MANILA, Aug 05 (AFP): The Philippines and Germany have agreed to deepen military cooperation, their defence ministers said on Sunday, as Manila pushes back after a series of confrontations with China.German Defence Minister Boris Pistorius and his Philippine counterpart Gilberto...
BEIRUT, Aug 05 (AFP): Lebanon's health ministry said two people were killed Monday in an Israeli strike on the country's south, where Hezbollah has been trading near-daily fire with Israel since the start of the Gaza war in October.Since last...
PREK TAKEO, Aug 05 (AFP): Cambodia's Prime Minister Hun Manet on Monday launched a controversial $1.7 billion canal project that aims to provide a new link from the Mekong River to the sea.Manet called the 180-kilometre (110-mile) project "historic" and...
WASHINGTON, Aug 05 (AFP): Kamala Harris will name her running mate as soon as Monday, as she prepares for a tour of US battleground states aimed at turning excitement over her presidential bid into durable support that can power her...
NEW YORK, Aug 05 (Reuters): The United States is deploying additional military might in the Middle East as a defensive measure with a goal of de-escalating tensions in the region, a White House official said on Sunday.Regional tensions have increased...
SEOUL, Aug 05 (AP): North Korea marked the delivery of 250 nuclear-capable missile launchers to frontline military units at a ceremony where leader Kim Jong Un called for a ceaseless expansion of his military's nuclear program to counter perceived U.S....
Masud Karim | 2024-08-06 00:00:00
On August 6, 1945, an American B-29 bomber rumbled in and dropped the world's first deployed atomic bomb over Hiroshima. The explosion wiped out 90 per cent of the Japanese city and immediately killed 80,000 people. Tens of thousands more...
Environmental sustainability is the practice of preserving natural resources and minimising environmental impact to ensure the well-being of current and future generations. It encompasses various aspects, including reducing carbon emissions, conserving water and energy, protecting biodiversity, and promoting renewable energy...
In Bangladesh, an increasing number of students are pursuing higher education without considering their future prospects. According to a survey by the Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics (BBS), over 12 per cent of highly educated individuals are officially unemployed, with unofficial...
Polythene and plastic goods have become a daily necessity, and are widely used due to their affordability. However, its extensive use poses significant environmental and health risks. Polythene contributes to environmental degradation through river pollution, waterlogging, air pollution, and soil...
Syed Fattahul Alim | 2024-08-06 00:00:00
Far from easing off, the events surrounding the students' quota protests which have taken the new name with broader connotation, 'anti-discrimination students' movement, have been getting more violent. The encounters of the demonstrating students with the law-enforcers and the pro-government...
Shamsul Huq Zahid | 2024-08-06 00:00:00
The protests centring the anti-quota movement of the students have so far left more than 300 people dead and thousands injured in just 20 days across the country. The massiveness of the students' protests and the response to them by...
The proverbial 'last straw on the camel's back' could not be more apt for today's Bangladesh. Every aspect of life was adversely impacted by the turmoil the country found itself in over the non-political quota reform movement turning violent for...
FE REPORT | 2024-08-05 12:00:00
Extending complete support to the students' 'one-point demand' for the resignation of the government, Bangladesh Nationalist Party ( BNP) has fervently called upon the countrymen to join the ongoing movement and topple the government. "Today we extend our full support...
FE REPORT | 2024-08-05 12:00:00
The Chattogram port has begun the new financial year with a slight decline in container handling due to disruptions caused by nationwide unrest.The prime seaport of the country handled 235,811 Twenty-foot Equivalent Units (TEUs) of containers in July, a 1.33...
The 'all-out non-cooperation' called by Anti-Discrimination Student Movement got underway in the country, including capital Dhaka, since Sunday morning, paralysing normal life, reports UNB.The disruption of traffic movement caused immense sufferings to commuters on the first working day of the...
In response to the current curfew related to ongoing protests, Chief Justice (CJ) Obaidul Hasan has declared that all courts across the country will remain closed indefinitely, reports UNB.On August 4, the Supreme Court administration issued a separate notification under...
At least 100 people were injured in a clash between the Sommilito Peshajibi Parishad and police in front of the Jatiya Press Club in the capital on Sunday, as the 'all-out non-cooperation' programme called by the Anti-Discrimination Student Movement was...
JU CORRESPONDENT | 2024-08-05 00:00:00
As part of the 'Non-Cooperation Movement' initiated by the Anti-discrimination Student Movement, several thousand students, teachers, guardians, and members of the civil society staged a demonstration on the Dhaka-Aricha highway in front of Jahangirnagar University's (JU) main gate on Sunday.They...
(Clockwise, from left-top): A procession of students and guardians crossing the road in front of Notre Dame College at Arambag; an armed group chasing some protesters (not in the frame) at Purana Paltan intersection; a group of protesters on vigil...
FE REPORT | 2024-08-05 00:00:00
The High Court (HC) on Sunday said police can only use live ammunition as a last resort to control riots that cannot be quelled by other means, such as rubber bullets or tear gas.The court said police must act within...
A court here on Sunday sent six leaders of BNP and Jamaat-e-Islami to jail in a case lodged over vandalising and setting Setu Bhaban in the capital's Banani area on fire on July 18, reports BSS.The six accused are BNP...
The 75th birth anniversary of valiant Freedom Fighter Shaheed Captain Sheikh Kamal, the eldest son of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, will be observed today (Monday) in a befitting manner, reports BSS.Born on August 5, 1949 in...
State Minister for Information and Broadcasting Mohammad Ali Arafat on Sunday reiterated that the government wants to resolve the crisis peacefully through talks, but simultaneously it will resists terrorists if they want to carry out anarchic acts, reports BSS."We want...
Awami League Presidium Member and Textiles and Jute Minister Jahangir Kabir Nanak on Sunday called upon the people to resist the anarchy carried out by BNP-Jamaat terrorists groups across the country, reports BSS.He said this in a press conference at...
The Awami League office in Chapainawabganj district is attacked on the first day of the nationwide student-led non-cooperation movement. Protesters set fire to motorcycles parked near the party office on Sunday afternoon. — Focus Bangla Photo
Awami League leaders and activists in Chattogram take position at the New Market area on Sunday, the first day of the all-out non-cooperation movement by the Students Against Discrimination.— Focus Bangla Photo
A three-way clash between police, Awami League activists and protesters has erupted at Azampur in Dhaka's Uttara, reports bdnews24.com.The clash began at 12:30pm on Sunday. As reported around 1pm, police used tear shells and sound grenades amid chases and counter-chase...
FE REPORT | 2024-08-05 00:00:00
The High Court Monday rejected two writ petitions filed by Grameen Kalyan, an organisation headed by Nobel Laureate Prof Dr. Muhammad Yunus, challenging the legality of the imposition of income tax worth Tk 6.66 billion on the organisation for five...
Bangladesh Army Monday urged the people to abide by the curfew which was imposed for an indefinite period from today as the country's overall law and order situation deteriorated again, reports BSS."Bangladesh Army will perform its promised duty in line...
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