CAIRO, Oct 08 (AP): An Egyptian policeman opened fire on Israeli tourists in the Mediterranean city of Alexandria, killing at least two Israelis and one Egyptian, according to Egypt's Interior Ministry.Extra News television channel, which has close ties to Egyptian...
HONG KONG, Oct 08 (AFP): Hong Kong issued its third-highest storm warning signal-prompting the closure of some transport services and schools-on Sunday as Typhoon Koinu skirted the financial hub, bringing rains and powerful gusts.Koinu comes just a month after the...
GUWAHATI, Oct 08 (AFP): At least 77 people are confirmed dead in the floods that hit India's northeast, authorities said Sunday, with destroyed roads and bridges leaving thousands more still cut off despite waters receding.Violent torrents struck Sikkim state on...
WEST BANK, Oct 08 (BBC/Reuters/AFP): Fifty years on from the Yom Kippur War, which began with a surprise attack on Israel by Egypt and Syria, Palestinian militants have launched a major assault. This too was unexpected, on another Jewish holiday.Tensions...
RIYADH, Oct 08 (AFP): The president of the upcoming COP28 climate talks in Dubai called on Sunday for governments to abandon "fantasies" such as hastily ditching existing energy infrastructure in pursuit of climate goals."We cannot unplug the energy system of...
Donation of blood is an act of solidarity. It can save many people's life. Many youngsters are voluntarily participating in this noble act of blood donation. But still, we have a huge deficit of blood. Those who want to donate...
Tragedies do not seem to end in Afghanistan. The country has recently been hit by a devastating earthquake, second one in two months, killing and injuring hundreds of people. The death toll from the 6.3-magnitude earthquake in western Afghanistan is...
Neil Ray | 2023-10-09 00:00:00
The official formalities have reportedly been completed from the Bangladesh end for import of eggs from India and those are likely to arrive anytime this week. How should the news be received here? The question that should agitate probing minds...
Syed Fattahul Alim | 2023-10-09 00:00:00
Members of the Islamist militant group, Hamas, carried out surprise attack in southern Israel amid a barrage of rocket fires from the Gaza strip. According to reports, the Hamas militants killed about hundred Israelis and injured 500 more. They also...
The latest leakage of the personal information of 55-million Bangladesh citizens in a data breach is highly alarming. It's shocking to learn about the cavalier manner in which the basic data of the country's citizens are stored under the supposedly...
Muhammad Zamir | 2023-10-09 00:00:00
After largely failing to provide 0.7 per cent of their Gross National Income (GNI) in aid to developing countries for almost half a century since making the commitment, donor countries then promoted Blended Finance (BF) as a solution to the...
SDEROT (Israel) Oct 7 (AFP): Palestinian militant group Hamas launched a large-scale surprise attack against Israel on Saturday, firing thousands of rockets from Gaza and sending ground units to kill or abduct people as Israel retaliated with air strikes.At least...
NEW DELHI, Oct 07 (AFP): South Africa rewrote the record books on Saturday as they posted the highest ever World Cup total of 428 as Aiden Markram clubbed the fastest tournament century in just 49 balls against shell-shocked Sri Lanka.The...
Mehidy Hasan Miraz celebrates after scoring a half-century (50 runs) during the 2023 ICC Men's Cricket World Cup ODI match between Bangladesh and Afghanistan at the Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association Stadium in Dharamsala on Saturday. He was adjudged player of...
NAZIMUDDIN SHYAMOL | 2023-10-08 00:00:00
CHATTOGRAM, Oct 07: The test commissioning of Single Point Mooring (SPM) is likely to be held in the next month (November). Officials at the Eastern Refinery Limited (ERL) said the test transportation of crude petroleum will be held on November...
FE REPORTAt least 15 people were reported dead from dengue and 2,158 more hospitalised with the mosquito-borne diseases during the last 24 hours until Saturday morning.Of the total, eight fatalities were reported in Dhaka city while the remaining seven deaths...
Public dependency on the open market for US dollars has increased, where per dollar is being sold at Tk 120-121, reports UNB.The dollar crisis in the kerb market became more acute after Bangladesh Bank and law enforcers raided money changers...
The Ministry of Agriculture gave an opinion opposing the plan of importing potatoes aiming to control price in the domestic market, reports UNB.As a result, the Ministry of Commerce could not allow businessman to import potatoes.A senior official of the...
FHM HUMAYAN KABIR | 2023-10-08 00:00:00
The home textile of Bangladesh has suddenly lost momentum as its shipment has dropped significantly in the first quarter (Q1) of the current fiscal year, 2023-24, analysts said on Saturday.Despite a stirring performance in export earnings over the years, the...
Doulot Akter Mala | 2023-10-08 00:00:00
The revenue board is set to offer tax benefits, including investment rebate and exemption, on contributions and incomes contributed to and derived from Universal Pension Scheme (UPS). The income tax wing of the National Board of Revenue (NBR) would issue...
Bangladesh have opened their World Cup campaign in style with a dominant six-wicket win against Afghanistan in Dharamsala, reports bdnew24.com.Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has greeted the Bangladesh national cricket team for winning.The Tigers cruised to their target of 157 with...
SAJIBUR RAHMAN | 2023-10-08 00:00:00
Bangladesh's banking sector is struggling to recover loans from defaulting companies and individuals through bankruptcy courts, having realised only over Tk 4.16 billion in the past 26 years to June 2023. The number of under-trial cases stands at 172, with...
MUNIMA SULTANA | 2023-10-08 00:00:00
The Padma Bridge builder has demanded almost half the cost for constructing the country's largest road-cum-rail bridge from the railways ministry over a year for making the rail part.As the Bangladesh Bridges Authority (BBA) built the viaduct entirely with loans...
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Saturday said that either Bangladesh's resort town Cox's Bazar or Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in Dhaka may soon become the international air transportation hub due to the geographical location, report agencies.The prime minister said this...
Arafat Ara | 2023-10-08 00:00:00
Bangladesh is missing out millions of dollars in remittance annually from merchant mariners as they are barred from investing their earnings in diaspora bond for definition-related complexities. The mariners, commonly known as seafarers who spend most of their life on...
Light to moderate rain/ thunder showers accompanied by temporary gusty wind is likely to occur at many places over Dhaka, Mymensingh and Sylhet divisions in the next 24 hours from 06:00 am today (Sunday), according to the Met Office.It may...
Dhaka's air quality has been categorised as 'unhealthy' on Saturday morning, reports UNB.With an air quality index (AQI) score of 153 at 9:05 am, Dhaka ranked 5th on the list of cities worldwide with the worst air quality.India's Delhi, Indonesia's...
GAZIPUR, Oct 07 (UNB): A prisoner who fell sick at Kashimpur Central Jail of Gazipur died at Shaheed Tajuddin Ahmed Medical College Hospital on Monday.The deceased was Raton Mia, 45, son of Sirajul Mridha of Tongi East police station area...
As many as 496 people were killed and 681 others injured in 467 accidents that occurred on roads, railways and waterways in September across the country, according to Jatri Kalyan Samity (JKS), reports UNB.Jatri Kalyan Samity, a non-government organisation, prepared...
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