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Poor navigability jeopardises northern waterways

2024-01-14 00:00:00

OUR CORRESPONDENTBOGURA, Jan 13: With the beginning of the dry season, movement of water vessels, especially trawlers and boats, is being hampered seriously at places in the northern region due to drastic fall in water levels of different rivers, including...

21000 madrasas teachers set to lose jobs in Uttar Pradesh

2024-01-14 00:00:00

NEW DELHI, Jan 13 (Reuters): India's most populous state has stopped paying some 21,000 teachers of subjects including mathematics and science in Muslim religious schools, or madrasas, an official said on Thursday, and they could lose their jobs altogether.The teachers...

US strikes Yemen after Huthis threaten Red Sea ships

2024-01-14 00:00:00

SANAA, Jan 13 (AFP/Reuters): The United States carried out a fresh strike Saturday on a Huthi rebel target in Yemen, US Central Command said, after the Iran-backed militants warned of further attacks on ships in the Red Sea.The strike on...

India issues 'red alert' in Delhi

2024-01-14 00:00:00

NEW DELHI, Jan 13 (bdnews24.com): The Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued a cold day warning in Delhi as dense fog engulfed parts of Northern India, disrupting air traffic and railways.On Saturday morning, the nation's capital Delhi, recorded the season's...

Lai wins Taiwan's presidential polls

2024-01-14 00:00:00

TAIPEI, Jan 13 (AFP/AP): Taiwan's ruling party candidate Lai Ching-te, branded a threat to peace by China, on Saturday won the island's presidential election, a vote watched closely from Beijing to Washington.Lai delivered an unprecedented third consecutive term for the...

Hazards of Shakrain kite fighting

2024-01-14 00:00:00

In mid-January, the celebration of Poush Sankranti (the end of Bangla month Poush) popularly known as Shakrain or Ghuri Utsab brings life to the most congested alleys of the Old Dhaka. Flying colourful kites is one of the main attractions...

Standing by floating people in severe winter

2024-01-14 00:00:00

Bangladesh is currently in the grip of a severe cold wave. People, especially those with meagre incomes, are struggling to cope up with the shivering cold, with dense fog at night and chilly wind in daytime. Children and the elderly...

Managing the West remains a key challenge

Mir Mostafizur Rahaman | 2024-01-14 00:00:00

Bangladesh held its 12th parliamentary election on January 7, which was followed by the formation of the new government headed by Sheikh Hasina, also the president of ruling Awami League (AL). This is her fourth consecutive term as the Prime...

Estimating primacy of cash in the economy

Asjadul Kibria | 2024-01-14 00:00:00

There has been a lot of hype to build a 'cashless society' in Bangladesh for the last few years. The increased use of debit, credit and pre-paid cards has made online transactions easier. Besides this, electronic transfer of money has...

Keeping prices stable during Ramadan

2024-01-14 00:00:00

Reining in the soaring prices of most essentials is viewed as one of the key challenges for the new Awami League (AL) government. The immediate past government that too belonged to AL had failed to tame a stubborn price situation...

Actions & reforms to ensure clean energy for all

A K Enamul Haque, Sakib Bin Amin, Abul Kalam Azad, Anu Muhammad, Badrul Imam, Humayun Rashid, M Tamim, Md Shamsul Alam, Moshahida Sultana, Shafiqul Alam, and Shahriar Ahmed Chowdhury | 2024-01-14 00:00:00

Bangladesh has initiated various reform initiatives at different times since its independence with a view to strengthening its energy sector. However, there are a number of concerns and controversies which have informed this journey. Some of these were discussed in...

Israeli invasion of Gaza and broader regional conflict

Muhammad Mahmood | 2024-01-14 00:00:00

When on October 27, 2023, Israel launched a large-scale invasion inside the Gaza Strip, with the stated goal of destroying Hamas and overthrowing the organisation's governance of the Gaza Strip, the political situation in the Middle East was anything but...

Palak pays homage to Bangabandhu at Dhanmondi

2024-01-13 00:00:00

Newly appointed state minister for post, telecommunication and information technology Zunaid Ahmed Palak on Friday paid homage to Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, reports BSS.He paid tribute to Bangabandhu by placing a wreath at his portrait in...

Bangladesh to be a non-communal state: Arafat

2024-01-13 00:00:00

Newly appointed State Minister for Information and Broadcasting Mohammad Ali Arafat on Friday said Bangladesh will be a non-communal and democratic state without any restrictions on freedom of expression, reports UNB."There shall be free and unrestricted freedom of expression and...

Will work to build smart textiles and jute sector: Nanak

2024-01-13 00:00:00

Minister of Textiles and Jute Jahangir Kabir Nanak said on Friday that he will work to build a Smart Textiles and Jute sector in Bangladesh, reports UNB."The work will be done to formulate and implement a plan for the building...

Political, economic and diplomatic challenges before the govt: Quader

2024-01-13 00:00:00

The challenges before the new government are political, economic and diplomatic, said Awami General Secretary and Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader on Friday, reports UNB."These three challenges lie ahead. It is not so easy to protect Bangladesh from...

New AL govt blackest artificial regime: Rizvi

2024-01-13 00:00:00

BNP Senior Joint Secretary General Ruhul Kabir Rizvi on Friday described the new Awami League (AL) government, led by Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, as the "blackest artificial regime" in Bangladesh with characteristics of one-party fascism, reports UNB."The journey of the...

Western nations congratulate new govt: Hasan

2024-01-13 00:00:00

Foreign Minister Hasan Mahmud on Friday said all the ambassadors and high commissioners in Dhaka including those from the US, UK and the European Union (EU) congratulated the newly elected government led by Prime Minister (PM) Sheikh Hasina on her...

Weather (2024-01-13)

2024-01-13 00:00:00

Weather may remain dry with temporary partly cloudy sky over the country until 06:00 pm today (Saturday), according to the Met Office.Moderate to thick fog may. Moderate to thick fog may occur over the country during midnight to morningMild cold...

39 more Covid cases reported

2024-01-13 00:00:00

Bangladesh reported 39 more Covid-19 cases in 24 hours until Friday morning, reports UNB.With the new numbers, the country's total Covid-19 caseload rose to 2,046,542, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) on Friday.The official death toll from...

Cop's wife dies after falling off balcony

2024-01-13 00:00:00

The wife of a police officer has died after falling from the eighth-floor of a building in the city's Motijheel, reports bdnews23.com.The victim is Hamida Akter (28).She was found near building No.3 at the AGB Colony on Friday morning and...

Six bomb-like objects recovered from IU

2024-01-13 00:00:00

ISLAMIC UNIVERSITY, Jan 12 (UNB): The authorities of Islamic University (IU) have recovered six bomb-like objects in abandoned condition from different places on the campus in Kushtia.Panic has spread in the campus due to the recovery of cocktail-like objects lying...

BD wants ASEAN to do more for Rohingya repatriation

2024-01-13 00:00:00

Bangladesh Ambassador to Myanmar Md Monwar Hossain has expressed his hope that the ASEAN Chair will continue to play a further positive role in facilitating repatriation of more than 1.0 million displaced Rohingyas to their homeland, reports UNB.The Rohingyas fled...

Elephants losing sanctuary in Chattogram forests, hills

NAZIMUDDIN SHYAMOL | 2024-01-13 00:00:00

CHATTOGRAM, Jan 11: Wild elephants are losing sanctuary in the forests and hills of Chattgogram region which are on the wane due to different human interventions.The forests here are being denuded of trees and hills because of their indiscriminate cutting...

JU marks 53rd anniv

JU CORRESPONDENT | 2024-01-13 00:00:00

On the occasion of its 53rd anniversary, Jahangirnagar University (JU) celebrated 'University Day' with an array of colorful events on Friday.The celebrations commenced in the morning with a jubilant procession, starting from the Business Studies Faculty and concluding at Selim...

BD missed S Korea worker quota in 2023

ARAFAT ARA | 2024-01-13 00:00:00

Bangladesh fell short of sending its full quota of workers to South Korea in 2023, achieving less than 50 per cent of the allotted jobs. The shortfall was caused by a number of factors: dampened demand from Korean employers, negative...

China exports fall in 2023 for first time in seven years

2024-01-13 00:00:00

BEIJING, Jan 12, (AFP): China's exports fell last year for the first time in seven years, data showed Friday, as tensions with the United States and a stuttering global economic recovery compound Beijing's struggles to kickstart growth at home.Overseas shipments...

Drainage upgrade work under Babu Bazar bridge

2024-01-13 00:00:00

Drainage upgrade work under Babu Bazar bridge in old Dhaka is snarling traffic, adding to congestion woes at one of the capital's busiest business hubs. The photo was taken on Friday. — Focus Bangla

Dissent suppressed, fair-poll pledge undermined

FE REPORT | 2024-01-13 00:00:00

Human Rights Watch (HRW) says Bangladesh authorities have undermined pledges of a free and fair vote with coercive actions against the opponents, who eventually stayed away from the polls. The US-based rights watchdog alleges this was done by way of...

China loan snag threatens Padma rail link funding

MUNIMA SULTANA | 2024-01-13 00:00:00

Despite the completion of rail-track work on the Padma Bridge, the Padma Bridge Rail Link Project now faces financial challenges. A portion of a $228 million Chinese loan may be withheld due to Bangladesh Railway's inability to complete some major...