Rangpur Riders' trio of foreign players, Pakistan's Babar Azam and Afghanistan's Mohammad Nabi and Azmatullah Omarzai, are poised to exit the ongoing Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) tomorrow (Wednesday), reports UNB.The media department of the Rangpur Riders has confirmed this development...
VISAKHAPATNAM, India, Feb 05 (AFP): Fast bowler Jasprit Bumrah took a match haul of nine wickets to lead India's 106-run win over England in the second Test on Monday and level the five-match series.Chasing a record 399 for victory, England...
Angry fans in Hong Kong booed Inter Miami during a pre-season friendly after Lionel Messi did not play on Sunday, according to BBC Sports.The Argentina World Cup winner, 36, who had a hamstring injury, was left on the bench as...
Defending champions Bangladesh, which already assured the final berth in the four-nation South Asian Football Federation (SAFF) U-19 Women's Championship '2024 with one match spare, will play pointless Bhutan in the last league match today (Tuesday), reports UNB.The match will...
HAMBURG, Feb 5 (Reuters): Chicago wheat, corn and soybeans fell on Monday, with soy hitting 24-month lows, as dollar strength and lacklustre global import demand weakened sentiment.Dollar strength makes US supplies more expensive in export markets at a time of...
Gold prices slipped to a one-week low on Monday after a robust US jobs data last week and remarks from Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell dented hopes for early rate cuts, lifting the dollar and bond yields higher, reports Reuters.Spot...
LONDON, Feb 5 (Reuters): Oil prices slipped again on Monday as a strong US job report which capped sharp falls last week dampened hopes of swift rate cuts, despite a US pledge to continue air strikes in the Middle East...
Five Kurdish-led fighters killed in droneattack on US base in SyriaBEIRUT, Feb 05: Five fighters from the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces were killed in an overnight attack on an American base in eastern Syria, a war monitor said Monday. "Five...
SYDNEY, Feb 05 (AFP): Australia's government said Monday writer Yang Jun has been given a suspended death sentence in China, describing it as "harrowing news".The Chinese-born Australian citizen has been in jail in China since 2019 on spying accusations. "The...
SEOUL, Feb 05 (Reuters): South Korea and Saudi Arabia on Sunday signed a memorandum of understanding to expand defence cooperation, Seoul's Defense Acquisition Program Administration (DAPA) said, as Seoul looks to ink further arms sales in the region.The agreement will...
DRABAN, Feb 05 (Reuters): At least 10 police personnel were killed and six more injured in a militant attack on a police station in northwest Pakistan on Monday, police said.Pakistan has seen a resurgence of attacks by Islamist militants, especially...
LAS VEGAS, Feb 05 (AP): President Joe Biden on Sunday ticked through a list of reasons he says a second Donald Trump presidency would be a "nightmare" for the country as he urged Nevada Democrats to vote for him in...
VALPARAISO, Feb 05 (Reuters/AP): Wildfires sweeping through central Chile have killed at least 112 people and hundreds are still missing, authorities said on Sunday, as President Gabriel Boric warned the country faces a "tragedy of very great magnitude".Wildfires that began...
ISLAMABAD, Feb 05 (AFP): Three-time Pakistan prime minister Nawaz Sharif, who has never managed to see out a full term, heads into Thursday's election on the brink of his biggest comeback to date.The "Lion of Punjab", as he is known...
SUNAMGANJ, Feb 05 (UNB): A 50-year-old man was killed and 15 people were injured in a clash between two groups over a land dispute at Ujandhal village at Derai upazila in Sunamganj district on Monday morning.The deceased was identified as...
KHULNA, Feb 05 (BSS): Over 11.3 thousand tonnes of maize is expected to be produced as the maize farming target has exceeded in four districts of Khulna Agriculture region during the current Robi season. In the 2023-24 fiscal year (FY),...
A total of six persons were killed in separate road accidents in Mymensingh, Sylhet and Gopalganj districts on Sunday night and Monday, report agencies.In Mymensingh, three students of a madrasha died and 15 others sustained injuries in a road accident...
OUR CORRESPONDENT | 2024-02-06 00:00:00
CHATTOGRAM, Feb 05: Bangladesh is falling short of exploiting mushroom export potential due to its inability to harness this potential for lack of awareness and training, speakers have told a workshop.The country endowed with a climate conducive to mushroom cultivation...
OUR CORRESPONDENT | 2024-02-06 00:00:00
RANGPUR, Feb 05: Local farmers have achieved a remarkable success in producing toxin-free vegetables in the district by using the eco-friendly pheromone trap method.Pheromone is a chemical substance that is produced by an insect. It usually serves as a stimulus...
Ashik Mosaddik and Dilara Begum | 2024-02-06 00:00:00
Access to quality education and knowledge is a fundamental factor in shaping the future of any nation. In Bangladesh, the slogan "Read books in the library, build smart Bangladesh" for this year National Library Day-2024 (observed on Monday) emphasises the...
During Ramadan, increasing commodity prices have become a common practice in Bangladesh, and we often lay blame solely on businessmen for these price hikes. However, have we ever attempted to understand the root cause behind this sudden surge in prices?...
Brain drain or talent trafficking is the migration or departure of a large number of technically skilled or educated individuals. Every year, a significant portion of our country's students pursue higher education in America, England, or other developed countries. Many...
Syed Fattahul Alim | 2024-02-06 00:00:00
Who owns Tangail saree? As the name of the saree indicates, it should naturally belong to Tangail, a district of Bangladesh, where it is produced. But no, in the market-driven and defined world of today, the right to ownership of...
Afsan Chowdhury | 2024-02-06 00:00:00
Nothing captures the Bengali spirit of the "historical" variety like the Ekushey going by the dominant narrative of the shushil class/community. It's when "we discovered who we were and progressed through history" as the narrative goes. It is supposed to...
Import of potato in the peak harvesting season! This has never happened in living memory. More than 60 importers have received government permission to import a total of 94,000 tonnes of potato evidently from India. Already the first consignments have...
Mustafa K Mujeri | 2024-02-06 00:00:00
In countries like Bangladesh, two critical ingredients are important in the design of monetary policy: first, a reasonable approximation of the overall economy covering real, financial, external and other sectors characterising technology, market structure and behaviour of different actors (e.g....
LAUNCESTON, Australia, Feb 4 (Reuters): Asia's imports of crude oil saw robust growth in the new year, reaching an eight-month high in January as top buyers China and India snapped up cargoes.The world's top-importing region saw arrivals of 28.57 million...
FE REPORT | 2024-02-05 12:00:00
The Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) conducted a drives on Sunday to help prevent illegal toll collection and hoarding of essential commodities in a bid to contain price spiral during the upcoming holy month of Ramadan.RAB Director (media and legal wing)...
PARIS, Feb 04 (Agencies): With just six months remaining on his contract at Paris Saint-Germain Kylian Mbappe's much vaunted move to Real Madrid continues to dominate French football news.The transfer window closed last week with Mbappe insisting he is yet...
M A Taslim | 2024-02-05 12:00:00
Ever since the people of the country started migrating to other countries in search of employment and better livelihood, they remitted money to their families at home. These remittances soon became an important prop to our balance of payments (BoP)...
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