SINGAPORE, Aug 17 (Reuters): Vietnamese exporters have renegotiated higher prices for around half a million metric tonnes of rice, two trade sources said, as global prices climbed to 15-year highs following India's ban on overseas sales last month.This is the...
LONDON, Aug 17 (Reuters): Oil prices rose more than 1.0 per cent on Thursday after China's central bank sought to stem the rising tide of pessimism over the country's property market and wider economy.Prices fell in the previous session on...
The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has rectified its mistake of not including several important feats in a recent video after backlash for ignoring former captain Imran Khan, according to Pakistan television channel Geo Tv.The cricket board was under severe criticism...
Neymar Jr. became the latest in a long line of players to make a move to the Middle East when he joined Saudi Pro League club Al Hilal from French giant Paris Saint-Germain (PSG), but the Brazilian superstar credits one...
Bangladesh Football Federation (BFF) has signed an agreement with the players of the national women's team to increase their salaries, initially for six months, reports UNB.In this regard, a contract signing ceremony was held on Wednesday at the BFF House...
MASON, Ohio, Aug 17 (AP): Novak Djokovic had a short night in his first singles match in the US since 2021, beating Alejandro Davidovich Fokina on Wednesday in the Western & Southern Open after the Spaniard retired early in the...
The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) confirmed on Thursday that the New Zealand cricket team will play three one-day internationals in September ahead of the World Cup in India, report agencies.New Zealand will tour Bangladesh for the first time in 10...
CHAPAINAWABGANJ, Aug 17 (BSS): A three-day orientation on 'Preventing Early Marriage' concluded in Shibganj on Wednesday.World Vision Bangladesh, a global Christian relief, development and advocacy organization, arranged the orientation programme with the participation of religious leaders of different religions with...
DINAJPUR, Aug 17 (UNB): A 25-year-old youth was beaten to death, allegedly by his uncles, at Chirirbandar upazila in Dinajpur district on Thursday.The deceased was identified as Labu Hossain Limon, son of Shahidul Islam.The incident happened around 2am on Thursday...
RAJSHAHI, Aug 17 (BSS): Ensuring women and children rights can be the best way of establishing an equity-based society through eradicating violence and repression against them. Enhancing wide-ranging social awareness among the community people, especially the parents and teachers, is...
OUR CORRESPONDENT | 2023-08-18 00:00:00
CHANDPUR, Aug 17: A human chain was formed yesterday at Ishanbala of Nilkomol union in Haimchar Upazila by the erosion-affected people near the Ishanbala Launch ghat area. Men, women and children joined the human chain with banner.Local UP Chairman Saud...
Israel clinches largest-ever defence deal with Germany for $3.5 billion JERUSALEM, Aug 17: Israel's Defense Ministry said Thursday it has secured its largest-ever defense deal selling a sophisticated missile defense system to Germany for $3.5 billion after the United States...
TORONTO, Aug 17 (BBC): One of the largest cities in Canada's far north is being evacuated amid warnings that a wildfire could reach it by the weekend. The 20,000 residents of Yellowknife, the capital of the Northwest Territories, have been...
MANAMA, Aug 17 (AFP): Already battling extreme heat, Bahrain is scrambling to ward off another environmental threat: rising seas that could swallow parts of its coast, the island nation's oil and environment minister told AFP.By next year, the tiny Gulf...
JARANWALA, Aug 17 (BBC): More than 100 people have been arrested in an east Pakistan city after thousands of Muslims burned churches and vandalised homes. The violence in Jaranwala was sparked by claims that two Christian men had torn pages...
SINGAPORE, Aug 17 (Reuters): Singapore's police said they have seized S$1 billion ($734.32 million) in assets from a gang of foreigners laundering proceeds from organised crime, including plush bungalows in the most sought-after addresses, bundles of cash, luxury cars, jewellery,...
SAL, Aug 17 (BBC): More than 60 people are feared dead after a boat carrying migrants was found off Cape Verde in West Africa. Thirty-eight people, including children, were rescued, with footage showing them being helped ashore, some on stretchers,...
Shihab Sarkar | 2023-08-18 00:00:00
In spite of his being gifted with the potential for emerging as a major film maker of the country, the career of Tareque Masud (Dec 6, 1956- Aug 13, 2011) proved a tragic one. It was cut short by a...
Hill cutting is a common affair in Bangladesh. Violating environmental laws, some people, who supposedly enjoy political favour, have been demolishing hills or hilly areas around Bangladesh for years. Cutting of hills goes unabated in Chattogram, Tangail, Khagrachhari, and Rangamati....
Dengue, the fast spreading mosquito-borne disease, has been ranked by the World Health Organization (WHO) as one of the top 10 global public health threats. It has spread to 129 countries, with 400 million annual infections and 40,000 deaths. In...
Zahid Huq | 2023-08-18 00:00:00
The people in Bangladesh are familiar with the widespread adulteration of essential items like food and medicine. Spurious toiletries are also found abundantly in the market. For years, people have been consuming adulterated items and falling victim to many life-threatening...
Nilratan Halder | 2023-08-18 00:00:00
A waterlogged port city makes screaming news headlines but no less, if not more, affected and ravaged Bandarban and the outlying hilly areas have failed to draw media and government attention they ought to have. This is perhaps because people...
The reported surge in import of scrapped ships, though good news, is fraught with challenges that are yet to be addressed in curbing environmental degradation, on the one hand, and risks associated with the hazardous scrapping job, on the other....
Afsan Chowdhury | 2023-08-18 00:00:00
AI panic has gripped the world. It is being seen as a threat by many as a force that will change the world. Human beings have often felt this in the past in the face of scientific and technological change....
ARAFAT ARA | 2023-08-17 12:00:00
Bangladesh has fared poorly in migration as it is yet to harness a slew of opportunities of sending skilled workers abroad for not satisfying the labour markets.Skilled workers are up for grabs in developed countries like Japan and South Korea,...
Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan speaking at a discussion marking the 48th anniversary of the martyrdom of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, organised by North South University on its campus in the city on Wednesday
Safe motherhood helps women receive the care they need to be safe and healthy throughout pregnancy and childbirth. It is not a privilege. Rather, it should be considered as a right for every woman. According to UN and WHO, every...
Palestinian students take part in a robotics workshop organised by the Culture and Free Thought Association (CFTA) and the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) in the town of Khan Yunis in the southern Gaza Strip...
FE REPORT | 2023-08-17 00:00:00
Police recovered hanging body of an unidentified young man from Pantha Kunja Park in the capital's Shahbagh area on early Wednesday. The deceased was presumably around 25. A police official at Shabagh Police Station told the FE that being informed...
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