Kaniz Fatema | 2024-03-09 00:00:00
Contamination is an act that makes something impure, dirty. People contaminate many objects mixing some impure things with them. Usually people adulterate foods. Businessmen mix small white stones with rice to increase weight, and thus give a less amount of...
Safiullah Pathan | 2024-03-09 00:00:00
'Bathua shak' (Scientific name - Chenopodium album; common names include lamb's quarters, wild spinach, goosefoot, and fat-hen) has been consumed in Bangladesh as a nutrient-rich, non-traditional leafy vegetable for hundreds of years. The plant is considered a weed but is...
Nilratan Halder | 2024-03-09 00:00:00
Following the Bailey Road fire tragedy, the restaurant business is witnessing a drastic slump. This is for two reasons: one, those willing to dine out think twice before visiting the more fancied eateries particularly housed in a multi-storey building; second,...
INDIAN WELLS, Mar 08 (AFP): World number one Novak Djokovic said his excitement level is high as he returns to the ATP Indian Wells Masters for the first time in five years.The Serb will resume his quest for a record-setting...
LOS ANGELES, Mar 08 (AFP): Brazil proved too much for Mexico as they cruised into the final of the CONCACAF women's Gold Cup with a 3-0 victory in San Diego on Wednesday.In Sunday's final, the eight-times women's Copa America champions...
Lutfun Nessa Hoque Bokul Under-15 Inter-district Women's Athletics competition inaugurated on Friday at Dhanmondi Sulnata Kamal Women's Sports Complex in the city, reports BSS.Bangladesh Olympic Association's Secretary General Syed Shahed Reza formally inaugurated the two-day meet as the chief guest....
Naomi Osaka of Japan celebrates while playing Sara Errani of Italy during the BNP Paribas Open at Indian Wells Tennis Garden on Thursday in Indian Wells, California — AFP
CHRISTCHURCH, New Zealand, Mar 08 (AFP): A five-wicket haul by paceman Josh Hazlewood ensured Australia finished Friday with the upper hand against New Zealand on a wicket-laden opening day of the second Test in Christchurch.Fourteen wickets fell as Australia reached...
DHARAMSALA, Mar 08 (AFP): Centuries from skipper Rohit Sharma and Shubman Gill helped India entrench their control of the final Test against England with a 255-run lead on Friday.The hosts finished day two on 473-8 with Kuldeep Yadav (27) and...
Bangladesh U-16 national eve football team continued their winning run as they thrashed lowly Bhutan by 6-0 goals in their third and last league match of the SAFF U-16 Women's Championship scheduled held on Friday at ANFA Complex in Kathmandu,...
Bangladesh will be looking to seal their first ever T20 series against Sri Lanka as they take on the Island nation in the third and final match at Sylhet International Cricket Stadium today (Saturday), reports BSS.The match starts at 3.30...
Russia's Medvedev says Biden is a 'mad' disgrace to AmericaMOSCOW, Mar 08: Dmitry Medvedev, an ally of Russian President Vladimir Putin, called Joe Biden a "mad" disgrace to the United States on Friday and said the US president had no...
BEIJING, Mar 08 (Reuters): China believes that India's move to add more troops at their disputed border is "not conducive to easing tensions", a foreign ministry spokesperson said on Friday.India has freed up a contingent of 10,000 soldiers, previously deployed...
KANO (Nigeria), Mar 08 (AFP): Gunmen have kidnapped more than 200 pupils during a raid on a school in northwest Nigeria, a teacher and local residents said, in one of the country's largest mass abductions.Kidnappings for ransom are common in...
KOLKATA (West Bengal): Mamata Banerjee (foreground centre), Chief Minister of India's West Bengal state and Trinamool Congress (TC) party leader, leads party members during a rally march on the occasion of International Women's Day here on Thursday. — AFP
NEW DELHI, Mar 08 (AFP): The mother-in-law of British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak was on Friday appointed to serve in India's parliament, capping a career working for the philanthropic arm of her billionaire husband's tech firm.Sudha Murthy, 73, is the...
SEOUL, Mar 08 (AFP): North Korean leader Kim Jong Un guided a large-scale live-fire artillery drill involving a unit Pyongyang says is capable of striking the South Korean capital, the North's state media said Friday.So far this year, Pyongyang has...
OTTAWA, Mar 08 (Reuters): Six people from Sri Lanka, including a mother and four young children, were knifed to death in the Canadian capital Ottawa late on Wednesday, police said on Thursday, rocking a country where mass murders are rare.Prime...
GENEVA, Mar 08 (Agencies): Expanding Israeli settlements in the occupied Palestinian territories constitutes "a war crime" and risks eliminating "any practical possibility" of a viable Palestinian state, the United Nations rights chief warned on Friday.Volker Turk said there had been...
As the holy month of Ramadan approaches, Bangladeshi households are facing significant economic challenges, marked by rising prices. Immediate action is necessary to alleviate these burdens and ensure a stress-free and dignified Ramadan for all. The government must implement targeted...
The road leading to Lalon Shah Hall adjacent to the Islamic University (IU) Zia intersection has not been renovated for a long time. Large trucks ply this road every day for the construction of a new tenth-floor student hall. Consequently,...
Neobanks, also known as "challenger banks" or "digital banks," are fintech firms that offer apps, software, and other technologies to streamline mobile and digital banking without a physical location, redefining user-friendly finance. Unlike traditional banks, neobanks are exclusively online-focused, prioritising...
Tanim Asjad | 2024-03-09 00:00:00
Within three months of full operation, the metro rail in Dhaka becomes highly popular among the regular commuters as the mass rapid transit brings a big comfort for them. On an average, some 250,000 commuters are using the metro rail...
Syed Mansur Hashim | 2024-03-09 00:00:00
That the authorities are serious about doing something tangible to calm retail prices of the edibles less than a week before the holy month is good news. But is it proving to be too little too late? One must wait...
Human actions involving development projects that burn fossil fuels are admittedly a major driver of climate change. But despite the fact that historically most developing countries including Bangladesh are latecomers so far as their contribution to global warming is concerned,...
Abdullah A Dewan | 2024-03-09 00:00:00
In a recent article, entitled, “Economic expansion with monetary contraction” Professor M A Taslim presented a blueprint while addressing various aspects of the state of Bangladesh economy and the Monetary Policy Statements (MPS) of the Bangladesh Bank (FE, February 27,...
Nilratan Halder | 2024-03-08 12:00:00
The pictures of emaciated and scrawny newborns and toddlers in Gaza's hospitals, as circulated by the media, are outrageously nightmarish. A disturbing sight of the babies and children in intensive care units (ICUs) or on beds in general wards, it...
Luthmela Farid | 2024-03-08 00:00:00
Googling 'How women can be less emotional at work' generated 630,000,000 search-engine results that give us an idea of the magnitude of the problem. Life of a working woman is stressful, which has a tremendous effect on her emotional, physical...
Nirala Singh | 2024-03-08 00:00:00
It has often been thought that once companies globally attain gender balance, gender gaps will close, and bias will reduce. Management across numerous companies have gone for the 'adding women and stirring' approach, believing that having more women in the...
Behind the success of every woman is her indomitable willpower. If the will is strong then no obstacle can block her way. Morale, concentration and intelligence can take her to the top of success. One such woman is Maria Howlader...
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