LAS TEJERÍAS, Oct 10 (AP): A landslide fueled by flooding and days of torrential rain swept through a town in central Venezuela, leaving at least 22 people dead as it dragged mud, rocks and trees through neighborhoods, authorities said Sunday....
KYIV, Oct 10 (Reuters/AP): Russia bombed cities across Ukraine during rush hour on Monday morning, killing civilians and destroying infrastructure in apparent revenge strikes after President Vladimir Putin declared an explosion on the bridge to Crimea to be a terrorist...
LAGOS, Oct 10 (AFP): Almost everyone on board a boat died when it capsized in a flood-swollen river in Nigeria's Anambra state, President Muhammadu Buhari said on Sunday.An estimated 85 people were taking the overloaded boat on Friday when flooding...
PARIS, Oct 10 (AFP): Taylor Fritz has become the first American in almost five years to be ranked in the ATP men's top 10 due to his win in the Japan Open.The 24-year-old rose three places to eighth in the...
ISLAMABAD (Agencies): New Zealand will tour Pakistan twice in five months to play two Test matches, eight one-day internationals and five Twenty20s, the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) said on Monday.After 32 years, Karachi will host the New Zealand Test match...
LIVERPOOL, England, Oct 10 (Agencies): Cristiano Ronaldo may not be having the season he envisaged but he continues to make history after scoring the 700th club goal of his illustrious career on Sunday evening.The Portuguese superstar achieved the milestone in...
Devon Conway smashed an unbeaten 70 off 51 balls with eight fours and one six to guide New Zealand to a comfortable eight-wicket win over Bangladesh at Christchurch on Sunday, in the third game of the ongoing tri-series ahead of...
State Minister of Youth and Sports Md. Zahid Ahsan Russel, MP, handing over the champion trophy of the 2nd 'Bangabandhu International Squash Tournament winner to Sri Lanka's Ravindu Laksir at a prize giving ceremony at Gulshan Club Squash Court in...
Bangladesh needed to score 41 runs in seven overs after a long delay due to rain. Still, the hosts failed to do that, and Sri Lanka registered an incredible win in the ongoing Women's Asia Cup at the Sylhet International...
SINGAPORE, Oct 10 (Reuters): Saudi Aramco has told at least seven customers in Asia they will receive full contract volumes of crude oil in November ahead of the peak winter season, several sources with knowledge of the matter said on...
NEW YORK, Oct 10 (Reuters): Gold prices fell to a one-week low on Monday, as solid US jobs data added to worries that the Federal Reserve would charge ahead with aggressive interest rate hikes to tame inflation.Spot gold XAU= was...
TOKYO, Oct 10 (The Economic Times): Japan's food producers are looking to promote domestic consumption of rice flour-based products, as a weak yen and Russia's invasion of Ukraine have substantially increased the cost of importing other types of grain.Consumption of...
LONDON, Oct 10 (Reuters): Oil prices fell on Monday, ending five straight days of gains, as investors looked to slowing economic activity in China, the world's biggest crude importer, which revived concerns about a global recession and falling global fuel...
NARAIL, Oct 10 (BSS): The 28th death anniversary of renowned artist SM Sultan was observed at Sultan Complex in the Masumdia area in the town in a befitting manner on Monday.To mark the day, SM Sultan Foundation and District Administration...
GOPALGANJ, Oct 10 (BSS): A court here on Monday sentenced a man to death for killing his wife in Tungipara upazila of the district in 2005.Additional District and Session Judge Md. Abbas Uddin pronounced the verdict this afternoon.The court also...
A total of six persons were killed in separate road accidents in Chattogram and Narayanganj districts on Monday and Sunday, reports UNB. In Chattogram, headmaster of a primary school was killed and a woman injured in a head-on collision between...
BARGUNA, Oct 10 (UNB): In Barguna, a shortage of Aman seeds has erupted as incessant rains have washed away most of the seedbeds of the district.Agricultural lands of the farmers are lying idle as they are failing to manage Aman...
Internationally, October marks Breast Cancer Awareness Month. And in Bangladesh, October 10 is observed as Breast Cancer Awareness Day. It is a day that aims to increase knowledge of how we can help beat one of the most common cancers...
Syed Fattahul Alim | 2022-10-11 00:00:00
Of late, loadshedding is being experienced daily as part of the government's policy to save fuel. But last week's power outage was different in scale and duration. The probe committee formed by the Power Grid Company of Bangladesh (PGCB) is...
Shihab Sarkar | 2022-10-11 00:00:00
In the past, it was mainly the traditional and social factors which played a critical role in the practice of marrying off teenage girls in rural areas. Throughout the passage of a century, the elders interpreted rural economy in their...
Notwithstanding the assurance of zero or negligible power outage on the weekend or holidays, the power supply situation worsened on Friday and Saturday last. The authorities themselves admitted the shortage in supply of electricity and the consequent load-shedding. One of...
Muhammad Zamir | 2022-10-11 00:00:00
The recession, coupled with inflation, has drawn intense scrutiny worldwide. Socio-economists tend to describe this dynamic as a situation where the inflation rate is increasing, resulting in a slowdown of economic growth and higher unemployment. In his own way, Iain...
Zaidi Sattar | 2022-10-11 00:00:00
Frankly speaking, the exchange rate has not drawn much attention of policymakers for most of the last two decades. That is because after floating the exchange rate in 2003, complemented by modest interventions from the Bangladesh Bank, our balance of...
SYLHET, Oct 08 (UNB): Foreign Minister Dr AK Abdul Momen has said Bangladesh does not seek any suggestions from outside noting that Bangladesh is a nation which gas blood to establish democracy and justice ensuring people's rights."I would say -...
WEST BANK, Oct 08 (Reuters): Israeli forces shot dead two Palestinian teens in separate incidents in the occupied West Bank on Friday, the Palestinian Health Ministry said.One teen, 14, was shot in the city of Qalqilya in the northern West...
KYIV, Oct 08 (Reuters/AP): A blast on the strategic road-and-rail bridge linking Russia and the Crimea peninsula on Saturday brought down sections of road taking traffic in one direction, prompting gleeful messages from Ukrainian officials but no direct claim of...
During the weekend on Friday and Saturday when consumers expect an uninterrupted power supply against a lower electricity demand they had no luck this time, reports UNB.Power cuts on Friday were like a usual working day when demand for electricity...
WASHINGTON, Oct 8 (AFP): The International Monetary Fund's board on Friday approved a new loan tranche of $3.8 billion to debt-plagued Argentina, the crisis lender said in a statement.The decision, approved by the IMF's technical teams in September, was taken...
BEIJING, Oct 8 (AP): China on Saturday criticized the latest U.S. decision to tighten export controls that would make it harder for China to obtain and manufacture advanced computing chips, calling it a violation of international economic and trade rules...
Chief Election Commi-ssioner Kazi Habibul Awal on Saturday asked deputy commissioners and superintendents of police to be aware of their duties to deal with any intimidation in the next general elections expected to be held late next year or in...
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