Vietnamese airlines are racing to lease aircraft as the peak travel season approaches but they are concerned of a shortage in supply and high prices, reports VnExpress.State-owned Vietnam Airlines has recently sought quotations from suppliers for a plan to wet...
ABIDJAN, Apr 7 (Reuters): Ivory Coast contracts for the 2023/24 main cocoa crop between exporters and the Coffee and Cocoa Council (CCC) that could not be completed due to a bean shortage will be postponed to prevent exporters from defaulting,...
AHMEDABAD, Apr 7 (Reuters): Adani Group has begun commercial production of wafer and ingots used for making solar power cells and modules at its factory in Gujarat and aims to make polysilicon in 2027/28 to become India's first integrated renewable...
SINGAPORE, Apr 7 (Reuters): Asian spot liquefied natural gas (LNG) was unchanged this week, keeping at a six-week high over $9 per million British thermal units (mmBtu) for a third consecutive week, as demand from buyers continued shoring up prices.The...
WASHINGTON, Apr 07 (AFP): Republican White House hopeful Donald Trump on Saturday compared himself to South African anti-apartheid icon Nelson Mandela, sparking quick and virulent criticism from President Joe Biden's campaign team.The 77-year-old Trump has been indicted in four different...
QUITO, Apr 07 (Reuters): Latin American governments, including regional heavyweight Brazil, rallied around Mexico on Saturday after its embassy in Ecuador was raided to arrest a controversial politician who had been granted asylum by Mexican authorities.The late Friday night seizure...
SYDNEY, Apr 07 (AFP): Widespread flooding in Australia left hundreds needing to be rescued after a natural disaster was declared in regions across New South Wales on Sunday.Intense rainfall at the start of the weekend saw around 300 homes evacuated...
COPENHAGEN, Apr 07 (BBC): For more than 50 years, the hippy neighbourhood of Christiania has been a haven of counter-culture, in the very heart of the Danish capital Copenhagen.Popular with tourists, it is known for its liberal attitude towards cannabis...
MANILA, Apr 07 (AP): The United States, Japan, Australia and the Philippines will hold their first joint naval exercises, including anti-submarine warfare training, in a show of force Sunday in the South China Sea where Beijing's aggressive actions to assert...
LONDON, Apr 07 (AFP/BBC): British Foreign Secretary David Cameron on Sunday warned the "prospect of famine is real" in Gaza, as a Royal Navy ship headed to the Mediterranean to help set up a maritime aid corridor.Cameron said Britain was...
PRAGUE, Apr 07 (BBC): Populist Peter Pellegrini has been elected president of Slovakia, succeeding the liberal Zuzana Caputova. Mr Pellegrini, 48, defeated the pro-Western Ivan Kor?ok, a former diplomat, with 53% of the vote.A former prime minister, he is an...
LAHORE, Apr 07 (Agencies): Former Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) Chairman Zaka Ashraf said that white-ball captain Babar Azam had left the captaincy of all formats at will.Speaking to the media, Ashraf said: "I wanted to retain Babar Azam as the...
Lionel Messi is worth €30 million, which is double Cristiano Ronaldo's current market value of €15 million, as per Transfermarkt.However, the difference between the two players' market value was bigger before, report agencies.The Argentine superstar saw his value decrease by...
PARIS, Apr 07 (AP): Kylian Mbappé came off the bench and set up a late equaliser as runaway French league leader Paris Saint-Germain and rock-bottom Clermont finished 1-1 on Saturday.Mbappé took a pass from striker Goncalo Ramos and masterfully played...
SEVILLE, Apr 07 (Reuters): Athletic Bilbao beat Mallorca 4-2 on penalties on Saturday to win their 24th Copa del Rey title and their first since 1984 - ending a 40-year trophy drought in a nerve-wracking final in Seville.Athletic have been...
Bangladesh pacer Mustafizur Rahman returned to Chennai to join his side Chennai Super Kings (CSK) on Sunday after completing his visa procedure, report agencies. Mustafizur came back to Bangladesh from IPL on April 02 as the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB)...
MUMBAI, Apr 07 (AFP): Romario Shepherd smashed 32 runs off the 20th over for Mumbai Indians to set up their first victory of this IPL season as they beat Delhi Capitals by 29 runs on Sunday.The West Indies big-hitter crashed...
Irfan Shukkur hit a 75-ball 84 as Shinepukur Cricket Club bolstered its super league hopes in the Dhaka Premier League (DPL) with a 80-run victory over Gazi Group Cricketers by DLS method at Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium in the city...
At least five children including two siblings were killed in lightning strikes in separate incidents in Jashore and Chapainawabganj districts on Sunday, report agencies.In Jashore, two siblings drowned in a pond at Barpara village in Jashore's Monirampur upazila on Saturday.The...
OUR CORRESPONDENT | 2024-04-08 00:00:00
CHANDPUR, Apr 07: People have been suffering much for the suspension of the services of rocket steamers plying from Chandpur to Dhaka and several southern districts.Sources say rocket steamer services have remained suspended for two years, causing immense sufferings for...
Eleven people were killed during nor'wester that swept Patuakhali, Pirojpur, Jhalakathi, Bhola, Khulna and Bagerhat districts on Sunday, reports UNB.Among them, three people died in Jhalakathi, two each in Patuakhali, Pirojpur and Bhola districts and one each in Bagerhat and...
OUR CORRESPONDENTS | 2024-04-08 00:00:00
As Eid-ul-Fitr is getting closer, shopping is gaining momentum in the markets of Pabna, and Khulna districts.Our correspondent from Pabna reports: Even though people are battered by costlier life for the inflationary pressure, they as preparation for the holy Eid-ul-Fitrare...
Mobile financial services (MFS) have revolutionised the financial landscape in Bangladesh, providing greater access to financial products, convenient payment options, and streamlined commercial transactions. However, the sector faces challenges, particularly in terms of fraud and security breaches. Fraud in mobile...
Neil Ray | 2024-04-08 00:00:00
When procrastination seems to be the second nature to this nation in general and only more so with the administrative set-ups, the notice issued by the Directorate of Secondary and Higher Education (DSHE) on April 3 last for demolition and...
Syed Fattahul Alim | 2024-04-08 00:00:00
Already overwhelmed with incursions into border areas by Myanmar rebels as well as that country's Border Guard Police (BGP) personnel and members of the Tatmadaw (Myanmar army) in its south-eastern districts, Bangladesh is now facing a new threat from homegrown...
Dhaka, the capital of Bangladesh, has witnessed an anomalous and chaotic development of transport service over the decades. Quantitatively, facilities have increased over the years, but the quality of commute has always been poor. In recent times, the proliferation of...
Muhammad Zamir | 2024-04-08 00:00:00
Human Rights activists over the past few weeks have not only demonstrated unity but also the required courage to hold countrywide protests against sexual assault and the abuse of basic rights of individuals which are legally based on equality and...
Golam Rasul | 2024-04-08 00:00:00
The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) recently (March 27, 2024) published the global Food Waste Index 2024. This report presented data on the food waste index of different countries as well as its environmental impacts, including greenhouse gas emissions. The...
Though Bangladesh achieved significant economic growth over the last two decades, still it could hardly show matching progress in terms of job creation. To some economists such 'jobless growth' is a puzzle and they held high trade barriers as some...
PARIS, April 6 (AFP): Sometime between now and September, a massive explosion 3,000 light years from Earth will flare up in the night sky, giving amateur astronomers a once-in-a-lifetime chance to witness this space oddity.The binary star system in the...
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