CHICAGO, Mar 07 (Reuters): Exactly two years ago, Chicago wheat futures stamped all-time highs after top exporter Russia invaded fellow supplier Ukraine, immediately throwing almost 30 per cent of global wheat exports into question.But on Wednesday, CBOT wheat slipped to...
LONDON, Mar 07 (Reuters): Oil prices slipped on Thursday as expectations that US interest rate cuts could be delayed capped gains, though upbeat Chinese trade data augured well for demand in the world's top oil importer.Brent crude futures slipped 42...
NEW YORK, Mar 07 (Reuters): New York Governor Kathy Hochul will deploy 750 soldiers from the state's National Guard to help New York City police check commuters' bags in the busiest stations in the city's sprawling subway system, she announced...
MANILA, Mar 07 (AFP): Two Filipino crew members were among those killed in a missile attack by Yemen's Huthi rebels on a ship in the Gulf of Aden, the Philippine government said Thursday.The Iran-backed Huthis have been targeting merchant vessels...
WASHINGTON, Mar 07 (AFP): Donald Trump on Wednesday challenged Joe Biden to an election debate after the two men emerged from primary voting as the all-but-certain Republican and Democratic candidates in November's US presidential vote."It is important, for the Good...
SEOUL, Mar 07(AP): North Korean leader Kim Jong Un called for greater war fighting capabilities against the United States and South Korea, state media reported Thursday, after his defense ministry vowed to respond to the ongoing South Korean-U.S. military drills...
SRINAGAR, Mar 07 (BBC): Indian-administered Kashmir has been transformed economically since it was stripped of its semi-autonomous status, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has said.Security was tight for his first trip to the Muslim-majority region since he made the controversial change...
BEIJING, Mar 07 (Reuters): The US is clinging to wrong perceptions of China and has yet to fulfill its "promises" despite some progress since presidents Joe Biden and Xi Jinping met last November, China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi said on...
DHARAMSALA, India, Mar 07 (AFP): Kuldeep Yadav took five wickets to bundle out England for 218, with India's batsmen starting strongly on a dominant opening day for the hosts in the fifth Test on Thursday.Yadav returned figures of 5-72 and,...
CHRISTCHURCH, New Zealand, Mar 07 (AFP): Australia plan to spoil the party for New Zealand centurions Kane Williamson and Tim Southee when the second Test starts on Friday as they bid to sweep the series.Fast bowler Southee and batsman Williamson...
Bangladesh's captain Najmul Hasan Shanto attends a practice session on Thursday ahead of their third and final T20 international match against Sri Lanka at the Sylhet International Cricket Stadium in Sylhet tomorrow (Saturday) — AFP
Motivated Bangladesh U-16 national women football team will face Bhutan in their third match of the SAFF U-16 Women's Championship scheduled to be held today (Friday) at ANFA Complex in Kathmandu, Nepal, reports BSS.The match will kick off at 3.15...
BRAHMANBARIA, Mar 07 (bdnews24.com): A woman died by suicide after poisoning two of her children in Brahmanbaria Sadar.Authorities recovered the body of 32-year-old Irene Akhter from Bhadughar's Elempara on Wednesday, according to Aslam Hossain, chief of Brahmanbaria Sadar Model Police...
OUR CORRESPONDENT | 2024-03-08 00:00:00
KHULNA, Mar 07: A total of 12,612 hectares of land has been brought under watermelon cultivation in four districts of Khulna division with an expectation of bumper production this season.Farmers have cultivated watermelon on 12,225 hectares in Khulna district, 162...
OUR CORRESPONDENT | 2024-03-08 00:00:00
SYLHET, Mar 07: Medicare service at Derai Upazila Health Complex in Sunamganj has been being hampered thanks to a severe shortage of staff for a long time. Thought the hospital was upgraded to a 50-bed facility from a 31-bed one...
Sir Frank Peters | 2024-03-08 00:00:00
Someone witty like Irish playwright Oscar Wilde once said: ‘We never regret the things we do in life, it’s the things we don’t do’. And that’s certainly is true in the case of veteran journalist Sayed Kamaluddin, who left us...
The capital city of Dhaka is witnessing a shocking rise in fatalities stemming from various accidents. With a population of around 20 million people, the city seems to have turned into a death trap. Tragic incidents, such as fires and...
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the World Bank have jointly issued a warning about the potential impact of the Gaza war and attacks on commercial ships on the Red Sea on the global economy. During the World Governments Summit,...
Zahid Huq | 2024-03-08 00:00:00
That the doctors skip postings at government hospitals in rural areas is an old piece of news. Doctors are not solely to blame, medicines and medical equipment are also in short supply in those state-owned facilities. What the residents of...
The sorry state of the road transport system in the country with rampant mismanagement and corruption plaguing it at every turn is no secret. However, the recent revelation by the Transparency International Bangladesh (TIB) has brought to light a massive...
Hasnat M Alamgir | 2024-03-08 00:00:00
In yet another building fire incident in Dhaka, over 46 people lost their lives. According to the details given by the newspapers and electronic media thus far, the story is the same old one with similar causes and circumstances. There...
M Rokonuzzaman | 2024-03-08 00:00:00
In the early 1980s, the industrial economy of Taiwan was mostly in the area of labour-centric export-oriented manufacturing, import substitution, and processing of locally available farming outputs like sugarcane. Notable firms in different industrial sectors of Taiwan were barely profitable....
Governance and transparency are of utmost importance in making sure the trustworthiness of Bangladesh's banking sector. Central to this is the necessity for self-governing and effective board oversight, which hinges on the configuration of boards with experienced and independent directors...
Weather may remain dry with temporary partly cloudy sky over the country in the next 24 hours from 06:00 am today (Thursday), according to the Met Office. Day temperature may remain nearly unchanged and night temperature may fall slightly over...
A student has died after being electrocuted at Palashpur Ideal School in Dhaka's Kadamtali area on Wednesday, reports bdnews24.com.The incident occurred while the ninth grader was setting up the national flag on the school premises at around 10:00 am on...
DU CORRESPONDENT | 2024-03-07 00:00:00
A good number of Dhaka University (DU) students formed a human chain on the campus on Wednesday, demanding restriction of external entry, control of free traffic and noise pollution-free campus.They handed over a memorandum to the Vice-Chancellor after holding a...
FE REPORT | 2024-03-07 00:00:00
Robbers stole gold ornaments from two shops at Shezan Point in the capital's Farmgate area on Tuesday night. Owners claimed that 200 bhoris of gold ornaments were stolen from the two shops. Sources said a gang of robbers entered the...
The city corporations of the country were allocated Tk 400 million (40 crore) to tackle dengue in the current fiscal year, said Local Government, Rural Development and Cooperatives Minister Md Tazul Islam, reports UNB."A total of Tk 400 million has...
SIRAJGANJ, Mar 06 (UNB): Dr Raihan Sharif, a lecturer of the Community Medicine department at Shaheed M Mansur Ali Medical College and Hospital in Sirajganj has been suspended over shooting a student inside a classroom.The medical college authorities took the...
In celebration of Father of the Nation, Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman's historic March 7 speech, Chattogram is set to host Joy Bangla Concert 2024 today (Thursday), reports UNB. This event, eagerly anticipated by organisers and music lovers alike, marks a...
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