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Dorival Junior to coach Brazil after leaving Sao Paulo

2024-01-09 00:00:00

MEXICO CITY, Jan 08 (Reuters): Dorival Junior has quit as coach of Brazilian side Sao Paulo to take charge of Brazil's National team, the club said in a statement on Sunday.The Brazilian Football Confederation (CBF) announced on Friday that Fernando...

South Africa's Klaasen retires from Test after just four matches

2024-01-09 00:00:00

South Africa wicketkeeper-batter Heinrich Klaasen has retired from red ball cricket despite the country's Test coach Shukri Conrad suggesting he would form part of his plans in 2024, reports Reuters.Powerful middle order hitter Klaasen has become a mainstay of the...

Liverpool strike late to knock Arsenal out of FA Cup

2024-01-09 00:00:00

LONDON, Jan 0 (Reuters): An own goal by Jakub Kiwior and a thumping late strike by Luis Diaz sealed a 2-0 victory for Liverpool at Arsenal in the weekend's headline FA Cup third round tie as the hosts' dismal form...

Taijul gets maiden nomination for ICC Player of the Month

2024-01-09 00:00:00

Bangladesh left-arm spinner Taijul Islam got his maiden nomination for the ICC Player of Month award for his stellar performance in December, reports BSS.He will battle with Australian captain Pat Cummins and New Zealand batter Glenn Phillips for the accolade.Taijul's...

Tamim gears up, keeping an eye on BPL

2024-01-09 00:00:00

Bangladesh's star batter, Tamim Iqbal, has commenced preparations for the upcoming season of the Bangladesh Premier League (BPL). He was spotted practicing at the indoor facility at Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium in Mirpur in the city on Monday, reports UNB.It...

Shakib returns to training after winning national election

2024-01-09 00:00:00

A day after being elected as the Member of Parliament for the first time, Shakib Al Hasan turned up at Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium in Mirpur in the city as he gears up for the upcoming Bangladesh Premier League (BPL),...

Two injured as CU shuttle train hit human hauler in Ctg

2024-01-09 00:00:00

CHATTOGRAM, Jan 08 (UNB): Two people were injured when a shuttle train of Chittagong University (CU) hit a human hauler at No 2 Rail Gate level crossing in Panchlaish area of Chattogram port city on Monday.The injured were identified as...

13 fishermen go missing for five days in Bay of Bengal

2024-01-09 00:00:00

CHATTOGRAM, Jan 08 (UNB): A fishing trawler with 13 fishermen has been missing for the last five days since it went fishing in the Bay of Bengal from Anwara upazila of Chattogram.In the meantime, another trawler was sent from the...

Two of a family among three killed in Manikganj road crash

2024-01-09 00:00:00

MANIKGANJ, Jan 08 (UNB): Three people including two members of a family were killed and two others injured as a speeding truck crashed into a CNG-run auto-rickshaw on Hemayetpur regional road in Singair upazila of Manikganj on Monday.The deceased were...

Chandpur bridge sans approach roads remains unused for a long time

OUR CORRESPONDENT | 2024-01-09 00:00:00

CHANDPUR, Jan 08: A bridge built over Sundari canal in Kochua Upazila of the district has not had approach roads on its two ends yet despite its construction long before, much to the sufferings of the local residents.The authorities constructed...

News in Brief (2024-01-09)

2024-01-09 00:00:00

Maldives suspends three officials for insulting Indian PMMALE (Maldives), Jan 08: The Maldives government has suspended three deputy ministers for disparaging India's prime minister, an official said on Sunday, during a dip in ties with its powerful neighbour. Malsha Shareef,...

Angry farmers stage Germany-wide tractor blockades

2024-01-09 00:00:00

BERLIN, Jan 08 (AFP): Furious farmers opposed to Berlin's plans to cut tax breaks for agriculture used tractors to block roads across Germany on Monday, kicking off a series of crippling strikes sinking the country deeper into a winter of...

India's top court quashes release of men in Muslim woman's gang-rape

2024-01-09 00:00:00

NEW DELHI, Jan 08 (Reuters): India's top court on Monday quashed the release of 11 Hindu men who had been jailed for life for gang-raping a pregnant Muslim woman and murdering her relatives during Hindu-Muslim riots in Gujarat state in...

Four killed in Russian air strike on Ukraine

2024-01-09 00:00:00

MOSCOW, Jan 08: Russia sent dozens of missiles across Ukraine early on Monday, killing at least four civilians and hitting residential areas and commercial sites in its latest combined air attack, Ukrainian authorities said.Two people were killed in the western...

Blast in Pakistan kills five police in polio vaccination drive

2024-01-09 00:00:00

PESHAWAR (Pakistan), Jan 08 (AFP): At least five police officers have been killed and nearly two dozen others wounded after an explosive device targeted their vehicle during a polio vaccination drive in northwestern Pakistan.Officials told Al Jazeera the blast took...

Western allies seek rapid end to Gaza war as Israel presses on

2024-01-09 00:00:00

ABU DHABI/CAIRO, Jan 08 (Reuters): The United States and its allies in the Group of Seven are seeking a quick way out of the military phase of the Gaza conflict, Italy said on Monday, as US Secretary of State Antony...

Weather (2024-01-09)

2024-01-09 00:00:00

Weather may remain dry with temporary partly cloudy sky over the country in the next 24 hour from 06:00 am today (Tuesday), according to the Met Office. The highest temperature in the country on Monday was recorded at 29.6 degrees...

Woman gives birth to quintuplets at DMCH

2024-01-09 00:00:00

A 26-year-old woman gave birth to five children at once at the Dhaka Medical College Hospital on Monday, reports UNB.Ruma Akter, hailed from Sadar upazila of Chandpur district and wife of Shahid Molla, a Bangladeshi expatriate in Saudi, gave birth...

Foreign observers term Bangladesh election 'free, fair and safe'

2024-01-09 00:00:00

Visiting international observers on Monday described the just-held 12th National Parliamentary Election in Bangladesh as "free, fair and safe.""Considering the overall situation, all the observers present here agree that the 12th National Parliamentary Election of Bangladesh was held peacefully and...

Six of a family burnt in Narsingdi fire

2024-01-09 00:00:00

NARSINGDI, Jan 08 (UNB): Six members of a family, including children and a woman, suffered burn injuries in an explosion apparently from a gas pipeline leak in Narsingdi's Madhabdi early Monday.The injured are Shamim Mia, 40, his wife Akalima Begum,...

SC defers hearing on plea to Jan 15

FE REPORT | 2024-01-09 00:00:00

The apex court on Monday deferred until January 15 its hearing on a petition filed seeking stay on a High Court order that instructed to investigate allegations against the owner of S Alam Group.S Alam Group's owner Mohammad Saiful Alam...

Health concern spurs vitamin D supplement sales after Covid

DOULOT AKTER MALA | 2024-01-09 00:00:00

Nurul Amin, a salesman at a pharmacy in Dhaka's New Eskaton area, has witnessed a sharp rise in vitamin D supplement sales these days, especially since the Covid-19 pandemic. Having worked at the pharmacy for a decade, he mentions a...

Awami League joint meet today

2024-01-09 00:00:00

A joint meeting of Bangladesh Awami League (AL) with Dhaka city south, north and Dhaka district AL as well as its associate bodies presidents and general secretaries will be held at Dhaka District AL office in the city's Tejgaon at...

It's a vote robbery in name of election

2024-01-09 00:00:00

President of Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) Oli Ahmed has said the actual voter turnout in Sunday's election was not more than 7-10 per cent as people boycotted the one-sided polls, reports UNB.Speaking at a press conference at his party's Moghbazar...

17 injured, 7 houses vandalised in three dists

2024-01-09 00:00:00

At least 17 persons were injured and seven houses and establishments were vandaliied in post-election violence in Patuakhali, Natore and Madaripur districts, on Monday report agencies. Seven Awami League (AL) activists have allegedly been attacked and injured by supporters of...

Four women out of 62 independent candidates win in JS polls

2024-01-09 00:00:00

Four women out of 62 independent candidates won in the 12th national election, reports UNB.They are Amatul Kibria Keya in Habiganj-1, Joya Sen Gupta in Sunamganj-2, Tahmina Begum in Madaripur-3, Abdullah Nahid Nigar in Gaibandha-1.Former MP Amatul Kibria Keya Chowdhury...

‘Controlled’ polls won't be acceptable

2024-01-09 00:00:00

RANGPUR, Jan 08 (UNB): Jatiya Party (JP) Chairman GM Quader has said the election will not be acceptable as the election was held under the control of the government."The election was held under the control of the government, so I...

BNP has nothing to do but wait for next five yrs: Quader

2024-01-09 00:00:00

Awami League (AL) General Secretary Obaidul Quader has said the people of the country gave a befitting reply to the arsonists, defeated forces of 1971, and the killers of August 15 through balloting, reports UNB."BNP-Jamaat has failed this time too...

Bangladesh Army soldiers patrol the streets of Dhaka's Tejgaon area

2024-01-09 00:00:00

Bangladesh Army soldiers patrol the streets of Dhaka's Tejgaon area on Monday, as part of efforts to maintain law and order following the Sunday elections. — FE Photo

It can't be called a true election: Shahdeen Malik

FE REPORT | 2024-01-09 00:00:00

Legal expert Dr Shahdeen Malik on Monday said the 12th National Parliament election was not competitive at all. On the other hand, Senior Supreme Court lawyer Khurshid Alam Khan said, the election was very much competitive. While talking to the...