The world's biggest iceberg is on the move after more than 30 years being stuck to the ocean floor, reports BBC.The iceberg, called A23a, split from the Antarctic coastline in 1986. But it swiftly grounded in the Weddell Sea, becoming,...
DUBLIN, Nov 24 (AFP): A night of torched vehicles and shop looting sparked in Dublin after a knife attack outside a school was of an "extraordinary" level of violence unseen in decades, police said Friday.The violence started when a group...
NEW DELHI, Nov 24 (Reuters): Afghanistan's embassy in New Delhi has closed as diplomats appointed by the Afghan government ousted by the Taliban two years ago failed to secure visa extensions from their Indian hosts, the outgoing ambassador said in...
SHANGHAI, Nov 24 (Arab News): China called for vigilance on Friday as a surge of respiratory illness hit schools and hospitals and the World Health Organization, which has asked the government for disease data, said no unusual or novel pathogens...
MOSCOW, Nov 24 (AFP): Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Friday that the West had a "dangerous" monopoly over artificial intelligence and Russia needed to rival "biased" Western chatbots with its own technology.The race to develop AI has heated up...
KHAN YOUNIS, Gaza, Nov 24 (Reuters/AFP): Many joyful but wary Palestinians emerged from makeshift shelters at the start of the four-day Gaza ceasefire on Friday to begin the long journey back to their homes.In the southern town of Khan Younis,...
Abul Quasem Haider | 2023-11-25 00:00:00
No matter how many good doctors one sees to recover from a disease, one will never recover if one does not take the medicine prescribed by the doctor properly and regularly. The economy of Bangladesh is like that. Some of...
Nilratan Halder | 2023-11-25 00:00:00
One common complaint is that the young generation today is hooked on online screens and they have turned robotic, shallow and incapable of emotional attachment. This general labelling may have exceptions but it is mostly true. However the question that...
NICE, France, Nov 24 (AFP): French police on Friday detained Algerian international Youcef Atal, who plays for Ligue 1 football side Nice, in a probe into suspected "justification of terrorism" after he published a social media post on the Israel-Hamas...
Josh Inglis smashed Australia's joint-fastest century in Twenty20 Internationals before Suryakumar Yadav powered India to a two-wicket victory in a thrilling series opener on Thursday, reports Reuters.Suryakumar, captaining India for the first time, hit an assured knock of 80 as...
NEW DELHI, Nov 24 (AFP): The recently concluded Cricket World Cup in India was the "most watched" edition in the country ever, broadcaster Disney+ Hotstar said in a statement Thursday.Australia won a record-extending sixth World Cup in a six-wicket win...
LONDON, Nov 24 (AFP): Mikel Arteta has backed his former club Everton to "fight against anything" after a 10-point deduction for financial breaches left them in the Premier League relegation zone.The Arsenal boss said Friday he still felt "very connected"...
BARCELONA, Nov 24 (AFP): Spanish prosecutors are seeking a nine-year jail term for former Brazil star Dani Alves who is accused of raping a young woman at a Barcelona nightclub in December 2022.Prosecutors have also demanded the former Barcelona and...
MALAGA, Spain, Nov 24 (AFP): Novak Djokovic steered Serbia into the Davis Cup semi-finals as he beat Cameron Norrie 6-4, 6-4 to secure a 2-0 triumph over Great Britain on Thursday, setting up a mouth-watering clash with Italy's Jannik Sinner.Italy...
Pakistan's Babar Azam (R) and Saim Ayub bat in the nets during a practice session at the Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium in Rawalpindi Friday, ahead of their tour to Australia for the three test match series. — AFP
Cricket South Africa (CSA) have handed over the reins of their women’s side for all three formats to the experienced opener.Laura Wolvaardt’s appointment as the full-time South Africa Women's skipper has been finalised. Earlier, the player was interim skipper of...
The users of social media are growing rapidly worldwide. One of the most popular social networking sites in Bangladesh is Facebook. Reportedly, there are 43.25 million active Facebook users in the country. So, leveraging Facebook for one's business promotion is...
Safe drinking water is a basic human need. However, the residents of Satkhira's coastal areas are deprived of clean drinking water as many of them have to drink saline water. According to a UNDP survey, around 73 per cent people...
The concept of paid sick leave, a right guaranteed by the International Labour Organization (ILO) conventions, is not in practice in Bangladesh. Day-labourers and readymade garment workers in the country are deprived of this facility. To most of them, leave...
Tanim Asjad | 2023-11-25 00:00:00
The role of transports in economic growth and overall socio-economic development is well known to all. With the advancement of modes of transportation coupled with improved management, many countries worldwide have made the mobility of people and goods faster and...
Syed Mansur Hahsim | 2023-11-25 00:00:00
The findings of an international report unveiled last week and a webinar on it organised by the UNDP and the World Benchmarking Alliance (WBA) do not project the major international apparel sourcing brands particularly in a brighter light. What have...
The term'climate-induced migration' has in recent times gained currency globally with climate change becoming the defining issue of our time. But regular migration of people dislodged by natural calamities from their ancestral abodes is but an age-old experience of the...
Md. Ruhul Amin | 2023-11-25 00:00:00
Food insecurity and undernourishment are currently among the most serious anxieties for human health. As the world’s population goes on to increase, there is an increase in demand for food. Since the arable land is not rising, we need to find...
CHATTOGRAM, Nov 23 (BSS) : Pragatishil Ganatantrik Forum, Islami Oikya Jote and Islami Front started campaign to contest the 12th Jatiya Sangsad election in the district as the parties have already started nomination form sale for intending candidates."We started our...
Amid the eerily deserted New Market, a middle-aged vendor approaches a lone shopper, with her hands clutching a stack of textile pot-holders. The once-bustling popular shopping destination, now hushed by blockades and hartals, has cut her income by half. —...
NAZIMUDDIN SHYAMOL | 2023-11-24 00:00:00
The launch of the Cox's Bazar Express, the new passenger train connecting Dhaka to Cox's Bazar via Chattogram, witnessed a remarkable response as tickets for its first three days (December 1, 2, and 3) were sold out in two hours...
KATHMANDU, Nov 23 (AP): Riot police used batons and tear gas to halt tens of thousands of supporters of Nepal's former king who attempted to march to the center of the capital on Thursday to demand the restoration of the...
FE REPORT | 2023-11-24 00:00:00
A total of 141 retired civil and military bureaucrats called upon the government to cancel the national election schedule and sit in dialogue with the opponents in order to hold the national election under a neutral caretaker government for the...
Maria Zakharova, a spokeswoman of Russia's Ministry of Foreign Affairs, has said at the end of October US Ambassador to Dhaka Peter Haas met with a member of the local opposition party to discuss plans for organising anti-government rallies, reports...
FE REPORT | 2023-11-24 00:00:00
To press home its one-point demand for immediate resignation of the government, the BNP has announced another 48-hour nationwide transport blockade starting from Sunday.The party will block roads, waterways and railways across the country from 6 am on Sunday to...
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