GALLE, Sri Lanka, Sept 29 (Agencies): Sri Lanka stormed to a series victory over New Zealand, securing the two-match test series with a resounding innings and 154-run triumph on the fourth day in Galle on Sunday.This victory, Sri Lanka's most...
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla., Sept 29 (AP): Lionel Messi moved Inter Miami another step closer to the No. 1 seed for the MLS Cup playoffs.And the MLS single-season points record remains in the club's reach as well.Messi scored in the 67th...
Bangladesh are set to play a three-match ODI series against Afghanistan between November 6 and 11, the Afghanistan Cricket Board (ACB) confirmed on Sunday, reports UNB.The ACB will host this series in the UAE.The venue of this series is to...
Three trophies of 'Ispahani 4th Bangladesh Open Squash 2024' tournament are unveiled at a trophy unveiling ceremony held at the Dutch-Bangla Auditorium of the Olympic Bhaban in the city on Sunday. Joint Secretary of the Ministry of Youth and Sports...
LONDON, Sept 29 (AFP): The new government of UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer reeled from its first resignation Saturday, as lawmaker Rosie Duffield quit the Labour Party, accusing him of "hypocrisy" over his acceptance of free gifts.In a blistering resignation...
BEIRUT, Sept 29 (AFP): Twelve pro-Iranian fighters have been killed in air strikes of unknown origin in eastern Syria, a war monitor said Sunday, adding that a large number of people were wounded."Twelve pro-Iranian fighters were killed in air strikes...
KATHMANDU, Sept 29 (BBC): Major floods and landslides in Nepal have killed more than 148 people across the Himalayan nation, officials have reported.Dozens more were still missing on Sunday after two days of intense rainfall, which has inundated the valley...
MUMBAI, Sept 29 (BBC): If you were in India and had 900,000 rupees ($10,800; £8,000), what would you buy? A car? A trip around the world? Diamond jewellery? Or a Coldplay concert ticket?The British rock band is set to perform...
PUERTO DE LA ESTACA, Sept 29 (AFP): Rescue teams on Sunday resumed searching for at least 48 migrants who went messing the day before when their boat overturned just as it was being rescued off Spain's Canary Islands, killing at...
JERUSALEM, Sept 29 (AFP/BBC/AP): Iran's supreme leader has said the death of Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah "will not go unavenged", a day after he was killed in an Israeli air strike in Lebanon.Ayatollah Ali Khamenei announced five days of mourning...
KIGALI, Sept 29 (BBC): Six people have died from an outbreak of Marburg virus in Rwanda, the health minister has announced.Sabin Nsanzimana said most of the victims were healthcare workers in the intensive care unit. Twenty cases have been identified...
DINAJPUR, Sept 29 (UNB): Members of Border Guard of Bangladesh (BGB) detained five Bangladeshis including a child on Saturday night when they were attempting to enter India illegally though Birol border in Dinajpur Sadar upazila.The detainees are Shri Panchanan Chandra...
SUMANGANJ, Sept 29 (UNB): Three people died as lightning strikes hit them during a thunderstorm in Sumanganj district on Sunday.In Doarabazar upazila, two men died being struck by lightning when they were fishing in a haor.The victims were Md. Jalal...
KURIGRAM, Sept 29 (UNB): Continuous heavy rainfall and upstream water flow have caused water levels in 16 rivers, including the Dharla, Dudhkumar, Brahmaputra, and Teesta, to rise, leading to widespread flooding across Kurigram.Floodwaters have submerged vast stretches of low-lying areas...
OUR CORRESPONDENT | 2024-09-30 00:00:00
LALMONIRHAT, Sept 29: Local betel-nut farmers and traders have got frustrated due to its low price in the district this year.Betel nut, one of the popular items, has a huge demand both in rural and urban areas of the country.In...
Fish and rice are integral to the Bengali diet, and the combination has been part of our cultural heritage for centuries. However, fish in rivers and canals is no longer as common as it once was. One of the primary...
Neil Ray | 2024-09-30 00:00:00
Much as the police's role during the quota reform and anti-discrimination movements may be maligned, it is impossible to dispense with the service---no matter if it is flawed ---of the law enforcement agency. Incapacitated, the force was totally non-functional for...
Syed Fattahul Alim | 2024-09-30 00:00:00
Dispelling speculations the Lebanese Shia Islamist militant group, Hezbollah, has admitted that their supreme leader Hassan Nasrallah has been killed in Friday evening in a massive Israeli air attack in Southern Beirut. Israeli Defence Force (IDF) also claimed that in...
Any possible threat to a vital sector of the national economy, agriculture to be precise, raises alarm and great concern. A back-page story of the Financial Express on Saturday shed light on a looming fertiliser crisis that could hit agricultural...
Muhammad Zamir | 2024-09-30 00:00:00
The G20, an intergovernmental forum, comprising 19 countries and the European Union is working together to address major issues related to the global economy, such as international financial stability, climate change mitigation, and sustainable development.Economic analysts, Ian Mitchell and Sam...
FHM HUMAYAN KABIR | 2024-09-29 12:00:00
Another expensive project undertaken by the past government has thrown the state exchequer into a quandary as the cost of power-transmission line from Pyra has more than doubled, insiders said on Saturday.The massive 135-percent cost escalation of the Pyra-Gopalganj-Aminbazar 400kV...
KANPUR, India, Sept 28 (AFP): Rain washed out day two of the second Test between India and Bangladesh in Kanpur on Saturday without a ball being bowled.Only 35 overs were possible on the opening day with Bangladesh 107-3 after being...
OUR CORRESPONDENT | 2024-09-29 12:00:00
OUR CORRESPONDENTSThe Teesta riverbank erosion has taken a devastating turn in different places under Gangachara upazila of Rangpur district in the last couple of weeks, causing sufferings for local residents.The inhabitants of Ujanigaon, Sultanpur and Parbatipur in Joykolosh union are...
FE REPORTEconomists on Saturday stressed the need for boosting private sector confidence by ensuring necessary reforms and good governance to foster sustainable economic growth in the country. They also emphasised on stability in economic reform while considering the impact of...
FE REPORT | 2024-09-29 00:00:00
The price of top-quality 22-carat gold has been reduced by Tk 1,259 per bhori (11.664g) on the local market. BAJUS said a 5 percent VAT and a minimum 6 percent wage have to be added to the jewellery. This means...
A total of 1,581 people have lost their lives in the student-led mass uprising across the country, according to the primary data collected by Anti-Discrimination Student Movement's sub-committee on health affairs, reports BSS."We have prepared the primary list of 1,581...
Seven more deaths were reported from dengue in 24 hours till Saturday morning, raising the number of fatalities from the mosquito-borne disease in Bangladesh to 150 this year. During the period, 860 more patients were hospitalised with viral fever, according...
Two pullers of a paper-laden cart get caught in a water-filled pitfall on the capital's busy Hatkhola road on Saturday. The road has been in its present poor state for months due to digging work, causing public nuisance. — FE...
India gave the go-ahead on Saturday for export of non-basmati white rice to resume as inventories in the world's biggest exporter of the grain surge and farmers prepare to harvest a new crop in the coming weeks, reports Reuters.Bigger rice...
FE REPORT | 2024-09-29 00:00:00
An estimated 51 factories, mostly located in Ashulia, suspended operations on Saturday as workers mounted demonstrations over payment of arrears, the reopening of factories and a wage hike.Sources said workers of some garment factories, including Mondol Knitwear, blocked Baipail-Abdullahpur road...
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