New Zealand's Ish Sodhi (R) embraces Bangladesh's Hasan Mahmud during the second one-day international (ODI) cricket match at the Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium in Dhaka on Saturday — AFP Bangladesh lost by 86 runs against New Zealand in the second...
FE Report | 2023-09-24 00:00:00
Despite the US visa restrictions against Bangladeshi individuals, the government high-ups here appear to be unperturbed as they said on Saturday that they were not worried about the measure against the ones who blocked the process of holding a free...
NEW DELHI, Sept. 23 (Xinhua): India's foreign exchange reserves dipped by 860 million U.S. dollars to 593.037 billion dollars during the week ended Sept. 15, showed data released by the country's central bank, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI), on...
Our Correspondent | 2023-09-24 00:00:00
CHATTOGRAM, Sept 23: Train trial run on the Ctg-Dohazari-Cox's Bazar route will begin on October 15 next as most of the construction work on the railway track has been completed. Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina may inaugurate the railway line in...
A vendor displays an array of gamchha (traditional bath towels) for sale in Shaymoli area of the city on Saturday. These items come in various qualities, with prices ranging between Tk 70 and Tk 300. Multiple vendors operate their businesses...
The Board of Executive Directors of World Bank (WB) has approved US$300 million to help Bangladesh recover from learning losses incurred during the COVID-19 pandemic, reports BSS.The support will also help introduce complementary online learning blended with in-class education to...
US to give Kyiv long-range ATACMS missilesUS President Joe Biden plans to give Ukraine advanced long-range missiles to help Kyiv with its ongoing counter-offensive, US media report. They quote US officials familiar with the issue as saying Ukraine will get...
The Russian government has approved a list of more than 30 friendly and neutral countries. Banks and brokers from those countries will be allowed to trade in the Russian currency and derivatives market, reports UNB.The list includes Bangladesh, said the...
FE REPORT | 2023-09-24 00:00:00
The death toll from dengue fever caused by a mosquito-borne virus rose by 14 in the past 24 hours, including six in Dhaka, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS). With these additional fatalities, the total casualties have...
NEW YORK, Sept 22 (UNB): Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has said there is no scope now for anyone to grab power illegally in Bangladesh and the violators have to face the music."If anyone comes to power, creating trouble and violating...
FE REPORT | 2023-09-24 00:00:00
Sri Lanka has repaid its lender, Bangladesh, the entire $200 million loan taken through a currency-exchange agreement called SWAP more than two years ago.Amazingly, the island nation, which had been in dire financial and economic straits even months ago, also...
The two-way road in front of Mohakhali inter-district bus terminal becomes a veritable extension of the terminal in the morning and evening, making the movement of other vehicles almost impossible. The Dhaka North City Corporation and the DMP Traffic Division...
M AZIZUR RAHMAN | 2023-09-24 00:00:00
Russian company Gazprom is all set to get fresh gas-drilling job in Bhola island as Bangladesh bids for augmenting local output of the natural gas to lessen costly LNG imports, sources say.A deal might be inked soon with the Russian...
RAJSHAHI, Sept 23 (BSS): Education Minister Dr Dipu Moni has said Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina doesn't want any disparity as she has been working for the welfare of the entire nation round the clock."Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has been working...
DINAJPUR, Sept 23 (BSS): Liberation War Affairs Minister AKM Mozammel Haque on Saturday demanded posthumous trial of Ziaur Rahman, BNP founder, military dictator as well as killer of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman."Ziaur Rahman started the politics...
NATORE, Sept 23 (BSS): Workers Party President Rashed Khan Menon today said the visa policy of the USA is aimed to intimidate the Bangladesh government."Actually the United States is trying to intimidate Bangladesh government to force the country to bow...
Law Minister Anisul Huq on Saturday said that an application must be submitted to the Ministry of Home Affairs to allow BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia to go abroad for better treatment, reports UNB.He said this while talking to journalists in...
SATKHIRA, Sept 23 (BSS): Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal today said the United States' visa policy is an internal matter of that country."To whom USA will issue visa or not is completely the decision of that country and Bangladesh has...
President Mohammed Shahabuddin on Saturday called upon everyone to be vigilant so that those who oppose the Liberation War and independence do not come to power, reports UNB.The President made the call at the opening ceremony of the sixth national...
BNP Chairperson Begum Khaleda Zia, who is now undergoing treatment at Evercare Hospital in Dhaka, was shifted to the cabin again from the Coronary Care Unit (CCU) on Friday afternoon, reports UNB."Khaleda Zia was taken back to the cabin from...
Awami League leader Begum Matia Chowdhury speaking at the 'peace rally', organised by the north and south city units Awami League at the south gate of Baitul Mokarram in the city on Saturday — Focus Bangla
NEW YORK, Sept 23 (Reuters): Russia's leverage over Ukraine's export of grain via the Black Sea will likely erode in weeks to come as more ships are able to leave Ukrainian ports and rising costs could prompt Moscow to reconsider...
MetLife Bangladesh has launched a new insurance policy of 5-year tenure titled "MetLife Fixed Deposit Protection Plan - Assurance", which provides customers a guaranteed maturity value and extensive insurance coverage through a one-time premium payment, says a press release. This...
Light to moderate rain/ thunder showers accompanied by temporary gusty wind is likely to occur at most places over Rangpur, Rajshahi and Mymensingh divisions in the next 24 hours from 06:00 am today (Sunday), according to the Met Office.It may...
The BRAC Bank Reading Café members organised a discussion on eminent author Faruq Mayeenuddin's 'Shera Dosh Golpo', a collection of his selected short stories in the city recently. The author of the book along with other participants poses for photo...
NARAYANGANJ, Sep 23 (UNB): Two women died and two more people sustained severe burn injuries in a gas pipeline explosion in Araihazar upazila of Narayanganj early Saturday.The deceased are Saima Akter, 40, and Hasina Mamtaj, 55.On the other hand, burnt...
CHATTOGRAM, Sep 23 (UNB): Police Bureau of Investigation (PBI) has unveiled the identity of the man whose body parts were recovered from a luggage in Chattogram's Patenga and the mystery behind the killing.Md Hasan, 58, son of Sahab Miah of...
The department of Marketing and International Business of the North South University hosted a lecture to explore the possibilities of International Collaboration and Research with the National University of Malaysia (UKM) on it campus in the city recently. Professor Dr...
FE REPORT | 2023-09-24 00:00:00
Power department officials disconnected illegal connections in the Hajipara neighbourhood of the capital's Mirpur area on Saturday.They snapped power lines as four persons died from electrocution on Thursday night while they were walking on the submerged road after rain near...
At least 16 people were injured after a clash broke out between shopkeepers and students of Dhaka University (DU) at Rabindra Sarobar in the city's Dhanmondi on Friday, reports UNB.The incident took place around 06.30 pm.The injured students are Mahfuzur...
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