Imam Hossain | 2023-10-05 00:00:00
Human hauler, locally known as leguna, is an accident-prone vehicle. Most of these modified utility vehicles are inherently flawed in terms of structural design. According to Bangladesh Road Transport Authority's engineering department, the bodies of these vehicles are made locally...
Syed Badrul Ahsan | 2023-10-05 00:00:00
Roedad Khan was divisional commissioner of Quetta when I was in school in the capital of Balochistan in the 1960s. As an important civil servant in Pakistan's central government, he would rise higher and by the time 1971 came round,...
If expert opinion is any guide, the country is heading for a major earthquake devastation anytime. With several fault lines in and around the country and 34 minor tremors shaking its eastern parts including the capital city in the past...
State Minister for Information and Communication Technology (ICT) Zunaid Ahmed Palak on Wednesday said Bangladesh and India will work together to ensure the cyber security of both the countries, reports BSS."Mutual cooperation has been helped us to eliminate militancy and...
FE REPORT | 2023-10-05 00:00:00
Law minister gave a political interpretation of the law regarding permission for BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia to go abroad for treatment, asserted her counsel barrister Kayser Kamal on Wednesday."It's a political interpretation as section 401(1) of the Code of Criminal...
Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Kazi Habibul Awal on Wednesday said that the Election Commission would not be bothered about the legitimacy of the election, but it would be concerned over whether the process is legally correct, reports UNB. "If one...
FE REPORTBangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Wednesday criticised his Awami League counterpart Obaidul Quader regarding a "compromise with the US and India" ahead of the polls."A compromise is done. America needs Delhi. As Delhi...
FE REPORT | 2023-10-05 00:00:00
Bangladesh will also impose sanctions against those who will impose sanctions against the country, Foreign Minister Dr AK Abdul Momen has said.The foreign ministry will take preparations in this regard in due time, he told journalists at the ministry on...
Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader on Wednesday strongly condemned and protested BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir's remarks over the country's existing law and judicial process, reports BSS."BNP secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir presented false and distorted...
Former gold medalists of the Asian Games, the Bangladesh Men's Cricket team beat Malaysia by two-run in the fourth quarterfinal during the 19th Asian Games at the Zhejiang University of Technology Cricket Ground in Hangzhou on Wednesday.Afif Hossain put on...
TEHRAN, Oct 04 (AFP): Brazil star Neymar opened his account for Al Hilal finally on Tuesday, scoring in his side's 3-0 victory in the Asian Champions League against Iran's Nassaji Mazandaran in Tehran.The former Paris Saint-Germain forward, signed in August...
NEW DELHI, Oct 04 (IANS): The International Cricket Council (ICC) named former cricketer Sachin Tendulkar as the 'Global Ambassador' for the Men's Cricket World Cup 2023.The Master Blaster, who has an enviable record of featuring in six 50-over World Cups...
The ICC Men's Cricket World Cup 2023 kicks off today (Thursday) in India with defending champions England taking on New Zealand at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad, which will also host the final on November 19, report agencies.The 13th...
AHMEDABAD, India, Oct 04 (Agencies): After combining to produce the most dramatic finish ever to a Cricket World Cup, England and New Zealand will meet again this time to open the 2023 edition in India.This is also the third time...
VENICE, Oct 04 (BBC): At least 21 people including several children have died after a bus crashed off a flyover near Venice and burst into flames, officials say. The electric bus broke through a barrier and plunged almost 15m (50ft)...
DUBAI, Oct 04 (Reuters): An Iranian teenaged girl is in critical condition in hospital, two prominent rights activists told Reuters on Wednesday, after falling into a coma following what they said was a confrontation with agents in the Tehran metro...
CAPITOL HILL, Oct 04 (BBC): Kevin McCarthy has been toppled in a right-wing revolt - the first time ever that a US House of Representatives Speaker has lost a no-confidence vote. The final tally was 216-210 to remove the congressman...
Two members of ARSA, RSO killed in Ukhiya Rohingya campTwo members of Rohingya Salvation Army (ARSA) and Rohingya Solidarity Organisation (RSO) were killed in separate incidents at Ukhiya Rohingya camp in Cox's Bazar. The incidents took places in the early...
NARAYANGANJ, Oct 03 (BSS): A five-day long diversified jute products fair began in the district town on Tuesday.Director General of the Directorate General of Jute Dr Selina Akter inaugurated the fair at a function held on Narayanganj Town Hall premises.The...
KURIGRAM, Oct 04 (UNB): Police arrested the prime suspect over the attack on poet Radhapada Roy from Kurigram twon on Wednesday afternoon.The arrestee is Md Rafiqul Islam (35), son of Mohammad Ali of Kachuapara village in Nageswari upazila, said Kurigram...
LALMONIRHAT, Oct 04 (UNB): Flood is likely to hit Nilphamari, Lalmonirhat, Kurigram, Rangpur and Gaibandha districts as the Teesta river may cross its danger level in 24-48 hours from Wednesday morning due to the onrush of upstream water, said the...
FENI, Oct 04 (UNB): Two children died and mother was injured as miscreants set fire to their house while they were asleep in Feni in the early hours of Wednesday.The dead, Rahadul Islam Golap (6) and Maidul Islam Shahadat (13),...
A woman catches baby shrimps using a net in a river adjacent to the Sundarbans in Satkhira district in order to earn a living. About 50,000 people in the coastal area are mostly dependent on fishing activities for their livelihood....
PARIS/CANBERRA, Oct 4 (Reuters): Chicago soybean futures edged up on Wednesday as an easing in the dollar from a 11-month peak helped the oilseed market to steady after a slide linked to supply pressure.Corn inched down, consolidating near a three-week...
JAKARTA, Oct 4 (Reuters): Malaysia's palm oil stocks at the end of September likely rose to the highest since October 2022, amid higher output despite increased exports, a Reuters survey showed on Wednesday.Inventories were seen rising for a fifth consecutive...
KYIV, Oct 4 (Reuters): Ukraine's navy said on Wednesday that 12 more cargo vessels were ready to enter a fledgling Black Sea shipping corridor on their way to Ukrainian ports, as Kyiv steps up a push to defy a de...
Gold held near a seven-month low on Wednesday, while palladium slipped to its weakest level since late 2018, as a sell-off in the US bond markets lifted yields after economic data raised worries that interest rates will likely remain high.Spot...
LONDON, Oct 4 (Reuters): Oil fell on Wednesday, as pledges by Saudi Arabia and Russia to continue crude output cuts to the end of 2023 were offset by demand fears stemming from macroeconomic headwinds.Brent crude oil futures were down $2.02,...
The 255th meeting of the board audit committee of Shahjalal Islami Bank Limited was held recently at the bank's corporate head office. The meeting was presided over by Ekramul Hoque, chairman of board audit committee of the bank. Director Md...
Syed Mansur Hashim | 2023-10-04 12:00:00
Things are looking depressing at the moment as both export and inward remittance take a dip in September. Naturally this will further put pressure on the country's foreign exchange reserve. Merchandise export stood at US$4.78 billion in August which came...
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