DAKAR, March 27 (Reuters): Guinea has reached an agreement with Emirates Global Aluminium (EGA) that will avert a looming arbitration over last year's seizure of the miner's local unit, three people with knowledge of the matter have told Reuters.As part...
NEW DELHI, March 27 (Reuters): India's wheat harvest is expected to rise in 2026 from a year earlier but fall short of initial estimates after unseasonal rains and hailstorms hit the maturing crop, trade and industry officials said.India, the world's...
SINGAPORE, March 27 (Reuters): Asian refiners are beginning to switch to pricing US crude oil purchases against global benchmark ICE Brent instead of Dubai after the Middle East marker spiked to record levels this month, three refining and trade sources...
HANOI, March 27 (Reuters): Vietnamese airlines plan to cancel flights on domestic and international routes from next month due to fuel supply constraints caused by the Middle East conflict, state media reported citing a report from the regulator.Flag carrier Vietnam...
KINSHASA, March 27 (Reuters): Democratic Republic of Congo and China have signed a deal to deepen cooperation in the African nation's mining sector, Congo's government said, as global powers jockey for influence in the strategically important minerals powerhouse.Congo is the...
SINGAPORE, March 27 (Reuters): Singapore set out plans on Friday to turn the city-state into a gold trading hub for the whole of Asia, with regulators and industry players working together to strengthen the market's trading, clearing and storage infrastructure....
Gold rose on Friday on bargain-hunting but remained on track for a fourth straight weekly loss, as the US-Israel war with Iran stoked inflation concerns, lifted the dollar and reinforced expectations of higher interest rates, reports Reuters.Spot gold rose 1.1...
LONDON, March 27 (Reuters): Oil prices rose on Friday but were on track for their first weekly decline since February 9 as US President Donald Trump extended a pause in attacks on Iran's energy plants, though investors remain cagey about...
Mohammad Rukanuddin | 2026-03-28 00:00:00
Teaching is an honoured vocation, but being an expert in a subject does not automatically make someone a good teacher. Some countries, recognizing this distinction, have made teacher training mandatory for all teachers, including university teachers. For instance, Sri Lanka,...
IG Chowdhury | 2026-03-28 00:00:00
There are so many different ways a life is lived. What is wrong today is right tomorrow due to changes in social practices and vice versa. Again, the practices are place-dependent. Not easy as we move from one to another....
Nilratan Halder | 2026-03-28 00:00:00
A mixed feeling of disbelief and surprise has taken over readers who recently came across the news of arrest of a man for smuggling of ants at Nairobi's Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA). Yes, you have read it right --...
WASHINGTON, Mar 27 (AFP): Survivors of late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein sued the US government and Google on Thursday over victims' identities being mistakenly revealed in a trove of documents published online by the Justice Department (DOJ).The DOJ released more...
SAN SALVADOR, Mar 27 (AFP): El Salvador approved a bill on Thursday allowing courts to sentence minors to life in prison for rape, murder or terrorism, the latest push in President Nayib Bukele's crackdown on gangs.Bukele, who has called himself...
BANDUNG, Mar 27 (AFP): Two Bengal tiger cubs born in Indonesia's Bandung Zoo last year have died from a viral infection, a conservation official told AFP on Friday.The cubs, two males named Huru and Hara, were born last July to...
NAYPYIDAW, Mar 27 (AFP): Myanmar's junta signalled changes in the military's leadership ahead of the country's annual show of force on Friday, potentially clearing the way for defence chief Min Aung Hlaing to become president.Tanks and military trucks laden with...
WASHINGTON, Mar 27 (AFP): The United States has accused China of detaining Panama-flagged ships after a takeover by Panamanian authorities of two ports previously controlled by a Chinese company.The US Federal Maritime Commission said on Thursday that "China has now...
WASHINGTON, Mar 27 (AFP): Russian lawmakers held talks Thursday with members of the US Congress, a Florida representative and the State Department said-the first such meeting in several years and one that was welcomed by the Kremlin.Five members of the...
KATHMANDU, Mar 27 (AFP): Nepal's rapper-turned-politician Balendra Shah was sworn in as prime minister on Friday after sweeping the first election since deadly anti-corruption protests toppled the government last year.The 35-year-old reformist and his Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP) dominated polls...
WASHINGTON, Mar 27 (Agencies): US President Donald Trump has pushed back his deadline for strikes on Iran's energy assets, saying talks on ending the war were "going very well" as Israel announced fresh strikes on Tehran early Friday.As the conflict...
WELLINGTON, March 27 (AFP): New Zealand's Olympic Committee said Friday that an IOC ruling that only "biological females" will be allowed to compete in women's events would bring greater "clarity" and "fairness" to future Games.New Zealand famously fielded transgender weightlifter...
MOTIPUR, India, March 27 (AFP): Vaibhav Suryavanshi's parents told AFP how they made a practice pitch in their village in India's poorest state to spark the teenage cricket prodigy's stunning rise -- and now his younger brother hones his skills...
MIAMI, March 27 (AFP): World number one and defending champion Aryna Sabalenka subdued second-ranked rival Elena Rybakina 6-4, 6-3 on Thursday to book a Miami Open title clash with American Coco Gauff.Sabalenka, who fell to Rybakina in the Australian Open...
LAHORE, Pakistan, March 27 (AFP): The Pakistan Super League got under way with a win for Lahore Qalandars against Hyderabad Kingsmen but without the usual razzmatazz accompanying cricket's shortest format -- or fans.Organisers of the T20 tournament last weekend said...
Bangladesh face strong India in their ultimate group B match to decide the group champions in the SAFF U-20 Championship scheduled to be held at National Football Stadium in capital Malé, Maldives today (Saturday).The match kicks off at 4:45 pm...
MONTERREY, Mexico (AFP): Bolivia and Jamaica moved to within one win of returning to the World Cup after decades-long absences on Thursday after securing opening victories in FIFA's intercontinental playoff tournament in Mexico.Bolivia, chasing their first World Cup appearance since...
Bangladesh won first-ever gold medal in men's compound team event of Asia Cup-World Ranking Tournament Stage-1 by beating Vietnam 231-225 in final held in Bangkok, Thailand, on Friday, reports BSS.Bangladesh team, comprising Himu Bacchar, Aishwarzo Rahman and Newaz Ahmed Rakib,...
The Personal Data Protection Ordinance, 2025 marks a paradigm shift from state-centric cyber control to citizen-centric digital autonomy. The right to privacy is not a novel concept in Bangladesh. Article 43(b) of the Constitution of the People's Republic of Bangladesh...
Bangladesh is approaching its scheduled graduation from Least Developed Country (LDC) status on November 24, 2026. In this context, the recent government move to seek a three-year deferral is an important step that deserves careful consideration. While graduation is a...
Tanim Asjad | 2026-03-28 00:00:00
The government's plan to support research and studies on the War of Liberation in 1971 and the July Mass Uprising by selected researchers is a good initiative. According to a report carried in a vernacular daily, an individual researcher or...
As was the case during past Eid-ul-Fitr holidays, the incumbent BNP-led government, too, had no shortage of assurances, nor goodwill, to ensure a safe Eid travel home and back for Eid holidaymakers this year. True, security measures were apparently beefed...
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