Dhaka University Vice-Chancellor Prof Dr Md Akhtaruzzaman inaugurating the "Intra- Divisional Football Competition 2022-23" at the central playground of the university on Wednesday
Bangladesh's fastest man Imranur Rahman finished 6th in the men's 100-metre sprint of the 5th Islamic Solidarity Games held in Turkish city Konya on Wednesday, reports UNB.He was placed 6th in the eight-men finals with a timing of 10.02 seconds.He...
GENEVA, Aug 10 (AP): The World Cup in Qatar could start one day earlier than scheduled with FIFA looking at a plan to let the host nation play Ecuador on November 20, a person familiar with the proposal told The...
TORONTO, Canada, Aug 10 (AFP): Serena Williams, a 23-time Grand Slam champion and iconic tennis superstar for a generation, said Tuesday that "the countdown has begun" to her retirement from the sport.The 40-year-old American wrote a cover essay for Vogue...
HARARE, Aug 10 (AFP): Sikandar Raza's golden run ended with a golden duck as his Zimbabwe side lost by 105 runs to Bangladesh on Wednesday in the third one-day international in Harare.An unbeaten 85 by Afif Hossain lifted Bangladesh to...
SEOUL, Aug 10 (AP): Heavy rains drenched South Korea's capital region, turning the streets of Seoul's affluent Gangnam district into a river, leaving submerged vehicles and overwhelming public transport systems. At least seven people were killed and six others were...
TOKYO, Aug 10 (AP): Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida reshuffled his Cabinet on Wednesday in an apparent bid to distance his administration from the conservative Unification Church, whose ties to the assassinated leader Shinzo Abe and senior ruling party leadership...
WASHINGTON, Aug 10 (AP): Former President Donald Trump was set to be questioned under oath Wednesday in the New York attorney general's long-running civil investigation into his dealings as a real estate mogul, he confirmed in a post on his...
BEIJING, Aug 10 (AP): China on Wednesday reaffirmed its threat to use military force to bring self-governing Taiwan under its control, amid threatening Chinese military exercises that have raised tensions between the sides to their highest level in years.The statement...
KYIV, Aug 10 (AFP/BBC): Thirteen civilians were killed by Russian strikes in the Dnipropetrovsk region in central Ukraine, the local governor said on Wednesday."It was a terrible night. 11 people were killed," Valentin Reznichenko wrote on Telegram.He added in a...
NABLUS, Aug 10 (AFP): Israeli forces killed four people Tuesday in the occupied West Bank, the Palestinian health ministry said, including two teens and a man Israel said was a senior militant commander.The latest violence comes two days after a...
NOAKHALI, Aug 10 (UNB): A man was beaten to death by residents in Charafkira union of Naokhali's Companiganj upazila in the early hours on Wednesday on suspicion of being a cattle thief, police said.The identity of the dead could not...
NARAYANGANJ, Aug 10 (UNB): Members of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) have detained two members of a human trafficking gang from Maheshpur border in Jhenaidah while trafficking a 15-year-old girl to India.The detainees are Hasan (18) of Munshiganj and Shamim alias...
BHOLA, Aug 10 (UNB): Eight fishermen have missing as two trawlers capsized in the Bay of Bengal due to strong current triggered by monsoon depression, said Coast Guard.Seven of the missing fishermen are Md Russel (35), Md Mannan (36), Nazrul...
KHAGRACHARI, August 10, (UNB): A pre-primary student of Khabangporiya Government Primary School in Khagrachhari died after the main gate of the school fell on him on Wednesday.The dead is Srabon Dewan (6), son of Pronoy Dewan of Narayan Khaiya Para...
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CHATTOGRAM, Aug 10: After being hit by a speeding train, a young man was killed when he was playing guitar sitting on the railway track in Salimpur area of Sitakunda in Chattogram. The tragic incident took place near Katusha Nagar...
Two Rohingya community leaders have been shot dead at a refugee camp in Cox's Bazar's Ukhiya, reports bdnews24.com.The incident occurred around midnight on Tuesday in the Palankhanli Union-15 Jamtali Camp's C-Block, according to Mohammad Shihab Kaisar Khan, a commander of...
Rivers in the coastal south are swelling as a low-pressure system over the Bay of Bengal triggered a tidal surge, report agencies.At least 18 villages have been inundated in Jhalakathi as three rivers flowed five feet above the danger level...
According to a recent global report, nine in ten (90 per cent) children face issues with their school toilet facilities, resulting in anxiety and even absence from school. We must remember that the access to clean and hygienic toilets in...
International migration has a significant role in our economy. A large number of people depend on our migrants' income. They are bringing about a revolutionary change in our socio-economic life, particularly in rural Bangladesh. And the annual number of outbound...
Having a BSTI (Bangladesh Standards and Testing Institute) certification for a particular product should mean that we can use that product without any doubt. However, it is unfortunate that this institution is yet to win such public trust. Rather, many...
Anisur Rahman | 2022-08-11 00:00:00
How easily one can purchase land in a country indicates the level of easiness with which an investment can be made there. We all know that purchase of property in the US, Canada, Australia, Malaysia and other such countries is...
Syed Badrul Ahsan | 2022-08-11 00:00:00
As an incorrigible Bengali, one who enjoys traditional Bengali meals any hour of the day, I am worried about the scarcity of green chilli that goes with my food, indeed with the food of all my fellow citizens in Bangladesh....
Thalassemia, a hereditary blood disorder, is a common health issue in Bangladesh as seven per cent of the population are carrier of this disease. And every year 7,000 newborns with thalassemia are being added to the population, says the Bangladesh...
Mohiuddin Babar | 2022-08-11 00:00:00
With explosive growth of information technology over the decades, there have been revolutionary changes in our habits, learning pursuits, work method and lifestyle greatly impacting our socio cultural and economic fabric. The rapidity and expansiveness of this sector have been...
Shihab Sarkar | 2022-08-09 12:00:00
The orgies of death on rail tracks, at level crossings to be precise, have lately become a part of the regular scenes in this country. Deaths in heart-rending accidents continue to make the air heavy, in a perverse competition of...
Hiroshima, Japan : Graphic on the atomic bombing of Hiroshima in Japan on August 6, 1945, and Nagasaki on August 9 -AFP
MUMBAI, Aug 8 (Reuters): India could scrap a 40% duty on wheat imports and cap the amount of stocks traders can hold to try to dampen record high domestic prices in the world's second-biggest producer, government and trade officials told...
NAZIMUDDIN SHYAMOL | 2022-08-09 00:00:00
CHATTOGRAM, Aug 08: The under-construction sluice gate on Chaktai Canal has turned out to be bane, not boon for the port city traders. Importers, exporters and wholesalers of essentials in Chaktai, Khatunganj and Assadganj areas have been suffering financially since...
An Ansar member is seen taking bribe from the driver of a CNG-run three-wheeler parked in front of icddr,b near Mohakhali intersection on Monday. Though parking vehicles on this stretch of road is strictly prohibited, some of the three-wheeler drivers...
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