M. Rokonuzzaman | 2024-04-28 00:00:00
Our memory of the rise of startups like Sony, Microsoft, Apple, and HP, from garages, university dormitories, and repairshops to mega corporations is still vivid. The main asset of startups is ideas-intellectual assets. Digital technology core combining smartphones, laptop computers,...
Bangladesh is currently grappling with an unprecedented heat wave, causing widespread discomfort, health concerns, and strain on resources. As temperatures soar to record-breaking highs, it is imperative to understand the causes, impacts, and preventive measures to reduce the adverse effects...
Education fosters positive changes in human behaviour and cultivates values and morals. It equips individuals with skills, making qualitative education a contemporary imperative. Quality education encompasses the holistic development of students, encompassing physical, mental, social, humane, aesthetic, spiritual, creative, and...
Atiqul Kabir Tuhin | 2024-04-28 00:00:00
Justice is blind. That means it is impartial and objective, and all citizens are equal before the law. And access to justice is neither charity nor mercy, but a basic human right. The right to a competent, independent, and impartial...
Asjadul Kibria | 2024-04-28 00:00:00
The ongoing heat wave across the country has made the current summer unbearable due to global climate change. And that is caused mostly by human action in the name of development. Over the decades, nations worldwide have compromised the balance...
It is nothing surprising that the visiting International Monetary Fund (IMF) team, now assessing the progress made in carrying out necessary reforms/ changes tagged with the Fund's $4.7 billion loan support for Bangladesh, has picked up, among others, the issue...
Hasnat Abdul Hye | 2024-04-27 12:00:00
Iran’s role in Gaza, particularly in radicalising the young generation against Israeli occupation, is known to all. Its opposition to the Zionist regime’s plan to stretch the state of Israel ‘from the river to the sea’ has kept the flame...
Rain/thunder showers accompanied by temporary gusty/squally wind is likely to occur at one or two places over Sylhet division with hails at isolated places until 06:00 pm today (Saturday), according to the Met office.Weather may remain mainly dry with temporary...
SHERPUR, Apr 26 (UNB): A 50-year-old farmer was trampled to death by a herd of wild elephants in Nalitabari upazila of Sherpur district on Thursday night, an official said.The dead is Omar Ali Mistri, son of Tamij Uddin of bordering...
Environment, Forests and Climate Change Minister Saber Hossain Chowdhury has said the decision taken earlier to double support for climate adaptation activities should be implemented, reports BSS."Bangladesh needs international support for full implementation of the Mujib Climate Prosperity Plan, National...
At least six persons were killed in separate road accidents in Dinajpur, Manikganj and Dhaka on Thursday and Friday, report agencies.In Dinajpur, a truck driver and his assistant were killed in a road accident involving two trucks in Dinajpur's Ghoraghat...
GAZIPUR, Apr 26 (UNB): The bodies of a teenage couple were recovered from their rented flat in a high-rise building in Sreepur upazila of Gazipur on Friday.The dead are Md Israfil (17), son of Mafizul Huq of Sherpur's Jhenaigati upazila,...
Vice chancellor of Bangladesh Open University Prof Dr Syed Humayun Akhter inaugurating a workshop on 'Innovation Showcasing' on its campus in Gazipur on Thursday. Different schools, divisional and regional centres of BOU took part in the programme
Prof Dr Muhammed Alamgir, chairman (in charge) of the Bangladesh University Grants Commission, inaugurating the 'CSE Fest' organised by the Department of Computer Science and Engineering of East West University on its campus on Wednesday. Prof Dr Mohammed Farashuddin, chief...
SM NAJMUS SAKIB | 2024-04-27 00:00:00
Health specialists fear that the ongoing supply crunch of birth control products at government family-planning centres can fuel unwanted pregnancy and subsequent maternal mortality due to abortion.The government usually provides contraceptives, including condoms, pills, injectables to people, particularly those on...
A new CCTV footage has emerged showing two youths disseminating what appeared leaflets on BUET campus containing messages of banned militant outfit Hizbut Taharir reportedly asking students to abandon all western values and join crusade against westerners, according to campus...
BANGKOK, Apr 26 (BSS): Foreign Minister Dr Hasan Mahmud on Friday said that Bangladesh and Thailand have expressed their keenness to work together on the Rohingya issue."Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and Thai Prime Minister Shretha Thavisin have expressed their...
The BNP has expelled 73 grassroots leaders for taking part in the first phase of upcoming upazila elections violating the party's decision, reports UNB.The punitive action was taken against the party leaders as per its constitution, said a press release,...
FE REPORT | 2024-04-27 00:00:00
Bangladesh was liberated from Pakistan for not accepting slavery of Delhi, said adviser to Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) chairperson Zainul Abdin Farroque on Friday. "People of the country started raising voice against expansionism, aggression and killing of democracy because the...
Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader on Friday said BNP always sees darkness in the daylight and that's why they could not see the development of the country, reports BSS."Although Pakistan admires the development of Bangladesh, the opposition could not...
FE REPORT | 2024-04-27 00:00:00
Transparency International Bangladesh (TIB) has expressed grave concern over the recent restriction on journalists' access to Bangladesh Bank (BB), labelling it as a troubling example of arbitrary secrecy.In a statement issued on Friday, TIB called for the immediate withdrawal of...
LOS ANGELES, April 26 (AFP): Pro-Palestinian protests spread to more college campuses in the United States on Thursday as authorities appeared to be running out of patience and police began to push back forcefully.Riot officers used chemical irritants and tasers...
FE REPORT | 2024-04-27 00:00:00
Bangladesh fell back six slots in its ranking in terms of mobile internet speed performance on the global stage, despite the operators making progress in their performance individually, according to the Ookla's Speedtest Global Index for March.The country now stood...
Lalmonirhat, Apr 26 (UNB)-A 20-year-old Bangladeshi youth was gunned down allegedly by Indian Border Security Force (BSF) in bordering Patgram upazila of Lalmonirhat early Friday, according to Border Guards Bangladesh.The deceased was identified as Abul Kalam Daku, son of Apir...
FE REPORT | 2024-04-27 00:00:00
Shahidul Molla's arrival at Farmgate on Friday afternoon painted a picture of complete exhaustion. The 50-year-old rickshaw-puller resembled a rag soaked in sweat. His calloused hands -- gripping the rickshaw handles -- shone with a gloss that spoke of his...
MIR MOSTAFIZUR RAHAMAN | 2024-04-27 00:00:00
Funding several fresh projects, especially for southern belt's uplift, comprehensive development cooperation and financing in the Chinese currency may feature bilateral talks during Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's upcoming China tour.The high-profile visit, likely in July, is being seen crucial amid...
SYFUL ISLAM | 2024-04-27 00:00:00
A Bangladesh-China joint venture that implemented the 1,320-megwatt thermal power-plant project in Patuakhali continues entreaty for finance ministry's intervention to get US dollars for timely loan repayment to a Chinese bank.Sources say a severe dollar dearth in Bangladesh has caused...
Amid the boiling heat in different parts of the country, Chuadanga recorded the highest temperature of this season at 42.7 degrees Celsius on Friday, according to the Bangladesh Meteorological Department (BMD) bulletin, reports UNB.The Met Office reported that people were...
A baby rescued from her dying mother's womb after an Israeli air strike in southern Gaza has died, the BBC has learned.Baby Sabreen al-Sakani was delivered by Caesarean section in a Rafah hospital shortly after midnight on Sunday.Amid chaotic scenes...
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