JASIM UDDIN HAROON | 2023-08-05 12:00:00
Bangladesh's tourism authorities are exploring the potential of 'tea and coffee tourism' to promote the entertainment industry, diversify business and boost the country's rural economy at the same time. The tourism model, which has been successful in China, involves bringing...
Nilratan Halder | 2023-08-05 12:00:00
Right at the time when the FIFA Women's World Cup is in progress in the two neighbouring countries across the Tasman Sea --- Australia and New Zealand, four women footballers of the under-17 Khulna divisional football team came under physical...
Sri Lanka's inflation rate, which dropped to single digits for the first time in months in July, may still face headwinds from rising water, food and energy prices, analysts say, in a challenge for a crisis-hit country seeking to foster...
ISLAMABAD, Aug 04 (Al Jazeera): Pakistan's National Assembly will be dissolved on August 9, three days before the completion of the five-year parliamentary term, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has said.Sharif made the announcement during a dinner hosted for the members...
FE REPORT | 2023-08-05 00:00:00
The government has appointed an administrator at the Bangladesh Garment Buying House Association (BGBA) for six months for not holding an election for a new executive committee in due time.According to an office order issued on July 22, commerce ministry...
NAZIMUDDIN SHYAMOL | 2023-08-05 00:00:00
CHATTOGRAM Aug 04: Bangladesh Fertilizer Dealers Association (BFDA) alleged that they face extortion and the imposition of illegal tolls while collecting the crucial agricultural input from Chittagong Urea Fertilizer Limited (CUFL).During this peak Aman paddy- planting season, BFDA leaders have...
GENEVA, Aug 4 (AFP): The United Nations on Friday called on Bangladeshi police to refrain from excessive use of force amid recurring violence and mass arrests ahead of general election.The UN human rights office on Monday lamented the violence that...
SAJIBUR RAHMAN | 2023-08-05 00:00:00
A cybersecurity alert was issued on Friday after a group of hackers, calling themselves hacktivists from India, threatened to attack the cyberspace of Bangladesh and Pakistan in mid-August.The hacktivists cited August 15, the National Mourning Day, as the date for...
US Ambassador Peter Haas has said over the next year they expect to deliver the highly capable Blackjack UAS, 35-foot SAFE Patrol Boats, and additional Zodiac Rigid Hull Boats to Bangladesh, reports UNB."These systems will help Bangladesh conduct the UN...
Chattogram on Friday faced a severe waterlogging and flooding situation due to heavy rainfall caused by the monsoon wind and low pressure over the Bay of Bengal. The rainfall began on Thursday and persisted relentlessly until Friday afternoon, exacerbating the...
FHM HUMAYAN KABIR | 2023-08-05 00:00:00
Oncoming political unrest over polls begins hurting ready-made garment (RMG) trade as Bangladesh's main export sector is getting lesser work orders in recent months, insiders said.Industrialists and economists anticipate the worse to come if the political situation gathers steam further...
MIR MOSTAFIZUR RAHAMAN | 2023-08-05 00:00:00
Six big projects are in wait for opening on completion before the crucial next polls to crown the long-running Awami League regime's successes, official sources said.On the list are Karnaphuli River tunnel, Dohazari-Cox's Bazar rail route, Padma Bridge rail link,...
FE REPORT | 2023-08-05 00:00:00
Cargo containers bound for Dhaka stockpiled at Chittagong seaport for shortage of freight trains, affecting factory production and market supply under cascading impacts, sources have said.The port glut with containers bound for Dhaka Inland Container Depot (ICD) and also export-cargo...
Light to moderate rain/ thunder showers accompanied by temporary gusty wind is likely to occur at most places over Mymensingh, Dhaka, Khulna, Barishal, Chattogram & Sylhet divisions and at many places over Rangpur and Rajshahi divisions with heavy to very...
72 Covid-19 cases reported Bangladesh reported 72 more Covid-19 cases in the last 24 hours until Thursday morning. With the new numbers, the country's total caseload rose to 2,044,713 according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS). The daily...
FARIDPUR, Aug 04 (UNB): Police recovered the body of a construction worker a day after he went missing in Boalmari upazila of Faridpur.The dead is Mijan Sheikh (25), son of Ahmed Sheikh of Rupapat union of Boalmari upazila. The body...
Police recovered the bodies of two persons from Shahbagh and Paltan area of the city on Friday, reports UNB. Md Faruk Hossain, sub-inspector (SI) of Shahbagh thana, rescued an unidentified man from the road in front of the new building...
The air quality in Dhaka remained unhealthy for sensitive group Friday morning despite light to moderate rain in parts of the capital, reports UNB.With an air quality index (AQI) score of 104 at 9:00 am, Dhaka ranked 4th on the...
The United States (US) has planned to establish a resettlement programme that will enable the most vulnerable Rohingya refugees to relocate to the United States, reports UNB."We are pleased to be coordinating with the government of Bangladesh and the United...
OUR CORRESPONDENT | 2023-08-05 00:00:00
COX'S BAZAR, Aug 04: Aug 04: The picturesque Cox's Bazar-Teknaf Marine Drive road collapsed at multiple points due to the relentless onslaught of sea waves amid adverse monsoon weather.Nurul Hossain, chairman of Sabrang Union Parishad (UP), expressed concern as he...
Members of Jatiya Press Club managing committee, led by its President Farida Yasmin and General Secretary Shyamal Dutta, paying tributes to Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman by placing a wreath at his grave at Tungipara in Gopalganj...
Strongly denouncing the use of famine and starvation as weapons of war, Bangladesh has called upon all member states to refrain from employing starvation as a tactic of warfare and also urged conflicting parties to adhere to international law and...
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has transformed the country from militancy to a country of peace, said Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan, reports UNB.He said this at a programme organised by Krishak League to kill Aedes mosquito and create awareness in the...
Former lawmaker, eminent writer, researcher and intellectual Professor Panna Kaiser died at a hospital in the city on Friday morning, reports BSS.She was 73."Professor Panna Kaiser died about 10am while undergoing treatment at the United Hospital in the city", confirmed...
The 74th birth anniversary of valiant Freedom Fighter Shaheed Captain Sheikh Kamal, the eldest son of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, will be observed today (Saturday) in a befitting manner, reports BSS.Born on August 5, 1949 at...
Information and Broadcasting Minister Dr Hasan Mahmud on Friday said BNP is deadlier than dengue in many cases and this party should be resisted as like as dengue, reports BSS."Dengue (aedes) mosquitoes bite people while BNP burns people alive and...
FE REPORT | 2023-08-05 00:00:00
BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir vowed on Friday not to allow (holding) any election under the ruling Awami League (AL).Alleging the government of holding power by force, he challenged the AL to leave power and come to the...
MANAMA, Aug 4, 2023 (AFP): Bahrain has recorded unprecedented electricity consumption, authorities said, as scorching summer temperatures and high humidity force increased reliance on energy-intensive air-conditioning systems.Manama's Electricity and Water Authority said the tiny island state, located in one of...
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