NATORE, Nov 28 (UNB): A crack that developed on Dhaka-Rajshahi railway track at Lalpur upazila in Natore district end has been fixed after five hours of detection.The railway communication with the northern districts from Dhaka remained undisrupted due to having...
Village children busy plucking water lily at Tarapur village in Laxampur upazila of Cumilla district- bdnews24.com
KHULNA, Nov 28 (UNB): Former Vice-Chancellor of Khulna University of Engineering and Technology (KUET) Prof Mihir Ranjan Halder has sought voluntary retirement.In another development nine people, including the former pro-VC and two deputy registrars, have been temporarily suspended on charges...
TORONTO, Nov 28 (AP): Canada is already examining possible retaliatory tariffs on certain items from the United States should President-elect Donald Trump follow through on his threat to impose sweeping tariffs on Canadian products, a senior official said Wednesday.Trump has...
Environment, Forest and Climate Change Adviser Syeda Rizwana Hasan stressed on Thursday the need for implementing an integrated plan to develop ecotourism and protect coastal region from natural calamities, reports BSS.She came up with the importance when speaking a seminar...
The 387th meeting of the Board of Directors of Shahjalal Islami Bank PLC. was held at the bank's corporate head office on Wednesday. Chairman A. K. Azad presided over the meeting.
Southeast Bank PLC. provided financial support to grassroots farmers at the bank's head office recently, says a press release. As part of its commitment to Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR), the bank provided the support across three significant areas: "Increase yield...
Exim Bank opened its 152nd branch at Mirpur DOHS in the capital on Thursday.Chairman of the bank Md. Nazrul Islam Swapan inaugurated the branch as the chief guest while Managing Director and CEO Mohammad Feroz Hossain presided over the programme,...
Community Bank Bangladesh PLC. has provided Tk 1.5 million in financial assistance through Sajida Foundation to support impoverished patients who require dialysis.The initiative aims to ensure that no patient experiences financial hardship when receiving treatment for kidney complications, says a...
BENAPOLE, Nov 28 (UNB) : A total of 1030 tonnes of rice were imported from India through Benapole port in one week till Wednesday.According to the Benapole land port and customs house, 33 rice-laden trucks entered the land port from...
Bangladesh and South Korea have launched negotiations for signing a Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) between the two countries, reports BSS.Commerce Adviser Sk Bashir Uddin and Korean Minister for Trade Inkyo Cheong attended the first meeting of the negotiation in Seoul,...
FRANKFURT, Germany, Nov 28 (AFP) : The European Union must cooperate with Donald Trump to avoid a trade war in light of the US president-elect's plans to raise tariffs on imports, the president of the European Central Bank said Thursday."This...
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Bangladesh Railway (BR) has decided in principle to develop a new route from Dhaka to Cumilla through Narayanganj, aiming to reduce travel distance and time with the port city of Chattogram.Agreed in principle, the new alignment is expected to reduce...
In recent times, the educational institutions of the country have suffered in many ways. Especially in some institutions in Dhaka, there have been frequent clashes between students of different educational institutions. As a result, several educational institutions have been closed...
Behavioural finance explores how psychological factors influence financial decisions, challenging the assumption of rational decision-making in traditional finance. It emphasises the impact of emotional, biased, and cognitive errors in shaping investor behaviour, often leading to irrational market choices.A key concept...
Shiabur Rahman | 2024-11-29 00:00:00
Bangladesh has made a significant progress towards industrialisation over the past couple of decades. Still agriculture plays a rival role in its economy employing roughly 40 per cent of its population. However, the sector has remained plagued by challenges, particularly...
Nilratan Halder | 2024-11-29 00:00:00
Post-revolution period is a highly testing time. Because it is a transition period, counter forces try to hit back when the administration is yet to consolidate and remains at its most vulnerable. But this commonly held perception at times may...
The need to facilitate multinational corporations (MNCs) by ensuring a predictable and supportive operational environment is becoming increasingly urgent. A recent meeting between MNC representatives and the Chief Adviser highlighted several pressing concerns that warrant immediate government attention. More than...
Hasnat Abdul Hye | 2024-11-29 00:00:00
Vindicating his name, Donald Trump trumped all predictions made about the presidential election being on knife-edge and going down to the wire. The landslide victory scored by him left pollsters and media pundits red-faced because they had anticipated nothing like...
SYDNEY, Nov 28 (AFP): Uncapped all-rounder Beau Webster was Thursday added to Australia's squad for next week's second Test against India in Adelaide as cover for Mitchell Marsh.The 30-year-old is on standby after Marsh pulled up sore following their 295-run...
CHRISTCHURCH, New Zealand, Nov 28 (AFP): England captured the vital wicket of Kane Williamson for 93 in a dramatic five-wicket final session to leave New Zealand 319-8 after day one of the first Test in Christchurch on Thursday.The hosts went...
A groin injury to Towhid Hridoy ahead of the three-match ODI series against West Indies comes as a fresh blow for Bangladesh. The 23-year old top-order batter sustained the injury while playing football during a practice session in Bogura, according...
ISLAMABAD, Nov 28 (AP): Pakistan hopes it will get a fair deal on "equality" when the International Cricket Council (ICC) holds a virtual meeting on Friday to finalise details for next year's Champions Trophy.There's an impasse for the eight-team, 50-over...
LIVERPOOL, Nov 27 (AFP): Kylian Mbappe saw a penalty saved as Liverpool beat Real Madrid 2-0 on Wednesday to inflict a third Champions League defeat in five matches on the holders.Alexis Mac Allister and Cody Gakpo scored the goals in...
Bashundhara Group Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) Football, the top-flight football league of the country, begins at three separate venues in the capital and its adjoining area today (Friday), reports BSS.Dhaka Mohammedan SC will face Dhaka Wanderers Club at 2:30 pm...
MELBOURNE, Nov 28 (AFP): Australian lawmakers passed landmark rules to ban under 16s from social media on Thursday, approving one of the world's toughest crackdowns on popular sites like Facebook, Instagram and X.The bill has now passed both parliamentary chambers...
LONDON, Nov 28 (BBC): Researchers say they have found the first new treatment for asthma attacks in 50 years. The injection dampens part of the immune system that can go into overdrive in flare-ups of both asthma and a lung...
NEW YORK, Nov 28 (Reuters): Several of President-elect Donald Trump's cabinet and administration picks were targeted this week with actions including bomb threats and "swatting," a spokesperson for the transition team said on Wednesday.The threats were made Tuesday night and...
ISLAMABAD, Nov 28 (AFP): In the chaos of protests that turned Pakistan's capital into a battleground, a new figurehead has emerged: Bushra Bibi, the wife of jailed former prime minister Imran Khan.Until now, she has appeared only rarely in official...
BEIRUT, Nov 28 (Reuters): Israel said on Thursday that its ceasefire with Hezbollah was breached hours after Lebanese security sources said Israeli tanks attacked six areas of southern Lebanon, calling into question a truce reached after more than a year...
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