DUBAI, Sept 19 (Agencies): Brazil star Neymar made his first start for Al-Hilal on Monday night but the Brazilian found himself hitting the headlines for the wrong reasons once again.The former Barcelona and PSG man had an evening to forget...
A suicidal goal by defender Hasan Murad forced Bangladesh men's football team to start their 19th Asian Games Men's Football campaign with a 0-1 goal defeat to neighbouring Myanmar in Group A opener at the Xiaoshan Sports Center Stadium in...
Heaviest rains in century bring floods to Caspian Sea coastTEHRAN, Sept 19: Flash floods have injured 20 people in northern Iran, after what officials described as the region's heaviest rains in a century, Iranian media reported. The rains have battered...
MOSCOW, Sept 19 (TASS): Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping may hold talks in Beijing this October, Russian Security Council Secretary Nikolay Patrushev said."We expect that substantive bilateral talks between President Vladimir Putin of Russia and President...
YANGON, Sept 19 (AFP): A boat carrying around a hundred passengers sank on a river in northern Myanmar on Tuesday morning, local media reported, with dozens feared missing.The vessel sank around 10:00 am (0330 GMT) on the Chindwin river in...
KAPP LINNE, Sept 19 (AFP): Norway has installed solar panels in its Svalbard archipelago, a region plunged in round-the-clock darkness all winter, in a pilot project that could help remote Arctic communities transition to green energy.Neatly lined up in six...
GENEVA, Sept 19 (AFP): Over 1,200 children have died in Sudan refugee camps since May, while thousands of newborns are likely to die across the war-torn country by year-end, the UN said Tuesday.The United Nations sounded the alarm over the...
BANGKOK, Sept 19 (AFP): The Thai king's son has called for open discussion of the country's tough laws against insulting the royal family, a sensitive topic that has seen hundreds of people prosecuted in recent years.Vacharaesorn Vivacharawongse, the second son...
DR IMTIAZ AHMED | 2023-09-20 00:00:00
Hair loss, be it for males or females, is embarrassing. It is not painful, but it does have the ability to impact the quality of life. In medical terms, it is known as androgenic alopecia, but for general people, it...
FIRUZ NAWER | 2023-09-20 00:00:00
The growing age difference between parents and their children has become a regular aspect of modern life. It refers to generational disparities in opinions, values, attitudes, and lifestyles, notably between parents and their offspring. This disparity is a natural result...
The words we use in our everyday life are very important. They can build and lift, comfort and calm as well as teach and inspire. Contrarily, words can destroy and demolish, incite and enrage as well as embarrass and demean....
Cyber bullying is increasing day by day in Bangladesh. People of all ages, especially women and children are becoming victims of cyber crimes on social media. Citing a survey conducted in several Asian countries, including Bangladesh, the BBC reports that...
At a time when Dhaka city dwellers are severely affected by traffic jams, we welcome the opening of the elevated expressway and metro rail. This development should relieve congestions in some areas, reduce travel time and significantly improve the capital's...
Syed Mansur Hashim | 2023-09-20 00:00:00
Last year, the country took a hard loan from the Jeddah-based International Islamic Trade Finance Corporation (ITFC) to cover mounting oil-import bills worth about US$1.4 billion. The loan carried a steep interest rate of 7.06 per cent that had to...
Wasi Ahmed | 2023-09-20 00:00:00
Controversy centring around the non-government organisations (NGOs), on their mode of operation and scores of other related matters, has for long attracted public attention. As a breeding ground of NGOs since the inception of the country, Bangladesh has over the...
Widening of Bangladesh's export basket further has now become an imperative given that its present export is overwhelmingly dependent on Readymade Garment (RMG) products. Hence is the call for diversification of its exports. An example will suffice to explain the...
Abdullah Dewan and Humayun Kabir | 2023-09-20 00:00:00
The genesis of the contemplation of writing this article dates to December 2001 at a dinner gathering at Kurmitola Army Club. While introducing me to his friends Col (Rtd) Jafar Imam (Bir Bikram) said, "This is my brother-in-law, Dr Abdullah...
ISLAMABAD, Sept 18 (Reuters): Proceedings from Pakistan's Supreme Court were broadcast live on Monday by state television for the first time, giving an unprecedented view into the workings of an institution that has historically had a huge impact on the...
Bangladesh and the United States will discuss a range of issues this week in Dhaka impacting the bilateral trade relationship between the two countries, including market access, labor rights, trade policies, intellectual property issues and investment climate, reports UNB.Commerce Secretary...
The government has taken initiative to make services of its different agencies interoperable to ensure whole-of-government approach, reports BSS.As part of the initiative, a workshop titled 'Implementation of Bangladesh National Digital Architecture (BNDA)' was organised at BCC auditorium in the...
A fire broke out at Sena Kalyan Bhaban in Dhaka's commercial hub Motijheel area on Monday night.Upon receiving information, firefighters promptly responded to the scene and initiated efforts to extinguish the flames.Four firefighter units, including one from the Siddique Bazar...
MUNIMA SULTANA | 2023-09-19 00:00:00
The Bangladesh Railway (BR) plans to conduct the first trial run of a train on the newly constructed Dohazari-Cox's Bazar track in mid-October, with the target of officially opening the over 100-kilometre corridor by the end of the month.This will...
The government has once again extended the suspension of BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia's jail term by another six months, reports UNB.The Security Services Division under the Home Ministry issued a notification in this regard on Monday. The conditional suspension of...
PET bottles, set in a line in place of patients and their attendants, at the medical report-delivery booth at Mugda Medical College and Hospital amid the ongoing dengue outbreak, which is straining the medical facility. The use of bottle placeholders...
FE REPORT | 2023-09-19 00:00:00
SS Power Plant, a 1320-megawatt production facility at Gondamara of Banshkhali in Chattogram, went into commercial operation on Monday.The country's first large private coal-fired thermal-power project started supplying electricity to the national grid at full capacity from 12:01 am on...
FHM HUMAYAN KABIR | 2023-09-19 00:00:00
Bangladesh Small and Cottage Industries Corporation (BSCIC) couldn’t complete an industrial estate- development project in Sirajganj in the last 13 years although the project received extension for six times, insiders said on Monday.On the 7th occasion, the project- completion deadline...
SYFUL ISLAM, back from Mirsarai, Chattogram | 2023-09-19 00:00:00
With all facilities readied for the setting up of factories, the authority of the Mirsarai Economic Zone is expecting an 'investment shower' soon in the industrial district, which spans 33,800 acres of land.The EZ has been established with a target...
NEW YORK, Sept 18 (UNB): Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina reached Sunday night New York to attend the 78th session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA).The premier and her entourage flew in by a regular flight of British Airways to...
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