Manila accuses China of firing watercannon at boats in S China SeaMANILA, Aug 06: The Philippine Coast Guard has accused its Chinese counterpart of firing water cannon at its vessels and blocking them in the disputed South China Sea. It...
NEW YORK, Aug 06 (Reuters): Washington has condemned as terrorism the killing of a Palestinian by suspected Jewish settlers, in sharpened language that appeared to reflect US frustration with surging violence in the occupied West Bank under Israel's hard-right government.Israeli...
KYIV, Aug 06 (BBC/Reuters): A Russian "guided bomb" has hit a blood transfusion centre in north-eastern Ukraine, killing two people and injuring four, Ukrainian officials say. Volodymyr Zelensky posted an image of the building on fire as a result of...
BEIJING, Aug 06 (AP): An earthquake in eastern China before dawn Sunday knocked down houses and injured at least 21 people, according to state media, but no deaths were reported.The magnitude 5.5 quake occurred near the city of Dezhou, about...
ISLAMABAD, Aug 06 (AP/Reuters): Police moved quickly to take former Prime Minister Imran Khan from his home in the eastern city of Lahore to the Pakistani capital, Islamabad, senior police officer Ali Nasir Rizvi said. Later Saturday, he was transferred...
The Cricket Association of Bengal (CAB) has requested the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) to move the England vs Pakistan ODI World Cup game, scheduled to be played at Kolkata's Eden Gardens on November 12, to another...
Bangladesh will participate in next month's South Asian Football Federation (SAFF) U-16 and U-19 Championships to be held in Bhutan and Nepal, reports UNB. The decision was taken at the 6th development committee meeting of Bangladesh Football Federation (BFF) held...
MELBOURNE, Aug 06 (AFP): The United States' long reign as Women's World Cup holders was brought to an end in the most dramatic fashion as they were dumped out on penalties by Sweden, who joined the Netherlands in reaching the...
Four-time Olympic champion Simone Biles has made a triumphant return to gymnastics after a two-year break, according to BBC Sport.The 26-year-old American thrilled the Chicago crowd with a stunning display to win the US Classic in her first event since...
Tamim Iqbal visited Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium in Mirpur for the first time on Sunday as he stepped down as the captain of the ODI team.Meanwhile, when the question of who will become the next ODI captain of Bangladesh surfaces...
Today (Monday) is the first death anniversary of valiant Freedom Fighter and former Additional Inspector General of Police Khandoker Shaheb Ali.Shaheb Ali died on August 07, 2022 at a city hospital. He was laid to rest later at his ancestral...
CHAPAINAWABGANJ, Aug 06 (BSS): A man was killed and five others were injured in a road accident on Amnura-Chapainawabganj road in Atahar Bulonpurarea under Sadar upazila of the district this morning.The deceased was identified as Sadiqul Islam, 65, son of...
RAJSHAHI, Aug 06 (BSS): Integrated efforts of extension, research and other entities concerned can be the best ways of boosting production of quality seeds to meet the gradually mounting demands of various grain and other cash crops.More coordination between the...
OUR CORRESPONDENT | 2023-08-07 00:00:00
RAJSHAHI, Aug 06: Zillur Rahman, elder son of poor rickshaw-puller Akhtar Ali of Chuniapara village in Joynagar union of Durgapur upazila of Rajshahi district, has been qualified for education cadre in the 41st Bangladesh Civil Service (BCS) exams.Besides, Ratnarani Mondal,...
Several areas of Bandarban district have been inundated and water level in Rangamati's Kaptai Lake keeps rising as the regions have been experiencing continuous heavy rainfall, reports UNB.In Bandarban, the low-lying areas of Hafez Ghona, Bus Station, Army Para and...
Prices of everyday essentials are now out of reach for many people. If chicken, egg, beef and fish are too pricey to afford, they used to go to the section of the kitchen market where vegetables are sold. But now...
Artificial Intelligence (AI) has recently taken the world by storm. It performs a task much like humans. This technology presents a wide range of benefits for the world. Bangladesh can use this technology extensively to drive its growth and development....
Water logging has become an everyday affair for Chattogram city dwellers. But it intensifies every year in the rainy season. Even after a regular rain the city streets go under knee-deep water. But the recent rainfall that continued for six...
Neil Ray | 2023-08-07 00:00:00
A leading contemporary carries success stories of ordinary people or their unusual achievements under what may be called a shoulder headline or kicker, 'Samoyer Mukh' (face of the time). Yesterday it carried an interview of a mother who has passed...
Syed Fattahul Alim | 2023-08-07 00:00:00
Senior citizens often express their worries over the changes in the timing and nature of seasonal events such as late arrival of the winter, its shorter span or absence of rain in the rainy season. But people want to reassure...
Extreme poverty and high illiteracy were once considered two of the impediments to a better life for the country's underprivileged people, especially those in rural areas. These blights and a few other constraints could somehow be coped with in the...
Muhammad Zamir | 2023-08-07 00:00:00
The Islamic world for the last three decades has been trying to improve the existing human rights paradigm with regard to treatment of children. This effort was undertaken not only by the Islamic States who are Members of the Organisation...
Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University (BSMMU) will take an initiative to research for dengue vaccine, said Vice-Chancellor Prof Md Sharafuddin Ahmed, reports UNB. "There is no work on dengue in our country throughout the year. BSMMU is the best place...
FHM HUMAYAN KABIR | 2023-08-06 00:00:00
Despite scrapping some major work components, the water development authorities have failed to dredge and protect embankments at a small portion of the Padma in four years, according to insiders.Interestingly, the state-run Water Development Board (WDB) has rather sought 35.60-per...
YASIR WARDAD | 2023-08-06 00:00:00
Tomato prices hit a record high of Tk 400- 450 per kg as observed in the city kitchen markets on Saturday morning.Traders attributed it to scanty local supply as compared to demand and a substantial rise in import costs.Julkar Naim,...
WASHINGTON, Aug 5(AFP): A US central bank official said Saturday that more interest rate hikes "will likely be needed" to bring inflation down further, shortly after policymakers lifted rates to the highest level since 2001.Federal Reserve governor Michelle Bowman's prepared...
The Prime Minister's Office (PMO) on Saturday directed the authorities concerned to create an environment to increase the export of leather and leather goods to $5 billion in the next 3-4 years from the existing $1.7 billion, reports UNB.The directive...
M AZIZUR RAHMAN | 2023-08-06 00:00:00
The third terminal at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport (HSIA) is likely to face a major setback from day one of its operation for non-completion of laying an automated pipeline for A-1 jet refuelling.The Civil Aviation Authority of Bangladesh (CAAB) is...
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Saturday urged the private sector to patronise the sports saying the sector demand their support for its development, reports BSS."I believe that alongside the government's patronage, private sponsorship is needed for the evolvement of the...
Top 10 open-ended MFs strike double digit return rates for FY22 As many as 10 open-ended mutual funds (MFs) generated returns at double-digit rates between 11.9 per cent and 26.7 per cent in FY22, with investments concentrating on blue-chip stocks,...
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