MOGADISHU, Sept 23 (AFP): A suicide bomber killed 13 people and wounded dozens more in central Somalia Saturday after driving a truck packed with explosives towards a security checkpoint, triggering a blast that razed nearby buildings, police said.Emergency workers used...
RAMALLAH, Sept 24 (Al Jazeera/AFP): Lebanon's army said it has fired tear gas at Israeli forces over the border in response to smoke bombs fired at its troops, though Israel has said Lebanon started the confrontation.Tensions have flared along the...
PARIS, Sept 24 (AFP): Tens of thousands of people marched in France Saturday to protest police violence in demonstrations organised by the left, with clashes breaking out on the margins of the Paris rally.The nationwide protest came just under three...
WASHINGTON, Sept 24 (AFP): President Joe Biden on Saturday blamed "a small group of extreme Republicans" for a budget impasse that has placed the US government a week away from a shutdown, urging the lawmakers to resolve the issue.Speaking at...
UNITED NATIONS: In his speech opening the annual United Nations (UN) gathering of world leaders this week, Secretary-General Antonio Gutteres vowed - to applause - that he would "not give up" trying to get food and fertiliser from Russia and...
SUMANGANJ, Sep 24 (UNB): A women has allegedly killed her three children by poisoning them and she herself consumed it over family feud in Jamalganj upazila of Sunamganj district.The three children are Sakiba Begum (15), her younger brothers Tambir Hossain...
Birds coming from different places flock to a buffalo firm in search of food. The picture was taken from Mitali Bazar in Raipur upazila of Laxmipur on Sunday — Focus Bangla
RAJSHAHI, Sept 24 (BSS): Collective efforts of all the government, non-government and volunteer organisations concerned can be the effective means of protecting the legitimate rights of the domestic workers. In the present social context, many of the solvent families, even...
The low-lying areas of the northern districts including Rangpur, Kurigram, and Nilphamari have been inundated due to the incessant rain for the last couple of days, causing immense sufferings to the residents, reports. In Nilphamari, the low-lying areas of 14...
Bangladesh openers Tamim Iqbal and Litton Das are contemplating sitting out the final ODI of the three-match series against New Zealand on September 26 in Dhaka, reports UNB. Litton captained the Bangladesh team in the first two matches, with the...
LONDON: Arsenal fans cheer in the crowd ahead of the English Premier League football match between Arsenal and Tottenham Hotspur at the Emirates Stadium in London on Sunday — AFP
Two times Asian Games silver medalists Bangladesh women's cricket team was eliminated from title race of the 9th Asian Games Cricket losing to India by eight wickets in the first semifinal at the Zhejiang University of Technology Cricket ground in...
BERLIN, Sept 24 (AFP): Ethiopian Tigist Assefa smashed the women's marathon world record by more than two minutes in Berlin on Sunday as Kenyan Eliud Kipchoge won the men's race for a record fifth time.Assefa clocked 2hr 11min 53sec, more...
HANGZHOU, China, Sept 24 (AFP): Hosts China swept the first gold medals at the Asian Games in Hangzhou on Sunday in a statement of intent on day one of the region's answer to the Olympics.China claimed the first gold when...
Veteran cricketer Mushfiqur Rahim joined Tamim Iqbal and Mahmudullah Riyad as the Fortune Barishal picked him up after getting the chance to call first at the Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) Players' Draft, held at a city hotel on Sunday, reports...
Rehnuma Tarannum Oishi | 2023-09-25 00:00:00
In an era marked by ever-expanding interconnectivity, open economy has evolved from a just theoretical idea to a reality that affects both the future of countries and the lives of individuals. The winds of globalisation have swept across the globe;...
According to the International Labour Organisation (ILO), the working hour for all levels of employees and workers should be eight hours per day. However, many of our private sector employees work from 9:00am to 6:00pm. Some work in shifts throughout...
Saving the country's rivers has become a big challenge. Many rivers are heavily polluted due to the dumping of industrial and human wastes. Toxic wastes of factories have destroyed the aquatic life of the rivers. The water of the rivers...
Hilsa is called the king of fish for its unique taste, fragrance and size. This fish contains high levels of protein and omega-3 fatty acids, which lower blood cholesterol and insulin levels. Therefore, hilsa oil is beneficial for heart patients....
Anisur Rahman | 2023-09-25 00:00:00
The city dwellers were once again gripped by severe waterlogging during the last weekend. The problem went to such an extent that many commuters were found wading through stagnant water on main roads. Others suffered immensely because of thin presence...
Syed Fattahul Alim | 2023-09-25 00:00:00
In the face of the runaway food price inflation that reached 12-year high in August, 2023at 9.92 per cent, the fixed-income and the socially less privileged section of the population are in a tight corner. And this has been the...
In the age of digital financing, or fin-tech, the introduction of electronic payment of salaries in the country doesn't sound too extraordinary. Scores of vital sectors in socio-economic life have adopted digital technologies. In accordance with this trend, Bangladesh has...
BARISHAL, Sept 23 (UNB): Some people have become rich through 'mega corruption' in the name of mega projects while the condition of the common people is getting worse day by day, said BNP Standing Committee member Nazrul Islam Khan on...
EXIM BANK HOLDS BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT CONFCE Exim Bank held a business development conference with all branch managers, executives and officials under Chattogram region at a hotel in Chattogram on Saturday. Managing Director and CEO of Exim Bank Mohammad Feroz Hossain...
FE REPORT | 2023-09-24 12:00:00
Patriot Group has sought the government's support to reopen its two apparel factories lying closed due to "bad smell in the goods" of the units located near a tar factory.Stitchwell Designs Ltd and Apparel Stitch Ltd have remained closed for...
Three children were crushed under the wheels of a train in the capital's Mohakhali area early Saturday, Government Railway Police (GRP) said. Though the identities of the victims could not be known immediately, they were aged between 12 to 13...
NEW YORK, Sept 23 (UNB): Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Saturday morning left New York for Washington DC, the US capital, after joining the 78th United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) session and other high-level side and bilateral events. She left...
Daraz, the Official E-commerce Platform of the 19th Asian Games Hangzhou, will bring together a group of aspiring female cricket athletes from Bangladesh, Sri Lanka and Nepal to the world-class sporting event. The initiative will see the budding athletes attending...
Bangladesh needs to have more choices in terms of any proposal, specially financial proposals that will give it a better bargaining point, according to a Japanese expert."We have to be very robust in creating such proposals to make Bangladesh have...
ISLAMABAD, Sept. 23 (Xinhua): Pakistan's weekly inflation surged 38.66 percent on a year-on-year basis, mainly due to a rise in petroleum prices, the Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS) said on Saturday.The Sensitive Price Indicator-based inflation increased by 0.93 percent for...
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