Gold prices receded on Monday as the US dollar and Treasury yields gained after traders digested Friday's jobs report, with attention turning to US inflation data later this week, reports Reuters.Spot gold was down 0.4 per cent at $1,934.89 per...
LONDON, Aug 7 (Reuters): Oil prices edged lower following a protracted rally, but retained support from pledges by top producers Saudi Arabia and Russia to extend supply cuts through September.Both global benchmarks notched up their sixth consecutive weekly gains last...
Thai election runners-up agree coalitionBANGKOK, Aug 07: Thailand's election runners-up announced a fresh coalition with a government-aligned party on Monday as lawmakers attempt to overcome resistance from military and pro-royalist senators to break a political deadlock. The kingdom has been...
PHNOM PENH, Aug 07 (BBC): The eldest son of Cambodia's long-term ruler has been endorsed as the country's next premier in a formality confirming the transition of power. On Monday, Cambodia's king issued a decree stating Hun Manet will succeed...
JERUSALEM, Aug 07 (AP): Israeli troops on Sunday killed three alleged Palestinian militants in the northern West Bank, further escalating a wave of violence in which two other people, including a young Palestinian man believed to have been gunned down...
NUH, Aug 07 (Reuters): Hindus and Muslims have clashed in the Indian state of Haryana a week after violence erupted during a Hindu procession in a Muslim neighbourhood, with a tomb and several vehicles torched and shops ransacked, police said...
ISLAMABAD, Aug 07 (AP): Former Prime Minister Imran Khan's party said it will appeal what government critics describe as a flimsy case, aimed at removing the former cricket star from politics ahead of a general election meant to be held...
NEW DELHI, Aug 07 (BBC): Indian opposition leader Rahul Gandhi has returned to parliament for the first time since he was convicted in a criminal defamation case. The Congress party leader had lost his lawmaker status in March after he...
NIAMEY, Aug 07 (Reuters)): Niger closed its airspace on Sunday until further notice, citing the threat of military intervention from the West African regional bloc after coup leaders rejected a deadline to reinstate the country's ousted president.Earlier, thousands of junta...
ISLAMABAD, Aug 07 (Reuters): Pakistan has decided decided to send its cricket team to India to participate in this year's 50-over World Cup, the foreign office said on Sunday.The neighbouring countries have played each other only in multi-team events at...
BRISBANE, Australia, Aug 07 (AFP): England survived the sending-off of Lauren James to scrape past Nigeria in a penalty shoot-out on Monday and were joined in the Women's World Cup quarter-finals by co-hosts Australia.European champions England will play either Colombia...
MELBOURNE, Aug 07 (AFP): Mitchell Marsh was named Australia's new Twenty20 captain Monday for their tour of South Africa, as selectors revealed Test and one-day skipper Pat Cummins has a fractured wrist but should be fit for the World Cup.Marsh...
The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) is likely to announce the captain for the ODI format when it will hold a board of directors' meeting today (Tuesday) at its headquarters at Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium in the city, reports BSS.The post...
FRISCO, United States, Aug 07 (AFP): Lionel Messi scored twice, including a brilliant late equaliser, as Inter Miami advanced past FC Dallas to the quarter-finals of the Leagues Cup on penalties after an enthralling 4-4 draw.A trademark curling free-kick in...
On its journey across the globe, the ICC Cricket World Cup 2023 Trophy made a stopover at the iconic Padma Multipurpose Bridge on Monday, reports BSS.Apart from an official photo session, there was, however, no programme as the trophy, which...
A man was electrocuted while trying to repair the switch of a fan in the Kamrangirchar area on Monday morning, reports BSS.The victim Md Mizan, 23, was an assistant chef in Darling Point Restaurant in Kamrangirchar. "The switch of the...
GAZIPUR, Aug 07 (BSS): At least two people died and four others were injured in a head-on collision between a bus and a CNG- run autorickshaw at Bekasahra of Sreepur here on Monday morning.The deceased were identified as CNG driver...
CHUADANGA, Aug 07 (UNB): Alamdanga railway station, a timeless relic from British era, is facing a slew of problems that threaten its historical and architectural beauty.The station's historic buildings, reminiscent of the British period, has become dilapidated, with little effort...
OUR CORRESPONDENT | 2023-08-08 00:00:00
CHANDPUR, Aug 07: Due to the fresh erosion by the Meghna, Padma and Dhonagoda rivers in Chandpur Sadar and Matlab Uttar Upazilas, over one hundred river-bank families have become homeless. Moreover, many establishments have been shifted to safer places in...
The World Health Organization (WHO) says that a person needs to drink 250 millilitres of milk every day. However, daily per head milk production in Bangladesh is 208 ml, according to the Department of Livestock Services. Moreover, the price of...
Many teenagers today see smoking as a fashionable trend, which is why one can often find youngsters smoking in public places. According to several studies, two-thirds of smokers in Bangladesh pick up the habit before their 17th birthday. We all...
Syed Fattahul Alim | 2023-08-08 00:00:00
Looking at the rise in the prices of commodities, essential or not, common sense says, the inflation is not slowing down at the expected rate. In July 2023, according to the Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics (BBS), the point-to-point inflation rate...
Shihab Sarkar | 2023-08-08 00:00:00
Amid the unabated road accidents across the country, few are inclined to muster up the patience to remember the days-long street demonstrations in 2018 by students to press the demand for safe roads. Except for a few months' relief, the...
At a time when readymade garment (RMG) export from Bangladesh to the European Union (EU) market has surpassed that of China in terms of volume, though not in monetary value, the prime minister's office (PMO) directs all concerned to raise...
Children compete in a rice cracker eating event as a pre-ceremony for the 78th anniversary of Indonesia's independence in Malang, East Java, on Sunday. — AFP Photo
The Election Commission is thinking about sending out ballot papers to voting centres in the morning of the general election to ensure a fair vote, reports bdnews24.com.Election Commissioner Md Alamgir said the strategy rethink comes in the wake of the...
FE REPORT | 2023-08-07 00:00:00
Launch services on five different routes of the country's southern region were suspended from 11:00 am Sunday until further notice due to a low-pressure area over the Bay of Bengal, according Bangladesh Inland Water Transport Authority (BIWTA).BIWTA suspended plying of...
LOS ANGELES, Aug 6 (AFP): Calls are growing for Donald Trump's criminal trials to be broadcast live, as the United States grapples with the prospect of seeing a former -- and possibly future -- president in the dock.Lawyers and politicians...
FE REPORT | 2023-08-07 00:00:00
After a brief pause of a couple of weeks, prices of onions and eggs have once again witnessed a significant increase, causing concerns for consumers. Local onions on Sunday reached Tk 80-90 per kg, while imported Indian onions were at...
NAZIMUDDIN SHYAMOL | 2023-08-07 00:00:00
CHATTOGRAM, Aug 06: Chattogram's key commodity hubs Khatongonj and Chaktai have been hit hard by heavy rain and tidal waters over the last several days, leading to extensive losses for traders and businesses in the area.Continuous downpour since August 2...
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