The mystery surrounding David Warner's missing Baggy Green caps seems to have finally been solved, according to British daily newspaper The Daily Mail.The veteran opener made a desperate plea for the return of his treasured caps after they were lost...
DOHA, Jan 15 (AFP): Paris Saint-Germain's Lee Kang-in upstaged Son Heung-min with two goals as South Korea began their bid for a first Asian Cup since 1960 with a 3-1 win over Bahrain on Monday.Lee has impressed at PSG since...
The Bangladesh Under-19 team slumped to a 112-run defeat to Sri Lanka youngsters on (Duckworth-Lewis-Stern) DLS method in their first practice game for the ICC Under-19 World Cup at Pretoria on Sunday, reports BSS.In the game, hit by rain, Sri...
MELBOURNE, Jan 15 (AFP): Two-time Australian Open champion Naomi Osaka's Grand Slam comeback ended abruptly Monday, crashing out to Caroline Garcia, but US Open winner Coco Gauff and men's third seed Daniil Medvedev surged on in Melbourne.On a baking-hot day...
Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) announced on Monday a 16-member final squad of the Bangladesh women's U-19 cricket team to play in the Under-19 Tri-nation T20 cricket tournament, beginning on January 24 in Cox's Bazar, reports UNB.The Tri-Nation Tournament involving hosts...
LAXMIPUR, Jan 14 (UNB): A drug addict reportedly stabbed his mother to death as she refused to give him money in Laxmipur sadar upazila on Sunday.The deceased was identified as Kiron Begum, wife of Abul Khair of Gangapur village of...
JAMALPUR, Jan 15 (BSS): Maize cultivation has been increasing gradually in the district due to its excellent economic return in recent years.Farmers have brought extensive land under the maize cultivation here this year which also exceeded the cultivation target.Department of...
CHATTOGRAM, Jan 15 (UNB): Two people including a woman were killed in separate road accidents in Sitakunda upazila and Chattogram city on Monday.Witnesses said Parijan Bibi, 65 wife of Wahid Ullah of Makim Talukdar Bari in Colonel Hat area of...
KHULNA, Jan 15 (BSS): Journalists and other socio-cultural and political organisations in the city observed the 20th death anniversary of eminent journalist Manik Saha on Monday, demanding to unearth the masterminds behind his killing and ensure capital punishment."We were not...
OUR CORRESPONDENT | 2024-01-16 00:00:00
SYLHET, Jan 15: The much-talked-about Kulaura-Shahbajpur rail rehabilitation project in Moulvibazar has not witnessed major progress in work despite the repeated extensions of its deadline for its completion.Only 27.5 per cent work on the rail track project has been completed...
Zakat is a mandatory charity on the part of solvent Muslims. And it is usually paid during the holy month of Ramadan. But there is no religious binding that Zakat has to be paid only in the fasting month of...
Two weeks of the new academic year have passed. But thousands of secondary students are yet to receive some of the free textbooks. Many students of Class VIII and Class IX, reportedly, have not received several textbooks that they were...
Syed Fattahul Alim | 2024-01-16 00:00:00
From a study by the prestigious US-based non-profit, National Academy of Sciences (NAS), it has been revealed that just a litre of bottled water contains hundreds of thousands of microscopic fragments of plastic particles, microplastics, of sizes below one micrometre...
At a time when the government is in transition, the business syndicates have found an opportune moment to shift gears for a sharp price acceleration of the key commodities. The gear change, moreover, suits them best at this juncture although...
Zaved Akhtar | 2024-01-16 00:00:00
When this scribe joined Unilever Bangladesh back in 2000s, Chottogram, which was then spelled Chittagong, had only one restaurant that offered international cuisine and only one five-star hotel to accommodate guests. If that was the case in 2000s, I could...
Syed Fattahul Alim | 2024-01-15 12:00:00
After Friday's airstrikes by the US and the UK on Houthi positions in Yemen, the US targeted the Houthi's radar sites in, what it (US) termed a follow-on strike on Saturday. Meanwhile, the US president is learnt to have sent...
HONG KONG/NEW YORK, Jan 14 (Reuters): Shein is seeking Beijing's nod to go public in the US, two sources with knowledge of the matter said, highlighting the limits of the fashion company's efforts to present itself as global rather than...
Foreign investors made hefty investments in Japanese stocks in 2023, buoyed by optimism around corporate governance reforms and a weaker yen against the dollar, reports Reuters.Japanese stocks accumulated about 6.3 trillion yen ($43.39 billion) worth of foreign inflows on a...
SHANGHAI, Jan 13 (Reuters): China's securities regulator will strengthen incentives for "countercyclical investment" and guide institutions to practice long-term investment, it said on Friday, seeking to boost the country's faltering stock market.China's stock benchmark is down 4.3 per cent since...
BERLIN, Jan 14 (Reuters): Volkswagen's increase in sales last year was driven by its mass-market cars and premium brand Audi, whose sales outstripped pre-pandemic deliveries at 1.9 million vehicles, according to data released on Friday.The German carmaker reported on Tuesday...
NEW YORK, Jan 14 (Reuters): US natural gas and power prices hit multi-year highs on Friday ahead of extreme cold that was expected to bring record gas demand while also cutting supplies by freezing wells.Lower gas supplies at a period...
NEW YORK, Jan 14 (Reuters): A recent rally that has boosted nearly every corner of the US stock market has left energy shares behind, and bullish investors are betting upcoming earnings reports and rising geopolitical tensions could spark a rebound...
Insurance Development and Regulatory Authority (IDRA) and Teletalk signed an agreement recently to boost bulk Short Message Service (SMS) aimed at ensuring awareness about the need for insurance. Dr Nazneen Kawshar Chowdhury, Executive Director (Administration), IDRA, and Mohammad Jamal Uddin,...
Bangladesh Commerce Bank Limited (BCBL) inaugurated a "CRM Booth" at Agrabad in Chattogram with all modern banking facilities available recently. Prof Dr Engr Rashid Ahmed Chowdhury, chairman of BCBL, inaugurated the CRM booth as the chief guest while Managing Director...
Bangladesh House Building Finance Corporation (BHBFC) has congratulated newly-appointed Finance Minister Abul Hasan Mahmood Ali. Managing Director of BHBFC Md. Abdul Mannan greeted Mr. Ali with a bouquet at his office in the secretariat on Sunday. Deputy Managing Director Arun...
Karmasangsthan Bank has congratulated newly-appointed Finance Minister Abul Hasan Mahmood Ali. Karmasangsthan Bank Chairman Md Sayedul Islam and Managing Director (Additional Charge) Meher Sultana greet Mr Ali with a bouquet at the Secretariat in the city on Sunday.
Rupali Bank PLC has congratulated newly-appointed Finance Minister Abul Hasan Mahmood Ali. Rupali Bank Chairman Kazi Sanaul Haque and Managing Director and CEO Mohammad Jahangir greeted Mr. Ali with a bouquet at his office in the Secretariat on Sunday.
NAZIMUDDIN SHYAMOL | 2024-01-15 00:00:00
The ship-breaking industry in Chattogram, which used to be a major supplier of raw material for the steel industry in Bangladesh, has come to a near standstill due to various crises. These crises include a shortage of dollars, the imposition...
Dhaka Stock Exchange Managing Director Dr ATM Tariquzzaman congratulates Ahsanul Islam on his appointment as the state minister for commerce, at a ceremony on Friday. Others present include DSE Chief Regulatory Officer Khairul Bashar Abu Taher Mohammad, Chief Technology Officer...
Al-Arafah Islami Bank has donated Tk 5.0 million to Chattogram Heart Foundation under the bank's corporate social responsibility (CSR) fund. Chairman of the bank Abdus Samad Labu handed over the cheque to Vice President of Chattogram Heart Foundation M A...
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