MOSCOW, Dec 15 (BBC): Two Russian oil tankers with 29 crew members on board have been heavily damaged in the Black Sea, triggering an oil spill, authorities in Russia have said.Footage released by Russia's Southern Transport Prosecutor's Office showed one...
PARIS, Dec 15 (BBC): Five people have died in shootings in northern France, including near a migrant camp, and a 22-year-old man has turned himself in to police, according to French media.Four people - two security guards and two migrants...
SYDNEY, Dec 15 (AFP): The five remaining members of the Australian "Bali Nine" drug ring flew home Sunday after 19 years in jail in Indonesia, ending a saga that had frayed relations between the two countries.Indonesian police arrested the nine...
JENIN, Dec 15 (AFP): Clashes between Palestinian security forces and militants in the occupied West Bank on Saturday killed one man, a medical source told AFP, with Hamas identifying him as a fighter.Fighting is usually rare between militants and Palestinian...
BEIRUT, Dec 15 (AFP/BBC): Israel has launched more than 60 strikes on Syrian territory over the past few hours, the Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said late Saturday.Israel fired 61 missiles at Syrian military sites in less than five...
SEOUL, Dec 15 (AFP): South Korea's opposition leader urged a top court on Sunday to swiftly formalise the impeachment of President Yoon Suk Yeol and ease the "suffering of the people" after his short-lived martial law decree.Lawmakers voted on Saturday...
PARIS, Dec 15 (AFP): At least 14 people were killed in Mayotte when a fierce cyclone battered the French Indian Ocean territory, authorities said Sunday, with officials warning it will take days to know the full toll.Rescue workers and supplies...
LALMONIRHAT, Dec 15 (UNB): A 68-year-old woman died after her blanket caught fire from a kerosene lamp at her house in Hatibandha upazila of Lalmonirhat district on Saturday night.The deceased were identified as Oichon Bewa, wife of late Jamir Uddin...
A total of five persons were killed in separate road accidents in Cumilla and Sylhet districts on Sunday and Saturday respectively, reports UNB. In Cumilla, three people were killed and 10 others injured when a bus crashed into a roadside...
A farmers busy arranging radish bundles in a field in Singair upazila of Manikganj district- bdnews24.com
KHAGRACHHARI, Dec 15 (UNB): The tourism industry in Khagrachhari is witnessing resurgence as the flow of visitors to the hill district steadily increases following the lifting of a travel ban on November 05.The ban, imposed on September 25 after violent...
ANAET KARIM | 2024-12-16 00:00:00
RAJSHAHI, Dec 15: Aymana Bewa, a resident of Shalgaria village in Rajshahi's Durgapur municipality area, collects paddy from rats' burrows to make a living when farmers are busy harvesting and threshing paddy during the Hemanta season. The money from the...
Helal Uddin Ahmed | 2024-12-16 00:00:00
The present-day Feni district was a subdivision under Noakhali district during the liberation war. It had a huge strategic importance during the war, as both the Dhaka-Chittagong Highway and the Dhaka-Chittagong Railway passed through the town. The first battle of...
Syed Badrul Ahsan | 2024-12-16 00:00:00
This morning we celebrate the year 1971. The middle-aged citizen of today is no more the youth of yesterday. The freedom we enjoy in these times is far removed from the tortuous struggle we waged for liberty in those times.And...
TECHEXPRESS DESK | 2024-12-16 00:00:00
Robo Superior, a dynamic six-member team from Bangladesh, is making waves in the international Moonshot Pirates competition, an innovation-driven event inspired by the Apollo mission to the moon. This year's theme centers on addressing future food crises, challenging younginnovators to...
TECHEXPRESS DESK | 2024-12-16 00:00:00
Syed Ayesha Akhtar, a homemaker residing in Adabar, Dhaka, lives with her two children, husband, and father-in-law. She attributes her savings habit to lessons instilled by her parents early in life, emphasizing the importance of financial prudence. These values, combined...
RIAZ UDDIN HRIDOY | 2024-12-16 00:00:00
In an era where instant messaging has become heartbeat of modern communications, losing access to an account can feel like being cut off from the world. Whether its a chat with a loved one, a professional discussion, or a group...
The US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has added India to its list of 'uncooperative' countries, accusing the listed nations of failing to cooperate adequately in deportation processes.In addition to India, the list includes Bhutan, Cuba, Iran, Pakistan, Russia, and...
FE REPORT | 2024-12-15 00:00:00
State-run Rupantarita Prakritik Gas Company Ltd (RPGCL) floated one fresh tender and reissued an earlier tender to procure two spot LNG (liquefied natural gas) cargoes, said a senior RPGCL official.The fresh tender is to purchase one LNG spot cargo for...
Bangladesh Bank (BB) Governor Dr Ahsan H Mansur has expressed his optimism that the general point to point inflation rate would come down below 5 per cent by the next fiscal year (FY 2025-26)."Our aims are to bring inflation down...
FE REPORT | 2024-12-15 00:00:00
Commuters on the Dhaka-Joydevpur route are likely to enjoy improved bus and train services with the launch of two sets of commuter trains and a dedicated bus corridor today (Sunday).Road transport, bridges and rail adviser Mohammad Fouzul Kabir Khan will...
FE REPORT | 2024-12-15 00:00:00
The government is expecting to complete processing the 'Smart Family Cards' next month (January 2025) to replace the existing digital cards used for distributing key essential commodities at subsidised rates among 1o million low-income people across the country.Sources at the...
YASIR WARDAD | 2024-12-15 00:00:00
The skyrocketing input costs during this Boro season are expected to contribute to a further rise in rice production expenses, compounding the challenges for farmers already struggling with exorbitant costs.Amid a lower fertiliser stock in government reserves, traders are charging...
The 25th Annual General Meeting (AGM) of the International Publications Limited (IPL), the owning company of The Financial Express, was held in the boardroom of the Apex Footwear Limited on Saturday. Mr Mahbubur Rahman, chairman, IPL, presided over the AGM....
FE REPORT | 2024-12-15 00:00:00
Ten inter-agency teams have been formed to recover money laundered by top eleven business groups of the country.The new investigation teams will work to bring back the money laundered by S Alam, Nagad, Beximco, Bashundhara, Summit, Orion, NASA, Sikdar, Gemcon,...
FE REPORT | 2024-12-15 00:00:00
The Commission of Inquiry on Enforced Disappearances on Saturday submitted its first interim report to Chief Adviser of the interim government Professor Muhammad Yunus, stating that the investigation found links of the high-ups of the deposed government in such incidents...
DOULOT AKTER MALA | 2024-12-15 00:00:00
Domestic exporters are all set to reap the benefits of the fully automated bonded-warehouse facility from 01 January 2025, thereby enabling them to access paperless services.The National Board of Revenue (NBR) has completed all required modules for this system under...
JUBAIR HASAN | 2024-12-15 00:00:00
Government securities (G-sec) market for state borrowing boomed to Tk 6.0 trillion in a fast expansion by around Tk 520 billion in this fiscal's first five months for juicy returns.Sources said lucrative yields on the risk-free investment instruments drew rapidly-growing...
JAHIDUL ISLAM | 2024-12-15 00:00:00
The interim government has decided to terminate four of less-priority projects , including three named after Sheikh Hasina and her family members, on which Tk 6.74 billion has already been spent.Three of the projects under the annual development programme are...
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