court directive clearing the way to continue the trial proceedings of a corruption case against BNP’s standing committee member Moudud Ahmed.

Rajshahi regional unit of the Bangladesh Road Transport Workers Federation threaten the government to go on an indefinite transport strike in eight districts of Rajshahi division from September 4.

A woman allegedly beat her husband to death with a cricket bat over family feud in Dhaka’s Kafrul area.

Hello dear readers! How are you doing today? Here are the news headlines so far on August 24, 2019

Indian Border Security Force (BSF) personnel shot dead a Bangladeshi national along Uttar Dimai border area in Baralekha upazila of Moulvibazar early today.

Local electronics manufacturer Walton has signed a deal with e-commerce giant Amazon to sell their products globally including the US.

A six-year-old girl is raped in Chowgachha upazila of Jashore today allegedly by a youth of the same village, police say.

A mobile court sends an official of a construction company to jail after Aedes mosquito larvae were found at an under-construction building in Dhaka’s Dhanmondi area.