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Soumya praises Saif for battling through fever

2025-10-25 00:00:00

Bangladesh opener Soumya Sarkar credited Saif Hassan for battling cold and fever while delivering a brilliant batting display to help the hosts claim an ODI series win after four successive losses, reports Cricbuzz. Bangladesh clinched the series against West Indies...

Abahani make winning start in Fed Cup

2025-10-25 00:00:00

Malian forward Souleymane Diabate and midfielder Sheikh Morsalin scored a brace each as Abahani Limited made winning start in the Federation Cup football beating Fakirerpool Young Men's Club by 4-2 goals at Bashundhara Kings arena in the city on Friday,...

Gold set to snap 9-week winning streak on US inflation data

2025-10-25 00:00:00

Gold prices eased on Friday and were on track for their first weekly drop in 10, weighed down a stronger dollar and as market participants squared positions ahead of a key U.S. inflation report due later in the day, reports...

Trump says all Canada trade talks 'terminated'

2025-10-25 00:00:00

WASHINGTON, Oct 24 (AFP): US President Donald Trump said Thursday he was ending trade talks with Canada over an anti-tariff advertising campaign, a sudden about-face soon after a cordial White House meeting with Prime Minister Mark Carney.On his Truth Social...

Alaska Airlines resumes flights after IT outage

2025-10-25 00:00:00

SAN FRANCISCO, United States, Oct 24 (AFP): Alaska Airlines resumed operations on Thursday after a tech outage that suspended all of its flights for several hours, three months after a similar incident."Alaska Airlines operations have been restored after a significant...

Oil climbs for 2nd day on supply fears due to US sanctions on Russian cos

2025-10-25 00:00:00

LONDON (Reuters): Oil prices edged up on Friday, extending the previous day's surge and on track for a weekly gain as US sanctions on Russia's two biggest oil companies over the war in Ukraine spurred supply concerns.Brent crude futures rose...

Bus catches fire after being hit by a motorcycle in southern India, killing at least 25

2025-10-25 00:00:00

HYDERABAD, India (AP): A passenger bus erupted into flames after a motorcycle crashed into it early Friday, killing at least 25 people and injuring several others in southern India, police said.The fire tore through the bus within minutes, trapping dozens...

Over 1,000 enter Thailand from Myanmar after scam hub raid

2025-10-25 00:00:00

BANGKOK, Oct 24 (AFP): More than 1,000 people, mostly Chinese, have fled from Myanmar into Thailand this week, Thai authorities said on Friday, after the Myanmar military raided one of the country's largest scam centres.Sprawling cyberscam hubs, where fraudsters swindle...

North Korea building memorial for troops killed in Ukraine war

2025-10-25 00:00:00

SEOUL, Oct 24 (AFP): North Korea has begun building a memorial for soldiers killed fighting in Russia's war with Ukraine, state media said Friday, with leader Kim Jong Un hailing a "historic peak" in ties with Moscow.The so-called Memorial Museum...

"Sharp increases" in HIV cases in Philippines, Fiji, Papua New Guinea

2025-10-25 00:00:00

MANILA, Oct. 24 (Xinhua): The World Health Organization (WHO) in the Western Pacific region has raised alarm about the "sharp increases" in human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) cases in the Philippines, Fiji, and Papua New Guinea in recent years, "with implications...

India trials Delhi cloud seeding to combat deadly smog

2025-10-25 00:00:00

NEW DELHI, Oct 24 (AFP): India trialled cloud seeding over its smog-filled capital for the first time, spraying a chemical from an aeroplane to encourage rain and wash deadly particles out of the air.Cloud seeding is the practice of using...

EU leaders lay out conditions for emissions target deal

2025-10-25 00:00:00

BRUSSELS, Belgium, Oct 24 (AFP): EU leaders launched a final sprint Thursday to agree on a 10-year target to cut carbon emissions ahead of a key UN climate conference, laying out conditions including leaving the door open to future revisions.The...

Capturing cosmic beauty with a mobile phone

MIRAJ SHAWON | 2025-10-25 00:00:00

Does the night sky ever gaze at us? Does the Milky Way Galaxy ever want to reveal its presence by radiating its light? Late at night, when the city has gone quiet and many people are asleep at the end...

Lessons from Central African Republic

Abu Haider Md Assaduzzaman | 2025-10-25 00:00:00

The history of human civilization is more, or less, the cronicle of war and conflicts through the ages, inter-state or intra-state. The League of Nations, recognized as the first global organization formed after World War I in 1920, aimed to...

Menacing proliferation of three-wheelers in Dhaka City

Nilratan Halder | 2025-10-25 00:00:00

The proliferation of auto-rickshaws has reached the tipping point where their earlier version of pedal rickshaws is on the verge of vanishing from the scene. Electricity stored in a battery pack through charging turns a motor into mechanical power to...

The future of HR in the corporate world

M Imran | 2025-10-25 00:00:00

Technology has brought an unprecedented transformation across every layer of the corporate world. From production systems and marketing to administrative work, automation now touches almost every function. Yet, the most fascinating shift is happening in Human Resource Management. Once regarded...

Psychology behind trend

2025-10-25 00:00:00

From Facebook and TikTok to Instagram, we see the same videos everywhere. Whether it's "Tinkerbell Turmeric" or "Me Jalo," the trends are trending. But what is the psychology behind this? What makes people follow these trends?The number one reason is...

The human story of tea

2025-10-25 00:00:00

Tea is more than just a drink, it is woven into our lives, memories and culture. Every cup carries stories of people, time and emotions. When we sip tea, we connect to the hills where it grows, to the hands...

Looking at acts of wrongdoing

Tanim Asjad | 2025-10-25 00:00:00

Engaging in harmful activities, casually or carelessly, is being seen as a normal practice in the country. Over the years, attempting to curb or even minimise such acts has become difficult because a growing number of people do not find...

How to waste Tk 42.68 billion!

Syed Muhammed Showaib | 2025-10-25 00:00:00

An old joke tells of an African minister who once visited his Asian friend's huge mansion and asked how he could afford it on a government salary. The Asian smiled and gestured to a half-finished bridge and a new highway...

Full autonomy to empower central bank

2025-10-25 00:00:00

The move is on to bring an end to the legacy of bureaucratic control of and political interference in the central bank of Bangladesh. It is difficult to predict the final outcome. However, the Bangladesh Bank Board through approving the...

BNP leader killed in Savar attack

2025-10-24 00:00:00

SAVAR, Oct 23 (UNB): A local BNP leader was killed and four others injured in an attack allegedly carried out by rivals in Savar on Wednesday night.The deceased was identified as Abu Sayeed (52), assistant office secretary of ward no....

BNP urges EC to bar controversial officials from elections

2025-10-24 00:00:00

The BNP has urged the Election Commission (EC) to ensure that controversial government officials who were involved in the past three 'farcical' elections are kept away from any role in the forthcoming national election, reports UNB. "In particular, officials who...

NCC considers 'close to constitutional' order

SM NAJMUS SAKIB | 2025-10-24 00:00:00

The National Consensus Commission (NCC) is nearly certain to recommend that the government issue an order "close to constitutional," rather than a mere executive order, to implement the July Charter.The commission is drafting recommendations that will outline the framework for...

Bureaucracy fails to realise CA's dreams: Debapriya

OUR CORRESPONDENT | 2025-10-24 00:00:00

SYLHET, Oct 23: CPD Distinguished Fellow Dr Debapriya Bhattacharya on Thursday said the bureaucracy had failed to realise the dreams and aspirations of Chief Adviser (CA) Professor Muhammad Yunus."This is why various measures taken by the chief adviser - such...

Jamaat Ameer apologises for any mistakes since 1947

2025-10-24 00:00:00

Jamaat-e-Islami Ameer Shafiqur Rahman has said his party is offering an unconditional apology not only for its role in 1971, but also for any 'mistake' it has made since the Partition of India in 1947, reports bdnews24.com.He clarified the party's...

Fakhrul voices concern over attempts to delay polls

2025-10-24 00:00:00

BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir has expressed concern that some political parties are making mistakes by trying to delay or derail the next national election, which is expected to be held in early February next year, report agencies.He...

Weather (2025-10-24)

2025-10-24 00:00:00

Rain/thunder showers is likely to occur at one or two places over Chattogram division in the next 24 hours from 06:00 am today (Friday), according to the Met Office. Weather may remain mainly dry with partly cloudy sky elsewhere over...

Professor Dr Mohammad Zoynal Abedin-

2025-10-24 00:00:00

Professor Dr Mohammad Zoynal Abedin, Vice-Chancellor of Dhaka University of Engineering & Technology (DUET), Gazipur, speaking at the inaugural ceremony of the 1st International Conference on Science and Humanities for Sustainable Development (ICSHSD 2025) at its campus on Thursday. University...

63,170 dengue patients hospitalised this year

2025-10-24 00:00:00

Bangladesh has recorded 803 new dengue hospital admissions in the past 24 hours until Thursday morning, pushing the total for this year to 63,170 patients, reports bdnewd24.com.The Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) bulletin on Thursday reported four deaths from...