IWAKI, Oct 19 (AFP): UN inspectors took samples from a fish market near the Fukushima nuclear power plant on Thursday following the release of wastewater from the wrecked facility in August.China and Russia have banned Japanese seafood imports since the...
SAO PAULO, Oct 19 (AFP): Brazil's army said Wednesday it is keeping around 160 soldiers on lockdown at a military base as it investigates the theft of 21 heavy machine guns, including some capable of taking down airplanes.The army is...
ISLAMABAD, Oct 19 (Reuters): A Pakistan court on Thursday barred authorities from arresting a former three-time prime minister, Nawaz Sharif, upon his expected return home on Saturday from four years in self exile, his lawyer said.Lawyer Azam Nazeer Tarar told...
BEIRUT, Oct 19 (AFP): The Israeli government struck a Syrian military position in the war-torn country's south, a war monitoring NGO said on Wednesday."Sounds of explosions rang out in the province of Quneitra after an Israeli strike against a Syrian...
KYIV, Oct 19 (AP/AFP): A Russian missile attack killed two civilians in an apartment building in southern Ukraine on Wednesday, local authorities said, as President Vladimir Putin dismissed the importance of a new U.S.-supplied weapon that Kyiv used to execute...
WASHINGTON, Oct 19 (BBC): Republican lawmakers say they have been targeted by intimidation tactics, including death threats, from allies of Jim Jordan as his bid for the US House of Representatives speakership falters.Several Republicans told reporters they had been subject...
BEIJING, Oct 19 (Reuters/AP): China wants the Israel-Hamas war to be stopped as soon as possible, President Xi Jingping was quoted by Chinese state media as saying on Thursday, adding Beijing was willing to work with Arab governments for a...
GOALANDA, Oct 19 (UNB): A 75-year-old man and his 32-year-old nephew died from electrocution at Daulatdia in Goalanda upazila of Rajbari district on Wednesday.The deceased were identified as Nuru Molla and Shamim Molla, son of Anwar Molla, of the upazila.Quoting...
Police recovered the bodies of two men from Dinajpur and Sylhet districts on Thursday, reports UNBIn Dinajpur, the body of a vegetable trader was recovered from outside his house early Thursday. The incident happened at Chandpur Mohalla of Birampur municipality...
RAJSHAHI, Oct 19 (BSS): community clinics (CC) can be the crucial means of supplying anti-hypertensive drugs among the patients concerned at the grassroots level in the region.Health officials and experts on Thursday came up with the observation while addressing a...
Farmers busy processing betel nuts in Paschim Charmandal village of Laxmipur sadar upazila under Laxmipur district recently — Focus Bangla
RANGPUR, Oct 19 (BSS): Implementation of a surface water conservation scheme of the government is helping farmers to produce 0.1 million (one lakh) tonnes of additional Aman paddy worth Taka 2.58 billion (258 crore) this season in the greater Rangpur...
Shihab Sarkar | 2023-10-20 00:00:00
School textbooks play little role in prompting teenage students to go for pleasure-reading. At school, few Bangla teachers are found going beyond the confines of the syllabus contents fixed in a textbook. Even the students in the higher classes aren't...
The ongoing conflict between Israel and Hamas has already turned into a catastrophe and caused an inhuman situation in Gaza. The freedom-loving civilians in Gaza have been grappling with the incessant attacks from Israeli forces and all types of crises...
Traffic congestion is a persistent problem in Dhaka, a city with a population of more than 150 million. When the two major political parties in the country hold rallies on the same day, the traffic situation in the capital worsens....
Wasi Ahmed | 2023-10-20 00:00:00
The country's grid electricity is often found to be responsible for unwarranted power disruptions. It has been due to the fact that the existing grid is susceptible to such disruptions when power generation reaches close to 16,000MW. Bangladesh has, so...
Is it the fitness of the drivers or the fitness of the vehicles that comes first to contain road accidents? There is no straight and simple answer to this question because one cannot be prioritised over the other. Obviously, both...
Afsan Chowdhury | 2023-10-20 00:00:00
Professional media in most cases is now not about popularity and circulation only given the huge pressure built up by social media but branding as well. Interestingly, this brand is not only about the content of the media outlet but...
BEIJING, Oct 18 (BBC/Reuter): Russian leader Vladimir Putin was given the red carpet treatment at a global summit in Beijing, as China and Russia deepen their solidarity. Hosted by China's President Xi Jinping, the meeting celebrated 10 years of his...
Syed Badrul Ahsan | 2023-10-19 12:00:00
Dara Shikoh, the Mughal prince who should have succeeded his father, the Emperor Shah Jahan, on the throne but for the machinations and murderous instincts of his younger brother Aurangzeb, was an erudite man. He was a scholar, delving into...
FE REPORT | 2023-10-19 00:00:00
More than a dozen leading US brands have urged the government of Bangladesh to review the minimum wage of apparel industry workers by involving all stakeholders without any retaliation.A total of 15 US brands and retailers, including Puma, PVH and...
FE REPORT | 2023-10-19 00:00:00
The Dhaka International Trade Fair (DITF)-2024, a mega event, is likely to be deferred by 15 days due to the upcoming parliamentary election, sources said.The month-long 28th fair will begin in January next, a commerce ministry summary paper revealed.Traditionally, the...
FE REPORT | 2023-10-19 00:00:00
Creating decent employment, enhancing the skills of young people and increasing female participation in the workforce are vital for Bangladesh to overcome the possible middle-income trap, said discussants at a programme on Wednesday. They also laid emphasis on ensuring energy...
FE REPORT | 2023-10-19 00:00:00
Land Minister Saifuzzaman Chowdhury said that his ministry was launching a new window to facilitate direct land tax payments for Bangladeshi expatriates. Describing the initiative as a crucial advancement in offering smart land services, he instructed the key officials of...
DOULOT AKTER MALA | 2023-10-19 00:00:00
Customs has detected a tactic used by a section of people involved in the gold business to smuggle in the precious metal by flying frequently abroad and returning.The Dhaka Customs House (DCH) has identified a recent surge in the number...
FE REPORT | 2023-10-19 00:00:00
The Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) has called for the government to resign immediately or they would be ousted through a mass upsurge.As part of the movement, the BNP will hold a grand rally on October 28 in Dhaka city.BNP secretary...
Road, Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader said on Wednesday that Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina would be the head of the election-time government.He warned that if the BNP enforces anti-government programmes such as blockades the ruling party would "block" the...
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina Wednesday denounced the attack on a hospital in Gaza that killed innocent people including children, reiterating her call to global leaders to stop the war and arms race for the wellbeing of mankind, reports BSS."We saw...
SINGAPORE, Oct 18 (BSS): President Mohammed Shahabuddin underwent a cardiac bypass surgery at the National University Hospital in Singapore on Tuesday.The surgery was successful under the supervision of eminent cardiac surgeon Professor Prof Kofidis Theodoros, President's Press Secretary Md Joynal...
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