LONDON, June 20 (Reuters): Oil prices fell in choppy trading on Tuesday as a clouded oil demand outlook outweighed the potential boost from a cut to China's benchmark lending rates.Brent crude fell 92 cents, or 1.2 per cent, to $75.17...
PARIS, June 20 (Reuters): India was set to dominate the Paris Airshow for a second day on Tuesday, with Air India expected to finalise a whopping order for 470 planes from Airbus and Boeing, sources familiar with the matter said.That...
A seminar titled 'Biotechnology Project in Seed/Seedling Development and Enhancement of Seed Potatoes and High Value Horticultural Crops: Second Year's Achievements and Future Plans' was held at the seminar hall of Krishi Bhaban, the headquarters of Bangladesh Agricultural Development Corporation...
Lab-grown human embryo models spark calls for regulationPARIS, June 20: Scientists have used stem cells to create structures that resemble human embryos in the lab, in a first that has prompted calls for stricter regulation in the rapidly advancing field....
WASHINGTON, June 20 (TASS): US President Joe Biden believes the threat of Russia using tactical nukes is real, according to Reuters."When I was out here about two years ago saying I worried about the Colorado river drying up, everybody looked...
KABUL, June 20 (Reuters): The UN children's agency said it was holding discussions with Afghanistan's ruling Taliban authorities over "timelines and practicalities" for a possible required handover to local organisations of its education programmes and that classes would continue in...
KARACHI, June 20 (AFP): A prominent Pakistani businessman and his son are among five people aboard a submersible that has gone missing while exploring the wreckage of the Titanic in the North Atlantic, their family said Tuesday.The 21-foot (6.5-meter) tourist...
PARIS, June 20 (AP): French President Emmanuel Macron called on European nations Monday to seek more independence on airspace defence and advocated against relying too much on the U.S., a long-divisive issue that takes on new urgency because of Russia's...
KYIV, June 20 (AFP): Russian forces launched a major drone assault on Kyiv overnight as well as attacking other regions, Ukrainian officials said early Tuesday, but there were no immediate reports of casualties."New massive air attack on the capital," wrote...
NEW DELHI, June 20 (Reuters): Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has said that India's stance on Russia in the Ukraine conflict has not faced widespread criticism in the United States.Asked in an interview with the Wall Street Journal about critical...
Rangpur tobacco farmers and businessmen formed a human chain to press home their five-point demand, including arrangement of agri-loan, in front of Rangpur Tax Commissioner Office on Monday, says a press release.After the programme, they submitted a memorandum to the...
TANGAIL, June 20 (BSS): At least 42 sawmills are operating in the area under the jurisdiction of 11 forest bit offices of three ranges of Forest Department in the Sakhipur reserve forest area of Sakhipur upazila in the district. The...
Weavers busy working amid frequent power cuts but the high demand of Sarees ahead of Eid-ul-Azha looks impossible to meet. The photo was taken from Tantpalli in Tangail district on Tuesday — bdnews24.com
RANGPUR, June 20 (BSS): Everyone should work with a patriotic zeal to free the society from drugs for building a developed smart Bangladesh by 2041 as envisioned by Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina to ensure a brighter future for the next...
RAJSHAHI, June 20 (BSS): Rajshahi University (RU) signed on Tuesday a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Islamic University (IU), Bangladesh for accelerating educational and research activities through boosting bilateral relations between the two universities.Under the MoU, scopes will be created...
OUR CORRESPONDENT | 2023-06-21 00:00:00
COX'S BAZAR, June 20: In the bustling tourist city of Cox's Bazar, over 500 hotels, motels, guesthouses and residential houses, along with numerous hatcheries, are discharging about 150 tonnes of waste annually into the sea due to the absence of...
FIRUZ NAWER | 2023-06-21 00:00:00
Dreams can significantly impact our lives, influencing our emotions, thoughts, and behaviours. Here American poet Langston Hughes uses the powerful metaphor of a broken-winged bird to illustrate the sense of loss and constraint that occurs when dreams are abandoned or...
SOFIA NOOR RAFA | 2023-06-21 00:00:00
The ever-sustaining golden history of the sarees of Bengal has made way for exploring a sought-after fashion item of brawny wardrobe joy: the digitally printed saree. Usually, they are considered more like artistic fashion pieces than go-to luxury wear. They...
MARIA ANIS CHOWDHURY | 2023-06-21 00:00:00
Every day we connect with different kinds of people, but how often do we connect with ourselves or our bodies? To live a healthy and fulfilling life, we need to balance our physical and mental states; that is, we need...
In the highlight of yesterday's editorial, 'Streamlining agro-product export', the word 'prevent' is missing. The highlight happens to be the last sentence of the editorial where it reads correctly.
A recent study reveals that half of all people aged 60 or above live alone or badly affected by solitude. Most of their children are too busy to see them regularly. In Bangladesh the situation of senior citizens in this...
The incidence of suicide in Bangladesh has been increasing over the years. What is more alarming is that most of these people who are attempting to or committing suicide are students. A recent report has found that at least 532...
There are around 500 upazila health complexes (UHCs) across the country. The government has been trying to improve their care facilities. From these rural healthcare centres, people are getting primary health services and a total of 30 types of medicines...
Syed Mansur Hashim | 2023-06-21 00:00:00
The National Board of Revenue (NBR) has finally taken a step in the right direction. It has decided to install, what is termed "Electronic Fiscal Device Management System (EFDMS)" and signed a Memorandum of Understanding with a publicly listed company...
M. Rokonuzzaman | 2023-06-21 00:00:00
In less developed countries, policy discourse on benefit from technology centres around adoption of imported varieties. Based on the belief that there has been a natural correlation between technology usage and economic prosperity, the predominant policy prescription has been to...
To tame the runaway inflation and ensure price stability, the best practice in the free market economies is to control money supply through raising the interest rate by the central bank. In the face of high inflation, the country's central...
DOULOT AKTER MALA | 2023-06-20 12:00:00
Concern brews about cumulative corporate-tax buildup from ancillary fiscal measures under the new income-tax law Bangladesh is poised to pursue, while redefining NGOs and academia as corporates is also decried. The Income Tax Law 2023 might come into antedated effect...
Vitamin D is often called 'sunshine vitamin'. It is essential to human health and well-being. Although Bangladesh is a tropical country, many of its people are suffering from vitamin D deficiency. The prevalence of vitamin D deficiency in the country...
Akber (AL) Hakim | 2023-06-20 12:00:00
"Flying Rivers" are a phenomenon discovered above the treetops of the Amazon rainforest where water vapor flows in narrow bands extending several thousand kilometers across the sky. The term was coined by Peruvian climatologist José Marengo and is also known...
People wait their turn in front of payment booths at Mugda General Hospital in Dhaka to collect tickets for dengue tests on Monday. Two more people died from the mosquito-borne disease and a total of 323 people were hospitalised with...
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