Bangladesh tasted the first victory in their 3rd Pool A match of the 12-nation 19th Asian Games Men's Hockey beating Singapore by 7-3 goals at the Gongshu Canal Sports Park Stadium in Hangzhou on Thursday, reports UNB. Earlier, Bangladesh suffered...
Gunman kills three in Rotterdam university shootingROTTERDAM, Sept 29: A gunman killed three people in the Dutch city of Rotterdam on Thursday, shooting a local woman and her daughter in their home then storming into a classroom of Rotterdam's university...
NIAMEY, Sept 29 (Reuters): At least 12 Niger soldiers were killed in an attack by militants in the country's southwest on Thursday morning, three security sources said.The attack took place about 190 km (118 miles) from the capital Niamey in...
WASHINGTON, Sept 29 (Reuters): The US federal government was two days from a partial shutdown on Friday, as a handful of hardline House Republicans refused to support a bipartisan stopgap spending bill meant to give lawmakers more time to negotiate...
GUWAHATI, Sept 29 (Reuters): Indian police have dismissed as "false and misleading" reports that a mob attacked the private residence of Biren Singh, chief minister of the strife-torn northeastern state of Manipur, adding that it was protected by "adequate security".Thursday's...
MOSCOW, Sept 29 (AFP): A Ukrainian drone dropped explosives on a substation in a Russian village close to the border on Friday, cutting off the power supply to a hospital, the regional governor said.In Belaya, less than 25 kilometres (16...
TAIPEI (Taiwan), Sept 29 (Al Jazeera): The United Kingdom (UK) and Canada have joined the United States in condemning plans by Myanmar's coup leaders to hold tightly controlled elections, as Taiwan voiced strong criticism of the regime's atrocities and crackdown...
JEDDAH, Sept 29 (Reuters): Saudi Arabia is determined to secure a military pact requiring the United States (US) to defend the kingdom in return for opening ties with Israel and will not hold up a deal even if Israel does...
PARIS, Sept 29 (AFP/Reuters): The number of Europe-bound migrants who died or went missing in the Mediterranean this summer has tripled since last year, the UN said Friday, adding it had become a "cemetery" for children.Between June and August, at...
Teenagers are the future of a country. They will play a vital role in building the country in the future. However, many teenagers nowadays are involved in various criminal activities. Teen-gangs are emerging from across the country, and they are...
Storytelling is an important tool for human communication. Stories are told to share ideas, connect with individuals and understand the meaning of life. As a result, this beautiful art of storytelling has been used by companies to create an impact...
Tanim Asjad | 2023-09-30 00:00:00
Many cities in the world on September 22 observed the World Car-Free Day. Though it is still celebrated as a European car-free day in the continent as introduced by the European Commission (EC), since 2000, it has also been observed...
Syed Mansur Hashim | 2023-09-30 00:00:00
The issue of massive capacity charges being paid yearly has become a cause for serious concern. While there are a lot of misconceptions about the practice, it is not limited to Bangladesh but has turned out to be a global...
It is common knowledge that unregulated and illegal extraction of sand from the country's rivers have been continuing unabated causing incalculable damage to the watercourses, their ecosystems and the environment. This has been going on despite the existence of a...
Hasnat Abdul Hye | 2023-09-30 00:00:00
Global growth forecasts for the near term are on the anvil and will be unveiled in the second week of October next, during the the annual joint IMF and World Bank meetings. But there are already plenty of concerns expressed...
IG Chowdhury | 2023-09-30 00:00:00
Imagine you are in your favourite restaurant celebrating a special occasion. Your favourite dish is served. To your dismay it does not taste as good. One possible reason is the chef being away on holiday. Unlike products, services have persona...
Nilratan Halder | 2023-09-30 00:00:00
Six young climate activists, aged between 11 and 24, from Portugal have filed a case against 32 European nations at the European Court of Human Rights in Strasbourg, France. Their contention is plain and simple: the 27 EU-member nations, the...
Syed Badrul Ahsan | 2023-09-28 12:00:00
Anthony Rota, the Speaker of the Canadian House of Commons, has resigned. He recently mistook an ageing Nazi for a Ukrainian freedom fighter in bygone times and a Canadian hero by virtue of his being a citizen of Canada. When...
Information Commis-sion Bangladesh (ICB) Wednesday organised a discussion, marking the International Day for Universal Access to Information, aimed at creating public awareness about the use of Right to Information (RTI) Act to ensure people access to information, reports BSS.Information and...
OUR CORRESPONDENT | 2023-09-28 00:00:00
CHATTOGRAM, Sept 27: Illegal hill cutting continues unabated in the port city of Chattogram and its adjoining areas in the dry season now.The rampant hill cutting is the prime cause of seasonal landslides here as dishonest people cut hills for...
FE REPORT | 2023-09-28 00:00:00
The Bangladesh Bank (BB) on Wednesday said banks will deduct tax at source from inward remittance against service and revenue sharing.The banks will deduct the tax at the rate of 10 per cent.The Foreign Exchange Policy Department of the BB...
MOSUL, Iraq, Sept 27 (Reuters): A fire ripped through a packed wedding hall in northern Iraq late on Tuesday, killing more than 100 people in a Christian town that had survived Islamic State occupation as authorities announced an investigation into...
The 77th birthday of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, who is also the president of ruling Awami League, will be celebrated today (Thursday), report agencies.Hasina, the eldest among the five children of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman and...
FE REPORT | 2023-09-28 00:00:00
The government has approved tariffs to buy electricity from three proposed solar power plants having a total installed generation capacity of 370 megawatts.State-owned Bangladesh Power Development Board (BPDB) will buy the electricity to be generated by the power plants for...
FE REPORT | 2023-09-28 00:00:00
At least 15 people were reported dead from dengue and 2,950 more hospitalised with the mosquito-borne diseases during the last 24 hours until Wednesday morning.Of the total, seven fatalities were reported in Dhaka city while the remaining eight deaths were...
The holy Eid-e-Miladunnabi, marking the anniversary of the birth and demise of Prophet Hazrat Muhammad (SM), will be observed across the country today with due religious solemnity, reports BSS.On this day in 570, the 12th of Rabiul Awal of the...
FE REPORT | 2023-09-28 00:00:00
Bangladesh has seen its foreign-exchange reserves fall further by nearly US$300 million in a week to $21.154 billion on Wednesday as per a new method of calculating, official data showed. The Bangladesh Bank (BB) data, released on the day, reflect...
FE REPORT | 2023-09-28 00:00:00
Dhaka’s residents find themselves ensnared in traffic snarl-up for 46 minutes every two hours, according to a study. The study also showed that on average 23 minutes are lost per hour due to traffic jams in Dhaka, resulting in not...
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