NOAKHALI, Aug 10 (UNB): A man was beaten to death by residents in Charafkira union of Naokhali's Companiganj upazila in the early hours on Wednesday on suspicion of being a cattle thief, police said.The identity of the dead could not...
NARAYANGANJ, Aug 10 (UNB): Members of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) have detained two members of a human trafficking gang from Maheshpur border in Jhenaidah while trafficking a 15-year-old girl to India.The detainees are Hasan (18) of Munshiganj and Shamim alias...
BHOLA, Aug 10 (UNB): Eight fishermen have missing as two trawlers capsized in the Bay of Bengal due to strong current triggered by monsoon depression, said Coast Guard.Seven of the missing fishermen are Md Russel (35), Md Mannan (36), Nazrul...
KHAGRACHARI, August 10, (UNB): A pre-primary student of Khabangporiya Government Primary School in Khagrachhari died after the main gate of the school fell on him on Wednesday.The dead is Srabon Dewan (6), son of Pronoy Dewan of Narayan Khaiya Para...
OUR CORRESPONDENT | 2022-08-11 00:00:00
CHATTOGRAM, Aug 10: After being hit by a speeding train, a young man was killed when he was playing guitar sitting on the railway track in Salimpur area of Sitakunda in Chattogram. The tragic incident took place near Katusha Nagar...
Two Rohingya community leaders have been shot dead at a refugee camp in Cox's Bazar's Ukhiya, reports bdnews24.com.The incident occurred around midnight on Tuesday in the Palankhanli Union-15 Jamtali Camp's C-Block, according to Mohammad Shihab Kaisar Khan, a commander of...
Rivers in the coastal south are swelling as a low-pressure system over the Bay of Bengal triggered a tidal surge, report agencies.At least 18 villages have been inundated in Jhalakathi as three rivers flowed five feet above the danger level...
According to a recent global report, nine in ten (90 per cent) children face issues with their school toilet facilities, resulting in anxiety and even absence from school. We must remember that the access to clean and hygienic toilets in...
International migration has a significant role in our economy. A large number of people depend on our migrants' income. They are bringing about a revolutionary change in our socio-economic life, particularly in rural Bangladesh. And the annual number of outbound...
Having a BSTI (Bangladesh Standards and Testing Institute) certification for a particular product should mean that we can use that product without any doubt. However, it is unfortunate that this institution is yet to win such public trust. Rather, many...
Anisur Rahman | 2022-08-11 00:00:00
How easily one can purchase land in a country indicates the level of easiness with which an investment can be made there. We all know that purchase of property in the US, Canada, Australia, Malaysia and other such countries is...
Syed Badrul Ahsan | 2022-08-11 00:00:00
As an incorrigible Bengali, one who enjoys traditional Bengali meals any hour of the day, I am worried about the scarcity of green chilli that goes with my food, indeed with the food of all my fellow citizens in Bangladesh....
Thalassemia, a hereditary blood disorder, is a common health issue in Bangladesh as seven per cent of the population are carrier of this disease. And every year 7,000 newborns with thalassemia are being added to the population, says the Bangladesh...
Mohiuddin Babar | 2022-08-11 00:00:00
With explosive growth of information technology over the decades, there have been revolutionary changes in our habits, learning pursuits, work method and lifestyle greatly impacting our socio cultural and economic fabric. The rapidity and expansiveness of this sector have been...
Shihab Sarkar | 2022-08-09 12:00:00
The orgies of death on rail tracks, at level crossings to be precise, have lately become a part of the regular scenes in this country. Deaths in heart-rending accidents continue to make the air heavy, in a perverse competition of...
Hiroshima, Japan : Graphic on the atomic bombing of Hiroshima in Japan on August 6, 1945, and Nagasaki on August 9 -AFP
MUMBAI, Aug 8 (Reuters): India could scrap a 40% duty on wheat imports and cap the amount of stocks traders can hold to try to dampen record high domestic prices in the world's second-biggest producer, government and trade officials told...
NAZIMUDDIN SHYAMOL | 2022-08-09 00:00:00
CHATTOGRAM, Aug 08: The under-construction sluice gate on Chaktai Canal has turned out to be bane, not boon for the port city traders. Importers, exporters and wholesalers of essentials in Chaktai, Khatunganj and Assadganj areas have been suffering financially since...
An Ansar member is seen taking bribe from the driver of a CNG-run three-wheeler parked in front of icddr,b near Mohakhali intersection on Monday. Though parking vehicles on this stretch of road is strictly prohibited, some of the three-wheeler drivers...
Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) Mayor Atiqul Islam and Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC) Mayor Barrister Sheikh Fazle Noor Taposh have been given the status of minister, reports UNB.Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina approved the new status of the two mayors...
Students from various educational institutions staged demonstrations in the capital's Nilkhet intersection on Monday protesting the latest price hike of fuel oils, reports UNB.The students demanded lowering the prices of fuel to their previous rates within 48 hours, cancelling the...
DINAJPUR, Aug 8 (UNB): Production resumed at Barapukuria Coal Mine on a limited scale Sunday night, ten days before the stipulated time.The Chinese workers resumed the coal production and the full-fledged production will be resumed in a day or two...
Bangladesh is sending expatriate workers to Malaysia after a pause of 45 months, reports bdnews24.com.The first flight carrying at least 53 migrant workers was to take off around 11:30 pm on Monday, said Shahidul Alam, director general of the Bureau...
BAGERHAT, Aug 8 (UNB): The first trial-basis cargo ship meant to carry goods for northeastern India through Bangladesh's internal waterways reached Mongla port from Kolkata with two containers on Monday.Bangladesh flag-bearing cargo vessel MV Rishad Rayhan anchored at jetty-9 of...
FHM HUMAYAN KABIR | 2022-08-09 00:00:00
Amid the government's austerity programmes, the Roads and Highways Department (RHD) has proposed to spend Tk 8.69 billion, Tk 20 million per kilometre, to build drain on a 43km road, insiders said. The RHD has also proposed to use Tk...
FE REPORT | 2022-08-09 00:00:00
The government is expected to fix new launch fares tomorrow (Wednesday) in response to the operators' proposal for doubling the rates amid the latest price hike of fuel oils.A circular is scheduled to be issued in this regard on the...
FE REPORT | 2022-08-09 00:00:00
Bangladesh Road Transport Authority (BRTA) published a new fare chart for various long-distance routes of road transports on Monday, revising upwards the rates due to the latest price hike of fuel oils.The regulatory body published the chart, signed by its...
DOULOT AKTER MALA | 2022-08-09 00:00:00
Bangladesh has finally made the duty-free market-access facility under preferential trade agreement (PTA) effective for Bhutan through a much-awaited official gazette. The customs authority has offered tax waiver on import of 16 Bhutanese products by issuing a statutory regulatory order...
Stocks run out of steam Dhaka bourse closed lower on Monday, extending the losing streak for a second consecutive session as many investors offloaded shares to lock in profits from the last week's bullish run in the market. The fuel...
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