Ambassador of the European Union Delegation to Bangladesh, Charles Whiteley, has said the opening of Dhaka Airport's Third Terminal will transform Bangladesh's passenger and cargo handling capabilities, reports UNB."Spectacular opening by Hon. PM Hasina of the impressive new airport terminal...
Managing Director of Technomedia Limited Dr Joshoda Jibon Debnath receiving the Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Industrial Award 2022 from President Mohammed Shahabuddin at a programme held recently in the capital. The company won the award in the small industry category for...
LONDON/DUBAI, Oct 07 (Reuters): OPEC has raised its medium- and long-term oil demand outlook in a forthcoming report, three OPEC sources said, despite the transition toward renewable energy, highlighting the oil exporting group's more bullish view compared to other forecasters.The...
KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters): Southeast Asian countries have agreed to prioritise helping each other overcome rice supply shortages and other food-related problems, Malaysia state news agency Bernama reported, citing the agricultural minister.The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) reached the agreement...
Rakibul Hasan's boundary from last ball enabled former Asian Games gold medalist Bangladesh Men's Cricket team to clinch a bronze medal in the ongoing Asian Games beating Pakistan by six wickets in a 3rd place deciding play-off match at the...
Bangladesh captain Shakib Al Hasan specially praised Mehidy Hasan Miraz and Najmul Hossain Shanto, the two youngsters who alongside the captain played a vital role in the side's six-wicket win over Afghanistan in their first game of the World Cup...
Photo shows children using the bamboo bridge as there are no connecting roads on either side of the bridge over Itapota canal in Sadar upazila of Lalmonirhat district — UNB
KHULNA, Oct 07 (UNB): Police arrested five accused in the murder case of a young painter at Sonadanga upazila in Khulna district on Friday.The arrestees are Nazmus Sakib Zakariya, Riyaz, Bulu Patowari, Akash Hawlader and Apon Kha.Mohammad Tazul Islam, Deputy...
LALMONIRHAT, Oct 07 (UNB): Despite completion, a concrete bridge built at the cost of Tk 6.9 million (69 lakh) over Itapota canal in Sadar upazila of Lalmonirhat district has not been fully functional for over one year due to no...
OUR CORRESPONDENTBOGURA, Oct 07: At least 150 homesteads and vast tract of croplands have been devoured as the river erosion has taken serious turn at different places of four upazilas including Shariakandi, Sherpur, Dhunot and Sonatola in Bogura district in...
The low-lying areas of Sylhet city have been submerged as torrential rainfall for the last three days till Saturday morning caused waterlogging, mounting suffering to the city dwellers. Meanwhile, people of Barishal city have been facing immense suffering for the...
Hussain Imam | 2023-10-08 00:00:00
According to the latest World Population Review, 22.4 million people live in the metropolitan area of the Dhaka city. The city's population has increased from 4.4 million in 1980 to 22.4 million in 2022. With 23,234 people living in per...
Gunjan Dallakoti | 2023-10-08 00:00:00
Despite impressive economic growth of more than six per cent per annum in the past decade, policymakers and businesses in Bangladesh continue to ponder why the country continues to rank low in productivity and innovation indices. The dominance of cottage,...
MEXICO CITY, Oct 07 (AP): At least 16 migrants from Venezuela and Haiti died early Friday in a bus crash in southern Mexico, authorities said.Mexico's National Immigration Institute originally reported 18 dead, but later lowered that figure. Prosecutors in the...
JERUSALEM, Oct 07 (BBC/AFP/Reuters): At least 40 people have been killed in Israel after a major surprise attack with militants crossing into Israel from Gaza during heavy rocket fire.Several Israelis have reportedly been taken back to Gaza as hostages. This...
SHANGHAI, Oct 07 (AP/AFP): A delegation of U.S. lawmakers led by Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer arrived in China on Saturday in the first congressional visit to the country since 2019.The trip comes amid a sharp deterioration in relations between...
KABUL, Oct 07 (BBC/AFP): At least 15 people have been killed and 78 injured after an earthquake hit western Afghanistan, officials say. The US Geological Survey said the 6.3 magnitude earthquake struck about 40km from the western city of Herat,...
Bangladesh is among the top three countries where people are most active on Facebook. It is preceded respectively by India and the Philippines, according to a report released by Facebook's parent company Meta. The report said, people of India, the...
Gender-based violence is increasing day by day in Bangladesh. Some 39 per cent of adolescent girls experience psychological abuse, 32 per cent suffer physical abuse and 14 per cent endure sexual and economic abuse, according to a study conducted by...
Shihab Sarkar | 2023-10-08 00:00:00
The number of half-done or sloppily constructed bridges in the rural areas has lately marked a sharp increase in the country. In fact, the already distressing scenario hasn't deteriorated all of a sudden. It's the same old spectacle related to...
Asjadul Kibria | 2023-10-08 00:00:00
Determining the minimum wage structure for the country's export-oriented ready-made garments (RMG) industry workers is tricky. Though an independent wage board is responsible for doing the work, it has to go through a lot of debate and protests. The government...
With nearly one and a half million Bangladeshi workers working abroad and providing a lifeline to the Bangladesh economy by sending back much-needed foreign exchange earnings, it is heartening to learn that steps have been undertaken to make their lives...
UNITED NATIONS, Oct 06 (AFP): Weather disasters fueled by climate change-from floods to droughts, storms to wildfires-sparked 43.1 million child displacements from 2016 to 2021, the UN Children's Fund warned Thursday, slamming the lack of attention paid to victims.In a...
HYDERABAD, Oct 6 (AFP): Pakistan beat the Netherlands by 81 runs to open their World Cup campaign in Hyderabad on Friday, after half centuries from Saud Shakeel and Mohammad Rizwan.Shakeel and Rizwan both scored 68 runs to guide Pakistan to...
LONDON, Oct 6 (Reuters): Dengue fever will become a major threat in the southern United States, southern Europe and new parts of Africa this decade, the WHO's chief scientist said, as warmer temperatures create the conditions for the mosquitoes carrying...
NAZIMUDDIN SHYAMOL | 2023-10-07 00:00:00
CHATTOGRAM, Oct 06: The newly-built oyster-shaped railway station of Cox's Bazar and the picturesque green natural setting on both sides of Chattogram-Dohazari-Cox's Bazar-Gumdhum (CDCG) rail line give a stupendously attractive view. The iconic railway station and the rail line await...
FE REPORT | 2023-10-07 00:00:00
At least 106 children, aged between 0 and 15 years, have died of dengue this year and nine more deaths from the mosquito-borne disease were recorded on Friday.Of the total dead, 600 were females and 464 males, according to the...
FE REPORT | 2023-10-07 00:00:00
The residents of Dhaka suffered immensely on Friday as power outage hit almost all areas, including Mirpur, Uttara, Dhanmondi and Banani, from around 12:00 am.Power cuts occurred due to grid failure amid daylong rainfall in the capital city.The areas in...
BEIRUT, Oct 06 (AFP): An attack Thursday on a Syrian military academy killed 112 people, a war monitor said, with state media blaming "terrorist organisations" for the drone strike in government-held Homs.Separately, Turkish air raids in the country's Kurdish-held northeast...
A tornado left a trail of destruction at Lal Mia Para village in Shahbajpur union of Sarail upazila under Brahmanbaria district on Friday. Some 20 tin-roofed houses were razed to the ground during the natural disaster. — Focus Bangla
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