IAMI, July 25 (AP): Dr. Alfonso Sabater pulled up two photos of Antonio Vento Carvajal's eyes. One showed cloudy scars covering both eyeballs. The other, taken after months of gene therapy given through eyedrops, revealed no scarring on either eye.Antonio,...
Bangladesh head coach Chandika Hathurusingha faced a bitter experience with an Australian airlines as he had to wait an entire day after his flight was cancelled and also he ended up losing his bag, reports BSS.Hathurusingha left Bangladesh after Tigers'...
Left-arm medium pacer Shoriful Islam got an offer from Colombo Stars to play the Lankan Premier League (LPL), a Sri Lanka-based franchise T20 tournament, reports BSS.Like his fellow pacer Taskin Ahmed and batter Towhid Hridoy, he is also waiting for...
COLOMBO, July 25 (AFP): Abdullah Shafique and skipper Babar Azam steered Pakistan to a 12-run lead but rain halted their charge early on day two of the second Test against Sri Lanka on Tuesday.The tourists were 178-2 after resuming under...
India Women's skipper Harmanpreet Kaur has been suspended by the ICC for the next two international games following two separate breaches of the ICC Code of Conduct during the final ODI against Bangladesh recently.Meanwhile, Kaur was criticised by former Indian...
Rafiqul Islam Tipu, an organiser, passed away at a city hospital on Tuesday afternoon, reports BSS.He was 69.He left behind his wife, a daughter and a host of relatives and well-wishers to mourn his death.The former general secretary of Table...
WELLINGTON, July 25 (AFP): The Philippines won a World Cup match for the first time as they stunned co-hosts New Zealand on Tuesday but former champions Norway suffered a double blow to leave their hopes in the balance.Philippines coach Alen...
Fargana Hoque Pinky and Nahida Akter reached new high as Bangladesh women's team's tremendous performance against India was reflected in the latest ICC rankings, reports BSS.Bangladesh drew the three-match ODI series 1-1 after the third game ended in a thrilling...
GAIBANDHA, July 25 (UNB): A three-member probe committee was formed to investigate the allegations of misconduct and abuse against the headmaster with students and guardians of Gaibandha Government Girls High School. Gaibandha Deputy Commissioner (DC) Md. Oliur Rahman on Sunday...
CHATTOGRAM, July 25 (UNB): The bodies of two university students who went missing on Monday evening were recovered from Banshkhali beach, in Sitakunda upazila of Chattogram, the same night.The dead are Ali Hasan Maruf (23) from Cumilla district, and Enayet...
CHATTOGRAM, July 25, 2023 (BSS): A Chattogram court has sentenced life term imprisonment to a truck driver and its helper for doing drug business in 2021.The court of Chattogram 2nd Additional District and Sessions Judge Sarwar Alam gave the verdict...
RANGAMATI, July 25 (UNB): An endangered Lojjaboti monkey (Bengal slow loris), which was rescued from an abandoned area adjacent to Bhedbhedi Ansar camp in Rangamati sadar upazila on Monday night, has been released in Kaptai National Park. Ansar members found...
OUR CORRESPONDENT | 2023-07-26 00:00:00
RAJSHAHI, July 25: Ginger farming in sacks is gaining popularity in Rajshahi as it is cultivated in the shaded areas of fallow land inside mango orchards.Higher price of the produce is also gradually encouraging the people to cultivate it.Last year,...
DR IMTIAZ AHMED | 2023-07-26 00:00:00
Home is usually the safest place in the world. But that does not mean it is free from danger. How many times have we had the experience of suffering injuries at home? Most cases are minor, e.g., a cut or...
ASMA-UL-HUSNA | 2023-07-26 00:00:00
Have you ever noticed how much of our resources get wasted because of our silly habits? Once you start seeing it, the list gets bigger and bigger. Think about how often you have left the faucets running while brushing your...
Child drowning is a major concern in Bangladesh, with over 7.9 per cent of children aged under five drowning annually in rural areas. The number (5.8 per cent) is relatively lower in urban areas, according to a Bangladesh Bureau of...
The dengue situation in Dhaka city is deteriorating every passing year. This year, both the number of deaths and infected people are increasing at an alarming rate. The death toll from the mosquito-borne disease has risen to 176 till Sunday....
Syed Mansur Hashim | 2023-07-26 00:00:00
Things are certainly not going well for energy planners in the country. The dip in natural gas supply from existing gas fields coupled with a US dollar crisis that is increasingly having an adverse impact on liquefied energy gas (LNG)...
Wasi Ahmed | 2023-07-26 00:00:00
Most manufacturing units in the country have primarily grown in the absence of any planned scheme without a clear vision of the future growth prospect as well as problems to be encountered. This is clearly because of the lack of...
Considering the size of the economy, the average annual flow of Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in Bangladesh is yet to reach the government's target of 3.0 per cent of the Gross Domestic Product (GDP). An analysis of last year's flow...
M. Rokonuzzaman | 2023-07-26 00:00:00
The consumption of high-tech products across the world has been increasing. Mobile phone was a luxury not long ago, even in advanced economies. On the other hand, conventional products are getting high-tech. For example, automobiles are no longer mere mechanical...
A fire that broke out at a garment factory at the Bangladesh Small and Cottage Industries Corporation (BSCIC) industrial area in Narayanganj's Fatullah has been doused, the authorities said, reports UNB.The fire broke out at Fakir Apparels Ltd. at around...
Shihab Sarkar | 2023-07-25 12:00:00
Following the recent hot spell, the country is passing Sraban, the second month of the Bangladesh monsoon. Today is the month's 10th day. Normally, in mid-Sraban Bangladesh experiences bouts of heavy shower, and almost day- and night-long drizzle. In the...
The European Union's Special Representative for Human Rights, Eamon Gilmore, began his visit in Dhaka Monday with wide-ranging agenda, reports UNB."Great to welcome EU Special Representative for Human Rights Eamon Gilmore on his second visit to Bangladesh," EU Ambassador to...
ROME, July 24 (UNB): Following recent news that the fight against hunger has stalled, a gathering of global leaders taking stock of progress made in transforming food systems becomes even more urgent."There will be no end to the cycle of...
Indian police said they arrested 74 Rohingya refugees on Monday for living "illegally" in the northern state of Uttar Pradesh - a move activists condemned as an arbitrary crackdown on people fleeing violence, reports Reuters.The members of the Muslim Rohingya...
Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) has announced a Tk 52.69 billion budget for fiscal year 2023-24, reports BSS.In FY 2022-23, the budget was Tk 50.49 billion.DNCC Mayor Md Atiqul Islam announced the budget at a press conference at DNCC Nagarbhaban...
FE REPORT | 2023-07-25 00:00:00
The International Finance Corporation (IFC) is working on bolstering Bangladesh's capital market after facing an initial dissatisfactory experience on the bond market, according to the IFC Country Manager for Bangladesh, Martin Holtmann.During a speech at an American Chamber of Commerce...
A fire-engine driver collapsed with heart attack while rushing to a fire scene as the fire truck he was driving subsequently dashed a passenger bus in Narayanganj on Monday, which killed a pedestrian when its driver lost control of his...
FE REPORT | 2023-07-25 00:00:00
Bangladesh Bank on Monday issued a clean-note policy, first of its kind in the country, to provide citizens with high-quality clean notes while removing worn-out ones from the circulation.It has installed three high-speed automatic note-sorting machines - two in the...
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