A Dhaka court has placed three accused, including key suspect Sumon Shikder Musa, on remand in a case lodged over the murder of Awami League leader Jahidul Islam Tipu and college student Samia Afrin Prity in the city's Shahjahanpur area...
The information and research sub-committee of Bangladesh Awami League (AL) will organise a national seminar on 'Padma Bridge' in the city today (Saturday), reports BSS.The seminar will be held at Cirdap auditorium at 10.30 am, an AL press release said.Jatiya...
The Awami League-led 14-party alliance will hold a rally in the capital today (Saturday) to protest the 'indecent remarks and death threat against Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina', reports UNB The rally will start at 3pm in front of the AL...
The Armed Police Battalion (APBn) have recovered an assault rifle and a large cache of ammunition from a Rohingya refugee camp in Cox's Bazar's Ukhiya, reports bdnews24.com.In a separate operation, four firearms and ammunition were recovered from another Rohingya camp...
ARTICLE 19, the UK-based human rights organization with an emphasis on free speech, has urged the Bangladesh government to develop and implement a national plan of action to counter hate speech, reports UNB. Kenya recently became the first country in...
Tawhidi Janata staged a demonstration after Juma prayers on the Lalbagh-Kamrangirchar embankment in the city on Friday, protesting offensive remarks by India's two BJP leaders on Prophet Hazrat Muhammad (PBUH) — Focus Bangla
Chief Coordinator of Gano Sanghati Andolan Junaid Saki speaking at a discussion on ‘Constitution Amendment’, organised by Rashtro Songskar Andolan at the Jatiya Press Club in the city on Friday — Focus Bangla
US Ambassador in Bangladesh Peter Haas has reiterated that the United States has no preference and it does not favour any particular party or platform in Bangladesh but wants to see an "open and competitive process" as Bangladesh is heading...
LONDON, June 17 (Reuters): UEFA's Financial Fair Play rules are starting to get some teeth and clubs will no longer be able to sign players at any price due to the risks of sanctions, said Chelsea's new owner Todd Boehly.An...
NEW YORK, June 17 (AFP): FIFA President Gianni Infantino warned Canada, Mexico and the United States to prepare for a football "invasion" on Thursday as the host cities for the 2026 World Cup were revealed.The first ever World Cup co-hosted...
Chamika Karunaratne and the rest of Sri Lanka's bowlers struck at regular intervals to power the home side to a series-levelling 26-run win against Australia in the second ODI, according to Cricbuzz.com. The visitors could only muster 189 in pursuit...
The FIFA tier-1 int'l friendly matches between Bangladesh women's football team and Malaysia women's football team, which was earlier scheduled for June 23 and 26 in Sylhet, has been shifted to Dhaka, reports BSS.A message from Bangladesh Football Federation (BFF)...
PALMA, Spain, June 17 (AFP): Spanish tennis legend Rafael Nadal said on Friday he intends to play at Wimbledon but his final decision rests on how his troublesome left foot feels after training in London next week."My intention is to...
AMSTELVEEN, Netherlands, June 17 (AFP): England hit a world record one-day international score of 498-4 against the Netherlands in Amstelveen on Friday, with three men scoring centuries in the run blitz.Eoin Morgan's side beat their own mark of 481-6 set...
Bangladesh gained another share of an unwanted record on Thursday when six players were out for ducks in their paltry first innings of 103 on the first day of the first Test against West Indies. Of the seven instances in...
India's domestic macroeconomic conditions have improved further despite the downside risks posed to global growth from commodity-driven inflation, its central bank said on Thursday, reports Reuters."Domestic economic activity has been gaining traction in spite of formidable headwinds from external developments,"...
The Pakistani rupee plunged beyond Rs209 against the US dollar for the first time in the inter-bank market in the early hours on Friday, reports the Express Tribune.The greenback was available at a record low level of Rs209.19 against the...
WASHINGTON, June 17, (AFP): Washington said Tuesday it will continue to allow payments to Russia for energy products through December 5, to give European countries time to prepare for a near-total oil embargo in retaliation for Moscow's war on Ukraine.The...
A five-day trade fair, organized by Nepal Chamber of Commerce, was inaugurated at the Nepalese capital on Thursday reports UNB.Prime Minister of Nepal Sher Bahadur Deuba inaugurated the event at the national exhibition hall of Kathmandu, according to Ministry of...
A fire broke out at a gas pipeline beside the Polwel factory at Adamjee EPZ in Narayanganj on Friday, reports UNB.Fire service sources said the fire broke out at a gas pipeline at 7:35 am. Being informed, eight firefighting units...
LONDON, June 17 (Reuters): Oil prices fell almost 2% on Friday and were on track for a weekly decline as interest rate hikes from major central banks fuelled worries about a sharp economic slowdown.Brent crude was down $2.19, or 1.8%,...
Visitors at the National Fruit Fair on Friday, the second day of the three-day event, at the Krishibid Institute in the city’s Farmgate area -- FE photo
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Entrepreneurs of the printing and packaging sector have called upon the government to withdraw additional taxes and duties on raw materials to help the sector flourish. They said that the printing and packaging sector would incur financial losses due to...
Saudi crown prince to visit TurkeyISTANBUL, June 17: Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman will visit Turkey next week, a Turkish official said Friday, as Ankara and Riyadh heal a bitter rift following the 2018 murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi...
WASHINGTON, June 17 (AFP): US President Joe Biden told a climate conference for major economies Friday that Russia's war in Ukraine shows the shift to renewable energy is a matter of national security as well as key to preventing global...
JENIN (Palestinian Territories), June 17 (AFP): Three Palestinians were killed Friday morning in an operation by Israeli forces in Jenin, in the occupied West Bank, according to a report from Palestinian news agency Wafa.The three men were killed when Israeli...
WASHINGTON, June 17 (Al Jazeera/Reuters): State Department spokesman says the US 'encourages India to promote respect for human rights'.The United States has condemned remarks by India's governing party officials about Prophet Muhammad and his wife Aisha that have sparked an...
MOSCOW, June 17 (AFP): Russia's foreign ministry on Friday accused Brussels of "manipulating" Ukraine after the EU Commission recommended the pro-Western country be granted candidate status for joining the 27-nation bloc."We see how for many years the Western community has...
BEIJING, June 17 (Reuters): China launched its third aircraft carrier on Friday, the Fujian, named after the province opposite self-ruled Taiwan, sending a statement of intent to rivals as it modernises its military.President Xi Jinping has made overhauling the world's...
Sunsilk, the most loved hair care brand of Unilever Bangladesh Limited (UBL), has introduced a new range of shampoos with active mix of natural ingredients as part of its effort to bring better and newer innovations all the time. The...
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