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Huawei ‘Seeds for the Future BD’ opens for registration

2024-03-05 00:00:00

Huawei 'Seeds For the Future 2024 Bangladesh' is now open for registration with the aim to develop an ICT ecosystem by enhancing ICT knowledge of students in the country, says a press release. Bangladeshi undergraduate students in third year or...

BAT drags Dhaka bourse down to one-month low

FE REPORT | 2024-03-05 00:00:00

A plunge of the second most valued stock, BAT Bangladesh sent the prime index of the Dhaka Stock Exchange to one-month low on Monday.BAT Bangladesh tumbled 7.50 per cent to Tk 479.80 per share on the first trading day after...

Newly-launched Meghnaghat Power to boost Unique Hotel income

BABUL BARMAN | 2024-03-05 00:00:00

Gas-fuelled 584 megawatt Unique Meghnaghat Power has begun commercial operation and successfully connected to the national grid.Unique Hotel & Resorts, which has a 37.24pc stake in the power plant, expects a boost to its profit with income from electricity generation,...

News in Brief-(2024-03-05)

2024-03-05 00:00:00

Thai Supreme Court clearsYingluck in negligence caseBANGKOK, Mar 04: Thailand's Supreme Court cleared self-exiled former Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra of negligence on Monday, her lawyer and local media said, in a case dating back to her time in office in...

US, S Korea begin large military drills

2024-03-05 00:00:00

SEOUL, Mar 04(AP): South Korea and the United States began large annual military exercises Monday to bolster their readiness against North Korean nuclear threats after the North raised animosities with an extension of missile tests and belligerent rhetoric earlier this...

Gangs threaten Haiti takeover after mass jailbreak

2024-03-05 00:00:00

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Mar 04 (BBC/AFP): The government of Haiti declared a 72-hour state of emergency on Sunday after armed gangs stormed a major Port-au-Prince prison. At least 12 people were killed and about 3,700 inmates escaped in the jailbreak.Gang leaders say...

More than 6 in 10 US adults doubt Biden's mental health

2024-03-05 00:00:00

WASHINGTON, Mar 04 (AP): A poll finds that a growing share of U.S. adults doubt that 81-year-old President Joe Biden has the memory and acuity for the job, turning his coming State of the Union address into something of a...

Haley beats Trump in Washington primary

2024-03-05 00:00:00

NEW YORK, Mar 04 (BBC): Nikki Haley has defeated Donald Trump in the Republican primary in Washington DC. This is her first victory over the former president in the 2024 campaign to become the Republican presidential candidate.She lost in South...

Four killed, multiple hurt in California shooting

2024-03-05 00:00:00

CALIFORNIA, Mar 04 (Reuters): Four people were killed and multiple others were injured in a shooting at a residence in King City, California, authorities said on Sunday.The incident took place on Sunday evening, following a party at a residential building...

Gaza war toll hits 30,534

2024-03-05 00:00:00

GAZA STRIP, Mar 04 (AFP): The health ministry in Hamas-run Gaza said on Monday that at least 30,534 people have been killed during the war between Israel and Hamas in the Palestinian territory.A ministry statement said there were 124 fatalities...

PM in talks for new alliance

2024-03-05 00:00:00

KATHMANDU, Mac 04 (Reuters): Nepal's Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal was in talks with two opposition parties to form a new coalition on Monday, citing difficulties with his present ally, the centrist Nepali Congress party, one of his aides said.Dahal,...

Australia's Pat Cummins to captain Hyderabad in IPL

2024-03-05 00:00:00

NEW DELHI, Mar 04 (AFP): Australia's Pat Cummins will captain Indian Premier League team Sunrisers Hyderabad in the upcoming edition of the Twenty20 tournament, the franchise said Monday.The 30-year-old skippered Australia to World Test Championship and World Cup triumphs last...

Mbappe tension overshadows PSG's crunch Champions League date

2024-03-05 00:00:00

PARIS, Mar 04 (AFP): Paris Saint-Germain's preparations for Tuesday's Champions League last-16 second leg away to Real Sociedad have been overshadowed by coach Luis Enrique's handling of star man Kylian Mbappe.PSG have suffered numerous humiliating defeats at this stage of...

'We got that wrong': NZ coach admits first Test mistakes

2024-03-05 00:00:00

WELLINGTON, Mar 04 (AFP): New Zealand head coach Gary Stead said Monday he had misjudged the first Test wicket and regretted leaving out spinner Mitchell Santner after his side's heavy defeat to Australia.New Zealand were thumped by 172 runs at...

BREB Cricket Tournament-2024 held

2024-03-05 00:00:00

Duranta REB East became the champion by beating Iconic REB Team at the Bangladesh Rural Electrification Board (BREB) Cricket Tournament-2024 held at the ground of Bangladesh Krira Shikkha Protishtan (BKSP), Savar, in the city recently, says a press release.A total...

Raspadori scores late as Napoli beat Juventus

2024-03-05 00:00:00

NAPLES, Mar 04 (Reuters): Substitute Giacomo Raspadori scored an 88th-minute winner as champions Napoli beat visitors Juventus 2-1 in Serie A on Sunday to secure their first back-to-back wins in five months and boost their slim hopes of a late...

Bangladesh's Shoriful Islam (L) rejoicing with teammate

2024-03-05 00:00:00

Bangladesh's Shoriful Islam (L) rejoicing with teammate after taking the wicket of Sri Lanka's Avishka Fernando during the first Twenty20 international at the Sylhet International Cricket Stadium in Sylhet on Monday — AFP

Dhaka Wanderers, PWD notch win in BCL

2024-03-05 00:00:00

Dhaka Wanderers Club and PWD Sports Club won their respective matches of the Bangladesh Championship League football held at Bir Shrestha Shaheed Shipahi Mustofa Kamal Stadium in the city's Kamalapur on Monday, reports BSS.In the day's first match, Dhaka Wanderers...

‘Man Utd face uphill task to reach Champions League’

2024-03-05 00:00:00

LONDON, Mar 04 (AFP): Bruno Fernandes admits it will be tough for misfiring Manchester United to qualify for the Champions League after an 11th Premier League loss of the season at Manchester City.Marcus Rashford fired unfancied United into a shock...

Phil Foden double helps Man City fight back to win derby

2024-03-05 00:00:00

MANCHESTER, Mar 04 (Reuters): Phil Foden kept Manchester City's Premier League title challenge bang on track with a superb second-half double as his side hit back to clinch a 3-1 home win over Manchester United on Sunday.Marcus Rashford's eighth-minute thunderbolt...

Bangladesh play archrivals India today

2024-03-05 00:00:00

Bangladesh U-16 Women's Football team will play archrivals India in their second match of the four-nation SAFF U-16 Women's Championship'2024 today (Tuesday), reports UNB.The vital match between neighbouring countries will kick off at 3:15 pm Bangladesh time today (Tuesday) at...

Missing schoolgirl's body recovered from Manikganj river

2024-03-05 00:00:00

MANIKGANJ, Mar 04 (UNB): Police recovered the body of a schoolgirl from the Kaliganga River in Kusherchar area of Sadar upazila in Manikganj on Monday morning, two days after she had gone missing.The deceased was identified as Samia Islam, daughter...

Polish national found dead in Ctg hotel

2024-03-05 00:00:00

CHATTOGRAM, Mar 04 (UNB): Police recovered the body of a foreign national from the Peninsula Hotel in Chattogram on Monday.The deceased was identified as Zdzislaw Michale Czerbaya, a Polish national.He worked as a quality controller of a buying house in...

Natore road crash kills schoolgirl, hurts father

2024-03-05 00:00:00

NATORE, Mar 04 (UNB): A schoolgirl died and her father injured as a truck bit a motorbike on Natore-Bagura highway in Singra upazila of Natore on Monday morning.The deceased was identified as Trisha Rani, daughter of Taposh of Bagatipara upazila...

RU admission test begins today

2024-03-05 00:00:00

RAJSHAHI, Mar 04 (BSS): A three-day admission test for first year honours classes in 2023-2024 academic session of Rajshahi University (RU) will begin from tomorrow (Tuesday).This year, a total of 1,85,680 students are going to appear in the test for...

Onion farmers bag huge profits

OUR CORRESPONDENT | 2024-03-05 00:00:00

GOPALGANJ, Mar 04: Farmers of Muksudpur upazila in the district are getting huge benefits from the cultivation of 'king and king hybrid' onion as the spicy item is being sold at a higher price in markets.A total of 2,206 hectares...

Ishwardi farmers distraught as ‘panama disease’ attacks banana trees

OUR CORRESPONDENT | 2024-03-05 00:00:00

PABNA, Mar 04: Widespread attack of `panama disease' on the banana trees has shuttered dreams of the farmers in Ishwardi upazila of Pabna district in the current season. Sources said banana trees on several hundred hectares of land in the...

The power of Artificial Intelligence can ignite Bangladesh's financial revolution

Md Yousup Faruqu | 2024-03-05 00:00:00

The rate of advancement in the field of Artificial Intelligence (AI) is one of the most fascinating stories of human progress. According to an article published on Forbes Advisor, the market size of global artificial intelligence is projected to expand...

Why they still reside in varsity residential halls?

2024-03-05 00:00:00

First-year students enter university campuses envisioning spacious campus, big dormitories and decent residential facilities. But, as far as managing a seat in the dorm is concerned, their dream shatters into pieces as soon as they step into the campus due...

Medical mistakes: ensuring fair investigation and justice

2024-03-05 00:00:00

Yet another tragic incident of a child's death during circumcision has occurred. This time it happened at the JS Diagnostic and Medical Check-up Centre in Malibag Chowdhurypara of the capital.Ten-year-old Ahnaf Tahmin Ayham was brought to the health centre in...