LONDON Mar 13 (Reuters): Copper prices soared on Wednesday to their highest in seven months after Chinese smelters, which process half of the world's mined copper, agreed on a joint production cut.Benchmark three-month copper on the London Metal Exchange (LME)...
Gold prices edged higher on Wednesday after dropping more than 1 per cent in the previous session, as investors digested hotter-than-expected US inflation data and still banked on a Federal Reserve interest rate cut in June, reports Reuters.Spot gold edged...
MOSCOW, Mar 13 (Reuters): Russian wheat export prices fell last week on continuing high supply in the world market, but analysts forecast significant growth in shipments from Russia in March.The price of 12.5 per cent protein Russian wheat scheduled for...
LONDON, Mar 13 (Reuters): Oil prices rose about 2 per cent on Wednesday, supported by potential supply disruption after Ukrainian attacks on Russian refineries, signs of strong demand and hopes that the Federal Reserve might start cutting interest rates soon...
BHOLA, Mar 13 (BSS): A mobile court in a drive here realised Taka 0.3 million (three lakh) as fine from the owners of three brick kilns for manufacturing bricks without permission of the Department of Environment and various other irregularities...
ISLAMIC UNIVERSITY, Mar 13 (UNB): A general diary (GD) has been filed with Islamic University (IU) police station after the WhatsApp conversation between the university's pro-vice-chancellor Professor M Mahbubur Rahman and its deputy registrar (admin) Chandan Kumar Das went viral...
MANIKGANJ, Mar 13 (BSS): A court here on Wednesday sentenced five members of a gold smuggling group to life-term imprisonment for smuggling gold in Manikganj.The court also fined the convicts Taka 50 thousand each, in default, to serve one year...
OUR CORRESPONDENT | 2024-03-14 00:00:00
RAJSHAHI, Mar 13: Mango trees are yet to produce buds fully in Rajshahi region to the farmers' great disappointment though the blossoming season has pretty well arrived by this time. Officials at the Rajshahi Fruit Research Institute attributed this condition...
Saudi Pro League side Al-Hilal have set a world record for consecutive victories by a top-flight team after beating Al-Ittihad 2-0 in the Asian Champions league quarter-finals on Tuesday for a 28th straight win, reports Reuters.Jorge Jesus' side beat the...
NEW DELHI, Mar 13 (Reuters): India's Ravichandran Ashwin reclaimed the top spot in the Test bowler's rankings on Wednesday following his nine-wicket haul in the fifth and final test against England last week.It was a memorable 100th test match in...
KARACHI, Mar 13 (Agencies): Pakistan's cricket board on Wednesday released an itinerary for New Zealand's five-match Twenty20 international tour next month, as both sides prepare for the World Cup in June.The Black Caps will arrive in Islamabad on April 14...
INDIAN WELLS, United States, Mar 13 (AFP): Defending champion Carlos Alcaraz and Italian rival Jannik Sinner remained on course for a semi-final showdown after cruising into the last eight of the ATP-WTA Indian Wells Masters on Tuesday.Alcaraz sailed into the...
Winners of various age-groups’ sports event titled 'Dress as You Like' posing at the prize distribution ceremony for the annual sports day-2024 of GPH International School held at the school's adjacent grounds in Munshiganj recently. Shykh Seraj, a prominent media...
Bangladesh is poised to make an indelible mark on the international boxing stage as Aminul Islam, a trailblazer from Xcel Sports Promotion, is set to participate in the "Rings of Champions" boxing event. This landmark engagement will take place at...
Bangladesh's Tanzim Hasan Sakib celebrating after taking the wicket of Sri Lanka's Sadeera Samarawickrama (L) during the first ODI match at the Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium in Chattogram on Wednesday — BCB
Gaza war death toll at least 31,272GAZA STRIP, Mar 13: The health ministry in Hamas-run Gaza said Wednesday that at least 31,272 people have been killed in the territory during more than five months of war between Israel and Palestinian...
BEIJING, Mar 13 (BBC): China says the Philippines ignored proposals it put forward to "manage" their dispute in the South China Sea. An unnamed senior Chinese official told news outlet the Manila Times that the deal was "met with inaction...
TOKYO, Mar 13 (AP): A rocket touted as Japan's first from the private sector to go into orbit exploded shortly after takeoff Wednesday, livestreamed video showed.Online video showed the rocket called Kairos blasting off from Wakayama Prefecture, in central Japan,...
TOKYO, Mar 13 (AFP): Japan's Prime Minister Fumio Kishida was grilled by lawmakers on Wednesday about a gathering of ruling party members at which scantily clad female dancers were reportedly told to use their mouths to receive cash tips.Footage leaked...
MADRID, Mar 13 (Reuters): Two people died and five are feared dead after they attempted to reach Spain's Canary Islands on a boat with migrants on board, authorities said on Tuesday.The pirogue - a type of dugout canoe - was...
MOSCOW, Mar 13 (Reuters): Russia remains in a state of combat readiness and is fully ready for a nuclear war, but not "everything is rushing to it" at present, President Vladimir Putin said in remarks published on Wednesday.In an interview...
As university students observing Ramadan, we encounter significant challenges in balancing religious duties with academic requirements during this sacred month. Fasting from sunrise to sunset results in decreased energy levels and reduced concentration, making it exceptionally difficult to attend classes,...
Mir Mostafizur Rahaman | 2024-03-14 00:00:00
The hijacking of a Bangladeshi ship with 23 crews on board by Somali pirates on Tuesday has come as a shock to the nation. According to reports the pirates took control of the ship at gunpoint and held all crew...
Atiqul Kabir Tuhin | 2024-03-14 00:00:00
The holy month of Ramadan has begun, which enjoins on Muslims to observe day-long fasting, practice piety, and abstain from all sinful indulgences. Beyond the physical act of fasting from dawn till dusk, Ramadan serves as an opportunity for believers...
A report on heart, lung and brain diseases carried in this newspaper on Tuesday paints a dismal picture of the health condition of the nation and the medical treatment available in the country. Although the focus of the report is...
David JH Griffiths | 2024-03-14 00:00:00
What do you think about Bancassurance? This question was posed by Mr. Gokul Chand Das, member, Insurance Development and Regulatory Authority (IDRA) at the Asia banking and Finance Magazine Awards ceremony in Singapore in July 2018, where Guardian Life won...
Syed Badrul Ahsan | 2024-03-14 00:00:00
It is Ramadan, that season of self-abnegation and of remembrance of the munificence of the Almighty. It is that month when Muslims around the world give themselves over to self-restraint through fasting and prayer. In Ramadan, it is time to...
FE REPORT | 2024-03-13 00:00:00
A fire that broke out at a kitchen market in Dhaka's Uttara Sector 11 on Tuesday was successfully extinguished. The fire started at 2:02 am on Tuesday and was put out after one and a half hours. At least eleven...
FE REPORT | 2024-03-13 00:00:00
The High Court (HC) has questioned the legality of indiscriminate drives conducted by different government agencies in hotels and restaurants in the capital.Issuing a rule it wanted to know form the government bodies concerned to explain as to why they...
GULAM RABBANI | 2024-03-13 00:00:00
Restaurant operators have been frustrated as uncertainty looms over opening of their shops in Ramadan amid the continued drives against 'non-compliant' buildings in the capital.The sector may face a long-term crisis if this uncertainty is not removed immediately, opined persons...
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