BUENOS AIRES, Jan 12 (AFP): Argentina's annual inflation surged beyond 200 percent in 2023, the statistics agency said Thursday, as the country grapples with an economic crisis new President Javier Milei has vowed to address by slashing state spending.Monthly inflation...
Gold prices rose more than 1 per cent to a one-week high on Friday as an escalation in Middle East conflict fuelled safe-haven buying, and a softer US producer price index data boosted bets that the Federal Reserve might cut...
BEIJING, Jan 12 (AFP): Trade between China and Russia hit a record high in 2023, official data from Beijing showed on Friday, as commerce with the United States fell for the first time in four years on the back of...
LONDON, Jan 12 (Reuters): Oil prices rose more than 2.5% on Friday as the United States and Britain carried out air and sea strikes on Houthi military targets in Yemen in response to attacks by the Iran-backed group on shipping...
Tens of thousands protest in Poland against ex-ministers' imprisonmentWARSAW, Jan 12: Tens of thousands of opposition supporters massed outside Poland's parliament on Thursday to protest against the new government's changes to state media and the imprisonment of two former ministers...
Paris: French Prime Minister Gabriel Attal (centre) sits by French Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin (left) and French Education, Sports and Olympic Games Minister Amelie Oudea-Castera (right) at the start of the first cabinet meeting following the appointment of a new...
COLOMBO, Jan 12 (Arab News: In a first for Sri Lanka’s Navy, the first batch of women has joined its naval academy to train as officers.Female personnel began to receive Navy assignments in 2022, but until now it was only...
AL-JAZIRA STATE (Sudan), Jan 12 (AFP): Fighting between rival Sudanese forces including air strikes on the capital Khartoum have killed at least 33 civilians, pro-democracy lawyers said overnight to Friday.Sudan has been gripped by nearly nine months of war pitting...
Hanoi, Jan 12 (Reuters): The head of Vietnam's Communist Party Nguyen Phu Trong is expected to miss on Friday the second state visit of a foreign leader to Hanoi in less than a week amid concerns about his health.Trong, 79,...
PARIS, Jan 12 (Arab News): In 2023, the world’s oceans took up an enormous amount of excess heat, enough to “boil away billions of Olympic-sized swimming pools,” according to an annual report published Thursday.Oceans cover 70 percent of the planet...
BEIJING, Jan 12 (AFP): China's military on Friday vowed to "crush" any efforts to promote Taiwan's independence, a day before a crucial election on the self-ruled island which Beijing claims is part of its territory."The Chinese People's Liberation Army maintains...
YANGON, Jan 12 (AFP/Reuters): Myanmar's military and an alliance of armed ethnic minority groups announced a China-mediated ceasefire on Friday following months of conflict that has posed the biggest threat to the junta since it seized power in 2021.Fighting has...
GAZA STRIP (Palestinian Territories), Jan 12 (Agencies): South Africa’s landmark case against Israel for its war on Gaza began on Thursday at the International Court of Justice (ICJ), the World Court based in The Hague. Pretoria is accusing Israel of...
COLOMBO, Jan 12 (AFP): Sri Lankan leg-spinner Wanindu Hasaranga made a stunning return to international cricket with a career-best 7-19 to guide his side to an eight-wicket win against Zimbabwe and clinch a 2-0 ODI series win Thursday in Colombo.In...
Taylor Townsend of the US (L) and Brazil's Beatriz Haddad Maia pose with the trophy after winning their women's doubles final against France's Caroline Garcia and Kristina Mladenovic during the Adelaide International tennis tournament in Adelaide on Friday — AFP
PARIS, Jan 12 (AFP): Paris Saint-Germain resume their Ligue 1 title bid after the winter break against last season's runners-up Lens as the focus sharpens increasingly on the future of France captain Kylian Mbappe.The league's top scorer for each of...
DOHA, Jan 12 (AFP): India coach Igor Stimac warned his players "a storm is coming" as they prepare to face a physical Australia on Saturday in their Asian Cup opener.Graham Arnold's imposing side are one of the favourites and a...
Nurul Hasan Sohan who led Rangpur Riders to the playoffs in the last edition of Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) believes his side will be further motivated by the presence of a No. 1 all-rounder like Shakib Al Hasan, reports BSS.Having...
MOHALI, Jan 12 (AFP): All-rounder Shivam Dube defied bitterly cold weather to hit an unbeaten half-century and take one wicket as India eased to a comfortable win over Afghanistan in the first Twenty20 international on Thursday.Dube, a left-handed batsman, made...
AUCKLAND, Jan 12, 2024 (AFP) - Tim Southee became the first player to 150 wickets in Twenty20 internationals, leading New Zealand's "nasty fasties" to a 46-run win over Pakistan in their series opener in Auckland.Veteran seam bowler Southee claimed four...
The ensuing 16-team ICC Under-19 Cricket World Cup 24, a 50-over-a-side Youth Cricket World Cup, organised by the International Cricket Council (ICC), beginning in South Africa on January 19 in a new format without quarterfinals, reports UNB.Hosts South Africa will...
Abul Quasem Haider | 2024-01-13 00:00:00
Child marriage is a major social disease in our country. It has been going on in the society for a long time. According to the related law of our country, if a woman is married before reaching the age of...
Nilratan Halder | 2024-01-13 00:00:00
Charuivati or charaivati, what a sweet word it is! Its resonance is nowhere to be found in its English counterpart picnic. Who says what matters with a name or a word? The other Bangla word for charuivati is bonbhojon. Any...
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 | 2024-01-13 00:00:00
As Bangladesh moves forward, issues of energy transition are expected to assume heightened importance. Energy has emerged as a key factor for productivity enhancement, increasing competitive strength and raising quality of life and well-being of citizens. Ensuring affordable and clean...
The Covid-19 is not over yet. The report on the surge of fresh cases coming from different countries has already alarmed us about a new sub-variant of virus. It is JN.1 variant. Our neighbouring country India is gearing itself up...
Our society is now facing a crisis of moral values and civic senses. Our selfishness is now eroding our values, respect for the law, and mutual trust. The streets of Dhaka city are one of the parts of society that...
Tanim Asjad | 2024-01-13 00:00:00
After five decades of independence, the country is yet to put technical and vocational education in perspective and make it attractive enough. This is reflected in the latest Population and Housing Census 2022 findings. The census report showed that less...
Syed Mansur Hashim | 2024-01-13 00:00:00
The global downturn is here and there is no sugarcoating that basic fact. Bangladesh has two primary destinations for its apparel (RMG) exports, the European Union (EU) and the United States (US). In the aftermath of the recently concluded general...
In the pre-independence and early post-independence years, Bangladesh could hardly feed its population of around 70 million with traditional varieties of rice. The country has achieved near self-sufficiency in food production, now thanks to the introduction of high yielding and...
Shafiq R Bhuiyan | 2024-01-13 00:00:00
Bangladesh has advanced significantly in the last fifty years. By 2041, we are likely to join the league of high-income countries. We have also received accolades for our performance in reaching the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). However, we rank 101...
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