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Shakib to fly to London for eye treatment

2024-01-15 00:00:00

All-rounder Shakib Al Hasan is set to leave the country for London to see an ophthalmologist for his recurring eye problem, a member of the Bangladesh Cricket Board's (BCB) medical department said, reports BSS.Shakib has of late problem with his...

Papon wants to increase sports grounds, facilities

2024-01-15 00:00:00

Nazmul Hassan Papon, the newly appointed Minister of Youth and Sports, vowed to increase the sports ground and facilities in a bid to attract more people toward sports, reports BSS.Following his swearing in as Minister for Youth and Sports on...

Japan survive Vietnam scare to start title bid

2024-01-15 00:00:00

DOHA, Jan 14 (AFP): Asian Cup favourites Japan survived a scare in their tournament opener on Sunday against Vietnam before winning 4-2 in a roller-coaster clash.Hajime Moriyasu's side are looking for a record-extending fifth Asian title and looked set for...

BPL teams ramp up preparations

2024-01-15 00:00:00

The new season of the Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) is just around the corner, and the teams have already started gearing up for the biggest domestic cricketing event, commencing on January 19 in Dhaka, reports UNB.A total of seven teams...

Elderly man crushed under wheels of train in Cox's Bazar

2024-01-15 00:00:00

COX'S BAZAR, Jan 14 (UNB): An elderly man died after being crushed under the wheels of a train in Chakaria upazila of Cox's Bazar district on Sunday morning.The deceased was identified as Shah Alam, a resident of Govindpur Paschim Para...

Cold-related illnesses are on rise in Kurigram, Chandpur

2024-01-15 00:00:00

The ongoing cold weather conditions have started to take toll on human health as cold-related illnesses are on rise in Kurigram and Chandpur, particularly affecting the elderly and children, reports UNB.In Kurigram, in the northern district of Kurigram, daily life...

Tarapur Tea Garden workers on work abstention

2024-01-15 00:00:00

SYLHET, Jan 14 (UNB): Workers of Tarapur Tea Garden in Sylhet have initiated a work abstention since Saturday, demanding redress for a range of unresolved issues, including payment of the last two weeks' wages.Among their seven-point demand, the workers are...

Tangail road crash kills two students

2024-01-15 00:00:00

TANGAIL, Jan 14 (bdnews24.com): Two college students have died after a truck and a motorcycle collided head-on at Nagarpur upazila in Tangail district.The accident occurred on Sheikh Hasina Bridge in Kedarpur on Sunday morning, said HM Joshimuddin, chief of Nagarpur...

Bangladesh Ansar and Village Defence Party brought out a procession

2024-01-15 00:00:00

Bangladesh Ansar and Village Defence Party brought out a procession, led by its Director General Major General AKM Aminul Haque, at Bangladesh Ansar VDP Academy in Shafipur of Gazipur on Sunday, marking the force's 44th National Assembly — ISPR

Carrot farming turns into a money spinner in Rangpur

OUR CORRESPONDENT | 2024-01-15 00:00:00

RANGPUR, Jan 14: Farmers in different areas of Rangpur region have found carrot farming to be a profitable venture in the current season.Sources said harvesting of the crop is going on across the district and farmers have been earning windfall...

News in Brief (2024-01-15)

2024-01-15 00:00:00

China firmly against visits of US lawmakers to TaiwanWASHINGTON, Jan 14: China is strongly against visits of US Congress delegations to Taiwan and any official communications between the US authorities and the region, Spokesperson of the Chinese embassy in Washington...

Congress begins 2-month cross-country march

2024-01-15 00:00:00

NEW DELHI, Jan 14 (AP): Thousands of members of India's main opposition Congress party and its supporters began a 2-month cross-country march Sunday in a bid to regain some of the popularity it has lost to Prime Minister Narendra Modi's...

Kerry stepping down to help Biden campaign

2024-01-15 00:00:00

WASHINGTON, Jan 14 (AFP): US climate envoy John Kerry, a key player in the Biden administration's push to tackle climate change, will step down to work on the president's reelection bid, media reported Saturday.The former secretary of state and senator...

Pro-Palestine protesters march in US, UK

2024-01-15 00:00:00

WASHINGTON, Jan 14 (AFP/AP): Thousands of pro-Palestine protesters marched in Washington, London and elsewhere on Saturday as part of a "global day of action" to demand an immediate cease-fire in the Gaza fighting and to oppose US and British support...

North Korea launches intermediate-range ballistic missile can reach distant US bases

2024-01-15 00:00:00

SEOUL, Jan 14 (AP): North Korea fired a suspected intermediate-range ballistic missile toward the sea on Sunday, South Korea's military said, two months after the North claimed to have tested engines for a new harder-to-detect missile capable of striking distant...

Top court strips Imran's party of polls symbol

2024-01-15 00:00:00

ISLAMABAD, Jan 14 (AFP): The political party of Pakistan's jailed former prime minister Imran Khan on Saturday lost a key battle at the country's top court to retain its cricket bat election symbol at next month's polls.The South Asian nation...

Go First's lenders seek investor bids by January 31

2024-01-15 00:00:00

MUMBAI, Jan 14 (Reuters): Lenders to India's Go First have set January 31 as the deadline for financial bids to acquire the airline, two banking sources said on Sunday.Go First filed for bankruptcy protection in May but lenders have more...

Wind overtakes coal for electricity generation in Europe

2024-01-15 00:00:00

LITTLETON, Colorado, Jan 14 (Reuters): Europe's power producers generated more electricity from wind than from coal for the first time in the last quarter of 2023, marking a key milestone for regional energy transition efforts.Europe's utilities generated a record 193...

Record dengue cases linger on in winter

2024-01-15 00:00:00

The year 2023 is marked by the deadliest epidemic of dengue since the disease's first official appearance in Bangladesh in 2000. The country saw a total of 1,705 dengue-related deaths and a total of 321,179 reported cases last year. According...

Vegetables remain pricey

2024-01-15 00:00:00

Every year, a variety of winter vegetables arrive in markets abundantly and their prices remain relatively lower. Contrary to the trend, vegetable prices have been high even in the second week of January. The price of vegetable chart is still...

Struggles of homeless people against wintry chill

Neil Ray | 2024-01-15 00:00:00

The problem of homelessness is confronting not only developing countries like Bangladesh but also rich and advanced nations such as the United States of America and the United Kingdom. The ugly contrast of poor mortals huddling under blankets in passenger...

Bridging workers' skill gap

2024-01-15 00:00:00

That development of the young generation's skills is a sine qua non for the overall national and economic development has universal approval. So policymakers promise high to build a knowledge-based and a smart country where a large number of science...

Confusion shrouding the coming US election

Muhammad Zamir | 2024-01-15 00:00:00

This year has started with the general election in Bangladesh. Despite several attempts by some political parties to subvert and frustrate the constitutional consistency of holding the election under the supervision of the Election Commission, the election has taken place...

NBR exempts AT on import of computer components

FE REPORT | 2024-01-14 12:00:00

The government has exempted advanced tax (AT) on import of computer components and accessories to promote local production of the device. From now on, the domestic manufacturers would enjoy the tax exemption at import stage which was earlier levied at...

Venezuela's inflation rate slows to 189 percent

2024-01-14 00:00:00

CARACAS, Jan 13 (AFP) : Venezuela, which often experiences record inflation, closed 2023 with an increase in bolivar prices of 189.8 per cent, a slowdown compared to the previous year's 234 percent, according to the Central Bank on Friday.Venezuela, whose...

Israel presses on with Gaza offensive

2024-01-14 00:00:00

Gaza, Jan 13 (Reuters): Israel kept up bombardments in the Gaza Strip on Saturday as its deadly war on the enclave's Hamas rulers approached 100 days with no end in sight. In the southern city of Rafah, an Israeli airstrike...

Building catches fire in capital's Uttara

2024-01-14 00:00:00

A fire broke out at a building in the capital's Uttara on Saturday evening.The fire broke out around 6:45pm on the fifth floor of the 6-storey building and spread soon, said Shahjahan Sikder, deputy assistant director of Fire Service and...

Rain may add to winter chill on Wednesday, Thursday

2024-01-14 00:00:00

Rain may soon add to the weather woes of those shivering from the winter chill in the past few days, according to a meteorologist."There is the possibility of rain on Jan 18-19," said meteorologist Omar Faruq on Saturday, reports bdnews24.com.People...

CEC must be accountable to democratic govt: BNP

2024-01-14 00:00:00

FE REPORT The Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) said on Saturday that the chief election commissioner (CEC) must be made answerable to a democratically elected government in future for holding a 'dummy' election on January 07 by splurging billions from the...

Landslide claims 23 lives in Colombia

2024-01-14 00:00:00

CHOCO, Jan 13 (BBC): A landslide in north-west Colombia has killed at least 23 people and injured around 30 more, local authorities say. The road connecting the cities of Medellín and Quibdo had been closed by several landslides, so many...