FE REPORT | 2024-12-05 00:00:00
Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) senior joint secretary general Ruhul Kabir Rizvi said on Wednesday that the people of Bangladesh are awakening to defend their beloved country's independence and sovereignty. "We the Hindus and Muslims born here (Bangladesh) are the sons...
BEIJING, Dec 04 (AFP): China reported its warmest autumn since records began decades ago, its National Climate Centre announced on Wednesday.China is the leading emitter of the greenhouse gas emissions scientists say are driving global climate change and making extreme...
WASHINGTON, Dec 04 (AFP): Cuba's power grid failed overnight Wednesday, the government said, triggering a nationwide blackout that plunged the country into darkness for the third time in two months.At 2:08 am, "the electrical system... was disconnected when the Antonio...
WINDHOEK, Dec 04 (BBC): Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah, from the governing South West Africa People's Organisation (Swapo), has been voted in as Namibia's first female president after last week's disputed election.The electoral commission said she had won more than 57% of vote,...
BEIRUT, Dec 04 (AFP): Syrian government forces launched a counterattack against Islamist-led rebels around the key city of Hama on Wednesday after suffering a string of staggering losses, a war monitor said.Hama is strategically located in central Syria and for...
GAZA, Dec 04 (Reuters): Israeli tanks pushed into northern parts of the Khan Younis area in the south of the Gaza Strip on Wednesday and Palestinian medics said Israeli airstrikes had killed at least 20 people across the enclave.Residents said...
NEW YORK, Dec 04 (Reuters): The United Nations on Wednesday sought $47 billion in aid for 2025 to help around 190 million people fleeing conflict and battling starvation, at a time when this year's appeal is not even half-funded and...
SEOUL, Dec 04 (Reuters/BBC/AFP): South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol's shocking late-night declaration of martial law brought years of clashes with domestic opponents, the media and even his own conservative party to a head and threw his political future into...
Novak Djokovic will play at the Brisbane International before he starts his bid to win a 25th Grand Slam at Melbourne's Australian Open in January, reports BBC Sport.It was announced on Wednesday.The 37-year-old, a 10-time winner in Melbourne, is tied...
GQEBERHA, South Africa, Dec 04 (Reuters): South Africa's push for a place in the World Test Championship final continues on Thursday when they host Sri Lanka at St George's Park, where victory would be a giant step towards the decider...
Bangladesh speedster Mustafizur Rahman welcomed a baby boy on December 4, Wednesday, reports Indian daily newspaper India Today. Mustafizur took to his social media handle to announce the good news and sought blessings for the birth of his child. "Alhamdulillah!...
Head coach Phil Simmons lauded Bangladesh's mental shift from trying to survive to trying to win, after they beat West Indies by 101 runs on the fourth evening of the second Test in Kingston on Tuesday, reports ESPNcricinfo. Simmons said...
In a creative twist, the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) unveiled the trophy for the upcoming T20 series between Bangladesh and Ireland at the picturesque Malnichara tea estate in Sylhet on Wednesday, reports UNB.Captains Nigar Sultana and Gaby Lewis donned traditional...
Left-arm spinner Taijul Islam said he didn't feel pressure despite knowing that the team pinned hopes on him to deliver in the fourth innings of the second Test when West Indies were chasing a 287-run target for a victory and...
KINGSTON, Jamaica, Dec 04 (AFP): Taijul Islam snared five wickets for the 15th time in a Test innings to lead Bangladesh to a series-levelling 101-run victory over the West Indies on the fourth evening of the second and final Test...
Two persons were killed in separate road accidents in Rajshahi and Savar on Wednesday, report agencies.In Rajshahi, a 45-year-old woman died after a bus hit a van in Puthia upazila of Rajshahi on Wednesday. The deceased was identified as Majeda...
SYLHET, Dec 04 (UNB): The haor areas of Nandirgaon and Towakul unions in Gowainghat upazila, home to around 15,000 people, remain without paved roads despite being established over a century ago.Residents of 18 villages in the region, spanning only 10...
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RAJSHAHI, Dec 04: Six footover bridges of striking look built by the Rajshahi City Corporation (RCC) authorities are not coming to exact use of the townspeople even after two and a half months of their inauguration. The city corporation built...
NEW YORK, Dec 04 (Reuters): Intel has started evaluating a handful of outsiders, including former board member Lip-Bu Tan, for the role of chief executive after the struggling American chipmaking icon ousted company veteran Pat Gelsinger, according to people familiar...
LONDON, Dec 4 (Reuters): Standard Chartered will target $200 billion in new assets and double digit growth in income from its wealth business over the next five years, it said on Tuesday, as part of a wider strategy to shift...
BANGKOK, Dec 04 (AFP): US chip giant Nvidia signed a partnership with Thai tech company on Wednesday to build the country's first "sovereign cloud".The deal was announced during a visit to Bangkok by Nvidia's Jensen Huang, CEO and founder of...
NEW YORK, Dec 04 (Reuters): Google Cloud said on Wednesday it had partnered with Air France-KLM to deploy generative artificial intelligence (AI) technology on the airline group's data.Google Cloud said in a statement that the Franco-Dutch airline group's 551 operating...
BEIJING, Dec 04 (Reuters): Chinese companies should be wary of buying US chips as they are "no longer safe" and buy locally instead, four of the country's top industry associations said on Tuesday in a rare coordinated response to Washington's...
MOSCOW, Dec 04 (AFP): Russia will consider raising interest rates before the end of the year, the head of the central bank said Wednesday, as Moscow grapples with high inflation and a falling currency.Moscow has taken rates to a two-decade...
LONDON, Dec 04 (Reuters): Business activity across the euro zone fell sharply last month as the bloc's dominant services sector joined the manufacturing sector in contracting, according to a survey which showed a broadbased decline.HCOB's final composite Purchasing Managers' Index...
BEIJING, Dec 04 (Reuters): Business sentiment among German companies in China is at an all-time low, a German business lobby group said on Wednesday, as they face rising Chinese competition and a slowing economy.Over half of German companies said conditions...
PARIS, Dec 04 (AFP): The OECD warned Wednesday that protectionist trade measures pose a major risk to disrupting the world economy, just weeks before Donald Trump is set to return to the White House.The Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development,...
Islamic Finance and Investment PLC (IFIPLC) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Farazy Hospital Limited and Farazy Dental Hospital & Research Center on Wednesday. Imteeaz Ahmed, Chief Human Resources Officer, IFIPLC, and Dr. M. Mokter Hossen, Managing Director, Farazy...
The prize distribution ceremony for 'Hit and Meet' game, launched by Ruchi brand, a product of Square Food and Beverage Limited, was held on Tuesday. The game was launched on June 2 to celebrate the T20 World Cup. The game...
A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was signed between Karmasangsthan Bank and the Recovery and Advancement of Informal Sector Employment (RAISE): Reintegration of Returning Migrants Project, Wage Earners Welfare Board, aimed at providing assistance to migrant workers who have returned from...
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