A farmer busy harvesting water spinach at his field. The photo was taken from Bhakurta union of Savar— Focus Bangla
NAZIMUDDIN SHYAMOL | 2023-05-01 00:00:00
CHATTOGRAM Apr 30: Power generation is being severely hampered due to drastic fall in water level of Kaptai Lake in Rangamati district caused by the prevailing drought-like situation.Besides, comke munication and business activities here are also facing hindrance due to...
A total of four people died after being struck by lightning in separate incidents in Pabna and Netrakona districts on Saturday, report agencies.In Pabna, three people died after being struck by lightning in different areas of Pabna district on Saturday.The...
OUR CORRESPONDENT | 2023-05-01 00:00:00
LALMONIRHAT, Apr 30: Several hundred families from different professions are living in ramshackle railway quarters across the Lalmonirhat Railway Division, despite the risks to their safety. Most of the families are not railway employees and have taken up residence in...
Chinese who reported on COVIDto be released after 3 yearsHONG KONG, Apr 30: Chinese authorities were preparing Sunday to release a man who disappeared three years ago after publicizing videos of overcrowded hospitals and bodies during the COVID-19 outbreak, a...
WASHINGTON, Apr 30 (AFP): US President Joe Biden took it on the chin Saturday at the White House Correspondents' Association dinner as he laughed gamely through sharp jokes about his age, and hit back with a few of his own.Washington's...
BUDAPEST, Apr 30 (AFP): Pope Francis on Sunday called on Hungarians to be "open" toward migrants, as he wrapped up a three-day visit to the central European country whose nationalist premier has taken a staunch anti-immigration stance.Tens of thousands thronged...
MOSCOW, Apr 30 (Reuters/AFP): Russia's private Wagner militia, which is leading the assault on Bakhmut in Ukraine and has been active in Africa, could soon cease to exist, founder Yevgeny Prigozhin said in video remarks to a blogger that were...
TEHRAN, Apr 30 (AFP): Iran's parliament voted in an impeachment session on Sunday to remove the industry minister amid soaring prices as the Islamic republic's economy reels under the pressure of international sanctions.Reza Fatemi Amin failed to garner enough support...
NEW DELHI, Apr 30 (BBC/AFP): At least 11 people have died following a gas leak in northern India. Women and children are among those who died in the port city of Ludhiana in Punjab state. Several people were found unconscious...
KHARTOUM, Apr 30 (BBC): Fighting has intensified in Sudan's capital, Khartoum, shattering the latest ceasefire aimed at allowing people to flee to safety. On Sunday the army said it was attacking the city from all directions, with air strikes and...
DOHA, Apr 30 (AFP): UN chief Antonio Guterres will gather international envoys at a secret location in Doha on Monday in an increasingly desperate bid to find ways to influence Afghanistan's Taliban rulers.Considered the world's biggest humanitarian crisis by the...
Muhammad Tanveer Islam | 2023-05-01 00:00:00
According to ND Century Code, "Information Technology (IT) means the use of hardware, software, services, and supporting infrastructure to manage and deliver information using voice, data, and video." IT has become an integral part of modern economies, playing a critical...
We have a common complaint against our physicians that they do not spend much time when patients visit them. Moreover, they allegedly charge exorbitant fees for their advice and other health services. There are also allegations that they sometimes suggest...
In many countries in the world, one can find a park within a 30-minute walking distance. Unfortunately, our very own megacity, Dhaka, does not have enough open spaces. According to a study conducted by the Bangladesh Institute of Planners, green...
Artificial intelligence (AI) is transforming the financial industry. It is increasing the speed, accuracy and efficiency of financial services. Investment banking can benefit from machine learning algorithms that analyse large amounts of data to identify patterns and trends for risk...
Neil Ray | 2023-05-01 00:00:00
The heated up market volatility of Ramadan usually cools down a little bit in the post-Eid period. But this time there is no relief for the consumers. Market has become exceptionally jittery particularly for two commodities in high demand in...
Syed Fattahul Alim | 2023-05-01 00:00:00
That the government has at last taken necessary steps to rescue Bangladeshis trapped in the war-torn Sudan is definitely a commendable move. But it should have come earlier. Of some 1,500 Bangladeshis in that country, about 700 have, it is...
May Day or the International Workers' Day stands for the workers' victory over exploitation and injustice. It began as a day to express solidarity with workers in 1889 by the International Federation of Socialist Groups and trade unions. It is...
Muhammad Zamir | 2023-05-01 00:00:00
The early 1900s was an age of coal and iron. Industry was noisy and filthy, spewing the smoke from burning coal far and wide. In Philadelphia, one of the hives of industry on the Eastern Seaboard of the US, things...
BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia was taken to Evercare Hospital in the capital on Saturday evening for health check-ups, reports UNB.She arrived at the hospital from her Gulshan residence around 6:45pm, said her media wing member Sayrul Kabir Khan.He said the...
JASHORE, April 29 (UNB): A total of 15 Bangladeshi fishermen who were stranded in India following a storm have been repatriated through the Benapole border after nine months.India's Petrapole Immigration handed over the fishermen to their Bangladeshi counterparts around 7...
TEXAS, Apr 29 (Reuters): Five people including an 8-year-old child were killed in a shooting at a home in Cleveland, Texas, ABC News reported on Saturday, citing local police and authorities. The shooting took place late Friday and the police...
BRUSSELS, April 29 (AFP) : Bulgaria, Hungary, Poland, Romania and Slovakia have agreed a deal to allow the transit of Ukrainian food exports, the European Commission (EC) said Friday, after temporary bans were imposed on the foodstuffs amid farmer protests.Russia's...
Fishermen are set to resume hilsa fishing as a two-month ban on catching, selling and transportation of the national fish will end Sunday midmight, reports UNB.The fishermen are busy now preparing nets and boats to go out for catching hilsa...
The Consumers Association of Bangladesh (CAB) has placed a 13-point proposal to ensure "energy justice" in the country, reports UNB.CAB Vice President Prof M Shamsul Alam placed the proposals at a citizens meeting titled: "Energy Crisis and Development of Renewable...
Chattogram (UNB) : The fire that broke out at a tyre warehouse in Dewanhat area of Chattogram port city on Saturday noon was brought under control after around one and a half hours.Abdul Hamid, deputy assistant director of Chattogram Fire...
FE REPORT | 2023-04-30 00:00:00
Scam-hit e-commerce companies like Eorange, Qcoom and Sirajganj Shop have still to pay more than Tk 1.62 billion back to their customers, sources said.The volume of customers' funds stuck up with an estimated 27 such online shopping platforms is around...
MUNIMA SULTANAA move has been made to expand Dhaka city's metro rail network to a few more cities to facilitate faster commuter movement through the mass transit system.Under existing mass rapid transit (MRT) lines, sources said, an extension plan has...
New push to recover investors' returns lost to a maze of real life & rulesA stock investor, Abdul Latif (not the real name) passed away in the 90's without deciding who would be inheriting his stock holdings. His two successors...
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