CHRISTCHURCH, New Zealand, Mar 11 (AFP): An unbeaten 98 from Alex Carey dragged Australia to victory over New Zealand by three wickets in a thrilling second Test on Monday to give the tourists a 2-0 sweep of the two-match series.Carey...
INDIAN WELLS, California, Mar 11 (AP): Iga Swiatek avenged her Australian Open ouster at the hands of Linda Noskova, beating the Czech teenager 6-4, 6-0 in the third round of the BNP Paribas Open on Sunday.Second-seeded Carlos Alcaraz and third-seeded...
The Bangladesh U-16 national women's football team returned home on Monday with a head high after winning the crown of the just concluded SAFF U-16 Women's Championship in Nepal, reports BSS.A Bangladesh Biman flight, carrying the women's football team, landed...
CHANDPUR, Mar 11 (UNB): In a tradition supposedly upheld since 1928, Muslims across 40 villages in Chandpur district initiated their Ramadan fasting on Monday, aligning with the commencement of the holy month in Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA).The local mosques...
IU CORRESPONDENT | 2024-03-12 00:00:00
ISLAMIC UNIVERSITY, Kushtia, Mar 11: Islamic University (IU) go on a 40-day vacation on Monday for Ramadan, Shab- e-Qadar, and Eid-ul-Fitr.All classes and examinations will remain suspended till April 17, but the departments of the university will continue their final...
NATORE, Mar 11 (UNB): Three people including two siblings were killed when a truck hit a three-wheeler van at Ranirhat in Singra upazila of Natore district on Monday.The deceased were identified as Husne Ara, 45, van puller Emran, 22, and...
OUR CORRESPONDENT | 2024-03-12 00:00:00
GOPALGANJ, Mar 11: Local farmers expect a bumper production of BARI mustard-18 this season as the crop has been cultivated on a vast track of land amid the rising price of edible oil.Some 1,545 hectares of land has been brought...
OUR CORRESPONDENT | 2024-03-12 00:00:00
PABNA, Mar 11: Sweet pumpkin cultivation is increasing day by day in Pabna district's Bera upazila making the cultivators financially self-reliant. About 500 farmers in different areas of the upazila have brought prosperity to their families by cultivating sweet pumpkin...
In a time of technological innovation and globalised communities, the issue of surveillance and its effects on personal privacy has gained more significance. It is critical to consider if we can achieve a delicate balance between the protection of our...
The mainstream schooling system of the country, comprised of a robust network of schools and colleges, is facing a unique challenge. While the Ministry of Education is striving to improve the education system by introducing hands-on learning, a growing number...
Syed Fattahul Alim | 2024-03-12 00:00:00
On March 8, the International Women's Day (IWD), the national flag carrier, Biman, often the butt of criticism for its many failures, did something special that deserves praise. Though what happened had nothing to do with Biman's business performance, still...
Afsan Chowdhury | 2024-03-12 00:00:00
Migration is an all-encompassing title and needs to be unpacked into the contingent categories to observe its impact on society and the state. And it is not just the traditional external and internal migration but the elements within them. Migration...
Rudyard Kipling could not be more correct when he wrote,"East is East, West is West, and never the twain shall meet". The implications of his vast oriental and occidental context are true on a mini scale in case of eastern...
LONDON, Mar 11 (Reuters): The British government on Monday pledged 117 million pounds ($150 million) towards protecting Muslim communities amid a rise in Islamophobia as it promises more action to tackle extremism.The new funding, announced just over a week after...
LISBON, Mar 11 (AFP): Portugal looked set on Monday for a period of political uncertainty after no party won a majority in the election at the weekend and the far-right surged into the role of potential kingmaker.The centre-right Democratic Alliance...
SYDNEY, Mar 11 (BBC): A passenger has described the moment people hit the roof of a plane travelling from Australia to New Zealand during what was described as a mid-air "technical event".Brian Jokat said a number of people suffered head...
RAFAH, Mar 11 (AP/AFP): Palestinians began fasting for Ramadan on Monday as the Muslim holy month arrived with cease-fire talks at a standstill, hunger worsening across the Gaza Strip and no end in sight to the five-month-old war between Israel...
DUBAI, Mar 11 (AP): The leader of Yemen's branch of al-Qaida is dead, the militant group announced late Sunday, without giving details.Khalid al-Batarfi had a $5 million bounty on his head from the U.S. government over leading the group al-Qaida...
TEXAS, Mar 11 (BBC/AFP): Donald Trump will not fund Ukraine's fight against Russia's invasion if he is elected US president again, Hungarian PM Viktor Orban has said. "He will not give a penny in the Ukraine-Russia war. That is why...
TRIPOLI, Mar 11 (Reuters): Three key Libyan leaders said on Sunday they had agreed on the "necessity" of forming a new unified government that would supervise long-delayed elections.A political process to resolve more than a decade of conflict in Libya...
Technology and business are evolving rapidly, and this rapid change has led to a paradigm shift in the realm of job placements for IT graduates, providing Management Information System (MIS) graduates with a stepping stone to enter sectors once dominated...
NEW DELHI, March 10 (AFP): India and the four-member European trade bloc EFTA, including Norway and Switzerland, signed a $100-billion free trade agreement on Sunday to promote investment and exports, officials said.The deal will see the European Free Trade Association...
Customers browse dates at roadside vendors near Dhaka's Baitul Mukarram Mosque, with Ramadan, the Muslim holy month of fasting, just days away. Vendors say the price of dates, a staple for many at Iftar, has risen by 50-80 per cent...
Bangladesh has floated an international tender for the exploration of oil and gas in 24 maritime blocks in the Bay of Bengal under a new Production Sharing Contract (PSC) in a bid to enhance energy production, report agencies.A notice was...
Ihasanul Karim, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's press secretary, passed away on Sunday, breathing his last at the Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University (BSMMU) Hospital around 8pm.PM's Deputy Press Secretary MM Emrul Kayes confirmed the death.The prime minister expressed profound shock...
FE REPORT | 2024-03-11 00:00:00
The High Court issued on Sunday a stay on the government decision to keep primary and secondary schools open during Ramadan. The order was passed by the High Court bench comprising Justice K M Kamrul Kader and Justice Khizir Hayat...
FE REPORT | 2024-03-11 00:00:00
Nobel Laureate Professor Dr. Muhammad Yunus, also Chairman of Grameen Telecom Trust, has deposited Tk 537 million to the government exchequer to appeal an income-tax claim by the National Board of Revenue (NBR) for the tax years 2011 to 2013.The...
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina announced on Sunday that the Bangladesh government plans to enhance the Bangladesh Coast Guard into a three-dimensional force by incorporating new technology and modern equipment, reports UNB."We have already granted initial approval for the establishment of...
FE REPORT | 2024-03-11 00:00:00
Investments in deep-sea ports, airports and rail and road connections to land ports have positioned Bangladesh as a key player in the South Asian region, according to foreign development partners, as the country now offers more trade and investment opportunities.According...
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