Ending all speculations, Bangladesh opener Tamim Iqbal finally announced his retirement from the T20 International cricket, reports BSS.He will continue to play ODI cricket, a format in which he is the captain now and Test format.Tamim Iqbal was on a...
KHULNA, July 17 (UNB): Police have arrested two more accused in a case over torturing a 35-year-old woman tying to a tree over a land dispute in Koyra upazila of Khulna. The arrestees were Afsar Gazi, 40, and Akfar Hossain...
LAKSHMIPUR, July 17 (UNB): Bodies of two siblings were recovered from a waterbody in the Nabbar Char area under Lakshmipur's Sadar upazila early Sunday. The deceased were identified as Samia, 10, and Tajmul, 7. They were the children of Sujan...
JASHORE, July 17 (UNB): Two minor children were crushed under the wheels of a tractor trolley in Sadar upazila of Jashore on Sunday morning, said police. The deceased were identified as Jahia Khatun, 4, and her cousin Abu Huraira, 2,...
THAKURGAON, July 17 (UNB): Aman paddy and jute growers of Thakurgaon district have become worried due to drought-like situation for lack of rains which is hampering timely jute harvesting and Aman cultivation. Paddy, jute, maize, wheat and sugarcane are grown...
RANGPUR, July 17 (BSS): Strengthening capacity of the union parishads (UPs) alongside enhancing skills of public representatives is crucial to formulate and implement integrated development plans for attaining the sustainable development goals (SDGs).The observation came at a workshop on 'Inclusion...
Our Correspondent | 2022-07-18 00:00:00
MAGURA, July 17: Non-payment of outstanding bills by tannery owners, high price of salt and hike in transport cost frustrate the rawhide traders in Magura district.District livestock office sources said a total of 29,405 cattle were slaughtered in the district...
SATKHIRA, July 17 (UNB): Some 3,500 families of ten villages in Shyamnagar upazila have been flooded following the breakdown of a portion of the Kholpetua river dam due to the current of tidewater. The affected people especially women and children...
SYLHET, July 17 (UNB): The residents of Sylhet city woke up to waterlogged streets on Sunday morning after an hourlong monsoon showers in the previous night. On Saturday, rain brought much-awaited relief in the district after a week of a...
HAVANA, July 16 (Xinhua): The U.S. embargo has dealt a huge blow to the Cuban economy and society, and "is the principal obstacle to the Cuban population seeking prosperity," Cuban Deputy Prime Minister Ricardo Cabrisas said in recent days.Thousands of...
LONDON, July 17 (AFP): Britain's climate minister, who emotionally steered a UN summit to a deal last year, has threatened to quit as some of the contenders to become Conservative leader equivocate on the government's net zero target.The legally enshrined...
TEHRAN, July 17 (AFP): Iranian police have arrested several people for disturbing security after they protested the drying up of a lake once regarded as the Middle East's largest, official media said Sunday.Lake Urmia, in the mountains of northwest Iran,...
LONDON, July 17 (Reuters): The Ukraine war shows that the West's dominance is coming to an end as China rises to superpower status in partnership with Russia at one of the most significant inflection points in centuries, former British Prime...
KYIV, July 17 (AFP): The European Union will discuss tightening sanctions against Russia on Monday, as Moscow is accused of using the continent's largest nuclear power plant to store weapons and launch missiles on the surrounding regions of southern Ukraine.The...
PARIS, July 17 (BBC): Thousands of firefighters are continuing to battle wildfires in Portugal, Spain and France, as a heatwave shows no sign of easing.In northern Portugal, a pilot died when his waterbombing plane crashed in the Foz Coa area,...
An increasing number of diarrhoea cases suggest that remote areas of Bandarban are at risk of a major outbreak. At least 11 people have reportedly died from diarrhoea in the district and more than 100 have been seriously affected by...
There are some private schools in Dhaka city, where competent teachers impart education in a good environment. These schools, which are mostly English medium schools, are working hard to create better future for children. And hence parents cooperate with these...
Kurigram is such a district that gets flooded every year. And sometimes it happens more than once a year. So, the people here always have to live with natural calamities. The flood-hit people in the district have been going through...
Neil Ray | 2022-07-18 00:00:00
The much vaunted bans slapped at least twice a year on catching fish, Hilsha in particular, seem to have fizzled out. No, the bans are imposed with much gusto but the results seem to have petered out. For a proof,...
Mowshumi Sharmin | 2022-07-18 00:00:00
Bangladesh is set to suffer in the long run from severe impacts of climate change, particularly increased flooding related to sea-level rise and storm surges. The current floods and heat waves are a harbinger of worse climatic conditions. As a...
As people in the greater part of the country's mainland are engaged in reminiscences over their Eid-ul-Azha celebrations this year, many others are busy overcoming their days of a desperate struggle. Those were fighting to save their homes from the...
Muhammad Zamir | 2022-07-18 00:00:00
It may be recalled that millions gathered to celebrate the British Queen's Platinum Jubilee up and down the UK between June 2 and 5, and this gave Covid many opportunities to spread. Subsequently, it was found that an estimated 1.4...
Farah Hasan Moutushi | 2022-07-17 12:00:00
The day is back. On this day two years ago, I lost my father, Abdullah M Hasan. All his memories are still vivid in my mind. His physical absence is hurting me till now. In his sad demise I had...
A Dhaka court on Saturday placed 15 friends of Buet student Sunny, whose body was recovered from the Padma River on Friday, on a three-day remand each in a case filed over the death.Dhaka Senior Judicial Magistrate Kazi Ashrafuzzaman passed...
WASHINGTON, July 16 (AFP) :The US House of Representatives adopted two bills on Friday aimed at protecting access to abortion after the Supreme Court ruled that individual states can ban or restrict the procedure.The legislation passed by the Democratic-controlled House...
Myanmar's central bank has ordered local companies and banks to suspend and reschedule repayment of foreign loans, according to local media, its latest effort to exert control over foreign currency flows, reports Reuters.The central bank issued the order on Jul...
At least 26 people including eight members of three families were killed and 40 others injured in separate road accidents in 9 districts on Saturday, reports UNB. In Tangail, four people were killed and 15 others injured when a commuter...
Bangladesh bowled west Indies out for 178 in the third and tour-ending ODI match with eight balls to spare on the slow and turning Providence Stadium in Guyana on Saturday, reports BSS.Taijul spent only 28 runs to take five wickets.Earlier,...
FE REPORT | 2022-07-17 00:00:00
The Consumers Association of Bangladesh (CAB) on Saturday demanded that edible oil prices be readjusted in the local market following their decline in the international market.Expressing concern in a statement, CAB vice president SM Nazer Hossain said the local market...
JUBAIR HASAN | 2022-07-17 00:00:00
Modernising state sugar mills is still a long way off any progress in installing new machinery and technology even after a lapse of two years into a reviving move.Officials at the Bangladesh Sugar and Food Industries Corporation (BSFIC) and the...
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