The Saif Powertek 36th National Age-Group Swimming and Diving Competition will begin tomorrow (Saturday) at the Syed Nazrul Islam National Swimming Complex in the city, reports UNB.President of Bangladesh Swimming Federation (BSF) and Chief of Bangladesh Navy Admiral M Nazmul...
PARIS, May 23 (AFP): Rafael Nadal will face world number four Alexander Zverev in a blockbuster first round match at his farewell French Open while women's champion Iga Swiatek and fellow four-time major winner Naomi Osaka are on a second...
CHENNAI, May 23 (PTI): IPL's best power-hitters Travis Head and Abhishek Sharma will face a very different challenge in wily spin twins Yuzvendra Chahal and Ravichandran Ashwin when Sunrisers Hyderabad take on Rajasthan Royals in a high-octane second Qualifier here...
COLOMBO, May 23 (AFP): Sri Lanka's T20 Premier League (LPL) vowed Thursday to press ahead in July despite the arrest of a team's British owner over alleged involvement in match-fixing.The five-team cricket tournament was thrown into doubt after the arrest...
The US cricket team which will co-host the Twenty20 World Cup may be a fitting cross-section of its country as a roster of migrants, a melting pot of nationalities and cultures, reports AP.The 15-man squad includes players born in India,...
Mohammedan Sporting Club's Murshida Khatun Happy and Sobhana Mostary posing after winning the match against Gulshan Youth Club during the Dhaka Premier Division Women's Cricket League at BKSP Ground-3 in Savar on Thursday — BCB
GAZIPUR, May 23 (Agencies): Train communication between Dhaka-Joydebpur route remained suspended for half an hour due to the derailment of two bogies of a train at Dhirasram Rail Station in Gazipur on Thursday morning.Hanif Ali, station master of Joydebpur Railway...
CUMILLA, May 23 (UNB): A Cumilla court sentenced on Thursday a man to death for killing wife in 2018 over family feud.Judge Rozina Khan of Comilla's Additional District and Sessions Judge III Court pronounced the verdict on Thursday afternoon in...
OUR CORRESPONDENT | 2024-05-24 00:00:00
MAGURA, May 23: A boro procurement drive is going on in full swing in the district, giving a boon to Magura farmers.Farmers are enjoying the drive in the district. On the other hand, a reasonable rate is expediting the drive...
OUR CORRESPONDENT | 2024-05-24 00:00:00
SYLHET, May 23. Agriculture Minister Mohammed Abdus Shahid has said that since Bangladesh is one of the countries to be hit and affected badly by the climate change impacts, the academics, researchers and scientists should have coordinated efforts to face...
Sohel Mahamud | 2024-05-24 00:00:00
Soon after its independence in 1971, western communities and foreign development agencies largely wrote off Bangladesh. Food insecurity for roughly 70 million people in a war-torn nation was the reason for labelling the country a "bottomless basket." But the country's...
That the boys are lagging behind girls in the results of board exams in Bangladesh is not a new phenomenon, but the recently published SSC results once again brought this issue into the spotlight. As girls consistently outperforming boys in...
No one seems to have complete control over the market. There is a competition commission, but no real competition exists. Consumer rights are neglected, and while laws are in place, they are not enforced. Inflation has presented a new reality...
Shiabur Rahman | 2024-05-24 00:00:00
Battery-run three-wheelers have been granted permission to ply certain roads in capital Dhaka. They are now allowed to operate on lanes, but not on main roads in the city. Extensive protests by the drivers and owners of the vehicles amid...
Nilratan Halder | 2024-05-24 00:00:00
Senator Bernard, popularly known as Bernie, Sanders' credential as a progressive politician is beyond doubt. Credited to be the longest serving independent in the history of US Congress, he ran for Democratic presidential nomination in 2016 and 2020, each time...
The launch of the National Referral Mechanism (NRM) Framework to protect and assist victims of human trafficking is a commendable initiative. It has been learnt that NRM is a dynamic system that involves a multidisciplinary group of government and non-governmental...
ACCRA, May 23 (BBC): The mother of the Ghanaian toddler officially recognised as the world's youngest male painter has told the BBC of her pride in her son's artistic ability, and hopes he can take the art world by storm.Ace-Liam...
NEW CALEDONIA, May 23 (Reuters): President Emmanuel Macron said on Thursday police reinforcements in New Caledonia would remain as long as required, after arriving in the French-ruled Pacific island trying to end deadly riots triggered by a contested electoral reform.Six...
TAIPEI, May 23 (Reuters): A furious China launched "punishment" drills around Taiwan on Thursday in what it said was a response to "separatist acts", sending up heavily armed warplanes and staging mock attacks as state media denounced newly inaugurated President...
THE HAGUE, May 23 (Reuters/AFP): The International Court of Justice (ICJ) will rule on Friday on South Africa's request to order a halt to Israel's Rafah offensive in Gaza, it said on Thursday.Last week, South Africa had asked the ICJ,...
GENEVA, May 23 (AFP): UN war crimes investigators said Thursday they were tracking the escalating fighting in conflict-torn Myanmar's Rakhine State, and were probing reports that thousands from a persecuted minority had been displaced.The United Nations' Independent Investigative Mechanism for...
RIYADH, May 22 (Arab News): Trade ties between Saudi Arabia and Australia are set to strengthen after the two countries signed an agreement to improve cooperation across multiple sectors. According to a press statement, the memorandum of understanding was inked...
FE REPORT | 2024-05-23 12:00:00
Digital payments in Bangladesh see a fast growth, recording a 25-percent rise during the Ramadan binge, especially defrayed through cards, as decentralised finance flourishes worldwide. According to Visa, a global digital payment platform, nearly 70 per cent of such digital...
FE REPORT | 2024-05-23 00:00:00
Members of the Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) cordoned off a house in the city's Badda area suspecting a bomb-making establishment there on Wednesday night.A bomb-deposal unit was heading towards to the spot until the filing of the report at around...
A candidate for Raipura Upazila vice-chairman has been killed in a clash with a rival and their supporters in Narsingdi.The incident occurred when the two sides came face to face while canvassing for votes in a remote river island area...
LONDON, May 22 (Reuters): British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak looked set on Wednesday to call an election for July 4, with a statement expected after ministers cancelled events and either curtailed or delayed foreign trips to attend a government meeting.For...
NAZIMUDDIN SHYAMOL | 2024-05-23 00:00:00
CHATTOGRAM, May 22: The Chittagong Port Authority (CPA) is going to set nets at the canal mouths in a bid to prevent entry of garbage into the Karnaphuli river for keeping its water free from pollution.CPA Chairman Rear Admiral Mohammad...
FE REPORT | 2024-05-23 00:00:00
The country's small and medium entrepreneurs should focus more on enhancing digital literacy, skills development and innovation for achieving their desired growth, speakers told a seminar on Wednesday.They suggested that the entrepreneurs update themselves with new frontier technologies to cope...
REZAUL KARIM | 2024-05-23 00:00:00
To bring the country's fast-growing e-commerce sector under a legal framework, the commerce ministry has drafted a law with provisions for punitive measures against fraud and deceptions.The draft on the proposed Digital Commerce Authority Act (DCAA) is scheduled to be...
TEHRAN, May 22 (AFP): Tens of thousands of Iranians flocked to the streets of Tehran Wednesday to join the funeral processions of president Ebrahim Raisi and his entourage, who died in a helicopter crash on Sunday.In the centre of the...
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