LONDON, June 22 (PTI): Pakistani batting great Zaheer Abbas has been admitted to the intensive care unit (ICU) of a private hospital.According to Geo News, Abbas, 74, was moved to the ICU three days after getting admission in Saint Mary's...
LONDON, June 22 (AFP): England head into the third Test at Headingley on Thursday with doubts over the health of captain Ben Stokes as they chase a 3-0 series clean sweep against New Zealand.Stokes missed training on Tuesday through illness,...
Bangladesh women's soccer team take on visiting Malaysia women's soccer team in the first of two-match FIFA tier-1 International friendly series scheduled to be held at Birshreshtha Shaheed Sepoy Mohammad Mostafa Kamala Stadium at Kamalapur in the city today (Thursday),...
Bangladesh speedster Taskin Ahmed is all set to make a comeback to international cricket after a hiatus posed by injury, reports UNB.The pacer said he is eager to do well in the limited-over series in the West Indies.Bangladesh team is...
RAJSHAHI, June 22 (UNB): Two people were killed and 10 others injured when a truck hit a van on the busy Dhaka-Rajshahi highway in Rajshahi, police said.The deceased were identified as Sumnuzzaman, 38, son of Mansur Ali of Nayapara village,...
CHATTOGRAM, June 22 (UNB): A 19-year-old youth was killed while two others sustained injuries when a speeding train hit a truck at a level crossing in Chattogram in the small hours of Wednesday, said police.The deceased was identified as Morsalin,...
An under-construction bridge collapsed leaving one worker killed and two others injured in Dhunat upazila of Bogura district. The photo was taken on Wednesday — Focus Bangla
RAJSHAHI, June 22 (BSS): Concerted efforts of teachers, students and researchers can be the best way of materialising the dreams of digital Bangladesh, one of the main ingredients of 4th Industrial Revolution (4IR), through engaging in the 4IR for cherished...
KUSHTIA, June 22 (UNB): Sher Khan the bull has been at the centre of interest of admirers in Kushtia.Sher Khan is no ordinary bull -- technically a steer, a neutered male popular for its meat.It's a Friesian variety cattle weighing...
KHULNA, June 22 (UNB): The double-decker Padma Bridge is all set to change the landscape of Khulna when it will officially open on June 25.For the people of Khulna and many other southwestern parts of Bangladesh, the 6.15km remarkable technical...
OUR CORRESPONDENT | 2022-06-23 00:00:00
LALMONIRHAT, June 22: Good yield and fair prices delighted peanut farmers of Teesta Char areas in the district. They are hopeful of making up the losses they had incurred in onion cultivation. Different shoals of Aditmari, Lalmonirhat and Hatibandha have...
Farhan Sakib Alvi | 2022-06-23 00:00:00
After much anticipation, the premier screening session of the Women's Lens International Short Film Festival (WLISFF) was held at Alliance Française in Dhaka on June 17. The event was organised by the Dhaka University Film Society (DUFS) in collaboration with...
Sofia Noor Rafa | 2022-06-23 00:00:00
Elon Musk is in the process of taking over Twitter, the American communication brand, a platform for microblogging and social networking, for US$ 44 billion. The board of Twitter accepted his deal of offering US$ 54.20 per share and made...
Shubhashish Chakraborty Turjoy | 2022-06-23 00:00:00
"Identify a problem affecting a lot of people. Dig out all you can about that problem. Finally, propose a profitable and helpful solution to tackling that very problem. That's basically all you need to run a successful operation." This sounds...
Md. Ataur Rahman Prodhan | 2022-06-23 00:00:00
Wherever we stand today in these fifty-five thousand square miles of a country that boasts about a red-green flag, this has been possible because of following in the footsteps of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, the best Bengali of the millennium...
No one should neglect the significance of cleanliness in our life. It saves us from a number of diseases. Unfortunately, we, as a nation, do not seem to give much priority to cleanliness. The streets of Dhaka, the capital of...
The recent deaths of university students have cast a spotlight on an alarming spike in suicides in Bangladesh. More than a dozen students of different universities have taken their own lives so far in 2022, according to a survey. There...
Movie-going is no longer a favourite pastime in Bangladesh. We no longer see a large number of people gathering in front of the cinema halls to buy tickets to watch their favourite films. Most of these halls often wear a...
Syed Badrul Ahsan | 2022-06-23 00:00:00
It is all depressing mathematics we have before us. With 94 per cent of Sunamganj under water, with more than 84 per cent of Sylhet submerged, the message comes loud and clear. It is that in the days and weeks...
It is a piece of welcome news that the Planning Commission (PC) has decided to be choosy while approving new development projects and allowing time and cost overruns of the existing projects. The PC's actions, reportedly, have come in the...
Sayed Arafat Zubayer | 2022-06-23 00:00:00
Bangladesh, once dismissed as a 'basket case', is now on the rise to becoming an economic power in the Asia-Pacific region. Unquestionably, the country has come a long way since its independence in 1971, as is evident in its remarkable...
SYLHET, June 21 (BSS): Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina said on Tuesday the Awami League (AL) always stands beside the people during any disaster."In government or opposition, wherever AL remains, its leaders and activists always stand beside the countrymen and work...
FE REPORT | 2022-06-22 00:00:00
The High Court on Tuesday directed to maintain status quo for three months on the decision passed by the Taxes Appellate Tribunal in Dhaka regarding tax claim of Tk 60.98 million by the income tax authority from the Dr Kamal...
FE REPORT | 2022-06-22 00:00:00
The Covid-19 test positivity inched up further to 11.03 per cent in Bangladesh with the health authorities reporting a single death from the coronavirus disease on Tuesday.The positivity rate was 10.87 per cent on Monday, according to the Directorate General...
FE REPORT | 2022-06-22 00:00:00
The proposed budgetary measure for a reduction in corporate tax by 2.5 per cent for listed companies will do little to woo good companies because of conditions, speakers tell a post-budget discussion.The government proposes tax cuts for listed firms on...
FHM HUMAYAN KABIR | 2022-06-22 00:00:00
An aggressive drive gets going for Bangladesh's budget-deficit financing as government officials are set to sit with the World Bank tomorrow (Thursday) for fund negotiations to begin with. Finance secretary, Economic Relations Division (ERD) secretary and World Bank representatives will...
FE REPORT | 2022-06-22 00:00:00
An estimated 56,000 hectares of Aus cropland have so far got damaged due to recent devastating floods in Bangladesh, agriculture minister Dr Muhammad Abdur Razzaque says.The cataclysm has also affected Aus paddy of 22,000 hectares in north-eastern Sunamganj and Sylhet...
ARAFAT ARA | 2022-06-22 00:00:00
There is a strong relationship between climate change and the early monsoon that has led to flash-floods across the border in India and major portions of Sylhet division in Bangladesh, leaving millions of people stranded and creating a humanitarian disaster,...
FE REPORT | 2022-06-22 00:00:00
Congratulating the people and the government of Bangladesh on the occasion of the inauguration of the Padma Bridge, Japanese Ambassador in Dhaka Naoki Ito said the bridge would help boost economic growth of the country.With the completion of the Padma...
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