DUBLIN, Oct 06 (AFP): The president of Ireland on Saturday sharply criticised Israel's demand that UN peacekeepers leave their positions in southern Lebanon."It is outrageous that the Israeli Defence Forces have threatened this peacekeeping force and sought to have them...
TEHRAN, Oct 06 (AFP): Iran has prepared a plan to respond to a possible Israeli attack following the Islamic republic's retaliatory missile strike against it last week, local media reported on Sunday."The plan for the necessary response to a possible...
TUNIS, Oct 06 (AFP): Tunisians voted Sunday in a presidential election largely expected to see incumbent Kais Saied secure another five years in office while his main critics-including one contender-are behind bars.Three years after Saied staged a sweeping power grab,...
GAZA, Oct 06 (BBC/AP/AFP): The Hamas-run health ministry in Gaza says 26 people have been killed in Israeli air strikes on a mosque and school housing displaced Palestinians in the centre of the territory.Dozens of people were also injured in...
MALE, Oct 06 (BBC): Maldivian President Mohammed Muizzu has told the BBC that he is confident that India will come to the aid of the island nation as it faces an economic crisis.Muizzu, who begins a five-day visit to India...
The World Teachers' Day is observed to honour and celebrate teachers globally. The day is an international event held annually on 5th October to recognise the invaluable contributions of teachers. Established in 1994, it commemorates the signing of the "ILO/UNESCO...
Writing the generic name of drugs in prescriptions has been customary in many developed countries for a long time. In India, it is compulsory for physicians to prescribe medicines by generic names rather than by brand names. However, no legal...
Neil Ray | 2024-10-07 00:00:00
The Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics (BBS) has reckoned that the inflation for September has dropped with both food and non-food prices registering a decline. According to the BBS, the Consumer Price Index (CPI) settled at 9.92 per cent in September...
Syed Fattahul Alim | 2024-10-07 00:00:00
An orgnanisation styled, Dhaka Traffic Congestion Relief Committee (DTCRC), at a press conference in the city on Saturday last presented an 11-point proposal to the interim government aimed at resolving the capital city's tormenting traffic tangle. The suggestions put forward...
Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim's brief visit to Bangladesh on Friday will be regarded as a milestone in relations between the two brotherly nations. His visit marks the first official visit by a head of government since the interim government...
Muhammad Zamir | 2024-10-07 00:00:00
Observance of the International Right to Information Day, 2024 in Bangladesh was marked by the need to not only raise awareness about the Right to Information Act (RTI) but also to ensure proper implementation of the several dimensions of this...
OUR CORRESPONDENT CHANDPUR, Oct 05: Public sufferings have gone beyond the tolerable level as two important roads in the district- one in Chandpur Sadar upazila and another in Matlab Uttar upazila- have been lying in ruins for many year. Puranbazar-Dokanghar...
Rezaul Karim Mallick, Additional Commissioner of the Dhaka Metropolitan Police's Detective Branch (DB), made a firm pledge on Saturday to transform the DB office into a place of trust for victims, free from any undue privilege or misconduct, reports UNB....
MUNIMA SULTANA | 2024-10-06 00:00:00
The disagreement among partners over share of the first Dhaka Elevated Expressway (DEE) is yet to be resolved as both parties have gone to international arbitration for justice.The Italian-Thailand Development Public Company (ITD) as the key builder and two other...
The interim government of Bangladesh has announced a significant redesign of the country's currency, starting with the Tk 20, Tk 100, Tk 500, and Tk 1000 denominations. Notably, the new notes will no longer feature the image of Sheikh Mujibur...
Former President and veteran politician Dr AQM Badruddoza Chowdhury passed away at a hospital in the capital early Saturday. He was 94.B Chowdhury, who was admitted to Uttara Women's Medical College Hospital on Wednesday with lung infection, breathed his last...
Five more die of dengue | 2024-10-06 00:00:00
Five more deaths were reported from dengue in 24 hours till Saturday morning, bringing the total fatalities from the mosquito-borne disease in Bangladesh to 182 this year, reports UNB.During this period, 927 more patients were hospitalised with viral fever, according...
FE REPORT | 2024-10-06 00:00:00
A total of 36 local ready-made garment (RMG) exporters on Saturday threatened to take legal action against Expo Freight Limited (EFL), which allegedly will fail to pay $10.21 million in arrears within the next 15 days.EFL is legally responsible to...
Waker-Uz-Zaman The Bangladesh Army has made comprehensive preparations to ensure the safety of all during the Durga Puja celebrations, the largest festival of the Hindu community in Bangladesh, while maintaining law and order, reports UNB. Chief of Army Staff General...
FE REPORT | 2024-10-06 00:00:00
Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) on Saturday called upon the Chief Adviser to interim government, Prof Muhammad Yunus, to announce a roadmap of the election along with the formation of a new election commission based on the consensus of major political...
FHM HUMAYAN KABIR | 2024-10-06 00:00:00
Bangladesh is in a quandary with the Indian Line of Credit (LoC)-funded projects as the contractors and workmen who deserted sites after the fall of past government have yet to join duty despite security assurances, insiders said.Slow fund release by...
Tigers take on India in T20 series opener todayPutting their Test series disappointment behind, Bangladesh vowed to unleash a new approach to keep under immense pressure as they take on the hosts in the three-match T20 International series opening game...
SIDDIQUE ISLAM | 2024-10-06 00:00:00
Core inflation fired up over double-digit count for the first time in Bangladesh last August amid price spikes, especially as non-food prices rose significantly, officials said.The core inflation rose to 10.57 per cent in August on a point-to-point basis from...
Nazimuddin Shyamol | 2024-10-06 00:00:00
CHATTOGRAM, Oct 05: Just five days after an explosion on a ship, another oil tanker named 'MT Banglar Sourav' caught fire at the outer anchorage of Chittagong port, resulting in the death of a crew member. The accident occurred at...
FE Report | 2024-10-06 00:00:00
The political parties which took part in the dialogue with the Chief Adviser on Saturday expressed their views on the electoral roadmap.BNP prioritised announcement of an electoral roadmap as soon as possible after conducting key reforms but some other parties...
FE REPORT | 2024-10-06 00:00:00
The Summit Power International Limited (SPIL) has made an urgent plea to the government to remove Summit Group from the list of companies in a recent notice of the taxman suspending transfer of share.Incorporated in Singapore, the SPIL made the...
M AZIZUR RAHMAN | 2024-10-06 00:00:00
Beleaguered Summit Group forfeits two new lucrative ventures on building its second floating storage and re-gasification unit (FSRU) and supply of liquefied natural gas (LNG) under long-term deals, said sources, citing interim government moves.A four-member committee constituted by the Energy...
Light to moderate rain/thunder showers accompanied by temporary gusty wind is likely to occur at most places over Rajshahi, Dhaka, Mymensingh, Barishal and Sylhet divisions in the next 24 hours from 06:00 am today (Sunday), according to the Met Office.Day...
Brigadier General Muhammad Zaheed Kamal officially takes over the charge of the Director General (DG) of the Directorate of Fire Services and Civil Defence (DFSCD) from Brigadier General Md Main Uddin at the DFSCD conference room in the city on...
Secretary to the Ministry of Environment, Forests, and Climate Change, Dr. Farhina Ahmed, has said the drive against manufacturers of polythene bags will start from November 01, reports UNB.To enforce this, a team will be formed comprising officials from the...
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