TUBAS, Aug 19 (Reuters): A Palestinian man died of his wounds on Friday after Israeli forces shot him, the Palestinian Health Ministry said, during what Israel's military said was an early morning raid against suspected militants in the occupied West...
BANGKOK, Aug 19 (AP/BBC): China's response to US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's visit to Taiwan was anything but subtle - dispatching warships and military aircraft to all sides of the self-governing island democracy, and firing ballistic missiles into the waters...
Sonjoy Ghosh | 2022-08-20 00:00:00
It will definitely be very difficult for someone to say whether he or she has ever seen any nest of birds on the branches of Eucalyptus, Acacia, Mahogany, Raintree and Shishu. These exotic hardwood species which absorb huge water have...
Nilratan Halder | 2022-08-20 00:00:00
What a contrasting weather Dhaka, one of the world's top unliveable cities, is now going through! Scorching heat today, tomorrow the sky is overcast with clouds and even there may be drizzles. Or, it can happen within a day or...
Matiur Rahman | 2022-08-20 00:00:00
The US dollar is the most potent currency in the world today and is the world's leading reserve currency. About 90 per cent of the world's total economic transactions are conducted through US dollars. According to estimates, there is currently...
Every year more cases of anxiety and depression are reported in children and adolescents across the world. According to the Anxiety and Depression Association of America, one in eight teenagers suffers from anxiety. Although treatments for anxiety and depression are...
Natural calamities can occur any time and cause a national crisis. For a densely populated country like Bangladesh, such disasters may be catastrophic unless we are prepared. When we will have better preparations and trained people in place, we will...
Battery-run three-wheelers are a cheap form of public transport, commonly used in both urban and rural areas of Bangladesh. According to a gross estimate, more than 1.0 million battery-run rickshaws and easy bikes are plying across the country. They are,...
Tanim Asjad | 2022-08-20 00:00:00
Over the years, many people in this county have habitually done almost everything casually. A casual attitude is quite visible in their personal lives or professional works. Though most of them are aware of the negative side of casualness, for...
Syed Fattahul Alim | 2022-08-20 00:00:00
How is Bangladesh's economy faring recently? The rampant inflation, essential commodities price spiral and especially, the declining foreign exchange reserve situation has caused a lot of anxiety among economists as well as others concerned within and outside the government. The...
Going by the UN Development Programme (UNDP)'s rankings in terms of its Human Development Index (HDI), Bangladesh's performance has been demonstrating a steady progress over the last decade. As a corollary of this positive HDIs, the status of maternal and...
LONDON, Aug 18 (AFP): Sarel Erwee guided South Africa to within sight of a first-innings lead in the first Test against England at Lord's on Thursday.Erwee's 60 not out was the cornerstone of the Proteas' 158-2 at tea on the...
NEW DELHI, Aug 18 (Reuters): India's home ministry said on Wednesday that Rohingya refugees in the capital New Delhi would be held at a detention centre and then deported, contradicting a minister's earlier statement promising flats and security to members...
NAZIMUDDIN SHYAMOL | 2022-08-19 00:00:00
CHATTOGRAM, Aug 18: The Patenga Container Terminal (PCT) of Chittagong Port Authority (CPA) could not kick off its operational activities one month after implementation of the project as the authority concerned has not yet selected an operator. Started five years...
FE REPORT | 2022-08-19 00:00:00
The apex court rules that the High Court cannot assume the power and jurisdiction of a particular authority conferred by a specific law or statute in exercising power under article 102 of the Constitution.A three-member bench of the Appellate Division...
FE REPORTTea workers continued agitation for the sixth consecutive day on Thursday, threatening to wage a tougher movement if their demand for wage hike isn't met in the next two days."No decision was made at the tripartite meeting last night...
A group of day-labourers wait for employers to come and hire them for work in Azimpur area of Dhaka on Thursday. Some of them say the rise in prices of construction materials followed by fuel-price hike has shrunk their job...
China Gezhouba Group Corporation, a contractor of Dhaka Bus Rapid Transit project, appointed Zulfikar Ali Shah as the safety engineer in 2021. His duty was to ensure safety on the site from Shahjalal International Airport to Azampur in Uttara, reports...
FE REPORT | 2022-08-19 00:00:00
The government of China will have no objection to any action likely to be taken against the Chinese company if the inquiry committee finds it is guilty of the tragic accident in the BRT project at Uttara in the city....
YASIR WARDAD | 2022-08-19 00:00:00
Sugar prices have shot up to Tk 95-110 a kg in the retail markets, marking a fresh hike in the last two days amid rocketing import costs.The price of sugar witnessed a hike of Tk 10-15 a kg in the...
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Thursday came down heavily on a section of Hindus who try to imply that they are in very bad shape in Bangladesh, reports UNB."I want to say one thing with grave regret that whenever any...
Jubair Hasan | 2022-08-19 00:00:00
Bangladesh's international trade through land-border ports surges, giving much-needed impetus to the economy, officials say, at a time of global supply-chain problems and dollar dearth.Different countries, nowadays, are opting for inventing newer ways of trade, like barter, currency swaps and...
Ten cos grab 37pc market cap of DSETen largest listed companies by market value accounted for 37 per cent of the total market capitalisation of Dhaka Stock Exchange as of Wednesday despite price erosion of their stock. The total market...
M AZIZUR RAHMAN | 2022-08-19 00:00:00
Bangladesh may miss the benefit of importing 'cheap' Russian oil for now as the country's contracts with global suppliers of petroleum products stand in the way till this yearend.The state-run Bangladesh Petroleum Corporation (BPC) ought to continue importing oils until...
Monira MunniThe government has undertaken an eight-point time-bound strategic action plan on intellectual property rights (IPR), recommending lobbying for extension of TRIPS transition period, among others, officials said.The action plan that identifies a number of post-graduation challenges also suggested conducting...
MIR MOSTAFIZUR RAHAMAN | 2022-08-19 00:00:00
Bangladesh will highlight the pending Teesta water-sharing deal along with maximum utilisation of the Ganges water in the upcoming meeting of the Joint River Commission (JRC), scheduled to be held in Delhi, India, on August 25.Bangladesh is set to discuss...
Bangladesh, including its capital Dhaka, is experiencing high temperatures as a mild heatwave sweeps across the nation. A low-pressure system has also developed in the Bay of Bengal, causing seaports to hoist cautionary signal No. 3, reports bdnws24.com.The highest temperature...
Siddique Islam | 2022-08-19 00:00:00
The central bank now serves show-cause notices to top executives of six banks for their alleged involvement in fuelling volatility on the forex market through 'unethical' exchange gains, locking their profits.Officials say that, with the proceedings pending, the scheduled banks...
Post and Telecommunication Minister Mostafa Jabbar on Thursday said the motive of killing Bangabandhu along with his family was to destroy the state of Bangladesh by thwarting its progress, reports BSS."The motive of killing Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman and his...
Bangladesh Khelafat Chhatra Majlish formed a human chain in front of the National Press Club in the city on Thursday demanding release of Bangladesh Khelafat Majlish leader Mohammad Mamunul Haque along with other leaders immediately —- Focus Bangla
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