Biman Bangladesh Air-lines started operating flights on Dhaka-Guangzhou-Dhaka route from Thursday morning, reports UNB.State Minister for Civil Aviation and Tourism Md Mahbub Ali inaugurated the flights at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in the capital this morning, according to a press...
Oil prices rose on Thursday as robust US fuel consumption data and expected falls in Russian supply later in the year offset concerns that a possible recession in developed economies could undercut demand, reports Reuters. Brent crude futures climbed $1.33,...
43 women entrepreneurs get sewing machinesRANGAMATI, Aug 18: Sewing machines were distributed among women entrepreneurs in Langadu upazila of the hilly district on Thursday. Dipankar Talukder, MP, distributed the sewing machines in a function held at the upazila rest house...
A view of a bamboo market beside the Shitalakhya River in Tarabo area of Rupganj upazila of Narayanganj district on Thursday — Focus Bangla
LAKSHMIPUR, Aug 18 (BSS): Two minor girls drowned in two separate ponds in the upazila of the district on Thursday.The deceased were Faria Akter, 4, hailed from Shaistanagar village in the upazila, and Rizu Akter, 2, an inhabitant at Mohadebpur...
Four persons were killed in separate road accidents in Bogura district on Thursday, reports UNB.Two people were killed and four others injured when a speeding bus hit a CNG-run auto-rickshaw on the Dhaka-Bogura highway in the Hamchayapur area of Bogura's...
MANIKGANJ, Aug 18 (BSS): Banana farming has been playing a vital role in improving the socio-economic condition of people in many areas of the district, bringing smiles on farmers' faces as it makes their fortune.Farmers of Harirampur, Daulatpur and Ghior...
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CHATTOGRAM, Aug 18: Mainul Islam, 29, who allegedly shot his mother to death in the Patiya area in Chattogram, has been arrested by Rapid Action Battalion (RAB-7). The elite force also recovered the arms that was used for killing from...
GAZIPUR, Aug 18 (UNB): A teacher-couple was found dead inside their car in the Borobari area of Gazipur district on Thursday.The deceased were identified as AKM Ziaur Rahman Mamun, the headmaster of Tongi Shaheed Smriti High School, and his wife...
RANGPUR, Aug 18 (BSS): Experts at a technology demonstration function have stressed on adopting the lowest-cost ribbon retting method in rotting jute plants amid water scarcity to get upgraded quality of the fibre with increased yield rate. They viewed this...
NARSINGDI, Aug 18 (BSS): The native fruit varieties are disappearing fast in the district due to adverse impact of climate change, use of agro-chemical in the ground and want of planning on production and marketing of native fruits.Once there were...
Tourists struggle to visit Damtua waterfall in Alikadam upazila of Bandarban district as the stairway towards the hilltop has got damaged. No steps have been taken to repair it. The photo was taken on Thursday — Focus Bangla
The Embassy of the Republic of Indonesia in Dhaka has celebrated the 77th Independence Day of the Republic of Indonesia amid festivities, reports UNB. The day's events began with a flag hoisting ceremony in the morning on the premises of...
RAJSHAHI, Aug 18 (BSS): A female football academy will be established at the Liberation War Memorial Stadium here aimed at generating competent football players among females.The National Sports Council (NSC) will establish the academy with financial assistance of the ministry...
Mushfiqur Rahim, the Bangladesh wicketkeeper-batter, has hit the nets with an ultra-aggressive mindset, preparing for the upcoming Asia Cup, scheduled to start in UAE from August 27, reports Cricbuzz.Mushfiqur, who is making a return to the national T20 setup, last...
Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) president Nazmul Hassan Papon has confidence about the Tigers' success in the upcoming Asia Cup despite the team's vulnerability in the shortest format of the cricket, reports BSS. The Tigers won just two matches in the...
GENEVA, Aug 18 (Arab News): The World Health Organization (WHO) called Wednesday for people infected with monkeypox to avoid exposing animals to the virus following a first reported case of human-to-dog transmission. A first case of human-to-dog transmission of monkeypox...
LVIV (Ukraine), Aug 18 (AP): Turkish and Ukrainian presidents along with UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres have met in Ukraine's Lviv city to address the ongoing Russia-Ukraine conflict.The summit came right after Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and his Ukrainian counterpart...
JERUSALEM, Aug 18 (Reuters): Israeli forces killed a Palestinian in predawn clashes in the occupied West Bank city of Nablus on Thursday, Palestinian medics said. The Israeli army said he was armed and shooting at soldiers; the Palestinians denied this.Witnesses...
WASHINGTON, Aug 18 (AFP): Republican scion Liz Cheney's primary defeat to a hardline Trumpist rival underlines the dramatic shift the party has undergone under the former president as he pulls it away from mainstream conservatism towards the politics of personality.The...
KABUL, Aug 18 (AFP): A blast which ripped through a mosque packed with worshippers in the Afghan capital killed at least 21 people and wounded more than two dozen others, police said Thursday.The number of bombings across Afghanistan has declined...
BEIJING, Aug 18 (AFP): Chinese troops will travel to Russia to take part in joint military drills, Beijing's defence ministry said.Beijing and Moscow have close defence links and China has said it wants to push bilateral relations "to a higher...
writes Imtiaz A. Hussain | 2022-08-19 00:00:00
Are we misinterpreting the U.N. General Assembly's November 2021 decision? Entitled U.N. Resolution A/RES/76/8, it placed Bangladesh on the 'graduation' list towards a 'developing' country by the end of 2026. Economic-tainted tinges have since rippled down our spine. Getting on...
Dangers do not come following a warning. One may experience a situation, where there will be no one around to help one out. To help those who are in emergencies, the authorities of Bangladesh Police, Bangladesh Fire Service and Civil...
The government has recently approved in principle the draft of the Drugs Act, 2022 with harsher punishment for drug-related anomalies and offences. Under the draft law, the punishment for such crimes will reportedly be maximum 10-year jail with a fine...
Zahid Huq | 2022-08-19 00:00:00
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Tuesday last asked the authorities concerned to explore the possibility of importing fuel oils from Russia, a global superpower facing sanctions from another---the USA---following the former's invasion of Ukraine. While presiding over the regular weekly...
Nilratan Halder | 2022-08-19 00:00:00
One cannot say accidents are accidents unless one is a hypocrite. To make such a statement, one has to be dead sure of the inevitability or unavoidability of the dreadful occurrences. Although people in general have become somewhat immune to...
Incidence of malware toxicity is quite high in the telephone companies, quite a few of them being household names. There are 184.45m mobile phone subscribers in the country. Whatever might be the size of ownership or usage a decade later,...
The Guardian Life Insurance Ltd. will soon launch its Guardian Takaful, a life insurance category that is based on Islamic Shariah, says the company in a statement.The statement came following the first Guardian Life Shariah Council meeting held recently at...
FE Youth DeskNotre Dame Nature Study Club is back with the Third Divisional Festival or the Mymensingh Divisional Festival of the 13th National Nature Summit 2022, in partnership with the Department of Environment under the Ministry of Environment, Forest and...
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