West Indies A team is set to visit Bangladesh for a three-match four-day Test series in next month, the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) has revealed recently, reports BSS.The West Indies team will arrive in Bangladesh on May 11, but the...
LONDON, Apr 25 (Reuters): Copper prices fell for a fifth consecutive day on Tuesday, reaching a five-week low as Chinese demand remained weak and inventories in the London Metal Exchange (LME) warehouse system rose.Benchmark LME copper was down 2.1 per...
Gold prices dipped on Tuesday as the dollar firmed, while investors shied away from making big bets ahead of US economic data that could determine the Federal Reserve's rate-hike strategy, reports Reuters.Spot gold fell 0.5 per cent at $1,978.72 per...
Oil slipped on Tuesday after two sessions of gains as uncertainty about the global economic outlook and a firmer dollar countered investor optimism about demand in China and expectations of a drop in US crude inventories, reports Reuters.The dollar rose...
NEW YORK, Apr 25 (Reuters): UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said on Monday that the risk of conflict between global powers was at a "historic high" and Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov warned the world was at a threshold "possibly even...
BANGKOK, Apr 25 (AP): Former U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Tuesday urged Myanmar's ruling military to take the initiative in finding a way out of the country's violent political crisis, including releasing political detainees, after a surprise meeting with the...
KHARTOUM, Apr 25 (BBC/AFP): A ceasefire in Sudan appears to be holding, although there have been reports of new gunfire and shelling.It is the fourth effort to stop the fighting which began on 15 April, with previous truces not observed.US...
KABAL, Apr 25 (AFP): The death toll from a series of explosions caused by a fire in a munitions cache in a Pakistan police station rose to 17 on Tuesday, police said.The explosions levelled the specialist counter-terrorism station in Kabal...
LAXMIPUR, Apr 25 (UNB): Police recovered a dismembered body of a woman from Laxmipur's Roads and Highways Department staff quarters early Tuesday.The deceased was identified as Mamtaj Begum, wife of late Abdul Matin of Kushakhali Union of the district. Her...
COX'S BAZAR, Apr 25 (UNB): A tourist was swept away by strong waves while taking a bath at Labobi point on Cox's Bazar sea beach on Tuesday.The deceased was identified as Shahjahan, 40, a resident of Chattogram.Tourist Police Cox's Bazar...
RAJSHAHI, Apr 25 (BSS): Farmers have started harvesting Boro paddy with festivity due to satisfactory yield in the region, including its vast Barind tract.Now, most of the farming fields have taken an eye-catching look as early varieties of paddy are...
No measures have been taken to protect the Kuakata National Park as its forest land has been lost to the sea. The photo was taken from Kalapara upazila of Patuakhali district on Tuesday — Focus Bangla
Mizanur Rahman | 2023-04-26 00:00:00
There is talk of CBDC almost all over the world. The moment Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC) is deployed, it will have a huge impact on each of us, every business and institution you name. Currently, we trade or pay...
Every year, more than 50 candidates compete for each seat in the first-year admission test of Dhaka University. It is a dream university for most of our HSC passed students. However, the university allows a student only once to sit...
Monsoon is the best time to plant trees. So, we start planting more trees in June every year, and it continues till September. What does not get enough attention, however, is the importance of choosing the right kind of trees....
The nor'westers visit Bangladesh frequently during this time of the year. These summertime storms sweep over a place all of a sudden, giving people little time to take preparations to deal with the destructive force of the storms. The tropical...
Syed Mansur Hashim | 2023-04-26 00:00:00
The technology is not new. In fact it has been around for some time. Although Bangladesh contributes less than 0.5 per cent of world's carbon emissions, the country remains one of the most adversely climate-affected countries globally. Here lies the...
Imam Hossain | 2023-04-26 00:00:00
By way of recreational facilities, Dhaka, the world's most densely populated megacity with a population of 23.21 million, boasts an unenviable record. The shortage of entertainment spots becomes particularly evident on the occasion of festivals like Eid-ul-Fitr. Those Dhaka residents...
At present, intra-regional trade accounts for only five per cent of South Asia's total trade with the rest of the world. The situation has not changed over the past 25-plus years. When it comes to Bangladesh's exports to its three...
Iftekharul Islam | 2023-04-26 00:00:00
Do you constantly yawn during the day, struggle to stay focused, and long for a nap? If so, you're not alone. Many people experience fatigue and drowsiness, but the good news is that there are steps you can take to...
Tahseen Nower Prachi | 2023-04-26 00:00:00
Just a few days back, TikToker Allison Delperdang's TikTok questioned if people still wore the same pajamas more than one night in a row or if it is uncommon now. The comment section of the original TikTok is crazy, and...
Tanjim Istiaque Chowdhury | 2023-04-26 00:00:00
Mesmerising, diverse, and majestic - three words to describe Bandarban, one of the country's most beautiful places of enormous natural magnificence and sceneries. The beauty of its rainforests, waterfalls, highest peaks, and traditions of 15 distinct ethnic groups draw visitors...
Bangabhaban on Monday bade a grand farewell to outgoing President M Abdul Hamid in a state ceremony, reports Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha (BSS).A smartly turned-out contingent of the horse-mounted President Guard Regiment (PGR) of the army extended him a guard of...
Veteran left-leaning politician and 1971 freedom fighter Pankaj Bhattacharya passed away at a private hospital in the capital in the wee hour of Monday as he was being treated under life support for various complications including breathing problems. He was...
Hundreds of workers in Bangladesh shouted slogans for justice and survivors wept at the ruins of a factory that made clothes for Western shoppers and collapsed 10 years ago killing more than 1,130 people.The Rana Plaza tragedy on April 24,...
The bodies of ten individuals that were recovered from a trawler floating off the coast of Cox's Bazar have been identified primarily, according to police. Cox's Bazar Police Superintendent Mahfuzul Islam disclosed that the bodies were identified by relatives of...
FE REPORT People in the capital witnessed sporadic wind and very light rainfall on Monday, which brought them some respite for the time being.People elsewhere in the country also saw such weather condition in the last few days, including the...
BNP does not expect anything from new President Md Shahabuddin as the party thinks he will not be able to play a courageous role in ensuring a credible national election, reports UNB. "We know what role he (President) may play…he...
Chinese President Xi Jinping has sent a congratulatory letter to Mohammed Shahabuddin on his assuming office as President of Bangladesh, reports UNB.On behalf of the Government of People's Republic of China and its people as well as in his own...
A team of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) is due in Dhaka today to discuss the progress in the use of the first tranche of its USD 4.7 billion loan for Bangladesh and release of the second instalment, reports UNB.The...
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