BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, Dec 10 (AFP): A dream debut by Matthew Forde helped guide the West Indies to a series-clinching four-wicket win over England in the decisive third and final match of their One-Day International series at Kensington Oval in Barbados...
There is no other alternative but to forge social resistance to prevent violation of human rights (HR) and injustice, speakers told discussions in different districts marking the International Human Rights Day on Sunday, reports BSS.In Manikganj, this year's theme of...
Two people were killed when a private car overturned after colliding with a road divider on the Dhaka-Tangail highway in Gazipur, reports UNB.The deceased were identified as Abu Taher, 45, hailing from Noakhali's Sonaimuri upazila, and Ibrahim, 36, from Laxmipur...
KHULNA, Dec 10 (UNB): Three pairs of commuter trains will be put into operation on the Jashore-Khulna-Mongla route on January 1, 2024 in order to improve transportation for residents of the southern districts of Khulna and Jashore. The information was...
GOALUNDO, Dec 10 (Agencies): Dense fog halted plying of ferries for eight and a half hours on the Daulatdia-Paturia route of the Padma River from Saturday midnight.Services resumed around 9:30 am on Sunday after the fog cleared, according to Shah...
NEW YORK, Dec 10 (AFP): A growing number of US business leaders are rallying behind former South Carolina governor Nikki Haley as the Republican Party's presidential hopeful, seeing her as more stable than rival Donald Trump, and more favorable to...
Smugglers are bringing migrants to a remote Arizona border crossing LUKEVILLE, Dec 10: Gerston Miranda and his wife were among thousands of migrants recently arriving at this remote area on Arizona's southern border with Mexico, squeezing into the United States...
LONDON, Dec 10 (AP): European Union negotiators clinched a deal Friday on the world's first comprehensive artificial intelligence rules, paving the way for legal oversight of AI technology that has promised to transform everyday life and spurred warnings of existential...
DOHA, Dec 10 (AFP/AP): Mediation efforts are continuing to secure a new Gaza ceasefire and free more hostages held by Hamas despite ongoing Israeli bombardment that is "narrowing the window" for a successful outcome, Qatar's prime minister said Sunday."Our efforts...
DUBAI, Dec 10 (AFP): Pledges made so far at the COP28 climate summit will only reduce energy-related greenhouse gas emissions by 30 percent of what is needed by 2030, the International Energy Agency said Sunday."While the pledges are positive steps...
Weather may remain dry with temporary partly cloudy sky over the country in the next 24 hours from 06:00 am today (Monday), according to the Met Office. Moderate to thick fog may occur over northern part and riverbasins of the...
FE REPORT | 2023-12-11 00:00:00
UCEP Bangladesh, one of the leading non-governmental organisations dedicated to education and skill development, convened its 35th Annual General Meeting (AGM).Chaired by Dr. Mohammad Alauddin, Chairman of UCEP Board of Governors, the meeting brought together esteemed members of the Board...
The government has extended the hajj registration deadline for 2024 until December 31 in a bid to avoid last time hassle, reports UNB.The Ministry of Religious Affairs issued a notice signed by assistant secretary of the Ministry Tafiqul Islam on...
FE REPORT | 2023-12-11 00:00:00
Veteran jurist Barrister Mainul Hosein was buried at Azimpur Graveyard around 4:00 pm on Sunday.Earlier on the day, his first namaz-e-janaza was held at the Baridhara Jame Mosque and Islamic Centre in the city at 10.30 am, followed by the...
FE REPORT | 2023-12-11 00:00:00
The Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University (BSMMU) and the US-headquartered non-profit organisation Pure Earth signed an agreement on Sunday, highlighting the urgent need to address the severe impact of lead exposure on children and maternal health.The deal signing ceremony was...
FE REPORT | 2023-12-11 00:00:00
As many as 40,000 children face blindness every year in the country due to eye-related complications, including blindness-causing retinopathy of prematurity, said specialists. Retinopathy of prematurity (ROP) was found to affect 23.7 per cent among premature and low-birth weight infants,...
President Mohammed Shahabuddin on Sunday asked the national human rights commission to incorporate the influential personalities and opinion leaders in the process of establishing human rights, reports UNB.This effort of incorporating the influential personalities and opinion leaders like Imam, religious...
Dr SR Lasker Library of East West University (EWU) hosted the three-day 17th International Conference on Webometrics, Informetrics, and Scientometrics (WIS) on the EWU campus in the city, says a statement. The conference was organised by COLLNET in association with...
Yasir Wardad from Dubai | 2023-12-11 00:00:00
Bangladesh on Sunday extended its firm support for the 50:50 fund allocation for climate acclimatisation taking in account both adaptation and mitigation.The announcement for the support came at the 28th session of the Conference of the Parties of the United...
Police have sent Adam Tamizi Haque, the recently-arrested managing director of biscuit-maker AT Haque Limited, to a doctor to ensure the stability of his mental health, reports bdnews24.com.He will undergo an interrogation once the doctor declares him mentally stable, Dhaka...
A Dhaka court has sentenced 25 activists of the BNP and its affiliate organisations to three years in jail each for vandalism, reports bdnews24.com.Among the convicts are Md Taijuddin aka 'Lomba' Taiju, the president of the ward No. 68 BNP...
Members of the Election Expert Mission from the European Union (EU) had a meeting with Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal President Hasanul Haq Inu on Saturday, reports UNB.The one and a half an hour long meeting was held at the residence of...
As many as 56 aspirants got back their candidature on the first day as the Election Commission on Sunday started hearing the appeals filed by aggrieved aspirants against the decisions of the returning officers over the nomination papers, reports UNB.On...
Stating that Bangladesh 'ranks first' in the world in terms of human rights violation, BNP senior leader Selima Rahman on Sunday urged the country's people not to cooperate with the Awami League (AL) government, reports UNB.The BNP leader came up...
Awami League (AL) General Secretary Obaidul Quader has said BNP has set a record of human rights violation, which is unprecedented in contemporary world, reports BSS."The worst instance that BNP has set in human rights violations in this country would...
The government's effort has been continuing to bring back convicted war criminals Chowdhury Mueen Uddin from the UK and Ashrafuzzaman Khan from the US."We are maintaining constant communication with these two countries and working as part of the efforts to...
A scuffle erupts after someone jumps the queue for subsidised onions sold from a TCB truck in Dhaka's Abdul Gani Road area on Sunday. The recent surge in onion prices, a sensitive cooking staple which can trigger mass discontent, has...
FE REPORT | 2023-12-11 00:00:00
The 11th spell of a 36-hour road-rail-waterway blockade across the country called by the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) and its allies will start at 6.00am tomorrow (Tuesday) to press for immediate resignation of the Awami League government.BNP Senior Joint Secretary...
MONIRA MUNNI | 2023-12-11 00:00:00
The Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA) has advised its members to refrain from conducting business with Topland International (HK) and its parent company, Celebrity Pink, due to alleged contractual breaches.In a circular issued on December 5, the apex...
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