DINAJPUR, Oct 16 (UNB): A Dinajpur court on Monday sentenced a man to death for killing his wife over a family dispute in 2014.The condemned convict is Mujibur Rahman, son of late Tashir Uddin, a resident of Mollapara area of...
THAKURGAON, Oct 16 (UNB): Farmer Amirul Islam from northern district Thakurgaon used to cultivate various crops, including paddy, on his one acre of land. However, he abruptly shifted his focus to planting trees for a Malta orchard a few years...
OUR CORRESPONDENT | 2023-10-17 00:00:00
LALMONIRHAT, Oct 16: Following a flash flood in late August triggered by heavy rainfall upstream of Teesta, Lalmonirhat is now struggling with river erosion as water levels recede. The erosion has taken a serious turn at Khuniagach union of Sadar...
Arab paramedic who treated Israelis injured byHamas militants remembered as heroJERUSALEM, Oct 16 (AP): When Hamas unleashed its attack on thousands of Jews attending a music festival in southern Israel earlier this month, an Israeli Arab paramedic insisted on staying...
WARSAW, Oct 16 (BBC): The right-wing populist Law and Justice party is on course to win most seats in Poland's general election, an exit poll suggests, but is unlikely to secure a third term in office.Known as PiS, it is...
AUCKLAND, Oct 16 (AP): Conservative former businessman Christopher Luxon will be New Zealand's next prime minister after winning a decisive election victory Saturday.People voted for change after six years of a liberal government led for most of that time by...
CHICAGO, Oct 16 (AP): A 71-year-old Illinois man accused of fatally stabbing a 6-year-old boy and seriously wounding a 32-year-old woman was charged with a hate crime Sunday. Police allege he singled out the victims because of their Islamic faith...
BEIJING, Oct 16 (BBC): The former chairman of the Bank of China has been arrested over suspicions of bribery and giving illegal loans. Liu Liange, chairman of the state-owned bank from 2019 to 2023, had resigned from his position in...
BEIJING, Oct 16 (Reuters/AFP): China's foreign minister on Monday called for a ceasefire to halt the bloodshed in Israel, suggesting at a meeting with his Russian counterpart that major world powers should work to avoid a humanitarian disaster.Russian Foreign Minister...
Gold prices fell on Monday after solid gains in the previous session, but the safe-haven metal held firm above key $1,900 per ounce level as escalating conflict in the Middle East kept investors on edge, reports Reuters.Spot gold was down...
LONDON, Oct 16 (Reuters): Oil futures fell on Monday on reports that the U.S. had agreed a deal to ease sanctions on Venezuela, while investors continued to mull the potential impact of the escalating Israel-Hamas conflict on oil prices.Brent futures...
NEW DELHI/MUMBAI, Oct 16 (Reuters): India's decision to maintain the current floor price for basmati rice exports will further hamper overseas sales of the premium variety and hit farm income, leaving growers saddled with large stocks of the new-season variety,...
A. S. M. Ahsan Habib | 2023-10-17 00:00:00
A new era has begun in the banking world of Bangladesh with the announcement of the guidelines on the establishment of Digital Banks. As per media report, 52 applications have already been submitted by banks, financial institutions, mobile financial service...
The country's stock market has been passing a dull time for long. There is a shortage of good stocks. There is also a lack of adequate investment. Moreover, many investors are already stacked in the market. Their share prices have...
More than a decade has passed since the murder of journalist-couple Sagar Sarowar and Meherun Runi happened. Still, there is no headway in resolving the case filed over the murders. Instead, the deadline for submitting the probe report was deferred...
Students of the primary schools will get midday meals from November. State Minister for Primary and Mass Education Md Zakir Hossen recently said this. Earlier, it was scheduled to be introduced in July. Again, there was a school meal programme...
Syed Fattahul Alim | 2023-10-17 00:00:00
Youths (aged between 15 and 29 years) comprise 27.9 per cent or about 28 per cent of Bangladesh's total population of 169.8 million, according to the last 'Population and Housing Census 2022'. During the release of the census data by...
Shihab Sarkar | 2023-10-17 00:00:00
The timing of the Hamas group's launch of a ground offensive as well as a blitz-like air attack on Israel October 7, and the latter's start of retaliations on October 8 onwards, couldn't have come at a worse time. The...
The two leading producers of jute ---India and Bangladesh respectively--- in the world are sure to have their commercial interests clash at some points. Ever since India wrested the laurel of top position of jute producer from Bangladesh, the countries...
Mushfiqur Rahman | 2023-10-17 00:00:00
Bangladesh has been prioritising diversification of sources for electricity generation as well as for low carbon development. Nuclear power development initiative is part of that process. On September 29, 2023 when the first batch of uranium fuel designated for the...
Eric M Walker | 2023-10-16 12:00:00
Chevron is one of the world's leading integrated energy companies, involved in virtually every aspect of the energy industry. As a global energy provider, we have helped deliver many of society's most important advancements. We have a vital role to...
Engr. Mohammad Serajul Mawla | 2023-10-16 00:00:00
The transport sector is a leading contributor of carbon emission and greenhouse gas effect in any country. Equally important is that of all transport-related pollution, nearly 95 percent comes from road transport in the country.Research has even shown that vehicular...
For rural Bangladesh, far off piped natural- gas supply, liquefied petroleum gas or LPG came as a boon-not only for the villagers but for all in the whole of Bangladesh, in that the bottled gas stemmed the tide of deforestation...
Mohammed Saidul Islam | 2023-10-16 00:00:00
Liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) industry in Bangladesh has navigated many ups and downs in the last decade and gradually positioned itself as an alternative to natural gas. In 2022 Bangladesh imported about 1.4 million metric tonnes of LPG at its...
M AZIZUR RAHMAN | 2023-10-16 00:00:00
Unlike in case of other fossil fuels, Bangladesh is almost entirely dependent on private sector to feed a growing demand for liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) from households, automotives, commercial consumers and industries. The government does not have to pay much...
Azam J. Chowdhury | 2023-10-16 00:00:00
As we stand at the intersection of progress and promise, the journey of Bangladesh towards a cleaner and sustainable energy future is being propelled by the dynamic growth of the Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) industry. On behalf of the LPG...
Md. Mofazzal Hossain, chairman of the country's leading business group Esquire Group, passed away while undergoing treatment in Singapore on Saturday. He was 77, reports UNB.The business tycoon breathed his last while receiving treatment in Singapore Mount Elizabeth Hospital at...
The footbridge at Farmgate, which was reconstructed with a new look, was officially opened to pedestrians on Sunday. Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan inaugurated the footbridge. Mayor of Dhaka North City Corporation Md Atiqul Islam was also present. The old footbridge...
Eleven more deaths were reported from dengue in 24 hours till Saturday morning, raising the fatalities from the mosquito-borne disease in Bangladesh to 1,169 this year, reports UNB.During the period, 2,363 more patients were hospitalised with the viral fever, according...
DU CORRESPONDENT | 2023-10-16 00:00:00
Prof. Dr. ASM Maksud Kamal has been appointed as the 29th Vice-Chancellor (VC) of Dhaka University (DU).A notification issued by the Education Ministry on Sunday said Professor Maksud Kamal of Disaster Science and Climate Resilience Department has been temporarily appointed...
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