Guardian’s Healing Call focuses on the need to talk

Guardian Life Insurance Limited has introduced ‘Healing Call’, an initiative that connects people with mental health professionals. By calling the number of Guardian Call Center 16622 and pressing 8, callers can speak openly about their mental stress, worries, anxiety and other personal concerns with the professionals from Kaan Pete Roi and The Purpleline. The service will be available from 3PM to 3AM every day.  The initiative comes as mental health remains a major public health concern in Bangladesh. According to data from the National Institute of Mental Health, around 30 million people in the country suffer from some form of mental health condition. Due to social stigma and fear of being judged or criticised by others, many people hesitate to speak about their struggles or seek the support they need. Healing Call is designed to provide a safe and judgement-free space for those who may not have someone they feel comfortable turning to. Through the service, call...

No plan to sell Nagad: Faqir Mahbub

Posts, Telecommunications and Information Technology Minister Faqir Mahbub Anam today said the government has no immediate plan to sell mobile financial service Nagad, rather it was taking initiatives to make the institution more modern and profitable.He made the remarks as the chief guest at a programme marking World Post Day 2026 at Dak Bhaban in Agargaon here, where a commemorative postage stamp was unveiled and awards were distributed, said a ministry press release.Faqir Mahbub Anam, also Sc...

DBH Finance reports 9% net profit growth

DBH Finance PLC, one of the country’s leading financial institutions with a prime focus on housing finance, has reported its financial results for the nine-month period ended September 30, 2026. The company recorde...

Jalaja: A cosmic homage to life, creation and the supreme power

Among the countless planets and stars of the infinite universe, Earth is the only vibrant blue cradle of life, and the first and foremost condition for life is water. Modern science links the origin of life on Earth to water. Thousands of years ago, the Vedic sages likewise saw water as the primordial principle of creation. The Nasadiya Sukta of the Rigveda describes the state before creation as an infinite expanse of water shrouded in darkness. Among the five great elements (panchamahabhuta) of Sanatan thought, apa, or water, is the fundamental one, breathing life into all the rest. This year, the Gulshan-Banani Sarbojanin Puja Foundation has taken this presence of water, so deeply woven into the life and culture of our verdant Bengal of rivers, rain, ponds, wetlands and sea, as the inspi...

No place for extortionists, land grabbers in BNP: Chief Whip

Bangladesh tighten grip on Afghan Test after Hasan’s hat-trick

Bangladesh took the stranglehold of the one-off Test against Afghanistan on Day 3, after some individual performances lit up Sheikh Jayes Stadium of Abu Dhabi, UAE today.Hasan’s hat-trick was the most pivotal in those performances to take the side to the top before eighty plus knock from Mushfiqur Rahim and captain Najmul Hossain Shanto rounded off the day.Bangladesh ended the day with overall lead of 329, after reaching 223-6 in its second innings at stumps.Liton Das was batting on 5 with Mehidy Hasan Miraz yet to score as Bangladesh would look to have 400 plus lead next day.After bowling out Afghanistan for 240 innings, following a pace-burst from Darwin Test hero Hasan Mahmud, Bangladesh started the second innings watchfully.Tanzid Hasan Tamim who hammered 71 ball-83 in the previous innings, got a start to cherish again but failed to capitalize on it after being out for 31. His fellow opener Shadman Islam also was dismissed cheaply before Mominul Haque was out for 7 to leave Bangladesh at precarious 53-3.With Afghanistan hinting to claw back into the contest, resistance from skipper Najmul Hossain Shanto and Mushfiqur Rahim took Bangladesh in advantageous position.They combined for 159-run for the fourth wicket, with both missing out the deserved century.Mushfiqur Rahim who made a duck in the first innings, vindicated the failure with 81 off 148, an innings featuring nine fours.His dismissal ended the typical Test-like partnership, leaving Shanto to dig in deep.However, the skipper too was out for 82 after hitting five fours in 191 balls.But both of them ensured to...

Mirpur Clash: No compromise on restoring order in the capital

Dhaka’s long-standing struggles with public space and traffic management reached a violent tipping point in Mirpur-10 on Wednesday. What was meant to be a routine Dhaka North City Corporation (D...

Bomb blasts and arson attacks: Public safety cannot be taken lightly

The government may not be alarmed by the recent crude-bomb blasts, arson attacks and other incidents reported in Dhaka, but ordinary citizens have every reason to be concerned. Any explosion or deliberate fire in a public place creates fear and raise...

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