BANGKOK, July 11 (AFP): Myanmar's junta appears to be "trying to destroy a country it cannot control", the UN special rapporteur to the country warned on Thursday.Clashes between an alliance of ethnic minority armed groups and the military have shredded...
WASHINGTON, July 11 (Agencies): Several civilians in Gaza City say people were shot dead by snipers after the Israeli military issued a new evacuation order and told Palestinians to head south as it steps up its offensive across the enclave.The...
ST. PETERSBURG, July 11 (TASS): Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Thursday that the economic bloc BRICS may establish its own parliament in the future.Addressing participants at the 10th BRICS Parliamentary Forum in St. Petersburg, Putin said regular meetings of...
BEIJING, July 11 (Agencies): China warned NATO on Thursday against "provoking confrontation" over its ties with Russia, after the alliance accused Beijing of playing a key role in helping Moscow's assault on Ukraine.NATO leaders said in a declaration at their...
A tragic incident occurred in the Seujgari area of Bogura on Sunday. Around 5 pm, a Ratha Yatra (procession) was brought out from the Iskcon temple in Seujgari, as it does annually. A large number of devotees participated in this...
The erosion along the banks of the Teesta and Dharla rivers, as reported in the media, is very alarming. This devastating erosion follows a severe flood in the region. While local people felt a sense of relief as the floodwaters...
Shiabur Rahman | 2024-07-12 00:00:00
Syed Abed Ali is perhaps the one who grabbed the highest media attention as a professional (ex)-driver. Media outlets are competing with each other to run stories on him, detailing his and his family's wealth and businesses after allegations of...
Nilratan Halder | 2024-07-12 00:00:00
The arrest of 17 people including six officials of the Public Service Commission (PSC) has exposed not only the magnitude of the problem but also a deeper rot set in the administrative, social and moral systems. It seems that the...
The prime minister's message, including promises to the Chinese business community during her state visit to China, may inspire hope about boosting trade and investment ties between Bangladesh and China, albeit the uncertainty surrounding Bangladesh's business regime over which hangs...
Syed Raiyan Amir | 2024-07-12 00:00:00
In a groundbreaking move, Saudi Arabia has decided to terminate its long-standing petrodollar agreement with the United States. This pact, which has been a pillar of global oil markets and financial systems for fifty years, is now under reconsideration due...
Syed Badrul Ahsan | 2024-07-11 12:00:00
Britain's recent election has thrown up a contingent of women who certainly look forward to playing significant roles in Parliament. As many as 240 women have been elected to the 650-seat House of Commons, which is a remarkable feat. It...
Light to moderate rain/thunder showers accompanied by temporary gusty wind is likely to occur at most places over Rangpur and Sylhet divisions in the next 24 hours from 06:00 am today (Thursday), according to the Met Office.Day temperature may fall...
DU CORRESPONDENT | 2024-07-11 00:00:00
Teachers and employees of the public universities continued their strike for the 10th consecutive day on Wednesday demanding their exclusion from the 'Prottoy Scheme' of the government's Universal Pension Scheme. There has come no visible solution yet; though the teachers...
Due to ongoing road blockades by students, outgoing Ambassador of the European Union (EU) to Bangladesh Charles Whiteley on Wednesday had to abandon his car on Dhaka Expressway and find alternative ways to reach the parliament building for his scheduled...
OUR CORRESPONDENT | 2024-07-11 00:00:00
CHATTOGRAM, July 10: A Chattogram court has awarded seven-year jail to eight people in a case over collapse of three girders of the under-construction flyover at Bahaddarhat in the port-city. The court of Chattogram Fourth Additional Metropolitan Sessions Judge Shariful...
Pro Vice-Chancellor of East West University (EWU) Professor Dr M Ashik Mosaddik and Vice-President of DAEJAYON, South Korea Jaegyoun Kim posed for photograph after signing a memorandum of understanding (MOU) at the EWU campus in the capital on Tuesday. Dr....
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and her Chinese counterpart Li Qiang watching the signing of memorandums of understanding (MoUs) at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on Wednesday. — PID
FE REPORT | 2024-07-11 00:00:00
As many as 801 people were killed and 3,267 others injured in road accidents across the country in June this year, reveals a report of Bangladesh Jatri Kalyan Samity (BJKS), a passenger welfare association, published on Wednesday.The association prepared the...
CHATTOGRAM, July 10 (UNB): A Chattogram court has issued arrest warrants against Chandanaish Upazila Chairman Jasim Uddin and his wife Tanzina Sultana for pay order fraud and failing to repay a loan of Tk 1.15 billion.Chattogram's Artha Rin Adalat Judge...
A Dhaka court has fixed August 11 for hearing on charge framing in the Gatco graft case against BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia and 14 others, reports BSS.Judge Ali Hossain of the Dhaka Special Judge Court -3 passed the order on...
Police have arrested Sohag Mia, who threatened to kill Barrister Syed Sayedul Haque Sumon, member of parliament from Habiganj-4 constituency, reports UNB.Akhtar Hossain, Superintendent of Police of Habiganj, shared this information during a press briefing on Wednesday afternoon.Sohag Mia (32),...
Tulip Siddiq, elected an MP for the fourth time in the UK's recent general election, has been appointed as Economic Secretary to the Treasury and City Minister by Keir Starmer, the new prime minister, reports UNB."Our financial services industry is...
FE REPORT | 2024-07-11 00:00:00
Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) raised on Wednesday the question of role of the intelligence agencies over the leak of question papers of Bangladesh Public Service Commission (BPSC) recruitment examinations for government jobs. The party also put a question whether the...
Awami League (AL) General Secretary Obaidul Quader has urged the agitating students to return to their classrooms, saying the apex court will give a 'realistic decision' over the quota system in government jobs, report agencies.He made the urge while speaking...
SYLHET, Jul 9 (UNB): The overall flood situation in Sylhet has improved further but till now around 400,000 people are marooned due to flooding across the district.Among them, 9,635 people took refuge in 651 shelter centres in different parts of...
Five people sustained burn injuries as a microbus carrying them caught fire after hitting a road divider in Meghna toll plaza area on Dhaka-Chattogram Highway in Narayanganj's Sonargaon upazila on Wednesday.The identities of the victims could not be known immediately,...
FE REPORT | 2024-07-11 00:00:00
The government has categorised 17 hazardous 'single-use-plastics' to phase those out from the environment.According to a recent circular, issued by the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, the products include cigarette filter, fast food wrap, plastic bottle and its...
FE REPORT | 2024-07-11 00:00:00
All metro rail stations witnessed on Wednesday a mad rush of passengers due to the ongoing blockade action by students demanding the repeal of the quota system in government jobs.Long queues of passengers were seen stretching out from station buildings...
ARAFAT ARA | 2024-07-11 00:00:00
The manual savings certificates finally called it a day through the phase-out of the regime as all physical state-managed savings tools matured last month.According to the Department of National Savings (DNS), all offline or manually handled savings instruments went to...
FE REPORT | 2024-07-11 00:00:00
During Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's official visit to China, Billion 10 Communications Limited and EB Solutions Limited signed six agreements, securing US$280 million in investment for Bangladesh.These investments target sectors like electric vehicles (EV) and renewable energy, strengthening economic ties...
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