ISLAMABAD, Sept 09 (AFP): Pakistan's dire recent performances in international cricket have sparked debate over the invasion of politics in sport, with claims nepotism at the top is sabotaging success on the field.Pakistan last week fell to eighth, their worst...
Bangladesh allrounder Mehidy Hasan Miraz stressed upon the requirements of doing well against India in the upcoming away series, citing that they shouldn't disappoint the country's cricket loving people who have now high expectation on them following an epic success...
Bangladesh allrounder Shakib Al Hasan made his debut in Surrey as the club included him in the playing XI in their County Championship match against Somerset at an away ground in Taunton, reports BSS.The allrounder was given his debut cap...
ISLAMABAD, Sept 09 (AP): Thousands of supporters of Pakistan's imprisoned former Prime Minister Imran Khan rallied on the outskirts of the capital, Islamabad on Sunday, demanding his release. He has been in prison for more than a year in connection...
POKROVSK, Sept 09 (BBC): Fleeing the town she has lived in most of her life, Maria Honcharenko is taking just one small bag, and her two tiny kittens.After stubbornly staying on in the east Ukrainian city of Pokrovsk, the 69-year-old...
OUARZAZATE, Sept 09 (AFP): Moroccan authorities on Sunday told AFP that 11 people died and nine were missing in flooding caused by an "exceptional" climate phenomenon in southern areas.Interior ministry spokesman Rachid Khalfi said authorities recorded an initial "toll of...
JAYAPURA, Sept 09 (AFP): A plane with 48 people aboard skidded off the runway in Indonesia's remote eastern region of Papua on Monday, police said, injuring several passengers.The Southeast Asian archipelago has a poor aviation safety record, and Papua is...
DAMASCUS, Sept 09 (AP): The number of people killed in overnight Israeli strikes in Syria has risen to 14 with more than 40 wounded, Syrian state media said Monday morning.Israeli strikes hit several areas in central Syria late Sunday, damaging...
LAGOS, Sept 09 (AFP): A fuel tanker exploded after colliding with a truck carrying passengers and cattle in northern Nigeria's Niger State killing at least 59 people, a rescue agency said on Monday.Photographs released by the Niger State Emergency Management...
Golam Rasul | 2024-09-10 00:00:00
The Interim Government led by Professor Muhammad Yunus was formed on August 8, 2024, following the overthrow of Sheikh Hasina’s government by a student-led popular uprising. Although interim governments are not new in Bangladesh, the current government is different from...
Although various local and international organisations are vocal about the rights of the children, the plight of street children paints a starkly different reality. They face unimaginable hardships as they are denied of basic necessities like food, shelter and education....
The recent traffic congestion across key points in Dhaka, including Farmgate, Bijoy Sarani, Karwan Bazar, Banglamotor, Siddheshwari, and Motijheel, has brought the city's already strained transportation system to a standstill. The combination of ongoing protests, sit-ins, and the reopening of...
Syed Fattahul Alim | 2024-09-10 00:00:00
At a time when impacts of climate change caused by human actions including burning of fossil fuels has been wreaking havoc on the life and livelihood of people across the globe, the urgency of finding a viable, cleaner alternative to...
Helal Uddin Ahmed | 2024-09-10 00:00:00
Many constitutional experts opine that the fallen autocrat Sheikh Hasina Wajed has brought the country's constitution to such a ramshackle state by resorting to reckless doctoring that it has now become almost impossible to follow it by letter or spirit....
To say anarchy reigns supreme in the country's pharmaceutical sector involving particularly the pricing of drugs is an understatement. Factory price as represented by Producer Price Index (PPI) is a measure of 'the average change over time in the prices...
CUMILLA, Sept 09 (bdnews24.com): At least 14 upazilas of Cumilla district have been severely affected due to the devastating floods amid an onrush of runoff from India. According to the District Relief and Rehabilitation Office, the flooding has inflicted nearly...
OUR CORRESPONDENTCOX'S BAZAR, Sept 09: Matarbari Coal-based Thermal Power Plant in Maheshkhali upazila of Cox's Bazar may fall into a production uncertainty due to unavailability of required quantity of coal. Recently the 1,200 MW power plant comprising two units has...
'Herlan Store,' a distinguished retail chain known for its authentic cosmetics, is experiencing a surge in popularity. Renowned for its innovative skin and hair analyzers, Herlan Store stands out as the sole retailer offering customized product solutions based on individual...
Summit Oil and Shipping Limited (SOSCL) in a rejoinder to a news report titled, "LNG import cost set to skyrocket in two years," published on September 8, 2024 in The Financial Express, claimed that its long-term price signed with Petrobangla...
The Bangladesh Bank has appointed its executive directors Md Zakir Hossain Chowdhury and Md Kabir Ahmed as deputy governors, reports BSS.A notification was issued in this regard by the finance ministry's Financial Institutions Division.The notification mentioned that they have been...
FE Report | 2024-09-09 00:00:00
The National Board of Revenue (NBR) resumes the online tax-return system today (Monday) in a bid to facilitate individual taxpayers to submit their tax returns (e-return) for fiscal year (FY) 2024-25.A press statement from the NBR says the system introduced...
FE Report | 2024-09-09 00:00:00
Emranul Huq, Managing Director and CEO of Dhaka Bank, passed away on Sunday at a hospital in Kolkata, India after fighting against cancer. He was 61.Mr Huq joined as the MD and CEO of Dhaka Bank in February 2020. He...
FE REPORT | 2024-09-09 00:00:00
The newly appointed Chief Prosecutor of the International Crimes Tribunal (ICT), Md Tajul Islam, has said that necessary steps would be taken to bring former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina back to stand trial on charges of mass killings during the...
YASIR WARDADThe government initiative to remove duties on onion and potato imports was yet to give consumers relief as their prices are retailed almost at previous highs.Local onion was retailing at Tk 110-130 and imported Indian at Tk 105-115 a...
FE REPORT | 2024-09-09 00:00:00
BNP secretary-general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir has said that the decisions so far taken by the interim government are rational and time-befitting."BNP wants a provision for a caretaker government system and bicameral parliament system in the constitution. We are also...
FE Report | 2024-09-09 00:00:00
The interim government will try to ensure optimum utilisation of foreign loans by investing in the priority projects, Finance Advisor Dr Salehuddin Ahmed said on Sunday.He said there was a lack of the best use of foreign loans during the...
FE REPORTThe August reading of the Bangladesh Purchasing Managers' Index (PMI) shows improvement in the general economy as the month witnessed a slower rate of contraction in key sectors.The PMI improved by 6.6 points to 43.5 in the last month...
Chief Adviser Professor Dr Muhammad Yunus on Sunday reiterated his pledge to materialise the dream of the students to build a discrimination-free country."For the dream they (students) sacrificed their lives, we must implement that dream. We have no way of...
Doulot Akter Mala | 2024-09-09 00:00:00
S. Alam's family members and their associated two companies have transacted cash worth Tk1.8 trillion so far in some six private commercial banks which law enforcers suspect earned through illegal means.Official sources said account transactions in only six banks reveals...
Shiabur Rahman | 2024-09-09 00:00:00
The rise of Chowdhury Nafeez Sarafat, a banker-turned businessman who has amassed billions of taka only in one and a half decades, surprises many.There is no end to the curiosity about how a mid-level banker until 2009 accumulated so much...
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