Nilratan Halder | 2026-07-18 00:00:00
At a time when humanity is undergoing the severest test in the post-World War era, natural calamities too are increasingly claiming scalps across wide swathes of the planet. From Bangladesh to Britain and the Philippines to France, the death tolls...
MIAMI, July 17 (Agencies): France and England will have to pick themselves up from crushing World Cup semi-final defeats for Saturday's third-place game, with Didier Deschamps taking charge of Les Bleus for the final time and Kylian Mbappe chasing individual...
The FIFA World Cup final between Argentina and Spain at MetLife Stadium in New Jersey is facing weather-related concerns as smoke from wildfires in Canada spreads across parts of the northeastern United States, reports agencies.More than 80,000 fans are expected...
Football purists may want to look away now. FIFA is about to give the beautiful game a very American makeover, and the prize for winning the 2026 World Cup could include something far flashier than a medal. Championship rings are...
WASHINGTON, July 17 (Agencies): US President Donald Trump and Spain's Pedro Sanchez are set to meet again at Monnday's (as per BST) World Cup final, as strained relations between the two leaders over defence spending and the war with Iran...
Pakistan cargo crash families push for int'l help to find black boxesKARACHI, July 17: Relatives of the five crew members aboard a Boeing 737 cargo plane that crashed into the Arabian Sea off Pakistan last week are urging an international...
SEOUL, July 17 (Reuters): North Korean state media on Friday called South Korea a "puppet" following its participation in a maritime exercise led by the US, saying Seoul and Washington would need to bear responsibility for any "unpredictable escalation" in...
SULAIMANIYAH (Iraq), July 17 (AFP): Strikes in Iraq's Kurdistan region killed eight members of an Iranian Kurdish armed opposition group on Friday, the exiled party said, blaming the attack on Iran.Idriss Kohlwazi from the Komala party told AFP that "the...
NAIROBI, July 17 (AFP): A bus full of schoolchildren returning from a trip veered off the road in Uganda, killing 20 children and one adult, police said Friday.The east African country has a notorious road safety record, frequently recording bus...
WASHINGTON, July 17 (BBC): US President Donald Trump has delivered a primetime address in which he accused China of interfering in the 2020 election and alleged "shocking vulnerabilities" in American voting systems.Trump, who spoke from the White House on Thursday,...
NEW DELHI, July 17 (AFP): India launched its first hydrogen-powered train Friday, joining a small group of nations testing the technology as part of efforts to decarbonise rail transport and cut dependence on fossil fuels.The project is part of a...
LONDON, July 17 (Reuters): Andy Burnham, nicknamed the 'King of the North', was elected leader of Britain's governing Labour Party on Friday, the final step before becoming its seventh prime minister (PM) in a decade on a pledge to thwart...
NEW YORK, July 17 (AFP): The Manhattan skyline was obscured by thick haze and Chicago closed its beaches Thursday as out-of-control Canadian wildfires raged, sending smoke spewing into the United States and exposing millions of people to dangerously unhealthy air.US...
Md Anowar Hossain Bhuiyan and Manzuma Sharmin Munne | 2026-07-18 00:00:00
Creative economy means the development of products and services through the merit, creativity, imagination, and innovation capacity of the people, blending their values, beliefs, and willingness for the well-being of humans. This economic sector is contributing US$ 2 trillion to...
Shafiq R Bhuiyan | 2026-07-18 00:00:00
People often say, "First impressions are the last impressions," and this rings true for our healthcare system. When we visit a hospital, our assessment begins even before we see a doctor, and for good reason.Hospital entrances are crowded, help is...
On a scorching summer afternoon, the shade of a single tree offers relief beyond measure. Yet every day, we continue to destroy the very trees that provide us with oxygen, food, shelter, and ecological balance. This contradiction reflects one of...
Writing at the university level should not be limited to academic notes or research papers. It should include thoughtful, evidence-based writing on philosophy, academic disciplines and contemporary national and global issues such as society, culture, economics, education and politics. Through...
Tanim Asjad | 2026-07-18 00:00:00
The eviction drive to clear encroachments beneath several metro rail stations in Dhaka is a welcome step. Makeshift vendors occupied the footpaths and even access points of the stations, making it difficult for the commuters and pedestrians to move and...
Syed Muhammed Showaib | 2026-07-18 00:00:00
Treating Nature as an obstacle rather than something to live with has become a peculiar habit in Bangladesh. Rivers are stripped of sand, stones are extracted indiscriminately, forests disappear and hills continue to be cut despite decades of warnings about...
The unprecedented severity of the recent torrential monsoon rains and runoff from the hills did indeed catch both the government and the victims of the natural calamity quite off guard. The main factors that contributed to the surprise and delayed...
Shahidul Alam Swapan | 2026-07-18 00:00:00
The defining irony of our age is not that artificial intelligence (AI) is advancing rapidly, but that a generation skilled in using it often struggles with basic financial concepts. Many can generate images, write code, and produce polished essays, yet...
Laila Khondkar | 2026-07-18 00:00:00
I had the privilege of visiting Robben Island in 2001, during my first trip to Cape Town. I left my luggage at the hotel and headed straight there. I felt that if work kept me too busy over the following...
JAHIDUL ISLAM | 2026-07-17 12:00:00
A World Bank-backed social- protection project has proposed tripling its budget to nearly Tk 28.14 billion, including higher consultancy costs and Tk 500 million for festival-related activities, drawing objections from the Planning Commission.The Department of Social Services has sought up...
OUR CORRESPONDENT | 2026-07-17 00:00:00
CHATTOGRAM, July 16: At least 11 workers suffered burn injuries in a gas cylinder explosion during welding work at a salt factory in Boalkhali upazila on Thursday, police and hospital sources said.Ten of the injured were admitted to the burn...
The main road in Old Dhaka's Dholaikhal area collapses due to the torrential rains in the past few days, causing widespread suffering. —FE Photo
FE REPORT | 2026-07-17 00:00:00
The death toll from recent floods, flash floods, and landslides triggered by torrential rainfall had risen to 58, while 40 people had been injured, said the Ministry of Disaster Management and Relief report on Thursday.The ministry said the disaster had...
July Shaheed Dibosh (July Martyrs' Day) was observed across the country on Thursday with due respect and solemnity through various programmes.The day commemorates Abu Sayed, the first martyr of the 2024 student-led quota reform movement, and all others who lost...
Bangladesh Bank has introduced a special one-time exit facility to help finance companies recover or adjust their classified bad and loss loans, as part of efforts to shore up asset quality and liquidity in the sector, reports UNB.The central bank's...
Prime Minister Tarique Rahman has said that many of the problems faced by Bangladesh's small ethnic communities could have been resolved if money was not laundered abroad during the previous government's tenure, reports bdnews24.com.He reiterated his commitment to building a...
FE REPORT | 2026-07-17 00:00:00
Bangladesh must build a national consensus to prepare its workforce for the disruptive effects of automation, artificial intelligence (AI), and structural economic change, researchers and international experts said on Wednesday.The suggestion came at a global webinar organised by the Centre...
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