NEW DELHI, Jul 14 (AP/UNB): Schools and colleges were closed after record monsoon rains led to massive waterlogging, road caves-in, collapsed homes and gridlocked traffic in large parts of northern India, killing more than 100 people over two weeks, officials...
The water level of Teesta River was flowing 40cm above the danger level at Dalia Point of Teesta Barrage under Dimla upazila of Nilphamari district on Friday, submerging different char areas.Relevant sources said the rising trend of water level would...
LOS ANGELES, July 14 (AFP): The Hollywood actors' union began to strike at midnight Thursday, after negotiations to reach a new contract with production studios ended without an agreement.Actors will join writers in the first industry-wide walkout for 63 years,...
The Election Commission will keep 171 subsidiary organisations, which take the server services of its National Identity Card Registration Wing (NIDW), under surveillance, reports UNB.The commission came up with the decision in a meeting with experts and technicians concerned at...
US President Joe Biden's administration will cancel $39 billion in student debt for more than 804,000 borrowers, the Education Department said on Friday, describing the relief as the result of a "fix" to income-driven repayment (IDR) plans.Borrowers will be eligible...
Bangladesh won a thriller against Afghanistan by 2 wickets on Friday at Sylhet International Cricket Stadium, Sylhet. Shamim Hossain and Towhid Hridoy's fantastic partnership helped Bangladesh chase Afghanistan’s 154 and go 1-0 ahead in the T20I series.Earlier Mohammad Nabi scored...
OUR CORRESPONDENT | 2023-07-15 00:00:00
CHATTOGRAM, July 14: Road transport and bridges ministry has fixed toll rates for vehicles for using the 9.0-kilometre Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Tunnel under the Karnaphuli.The country's first-ever multi-lane underwater passage will be opened to traffic this year as work...
KHULNA, Jul 14 (UNB): The High Court on Friday issued an order for detention of the coal-laden MV Panagia Kanala, a commercial vessel flying the flag of Liberia.The ship arrived at Mongla seaport on Thursday, carrying a substantial cargo of...
MUNIMA SULTANA | 2023-07-15 00:00:00
The much-awaited commercial rail operation through the Padma Bridge is likely to start in the first week of October, with the initial target of running three up-and-down trains every day.However, sources said that only one set of trains will be...
SAIF UDDIN | 2023-07-15 00:00:00
House rents in different parts of the capital, Dhaka, have marked a significant rise in a year to create an additional burden on many lower-and middle- income families amid soaring prices of essentials.Depending on location and other features like faster...
FHM HUMAYAN KABIR | 2023-07-15 00:00:00
Bangladesh's paper and allied industries have impressively put their footprint on the international market with year-on-year export earnings from the mass-used merchandise growing over 84 per cent last fiscal, sources said.In a rebound from the impact of Covid-19 pandemic, the...
FE REPORT | 2023-07-15 00:00:00
A government-business conclave in Dhaka today is expected to chart next course of action through direct conversation with the premier to advance the country fast forward, organisers say.Business to brass at the meet will request the government, in particular, to...
Light to moderate rain/thunder showers accompanied by temporary gusty wind is likely to occur at most places over Rangpur, Khulna, Barishal and Chattogram divisions in the next 24 hours from 06:00 am today (Saturday), according to the Met Office.Day and...
World Youth Skills Day today The World Youth Skills Day -2023 will be observed today (Saturday) in the country as elsewhere across the globe. The aim of the day is to advocate for skills to highlight the crucial role of...
Dhaka's air quality was marked "unhealthy for sensitive groups" Friday morning, reports UNB.With an air quality index (AQI) score of 119 at 9:30 am, Dhaka ranked 7th in the list of cities worldwide with the worst air quality.South Africa's Johannesburg,...
Bangladesh has recorded 62 new cases of COVID-19 in a day, taking the overall tally of infections to 2,043,499, reports bdnews24.com.The death toll from the disease stayed unchanged at 29,463 over the 24-hour period, according to the latest government data...
Educators at privately-run secondary schools plan to lock classrooms today (Saturday) and stage sit-in protests in Dhaka to press home their demand for the nationalisation of those institutions, reports bdnews24.com.They will continue demonstrating 'peacefully' until their demands are met, the...
FE REPORT | 2023-07-15 00:00:00
The government has asked all deputy commissioners (DCs) to go all out to materialise the sales drive of 5.0-kg rice packs for 10-million low-income cardholders.The state-backed Trade Corporation of Bangladesh (TCB) is going to sell rice alongside three essential items...
YASIR WARDAD | 2023-07-15 00:00:00
The overheated commodity market shows no signs of abating as tomato prices increased to Tk 320 a kg on Friday, making this nutrition-rich vegetable beyond the reach of low-income groups.A halt in the supply of local tomato and lower import...
Highlighting growing relations between Bangladesh and France, French Ambassador Marie Masdupuy has said the two countries are eager to maintain independence in decision making processes when it comes to relations with other states or groups of states as both the...
Bulbul Mahalanobis, a celebrated singer from the Swadhin Bangla Betar Kendra, and Ashfaqur Rahman Khan, an organiser for the radio station, died within hours of each other, reports bdnews24.com.Bulbul was one of the artists who took part in the song...
Information and Broadcasting Minister Hasan Mahmud handing over certificates to the trainees of a computer science course on the Asian University for Women (AUW) campus in Chattogram on Friday — Focus Bangla
The number of children killed in road crashes in Bangladesh has increased by 16.6 per cent in the second quarter (April-June) of this year compared to the first three months, according to a media organisation report released on Friday, reports...
BRAHMANBARIA, July 14 (BSS): Law, Justice and Parliamentary AffairsMinister Anisul Huq on Friday said Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman gave us a constitution after the independence of the country and the next general election will be held...
KHULNA, July 14 (UNB): BNP's Senior Joint Secretary General Ruhul Kabir Rizvi Ahmed said that the countdown for the downfall of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's government has begun."Various pro-democracy parties have joined forces to make the ongoing one-point movement successful....
Prime Minister's Private Industry and Investment Adviser Salman Fazlur Rahman has said relationship between Bangladesh and the United States (US) has improved due to bilateral meetings among senior officials of both friendly nations, reports BSS."There were some misunderstandings between Bangladesh...
US Under Secretary for Civilian Security, Democracy, and Human Rights Uzra Zeya has urged the political parties in Bangladesh to reject violence and support a genuinely peaceful democratic process that allows the people of Bangladesh to choose their own leaders."Well,...
CHATTOGRAM, July 14 (BSS): Information and Broadcasting Minister Dr Hasan Mahmud on Friday said the BNP expected that the visiting foreign representatives would talk about a non-party caretaker government (CG) and the resignation of the present government but none raised...
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