OCALA, May 15: Mexican citizens were among those going to work at a Florida watermelon farm on Tuesday when the bus they were traveling in was sideswiped and crashed, killing eight people, officials said. Alicia Bárcena, Mexico's foreign relations secretary,...
GAZA, May 15 (Reuters/AP/BBC): Israeli troops fought militants across Gaza on Wednesday, including in the southern city of Rafah that had been a refuge for civilians, in an upsurge of the more than seven-month war that has killed tens of...
SINGAPORE, May 15 (Reuters): Singapore was set to inaugurate Lawrence Wong on Wednesday as its new prime minister and fourth leader since independence six decades ago, completing a carefully calibrated power transfer designed to guarantee continuity in the wealthy city-state.Wong,...
BANGKOK, May 15 (AP): FIFA finally set a date on Wednesday to play the first Women's Club World Cup tournament in January and February 2026.The first edition should involve 16 teams though FIFA's ruling council did not specify how they...
DUBAI, May 15 (IANS): Bangladesh veteran Shakib Al Hasan and Sri Lanka T20I WC skipper Wanindu Hasaranga with 228 ratings share the top spot in the latest ICC T20I all-rounder in the latest rankings update released on Wednesday.Shakib dropped three...
As the Bangladesh cricket team is set to embark on another T20 World Cup journey to the USA, Head Coach Chandika Hathuru-singha stresses the importance of quick adaptation to unfamiliar conditions and tempers expectations. In their quest for glory, as...
JAMALPUR, May 15 (BSS): A 17-year old student has drowned in a pond while taking bath in Bakshiganj upazila of the district.The victim is Rifat Miah (17), son of Abdul Halim Sarker, a resident in Dighar Par area of Sherpur...
KHAGRACHHAR, May 15 (UNB): The United People's Democratic Front (UPDF) called a half-day blockade of roads and waterways in Khagrachari and Rangamati districts to protest the 'conspiracy to repeal' the Chittagong Hill Tracts Regulation, 1900.The blockade began at 6:00 am...
A Rajshahi court has sentenced two people to death for hacking a mobile store employee to death in Bagha upazila, reports bdnews24.com.Rajshahi Speedy Trial Tribunal Judge Mohammad Mohiduzzaman also sentenced another suspect to three years in prison in the verdict...
Members of Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) busted a 'den of Arakan Rohingya Salvation Army (ARSA)' near Ukhiya Rohingya camp in Cox's Bazar district and arrested two suspected Rohingya criminals in the early hours of Wednesday, reports UNB. One of the...
OUR CORRESPONDENT | 2024-05-16 00:00:00
GAIBANDHA, May 15: The High Court (HC) has issued a rule, asking why no action should be taken to evict 179 illegal brick kilns in the district.It has sought to know why the defendants' inaction to remove the brick kilns...
OUR CORRESPONDENT | 2024-05-16 00:00:00
GOPALGANJ, May 15: Farmers in Gopalganj sadar upazila are expecting a bumper production of B Hybrid Dhan-8 as Boro paddy harvesting is going on in full swing now in the district.According to the Upazila Agriculture Office, 18,100 hectares of land...
Syed Badrul Ahsan | 2024-05-16 00:00:00
Despite your feelings about the city, Dhaka remains a place of warmth. Yes, it is a sprawling urban slum these days, with twenty million people crammed into it. The spaces we once knew in our childhood are all gone. The...
The more orderly the education system of a country, the better is the quality of education. Unfortunately, our country's education system is flawed from start to finish. The transition from education to work is particularly problematic. Universities, supposed to be...
The government's directive to implement the 'No Helmet, No Fuel' policy across the country starting from May 15, 2024, is a significant step towards enhancing road safety. The 'No Helmet, No Fuel' policy is a practical approach to ensuring that...
Mir Mostafizur Rahaman | 2024-05-16 00:00:00
The emergence of the Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation (BIMSTEC) was seen as a major development in promoting regional cooperation in South Asia.As the South Asian Association of Regional Cooperation (SAARC) has failed to meet...
Atiqul Kabir Tuhin | 2024-05-16 00:00:00
The decade-old demand of jobseekers to raise the maximum age to applying for government jobs from 30 to 35 years has again resurfaced following Education Minister Mohibul Hassan Chowdhury's recent letter to the Ministry of Public Administration. In his letter,...
At a time when Bangladesh's overdependence on import of liquefied natural gas (LNG) poses a threat to power generation and industrial production, a study by the Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis (IEEFA) suggests how the import parameter can...
Minister for Housing and Public Works R.A.M. Obaidul Muktadir Chowdhury unveils the 'SBAC Smart Banking Services', a digital product platform, at the celebration of SBAC Bank's 11st anniversary. Abu Zafar Mohammod Shofiuddin (Shamim), MP, Chairman of SBAC Bank, and AKM...
A mild heat wave is sweeping Tangail, Rajshahi, Pabna, Jashore, Nilphamari, Rangamati and Feni districts and it may continue, reports UNB.Weather may remain mainly dry with temporary partly cloudy sky over the country, said a regular bulletin of Bangladesh Meteorological...
CANBERRA, May 14, (AFP) - Australia unveiled a US$6 billion budget surplus on Tuesday, touting a clean energy "transformation" that could eventually shift the mining superpower away from fossil fuels."This budget invests in our renewable energy superpower ambitions," said Treasurer...
Haripur 360 MW combined cycle power plant (CCPP), which generates electricity at the lowest cost, is unlikely to get extension after completion of its 22-year initial contract period, reports UNB.According to official sources, the power plant, established by leading US...
Measures to introduce or facilitate two-year or long-term visas to reduce difficulties and pressure for obtaining Indian visas will be taken after the Indian elections, said Minister of Textiles and Jute Jahangir Kabir Nanak.He said this during a press briefing...
A truck carrying 30 tonnes of onions entered Bangladesh from India at 6:25 pm on Tuesday. This marks the resumption of onion imports through Hili Land Port after nearly six months of hiatus, reports UNB. The Indian government lifted its...
PM's Private Industry and Investment Adviser Salman Fazlur Rahman on Tuesday hosted a dinner in honour of visiting US Assistant Secretary of State for South and Central Asian Affairs Donald Lu and his delegation.Law Minister Anisul Huq, State Minister for...
NAZIMUDDIN SHYAMOL | 2024-05-15 00:00:00
CHATTOGRAM, May 14: The hijacked ship, MV Abdullah, finally came back with all 23 sailors aboard to Chittagong Port on Tuesday afternoon, easing mounting tensions.The sailors' family members thronged the port jetty to receive them with flowers. They cried with...
FE REPORT | 2024-05-15 00:00:00
Bangladesh Bank (BB) has rejected a reported claim by an Indian news outlet over new reserve heist in Bangladesh, terming it 'absolutely fake news'.The country's central bank comes up with the statement as an India media circulated a report titled...
FE REPORT | 2024-05-15 00:00:00
Industries Minister Nurul Majid Mahmud Humayun Tuesday said demand for steel is expected to reach 15 million tonnes per annum (MTPA) by 2027 due to the ongoing boom in infrastructure development. Besides, the cement industry will also require 25 MTPA...
FE REPORT | 2024-05-15 00:00:00
Depreciation of Taka, persistent higher inflation, and low revenue growth remain major challenges for Bangladesh's economy at present.Besides, a fall in the forex reserves is the country's another macroeconomic concern.These were the views expressed by an eminent economist, Dr. Sadiq...
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