Bangladesh captain Najmul Hossain Shanto said the landmark series victory against Pakistan instilled belief among the players that they now can beat any team in any condition in the Test cricket, a format which was once considered as their weakest...
Bangladesh captain Najmul Hossain Shanto has expressed his keenness to discuss the issue of Shakib Al Hasan with the Chief Adviser of Bangladesh's interim government, Prof Muhammad Yunus, reports BSS.A legal notice was sent to the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB)...
Promising striker Sheikh Morsalin helps Bangladesh to beat hosts Bhutan by 1-0 goal in the first match of the two-match FIFA International Friendlies Series at the Changlimithang Stadium in Thimphu Thursday, reports UNB. With the day's feat, FiFA international ranked...
HONG KONG, Sept 05 (AFP): Cities in southern China suspended schools and cancelled some flights on Thursday, as tropical storm Yagi strengthened into a super typhoon and barreled straight for the holiday island province of Hainan.Yagi triggered floods and landslides...
NEW YORK, Sept 05 (Reuters/AFP): The White House is scrambling to put forward a new proposal for a Gaza ceasefire and the release of hostages by Hamas in the coming days, two US officials, two Egyptian security sources and an...
PARIS, Sept 05 (BBC): French President Emmanuel Macron has named Michel Barnier as prime minister almost two months after France's snap elections ended in political deadlock.Mr Barnier, 73, is the EU's former chief Brexit negotiator and led talks with the...
LONDON, Sept 05 (AFP): The UK government on Thursday introduces legislation to axe seats in the House of Lords retained for hereditary lawmakers as it moves to reform parliament's unelected upper chamber.The bill will remove the 92 seats reserved for...
WINDER, United States, Sept 5 (AFP): A 14-year-old gunman killed at least four people, including two students, and wounded nine more when he opened fire at a high school in the US state of Georgia on Wednesday, law enforcement said.The...
MOSCOW, Sept 05 (AFP): Russian President Vladimir Putin said Thursday he was ready for talks with Ukraine, after having previously rebuffed the idea of negotiations while Kyiv's offensive into the Kursk region was ongoing.Ukraine launched an unprecedented cross-border incursion into...
South Africa's Harmony Goldexpects to start producing copper from its Australian mining project by 2028, the company said on Thursday, as it diversifies into the key decarbonisation metal, reports Reuters.Harmony acquired the Eva Copper project in Queensland in 2022 to...
PARIS, Sept 5 (Reuters): Airbus and Rolls-Royce are preparing to brief airlines on the fallout from an engine emergency that prompted Cathay Pacific to review its fleet of A350s as pressure from airlines mounts for clarity, two people familiar with...
LONDON, Sept 5 (Reuters): Gold rose on Thursday fuelled by expectations of a deeper U.S. Federal Reserve rate-cutting cycle, which is widely expected to start this month.Spot gold was up 0.9 per cent at $2,516.18 per ounce by 0926 GMT....
LONDON, Sept 5 (Reuters): China's primary aluminium smelters are producing record amounts of metal and the domestic market surplus is spilling out of the country in the form of semi-manufactured products.This sudden acceleration in "semis" exports is rekindling the flames...
LONDON, Sept 5 (Reuters): Oil firmed on Thursday, edging up from multi-month lows on a possible delay to output increases by OPEC+ producers and a decline in U.S. inventories, though the gains were capped by persistent demand concerns.Figures from the...
The recent police crackdown on protesters of the quota reform movement has sparked significant criticism and condemnation of the force, severely tarnishing their image. Additionally, there is considerable confusion among the public regarding the role of police officers. Currently, a...
In recent years, increased prices for essential commodities have gravely impaired the livelihoods of millions of people in Bangladesh. Poor people, in particular, have been writhing under the crushing weight of rising prices, and in July, the country saw 14...
Shiabur Rahman | 2024-09-06 00:00:00
Bangladesh is certainly one of the countries which have the dirtiest, torn or contaminated banknotes in circulation, showing the authorities' utmost apathy to the health hazards and the damage to the nation's symbols of culture those end up causing. Notes...
Nilratan Halder | 2024-09-06 00:00:00
The student movement responsible for the ouster of Hasina-led government has not only restored confidence in and respect for the community of learners but also raised high hopes for the country. Before history was made on August 5 last, courtesy...
The central bank's latest report on defaulted loans, though alarming, underscores the urgent need to devise ways for rescuing the struggling banking sector. Bangladesh Bank data reveal that by the end of June this year, non-performing loans (NPLs) had surged...
Matiur Rahman | 2024-09-06 00:00:00
Bangladesh is one of the most vulnerable countries to natural disasters due to its geographical location, dense population, and high poverty. These disasters have profound implications for the people and the environment, significantly contributing to climate migration. Climate migration refers...
ANKARA, Sept 04 (AFP): Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan greeted Egypt's leader Abdel Fattah al-Sisi on Wednesday as he arrived in Ankara to seal their mended ties.The two men shook hands as Sisi stepped off his plane in the Turkish...
SINGAPORE, Sept 04 (AFP): Rising temperatures should trigger a global "red alert", the United Nations' weather and climate agency chief said Wednesday, after global heat indices again smashed records in August.The world saw record average temperatures in August for the...
LONDON, Sept 04 (AFP): The family of a British aid worker killed by an Israeli strike in Gaza in April on Wednesday called for an independent investigation into his death.James Kirby, from Bristol in southwest England, was one of seven...
KYIV, Sept 04 (AFP/BBC): A Russian strike on Ukraine's western city of Lviv on Wednesday killed seven people, including three children, the interior minister said.The attack comes a day after missiles hit the central city of Poltava in one of...
NEW YORK, Sept 04 (Reuters): The United States will send Michael Chase, the deputy assistant secretary of defence for China, Taiwan and Mongolia, to China's top annual security forum in mid-September, a US official told Reuters.The choice of Chase has...
WASHINGTON, Sept 04(AP): Vice President Kamala Harris is using a New Hampshire campaign stop on Wednesday to propose an expansion of tax incentives for small businesses, a pro-entrepreneur plan that may soften her previous calls for wealthy Americans and large...
WASHINGTON, Sept 04 (AFP): Donald Trump is to plead not guilty to the charges in a revised indictment accusing him of seeking to overturn the results of the 2020 US presidential election, according to a court filing on Tuesday.Trump, in...
BANGKOK, Sept 04 (AFP): Thailand's new prime minister named her cabinet on Wednesday, dumping an influential military-linked party out of government for the first time since 2019.King Maha Vajiralongkorn officially endorsed the new team of ministers nominated by Prime Minister...
MUMBAI, Sept 04 (Reuters): The Indian rupee dropped to a record low near the close of trading on Wednesday after yet another rangebound trading session as it stayed wedged between negative global cues and support from the central bank.The rupee...
NEW YORK, Sept 04 (Reuters): Discount store operator Dollar Tree cut annual forecasts on Wednesday, as it struggled to lure in price-sensitive shoppers for its more profitable higher-margin goods amid sticky inflation, sending shares down about 9 per cent in...
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