HONG KONG, May 3 (AFP): A record-breaking heatwave is broiling parts of Asia, helping drive surging demand for cooling options, including air-conditioning.AC exhaust units are a common feature of urban landscapes in many parts of Asia, clinging like limpets to...
ICC Bangladesh Secretary General Ataur Rahman led a 12-member delegation of Bangladeshi bankers from eight banks at the Global Trade Facilitation Summit 2024 organised by ICC UAE at the Dubai Chamber of Commerce and Industry in Dubai on 1-2 May.
ISMAIL HOSSAIN | 2024-05-04 12:00:00
State-owned mobile phone operator Teletalk is set to revise its recruitment policy to attract experienced and skilled professionals from the corporate sector, according to officials, marking a major shift from its traditional hiring practices.To adopt the new policy, the company...
Syed Mansur Hashim | 2024-05-04 12:00:00
Economists have been sounding the alarm bell to the effect that the rate of external/foreign borrowing and the servicing of the same are now a reason for concern. There is a wide gap between the official line of thinking and...
WASHINGTON, May 3 (AFP): Donald Trump was facing a backlash Thursday after declining to pledge he will accept the results of the 2024 presidential election if he loses, as he repeated his false claims that he was cheated in the...
WASHINGTON, May 3 (AFP): Japan and India are struggling economically because they are "xenophobic," US President Joe Biden told a campaign event, lumping the American allies in with rivals China and Russia as countries rejecting immigrants."Why is China stalling so...
The UK edition of Reader's Digest, a beloved monthly magazine known for its curated articles and features, has shut down after 86 years in circulation, reports UNB.The news was announced by Editor-in-Chief Eva Mackevic on LinkedIn, citing "financial pressures of...
The campus protests over the Israeli-Hamas conflict spread from the US to other countries like Australia, France, Mexico and Canada, reports AFP.Hundreds of supporters of Israel and Gaza faced off at a Sydney university Friday, bringing echoes of US college...
Nine Bangladeshi universities have made it to the Times Higher Education 2024 Asia list, reports UNB.Times Higher Education, a renowned education magazine from the UK, shared a list of 739 universities across Asia for the year 2024 on its website...
CHATTOGRAM, May 02 (UNB): This year's maiden hajj flights from Chattogram will start from May 14.Biman's Boeing 717, carrying 419 pilgrims, will depart from Shah Amanat International Airport for Madinah at 3:50am on May 14, Biman's Chattogram district manager Md...
FE REPORT | 2024-05-04 00:00:00
Bangladesh has ranked 165th out of 180 countries globally this year, slipping two notches in the World Press Freedom Index 2024.On the other hand, Norway has ranked top again in the index with a score of 91.89, followed by Denmark.The...
FE REPORT | 2024-05-04 00:00:00
The prices of vegetable, onion, beef and potato have soared further in the kitchen markets of the capital, thereby augmenting owes of consumers.Excepting pointed gourd and okra, prices of all vegetables have increased to more than Tk 80 a kg.Teasel...
Bangladesh's Mohammad Saifuddin celebrates after taking the wicket of Faraz Akram Joylord Gumbie (not pictured) during the first Twenty20 international cricket match against Zimbabwe in Chattogram on Friday. Tigers won the match by eight wickets. — AFP
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina received eye treatment on Friday at the National Institute of Ophthalmology and Hospital (NIO) in the city's Sher-e-Bangla Nagar area, reports BSS.She went to the hospital in the morning and took treatment like a general patient...
FE REPORT | 2024-05-04 00:00:00
For Muslim consumers in majority-faith countries like Bangladesh, Malaysia, Indonesia and Pakistan, halal e-commerce is emerging as a flourishing intersection of convenience and religious conviction.Data shows these countries collectively have seen steady and continuous growth in household spending. From 2010...
The results of Secondary School Certificate (SSC) and its equivalent examinations for 2024 will be published on May 12, reports UNB.The summary and statistics of this year's examinations will be handed over to Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina at Ganabhaban in...
SYFUL ISLAM | 2024-05-04 00:00:00
Substantial taka depreciation having eaten into their allocated funds in a couple of years, state-owned enterprises continue feeling the pinch and keep seeking recompense against cost overruns of projects.Dhaka Water Supply and Sewerage Authority (DWASA) and Payra Port Authority are...
The Ministry of Education declared Saturday (today) a holiday for schools in 25 districts due to the continued heat-wave across the country, report agencies. All secondary schools, colleges, madrasas, and technical educational institutions in all districts in the Khulna and...
Several people were injured as a Tangail commuter train collided head-on with a freight train near the Joydebpur Railway Junction in Gazipur on Friday.Ten train carriages also derailed in the accident, which occurred around 10:50am, reports bdnews24.com.The accident occurred in...
FHM HUMAYAN KABIR | 2024-05-04 00:00:00
An upscale amount of foreign aid worth Tk 1.0 trillion is planned to support Bangladesh's development budget in the upcoming fiscal year, which analysts think would bump up the country's external debt burden. Officials say the government estimation of foreign-aid...
JUBAIR HASAN | 2024-05-04 00:00:00
An unlikely delay in announcing SMART rate for May generates speculations that the money-market regulator may either jettison the benchmark-driven lending-interest calculations or make some amendments.The musing over the pause gains ground as the International Monetary Fund (IMF), as part...
Rain/thunder showers accompanied by temporary gusty/squally wind is likely to occur at a few places over Sylhet division and at one or two places over Dhaka, Mensingh, Barishal and Chattogram divisions with hails at isolated places until 06:00 pm today...
Dhaka's air quality was categorised as 'unhealthy' on Monday, reports UNB.With an air quality index (AQI) score of 158 at 9:33am, Dhaka ranked sixth on the list of cities worldwide with the worst air quality.India's Delhi, Nepal's Kathmandu and Pakistan's...
Chief Justice (CJ) Obaidul Hassan has called for government to make an effort to protect near-extinct Kharia language, reports BSS."Bangla is our state language, but different people have different mother tongues here. Though government has already taken some steps to...
Vice chancellor of Bangladesh University of Professionals Major General Md Mahbub-ul Alam speaking at the Freshers' Reception 2023-2024 for the newly-enrolled students of the university on its campus in the city on Wednesday
Chief of General Staff (CGS) of Bangladesh Army Lieutenant General Waker-Uz-Zaman addressing the concluding ceremony of the joint exercise between Bangladesh Army and US Pacific Army Command (USARPAC) titled 'Exercise Tiger Lightning (TL)-2024' at Bangladesh Institute of Peace Support Operation...
Lions Club of Dhaka Padma Unity distributes cold water and oral rehydration saline among the working-class people to giv them a solace from the searing heat in TSC area of Dhaka University on Friday — Focus Bangla
SIRAJGANJ, May 03 (UNB): A worker was killed and three others sustained injuries in a boiler explosion at a rice mill in Kamarkhand upazila of Sirajganj district in the early hours of Friday.The dead is Fazal Ali (26), son of...
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