A Qayyum Khan | 2022-03-26 00:00:00
In the second week of March, 1971, Yahya Khan arrived in Dhaka for discussions with Sheikh Mujibur Rahman. A few days later Bhutto joined them but the talks were not making progress. They would not. Yahya, Bhutto and the military...
Helal Uddin Ahmed | 2022-03-26 00:00:00
'Operation Searchlight' was a brutal campaign waged by the Pakistani military personnel stationed in Bangladesh territory against the unarmed Bangalis from the night of March 25, 1971. While the Pakistani President General Yahya Khan had ordered this fortnight-long operation (up...
In recent years a number of environmentalists are vehemently opposing traditional brick making in brick kilns. They even lodge cases in court arguing that brick kilns are harming environment. The Brick Kiln Establishment (Control) Act, 2013 states that brick fields...
Tanim Asjad | 2022-03-26 00:00:00
After five decades of independence, Bangladesh is now a strong vibrant country in terms of various socio-economic indicators. The continuous struggle of the country's people to reduce poverty and hunger and improve the quality of health and education has paid...
March 26, 1971 marks the culmination of the quest for the distinctive identity of the people of this land now known as Bangladesh. A new nation was born. But the birth pang was most excruciating only a handful of the...
Khawaza Main Uddin | 2022-03-26 00:00:00
The global energy market volatility during the Russia-Ukraine war has exposed at least two things: (i) dependence on fossil fuel supplied far away from national boundaries; and (ii) a lack of or inadequate energy cooperation among the closed neighbours, especially...
New Delhi, Mar 24 (UNB): Popular Bengali actor Abhishek Chatterjee passed away at his residence in the eastern Indian city of Kolkata on Thursday morning. He was 57.Local media reported that the actor complained of chest discomfort during the shoot...
Thusitha Hadaragama stood at a corner store near his home in Sri Lanka's Minuwangoda town this week and surveyed groceries to buy for his family of five, including two school-age children, who live on his monthly salary of 50,000 rupees...
Scientists have detected microplastic pollution in human blood for the first time, with the particles found in almost 80 percent of the people tested, reports the Guardian, reports bdnews24.com.The new Dutch-funded research published in the journal Environment International shows the...
FE REPORT | 2022-03-25 00:00:00
The Department of Inspection for Factories and Establishments (DIFE) will introduce online licensing system for factories, shops, and other establishments to simplify the procedure, according to a statement.The owners and authorities of factories, shops and establishments would then be able...
Bangladesh Cricket Board has announced Tk 30 million in bonus for the national men's team that earned their first historic series win in South Africa in a sensational style, reports bdnews24.com.The Tigers sealed the series 2-1 with a dominating nine-wicket...
Singapore will lift restrictions for all vaccinated travellers from next week, with Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong on Thursday hailing it as a "major milestone" in the aviation hub's efforts to live with Covid-19, report agencies.The city-state is the latest...
FE REPORT | 2022-03-25 00:00:00
Beef and potato have become pricier in the past one week, further battering the consumers who are already hit hard by the spiralling prices of other essentials.The price of beef reached Tk 650-700 a kg in Dhaka city last week,...
FE REPORT | 2022-03-25 00:00:00
National flag-carrier Biman Bangladesh Airlines will start operating direct flights on the Dhaka-Toronto route tomorrow (Saturday).The first commercial flight will be on test basis while the regular flights will begin in June and three flights will be operated in a...
Bangladesh will observe 'Genocide Day' today (Friday), to commemorate the brutalities of Pakistan army during the Operation Searchlight they had launched on the night of March 25 in 1971, as a last resort to try and suppress the will of...
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Thursday said that Bangladesh's development forged ahead despite the Covid pandemic that affected the global economy and created food shortage even in many developed countries, reports UNB."We've been able to continue the development trend of...
FE REPORT | 2022-03-25 00:00:00
Bangladesh reported zero death from Covid-19 and 92 new virus cases on Thursday, according to official data.The figures were one and 134 respectively on Wednesday.With the latest daily count, the total fatalities from coronavirus reached 29,118 since the pathogenwas detected...
FE REPORT | 2022-03-25 00:00:00
A rickshaw-puller may have to face Tk 100 penalty in case of declining to go to the desired destination of a passenger or charging higher fare from him/her, a new rule says.From now on, non-mechanised vehicles, including rickshaw and van,...
FE REPORT | 2022-03-25 00:00:00
The International Finance Corporation (IFC) is expected to double its investment in Bangladesh in next five years to promote job generation and resilient economic recovery and green growth.IFC Regional Director for South Asia Hector Gomez Ang disclosed the plan of...
FE REPORT | 2022-03-25 00:00:00
Government's prudent decision imposing ceiling on interest rates helped financial institutions and other entities navigate safely the covid-induced shocks, says the finance minister about the 9-6 bracket. Speaking at a function Thursday in Dhaka, AHM Mustafa Kamal mentioned that the...
FE REPORT | 2022-03-25 00:00:00
Russia and Bangladesh were considering several alternatives, including barter trade, to SWIFT for continuing trade and transactions between the two countries."Last week the Embassy of Bangladesh in Moscow offered to consider the possibility of barter," Russian Ambassador in Dhaka Alexander...
US President Joe Biden is seen with France's President Emmanuel Macron and Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson ahead of an extraordinary summit at NATO Headquarters in Brussels on Thursday — AFP
FHM HUMAYAN KABIR | 2022-03-25 00:00:00
A sum of US$500 million is expected from the World Bank for bridging huge gap between income and expenditure targets in the current Bangladesh budget, officials say.In the first tranche, the Washington-based development financier is set to disburse US$250 million...
Kool-BSJA media football, a tournament organised by the Bangladesh Sports Journalists Association (BSJA) and sponsored by Square Toiletries Limited, will kick off on March 27 at the artificial turf, adjacent to the Bangladesh Football Federation Bhaban, reports BSS.A total of...
WELLINGTON, Mar 24 (IANS): Australia will take no risks with star all-rounder Ellyse Perry with the veteran to be sidelined for the ICC Women's Cricket World Cup match against Bangladesh on Friday.Perry suffered from back spasms during Australia's five-wicket victory...
LAHORE, Pakistan, Mar 24 (AFP): Pakistan started confidently Thursday in pursuit of a 351-run target in the series-deciding third Test against Australia, ending on 73 without loss at the close in Lahore.Openers Imam-ul-Haq and Abdullah Shafique were unbeaten on 42...
NEW DELHI, Mar 24 (AFP): The Indian Premier League returns for its biggest season on Saturday, with a galaxy of top names and two new franchises expanding the world's richest cricket competition to 10 teams for its 15th edition.But crowds...
OUR CORRESPONDENT | 2022-03-25 00:00:00
CHATTOGRAM, Mar 24: Yasin Ilshafi of Egypt won the champion trophy of the male group of Bangamata International Squash Tournament-2022 and Vinakashani of Malaysia won the trophy of the female group at Chittagong Club Limited in Chattogram on Tuesday evening....
Bangladesh created history by winning their maiden ODI series in South Africa on Wednesday. With this win, Bangladesh has reached the top of the points table of the ICC Men's Cricket World Cup Super League. Meanwhile, Bangladesh Cricket Board has...
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