OUR CORRESPONDENT | 2022-09-09 00:00:00
SYLHET, Sept 8: Defying a ban, slow-moving three-wheelers continue to ply the highways in Sylhet region. These small vehicles are plying Dhaka-Sylhet, Sylhet-Tamabil and Sylhet-Sunamganj highways round the clock, causing disruption to the movement of speedy and heavy vehicles such...
PARIS, Sept 08 (AFP): The summer of 2022 was the hottest in Europe's recorded history, with the continent suffering blistering heatwaves and the worst drought in centuries, the European Commission's satellite monitor said on Thursday.The five hottest years on record...
A malaria vaccine with "world-changing" potential has been developed by scientists at the University of Oxford. The team expect it to be rolled out next year after trials showed up to 80% protection against the deadly disease.Crucially, say the scientists,...
PARIS, Sept 08 (AFP): A large study suggested Thursday that artificial sweetener could be associated with a higher risk of heart disease, however experts urged caution about the findings.Sweeteners are consumed by millions every day in products like diet soda,...
NEW YORK, Sept 08 (BBC): The US has approved nearly $2.7bn (£2.3bn) in new aid for Ukraine including $675m in arms supplies as the country battles Russia's invasion.Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin announced the package at a meeting with dozens of...
NEW YORK, Sept 08 (Reuters): Iran's stock of uranium enriched to up to 60%, close to weapons-grade, has grown to enough, if enriched further, for a nuclear bomb, a report by the United Nations nuclear watchdog showed on Wednesday.Passing that...
UNITED NATIONS, Sept 08 (AFP): A United Nations report published Thursday argues that an unprecedented array of crises, chiefly among them Covid-19, has set human progress back five years and fueled a global wave of uncertainty.The UN Development Program (UNDP)...
Shihab Sarkar | 2022-09-09 00:00:00
Many a person may have passed through the experience. It has bookworms browsing through second-hand books stacked neatly or laid out on a raised wooden platform. Lots of readers visit these old-book corners frequently. They are passionate readers. These readers...
Social media has become one of the largest platforms today, even bigger than electronic and print media. It has no limitations and you do not need to take permission from any authorities to disclose any kind of information, story, etc....
World Literacy Day, celebrated on September 8 every year, highlights the importance and value of literacy. Literacy can also be a cause for celebration on the day because the global literacy rate for all people aged 15 and above is...
Bangladesh is one of the most disaster-prone countries in the world. In coastal areas, deadly cyclones accompanied with tidal surges are a regular phenomenon. Every time, a powerful cyclone hits the country, the Sundarbans appears as our saviour by taking...
Zahid Huq | 2022-09-09 00:00:00
No amount of criticism /opposition can deter the government from patronising the private rental power plants. The extension of power-purchase contracts for two more years with four such plants at the meeting of the cabinet committee on government purchase would...
Nilratan Halder | 2022-09-09 00:00:00
With the publication of the gazette notification for the 20-year (2016-2035) Detailed Area Plan (DAP), Dhaka city stands a chance---perhaps for the last time---to leave behind its infamous tag of a most unliveable city at the top of the global...
Slow progress in relocating the hazardous chemical and plastic factories from the old part of Dhaka city appears to indicate that the project is stuck in a lack of urgency that kickstarted it years ago. First, it was the horrifying...
Imtiaz A. Hussain | 2022-09-09 00:00:00
Bangladesh's 'graduation' stride can be gleaned from SDG reports. That these are typically mixed indicate the relevant growth variables to be in motion. That they inflict costs elsewhere appears to be in their strides.In casting SDG-specific performances against overall SDG...
RAB nabs death row convict from AshuliaRapid Action Battalion (RAB) personnel arrested an absconding death convict -- Uzzal Pramanik -- from Ashulia area in Dhaka on Tuesday night for allegedly killing his wife. Uzzal strangulated his wife for not getting...
FE REPORT | 2022-09-08 00:00:00
The High Court on Wednesday questioned the legality of two legal provisions which have made mandatory for the autonomous, semi-autonomous and statutory government agencies to refund the surplus funds to the government exchequer. The court issued a rule asking the...
FE REPORT | 2022-09-08 00:00:00
Justice Syed Amirul Islam, a former judge of the High Court Division of the Supreme Court passed away while undergoing treatment at a city hospital around 11:45 am on Wednesday. He was 86. Chief Justice Hasan Foez Siddique expressed deep...
Pakistan's Mohammad Nawaz delivers a ball during the Asia Cup Twenty20 international cricket Super Four match against Afghanistan at the Sharjah Cricket Stadium in Sharjah on Wednesday. Batting first, Afghans scored 129 for six wickets — AFP
The National Committee to Protect Shipping, Roads and Railways (NCPSRR) has urged the government to reduce the fare of metro rail by 50 per cent, reports UNB.President of the organization Md. Shahid Mia and General Secretary Ashis Kumar Dey issued...
NAZIMUDDIN SHYAMOL | 2022-09-08 00:00:00
CHATTOGRAM, Sept 06: Uncertainty has gripped a project meant for installing the second unit of the state-owned Eastern Refinery Limited (ERL) due to delaying tactics.The project to build the second unit of the ERL in order to increase the refining...
Public enthusiasm for a trip through the Padma Bridge has ebbed two months after its opening, but the ban on motorcycles is unlikely to go anytime soon, according to Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader, reports bdnews24.com.In a discussion...
Bangladesh and India have signed the first contract under $500 Line of Credit (LoC) which India finds an "important first step" in strengthening defence cooperation between the two countries, reports UNB."I think the first contract under the defence Line of...
FE REPORT | 2022-09-08 00:00:00
Bangladesh raises the retail rates of liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) for September although this fuel prices on the international market decreased, thus further inflating households' rising expenses.Bangladesh Energy Regulatory Commission (BERC) Wednesday announced the hike in prices of the cooking...
FE REPORT | 2022-09-08 00:00:00
A technical team led by the DNCRP is set to visit the leading FMCG companies as prices of many personal-care items and toiletries witnessed 25-50-per cent increase in recent months, said officials.The team, comprising representatives of the Directorate of National...
Federation of Bangladesh Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FBCCI) and the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) sign a memorandum of understanding in presence of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina at ITC Maurya hotel in New Delhi on Wednesday — PID
Stocks gain steam, as major sectors soar Stocks notched sharp gains on Wednesday, with turnover surpassing Tk 22 billion mark again, as the investors continued their buying spree amif high optimism, buoyed by regulatory measures. The market opened higher and...
This is a multi-storey steel structure with tin walls around it spotted at Alambagh in Dhaka's Postogola area on Wednesday. A good number of people live there, risking their lives. In the worst case scenario, if an electric short-circuit occurs,...
About 11 proposals including contract extension of four rental power plants and import of 200,000 tonnes of rice from Myanmar received the nod of the Cabinet Committee on Government Purchase (CCGP) on Wednesday, reports UNB.Agriculture Minister Mohammad Abdur Razzaque presided...
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