UN to end travel ban exemptions for Taliban officialsUNITED NATIONS, Aug 20: The United Nations is set to end travel ban exemptions for 13 Taliban officials Friday, pending any deal by Security Council members on a possible extension, diplomats told...
MOGADISHU, Aug 20 (Reuters): At least 12 people have been killed in Somalia's capital Mogadishu after al Qaeda-linked militants attacked a hotel, seizing hostages that authorities were battling to free nearly 20 hours later, an intelligence officer said on Saturday.The...
AL-BAB (Syria), Aug 20 (AFP): At least 21 civilians including children were killed Friday in separate bombardments in the latest flare-up of violence along Syria's northern border with Turkey, Kurdish authorities and a war monitor said.The bloodshed comes against a...
ISTANBUL, Aug 20 (Reuters): UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said on Saturday that governments and the private sector should cooperate to bring Russian food and fertilizers as well as Ukrainian grain to world markets under a deal agreed last month."The other...
KYIV, Aug 20 (Reuters): A Russian missile hit a residential area of a southern Ukrainian town not far from a nuclear power station on Saturday, wounding 12 civilians and heightening fears of a nuclear accident during the war in Ukraine,...
TAIPEI, Aug 20 (Reuters): Taiwan's defence ministry said 17 Chinese aircraft and five Chinese ships were detected operating around Taiwan on Saturday as Beijing continued military activities near the island.It said this included four aircraft that crossed the Taiwan Strait's...
TAIPEI, Aug 20 (Reuters): Taiwan's defence ministry said 17 Chinese aircraft and five Chinese ships were detected operating around Taiwan on Saturday as Beijing continued military activities near the island.It said this included four aircraft that crossed the Taiwan Strait's...
Military-ruled Myanmar plans to import Russian gasoline and fuel oil to ease supply concerns and rising prices, a junta spokesperson said, the latest developing country to do so amid a global energy crisis, reports Reuters.The Southeast Asian country has maintained...
India slashed its purchases of Russian crude in July for the first time since March this year in the face of cheaper Saudi oil, Reuters reported.Oil shipments to India averaged 877,400 barrels per day from Russia last month. That's about...
NEW YORK (Reuters): Oil prices steadied on Friday, but fell for the week on a stronger U.S. dollar and fears that an economic slowdown would weaken crude demand.Brent crude futures settled at $96.72 a barrel, gaining 13 cents. U.S. West...
LONDON, Aug 20 (AFP): P&O Ferries will not face criminal charges over its abrupt sacking of nearly 800 workers earlier this year, the UK government's Insolvency Service has said following a months-long probe.The Dubai-owned company drew widespread condemnation after telling...
WASHINGTON, Aug 20 (Reuters): Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg has urged the 10 largest US airlines to do more to help stranded and delayed passengers, calling the level of disruption travelers have faced this summer as "unacceptable."Buttigieg, who has faced pressure...
Gold demand in India improved this week as a drop in domestic prices to a more than two-week low allowed dealers to reduce discounts, while volumes were sombre in other Asian centres, reports Reuters.Local gold prices in India fell to...
Indian rates for rice exports rose this week as lower planting fuelled concerns over supplies from the new season, while Vietnamese prices and quality of the grain lagged peers, report agencies.Top exporter India's 5% broken parboiled variety was quoted at...
Crane operator electrocuted in BoguraBOGURA, Aug 20: A crane operator was electrocuted and his helper sustained injuries while installing an electric pole in the Khamarbari area of Bogura's Adamdighi upazila on Friday. The deceased was identified as Nazim Uddin, 36,...
RAJSHAHI, Aug 20 (BSS): Three more owners of consumer shops were fined Taka 11,000 as they were found selling the consumer goods at an exorbitant price here on Saturday.A team of the Department of National Consumers Right Protection (DNCRP) conducted...
RANGPUR, Aug 20 (BSS): Farmers are happy getting excellent yield of summer vegetables with lucrative market price as its harvest continues in full swing in Rangpur agriculture region. Officials of the Department of Agricultural Extension (DAE) said all varieties of...
JHALAKATHI, Aug 20 (UNB): A couple was killed and three other members of their family were injured when an air-conditioner exploded at a house at Chander Bari in Rajapur upazila of Jhalakathi district early Saturday.The deceased were identified as Forkan...
An indigenous man busy weaving a Shital Pati, a traditional handcrafted mat. The photo was taken from Tuisha Para of Bandarban district — Focus Bangla
CUMILLA, Aug 20 (UNB): Three members of a family including a child were electrocuted in Muradnagar upazila of Cumilla on Saturday.The deceased were identified as Hosne Ara Begum, 60, her son Tara Mia, 30, and her grandson Rifat Hossain, 8,...
CHATTOGRAM, Aug 20 (UNB): Two siblings who went missing on their way to a local mosque for Asr prayers were found dead in a pond in Rangunia upazila of Chattogram on Friday night.The deceased were identified as Mohammad Hasan, 10,...
SYLHET, Aug 20 (bdnews24.com): A man has injured his wife and mother-in-law with a knife before taking it to his own throat in a suicide attempt in Sylhet, police say.The incident occurred around 7:30 pm on Friday in the city's...
JHENAIDAH, Aug 20 (UNB): Already hit hard by a drought-like situation in the district and hike in fertiliser price, farmers of Jhenaidah this time have been facing the recent fuel price hike and power crisis in the country.Farmers say their...
OUR CORRESPONDENT | 2022-08-21 00:00:00
COX'S BAZAR, Aug 20: More than 500 structures along the Cox's Bazar beach are at risk of disappearing due to continued erosion. Sea often remains rough and strong waves frequently hit the sandy beach at high tide. Severe erosion has...
Muhammad Mahmood | 2022-08-21 00:00:00
The rule based international order emerged in the early 1990s under the shadow of the liberal international order, a term widely used during the cold war period to describe the order that liberal democratic ( read Western countries) states created...
Launch is one of the main public transports in Bangladesh. However, carrying more passengers than the capacity of a launch is a threat to the lives of people. Four launches used to leave for Dhaka every morning from Naria, Shariatpur....
Star Bangladeshi cricketer Shakib Al Hasan had gone through another controversy. His contract with the Betwinner News, a sister concern of betting house Betwinner sparked a controversy this time. It is a pathetic thing for the cricket lovers, sad thing...
101 students committed suicide in 2021 in the universities and higher educational institutions of the country. Social and voluntary organization, Aachol Foundation, has given such information. Research shows that 61 per cent of suicide victims are students of public universities....
Shihab Sarkar | 2022-08-21 00:00:00
In a country, where women are always under watch to ensure they keep 'modesty' and abide by 'social diktats', the seven-summit conqueror Wasfia Nazreen has emerged as a pure rebel. Few have doubts that the39-year-old has become a trailblazer to...
Asjadul Kibria | 2022-08-21 00:00:00
One of the main downsides of Bangladesh's economy is the low level of foreign direct investment (FDI). Various favourable policies and measures promise to attract a higher amount of FDI. Nevertheless, the annual inflow of investment capital is still low...
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