Our Correspondent | 2023-12-25 00:00:00
CHATTOGRAM, Dec 24: The Election Commission (EC) has directed law enforcement agencies to recover illegal weapons and prepare a list of terrorists before the 12th parliamentary elections on January 7, 2024. Following these directives, the Chattogram Metropolitan Police (CMP) headquarters...
Ruling Awami League-fielded Dhaka-06 constituency candidate Sayeed Khokon carrying out mass contact under the election symbol 'boat' at Gendaria in the city on Sunday — Focus Bangla
Information and Broadcasting Minister and Awami League Joint General Secretary Dr Hasan Mahmud on Sunday said the Centre for Policy Dialogue (CPD) held a press conference based on false information to divert people's attention before the elections, reports BSS."I read...
The Electoral Enquiry Committee on Sunday served a show-cause notice on Awami League (AL) nominated candidate of Chattogram-3 (Sandwip upazila) Mahfuzur Rahman Mita for the second time for allegedly breaching the electoral code of conduct, reports UNB.According to the notice,...
Leaders of the 12-party alliance brought out a precession in the city's Bijoy Nagar area on Sunday demanding resignation of the government to pave the way for holding the 12th parliamentary election under a non-party neutral administration — Focus Bangla
Awami League (AL) General Secretary Obaidul Quader on Sunday said the ruling party wants a peaceful election, so it will not tolerate any kind of anti-poll violence, reports BSS. "Actions will be taken against those found guilty," he said at...
MELBOURNE, Dec 24 (AFP): Australia's Usman Khawaja has been denied permission to place a peace symbol on his bat and shoes for the Boxing Day Test against Pakistan, reports said Sunday.A sticker showing a black dove and the words 01:UDHR...
MUMBAI, Dec 24 (AFP): India's women's cricket team cruised to their first-ever win against Australia in Test cricket Sunday, beating the visitors by eight wickets in a one-off match in Mumbai.India dominated play in the four-day match at the Wankhede...
Bangladesh Women's team failed to create a history in South Africa after tasting a thumping 216-run defeat in the third and final ODI at Benoni on Saturday, reports BSS.After drawing the three-match T20 series 1-1, the visitors won the three-match...
Opener Tamim Iqbal has requested the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) to exclude him from the board's central contract list, further refueling the rumour that he wants to end his International career, report agencies.Tamim's international career has been a whirlwind in...
LAHORE, Dec 24 (Express Tribune): In a significant development, the Lahore University of Management Sciences' (LUMS) Energy Institute (LEI) has released a pioneering report titled "Sustainable Architecture: Advancing Energy Efficient Buildings." The report, presented at a ceremony attended by policymakers,...
KARACHI, Dec 24 (Express Tribune): Bike assemblers and dealers are urging the government to formulate a policy on the localisation of Electric Vehicle (EV) motorbikes. They emphasise the need for attractive incentives to encourage e-bike companies to focus on "Make...
HOUSTON, Dec 24 (Reuters): At least two ships transporting oil or oil products between the US Gulf Coast and India on Friday were re-routing from the Red Sea, according to vessel tracking data, as a US-led coalition geared up to...
OSLO/PARIS, Dec 24 (Express Tribune): Some of the world's largest shipping firms, including Maersk and CMA CGM, will impose extra charges after they re-routed ships in response to attacks on vessels in the Red Sea, as worries about disruption to...
Bangladesh Brand Forum (BBF) has honored Igloo as one of the most loved brands of the country through a comprehensive consumer survey conducted by nSearch Limited.Igloo remains the Bangladesh's most loved Ice Cream brand for the fourth year in a...
GAZA, Dec 24 (Reuters/AFP/AP): Israel fought to wrest full control of northern Gaza from Hamas militants as the US and Israeli leaders discussed the outlook for the 11-week-old war, after the UN Security Council appealed for more aid for the...
DUBAI, Dec 24 (AFP): Yemen's internationally recognised government has welcomed UN-led efforts to end the country's civil war after the warring parties committed to take steps towards a ceasefire.The Arabian Peninsula's poorest country has been gripped by conflict since the...
BARISHAL, Dec 24 (UNB): Two people were killed and 10 sustained injuries in a head-on collision between a bus and a three-wheeler on Dhaka-Barishal highway in Wazirpur upazila of Barishal on Sunday morning.The deceased were identified as Sohrab, 38, and...
JASHORE, Dec 24 (UNB): A truck driver and his helper died as a train hit the vehicle on Churamoni level crossing in Chougachha upazila in Jessore district on Sunday.The deceased were identified as truck driver Parvez, 45, of Kagmari area...
OUR CORRESPONDENT | 2023-12-25 00:00:00
LALMONIRHAT, Dec 24: Revenue collection of Burimari land port in the past two fiscal years (FYs) --2021-22 and 2022-23--has fallen short of the targets and even in the current FY 2023-24 also braces for a shortfall of the kind for...
Fahmida Khatun, Mustafizur Rahman, Khondaker Golam Moazzem, Towfiqul Islam Khan, Muntaseer Kamal, and Syed Yusuf Saadat | 2023-12-25 00:00:00
The rising prices of essential goods have become a prominent concern in Bangladesh, attracting considerable attention from policymakers and the public. The primary problem faced by Bangladesh’s economy in recent times is the discernible upward trajectory of prices for essential...
Muhammad Zamir | 2023-12-25 00:00:00
Bangabandhu's magnanimity and belief in the people of Bangladesh was reflected in his optimism. It was also this spirit that would inspire him to overcome many difficulties that he faced in the months after his return on January10, 1972. A...
In today's fast-paced life, you scroll through social media every minute, mindlessly munching on endless feeds. A quick caffeine fix becomes a need, not a treat. Netflix throws at you one show after another while work emails chirp incessantly. This,...
Let me first wish everyone a blessed Christmas. Let this Christmas be a reminder of the teachings of love for humanity. Today we live in a world where war and conflicts seem to be raging every day, where people are...
Neil Ray | 2023-12-25 00:00:00
The news that three members of an animal rescue team, while rescuing a parrot entangled with kite strings to electric wires, sustained electrocution injuries and one of them succumbed to his grievous burn in a hospital cannot help tugging at...
Syed Fattahul Alim | 2023-12-25 00:00:00
AnotheR offshoot of the highly transmissible Omicron, JN.1, classified by the World Health Organization (WHO) as a variant of interest (VOI), is reportedly spreading fast in different parts of the world. It may be recalled here that the corona virus...
The intended beneficiaries of government subsidies are supposed to be the poor and low-income people, on the one side, and high potential and growing business enterprises, on the other. A form of government intervention in the price mechanism, it tries...
FE REPORT | 2023-12-24 12:00:00
A sum of Tk 922.61 billion has been misappropriated from several banks over the last 15 years through irregularities and misusing powers and possibly laundered abroad, says a prominent think-tank. The Centre for Policy Dialogue (CPD) also has branded Bangladesh's...
YUMA,( United States), Dec 23, (AFP) - As the world pivots from planet-warming fossil fuels to renewable energy, a new pollution problem is rearing its head: What to do with old or worn-out solar panels?Thousands of photovoltaic slabs are being...
GAZA STRIP, Palestinian Territories, Dec 23 (AFP) : The UN Security Council on Friday demanded aid be rushed to Gaza "at scale" as the head of the World Health Organization warned of a looming famine in the besieged Palestinian territory.As...
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