NORWICH, Aug 26 (AFP): Some back Liz Truss to be the next leader of Britain's ruling Conservative party while others favour Rishi Sunak. But in the background, some Tory activists regret that Prime Minister Boris Johnson is leaving so soon,...
NEW DELHI, Aug 26 (BBC): Police in India have arrested two men in connection with the murder of politician and former TikTok star Sonali Phogat.The arrests came on Thursday evening after a post-mortem revealed "multiple blunt force injuries" on her...
NEW DELHI, Aug 26 (Reuters): A veteran leader of India's main opposition Congress party quit on Friday, issuing a scathing resignation letter in which he blamed the scion of the influential Gandhi family for the decline of the party that...
KYIV, Aug 26 (AFP/TASS): Washington on Thursday warned Russia against diverting energy from a nuclear plant, Kyiv says, was cut off from its grid, as calls for an independent inspection of the facility mount.Ukraine's Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant is under occupation...
NEW YORK, Aug 26 (AFP): Serena Williams will face Danka Kovinic of Montenegro in her first round match at the US Open on Monday following the draw for the tournament.Williams, the 23-time Grand Slam title winner who has hinted she...
MANCHESTER, United Kingdom, Aug 26 (AFP): Ben Stokes was on the verge of a first century since being appointed England's full-time captain as the hosts established a commanding advantage over South Africa in the second Test at Old Trafford on...
SAITAMA, Japan, Aug 26 (AFP): Goalkeeper Shusaku Nishikawa was the hero as Japan's Urawa Red Diamonds beat stubborn Jeonbuk Motors of South Korea 3-1 on penalties to reach the final of the Asian Champions League on Thursday.Nishikawa was mobbed by...
After Shaheen Shah Afridi's withdrawal due to a knee injury, Pakistan have been dealt another scare ahead of their Asia Cup opener against India on August 28, with fast bowler Mohammad Wasim pulling up with back pain during training in...
Real Madrid striker Karim Benzema was named UEFA Player of the Year and Carlo Ancelotti took the coaching honours after they led the club to a record-extending 14th Champions League title last season, reports Reuters.Benzema was in red-hot form, scoring...
DUBAI, Aug 26 (AFP): Sri Lanka skipper Dasun Shanaka on Friday said victory in the Asia Cup would lift the spirits of fans in the cricket-crazy island nation as it struggles through its worst economic crisis.The six-nation Twenty20 tournament will...
Sridharan Sriram said he has clarity about his role with the Bangladesh squad after the former India all-rounder was effectively put in charge of the Twenty20 squad until the end of the World Cup in Australia this year, reports Reuters.After...
The Asia Cup 2022 kicks off today (Saturday) with a match between Sri Lanka and Afghanistan in the UAE. Defending champions India will kick-start their campaign with a match against arch-rivals Pakistan tomorrow (Sunday), report agencies. The continental event was...
Mohammad Kazi Mamun | 2022-08-27 00:00:00
I am so happy that I'm alive… in one piece and short. I am in a world of shit, yes …but I'm alive. (Full Metal Jacket, Stanley Kubrick) Few days ago, I sank in the deep sea of a book...
Nilratan Halder | 2022-08-27 00:00:00
The nation observes the anniversary of death of the country's national poet Kazi Nazrul Islam today (Saturday). Apparently there is nothing wrong with this statement. But does the nation do so? Are there the arrangements at the grassroots level and...
Every individual has linguistic rights. Everyone has the right to choose one's language or languages for communication both within private and public spheres. Though international law ensures that linguistic minorities can use their own languages in their community, trouble in...
One cannot drive on the road without a driving licence. So, procuring the licence is a prerequisite for any driver. According to my own personal experiences, this is, however, a painstaking process. Getting a driving licence is tough in Bangladesh...
The Asia Cup 2022 is beginning today, hosted by Sri Lanka in the UAE. It returns to the T20 format this year and a total of six teams -- India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Afghanistan and Hong Kong -- are...
Tanim Asjad | 2022-08-27 00:00:00
The price spiral is hurting low- and fixed-income groups of people more while the middle class is also in trouble. Those in the high-income bracket do not feel the pinch though they are mildly affected due to a sharp rise...
Syed Fattahul Alim | 2022-08-27 00:00:00
Although there has been no letup so far in the rise in the cost of about everything that people of this country need to survive, there seems to be a respite at least in the skyrocketing price of egg. Indeed,...
Soybean oil price has reportedly taken a fresh jump following yet another upward adjustment of the price of this essential item according to an announcement made by the Bangladesh Vegetable Refiners' and Vanaspati Manufacturers' Association (BVORVMA) on Tuesday. Under this...
Mohammad Abu Yusuf | 2022-08-27 00:00:00
The concept of supply by Residents and Non-Residents as enshrined in Section 17 of the Value Added Tax and Supplementary Duty Act, 2012 (henceforth called VAT and SD Act) is new to Bangladesh VAT system. The Value Added Tax 1991...
Tareq Ahmed Robin | 2022-08-27 00:00:00
An already fragile energy supply chain during the pandemic and the Russia-Ukraine war have shown us what the world may look like if an energy war gets unleashed. Like many countries worldwide, the persistent energy crisis in the country has...
If delivered, the 17 sustainable development goals (SDGs) may serve as a truer barometer of Bangladesh's 'graduation' to a 'developing' country by 2026 than the three CDP (Committee for Development Policy) requirements. It would clinch evidence of the country advancing...
The United States is working to "significantly increase" resettlement of Rohingya refugees, including from Bangladesh, Secretary of State Antony Blinken has said, reports bdnews24.com. He made the announcement in a statement to mark five years of a Myanmar military operation...
ISLAMABAD, Aug 25 (Reuters): A Pakistani court on Thursday extended former Prime Minister Imran Khan's pre-arrest bail for one week in a terrorism case over a speech, his lawyer said, shortly after the former premier appeared in court in person...
MOULVIBAZAR, Aug 25 (UNB): The workers of the country's 167 tea plantations, including 92 in Moulvibazar, continued their indefinite strike for the 16th day Thursday demanding that they are paid Tk 300-a-day wages instead of the current Tk 120.On Thursday...
FE REPORT | 2022-08-26 00:00:00
An Indian joint-venture consultancy firm has been selected as consultant for developing a new broad-gauge railway line on Khulna-Darshana section and conversion of metre gauge line into dual gauge from Parbatipur to Kaunia.Bangladesh Railway (BR) took the two projects under...
Inspector General of Police Benazir Ahmed has received USA visa to join a 2-day United Nations Chiefs of Police Summit (UNCOPS 2022) scheduled from August 31 to September 1, reports UNB.The IGP is included in a 6 -member delegation slated...
FE REPORT | 2022-08-26 00:00:00
Health and Family Welfare Minister Zahid Maleque on Thursday said medicine stores would remain out of the purview of the government's ongoing power-saving moves - taken in the wake of energy crisis.The minister made the statement a day after Dhaka...
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