MADRID, Aug 20 (AP): Kylian Mbappé got off to a scoring start in his second season with Real Madrid, leading the team to a 1-0 victory over Osasuna in their Spanish league opener Tuesday.Mbappé, the leading scorer in his debut...
Michael Lewitt, Zach Lion-Cachet, Roelof van der Merwe and Vivian Kingma have been left out of Netherlands' 15-player squad for the upcoming tour of Bangladesh. The three-match T20I series is scheduled to get underway in Sylhet on August 30, reports...
Former Bangladesh women's cricketer Sathira Jakir Jessy has been named among the match officials for the three-match T20 series against the Netherlands in Sylhet, reports UNB.The Bangladesh Cricket Board released the list on Tuesday. Jessy will act as the fourth...
Mushfiqur Rahim said the players' meeting with the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) was "a good step" but warned that without action it won't change much, reports UNB.Speaking to reporters on Wednesday after attending a trial event for physically challenged cricketers,...
WASHINGTON, Aug 20 (Reuters): The US Commerce Department said on Tuesday it is hiking steel and aluminum tariffs on more than 400 products including wind turbines, mobile cranes, appliances, bulldozers and other heavy equipment, along with railcars, motorcycles, marine engines,...
Gold ticked up on Wednesday but hovered near three-week lows, as investors looked towards the minutes of the Federal Reserve's July meeting and the Jackson Hole symposium of central bankers this week for cues on further rate cuts, reports Reuters.Spot...
LONDON, Aug 20 (Reuters): Oil prices rose on Wednesday as the American Petroleum Institute reported a drop in US crude inventories and investors awaited the next steps in talks to end the Ukraine war, with sanctions on Russian crude remaining...
The 54th meeting of the board of directors of RAKUB-SME Financing Company Limited, a subsidiary of Rajshahi Krishi Unnayan Bank (RAKUB), was held on Wednesday. The meeting was presided over by Wahida Begum, chairperson of RAKUB-SME Financing Company Limited and...
Za 'n Zee, a brand under Kazi Food Industries Limited, has launched a unique and innovative couple pack featuring its latest flavour-Pista Kulfi Ice Cream. The new Pista Kulfi was inaugurated by Tanvir Haider Chaudhury, CEO of Kazi Food Industries,...
STOCKHOLM, Aug 20 (BSS/AFP): Europe has registered a record number of outbreaks of mosquito-borne illnesses such as chikungunya and West Nile virus this year, the EU health agency said Wednesday, saying climate change was contributing to a "new normal".Europe is...
BEIJING, Aug 20 (AFP): China and India announced they would restart direct flights in a string of diplomatic breakthroughs, state media reported Wednesday, as Beijing's foreign minister wrapped up a visit before heading to Pakistan.Following Wang Yi's trip to India,...
TEHRAN, Aug 20 (BSS/AFP/Reuters): Iran said Wednesday it was prepared for any new Israeli attack, announcing it has developed missiles with greater capabilities than those used during their recent 12-day war."The missiles used in the 12-day war were manufactured... a...
MOSCOW, Aug 20 (Reuters): Russia said on Wednesday attempts to resolve security issues relating to Ukraine without Moscow's participation were a "road to nowhere", sounding a warning to the West as it scrambles to work out guarantees for Kyiv's future...
GAZA, Aug 20 (BBC/AFP): The Israeli military says it is calling up about 60,000 reservists ahead of a planned ground offensive to capture and occupy all of Gaza City. A military official said the reservists would report for duty in...
A CORRESPONDENT | 2025-08-21 00:00:00
MANIKGANJ, Aug 20: Continuous rainfall over the past several days has severely damaged vegetable fields across Manikganj district, leaving farmers, traders, and consumers in distress. In particular, waterlogging in low-lying areas has caused widespread crop rot, drastically reducing supply to...
OUR CORRESPONDENT | 2025-08-21 00:00:00
CHANDPUR, Aug 20: About 4,000 people in Shahrasti upazila and 6,000 of Kachua upazila of the district have been suffering a lot due to persistent water-logging in the upazilas in absence of proper drainage facilities.This situation has been created and...
Metro rail service in Dhaka city offers diverse benefits to the people residing in the capital and as well as to some in its close vicinities.It has significant roles in easing traffic congestion, saving time and improving daily life of...
The job market for the youth in Bangladesh is undergoing rapid transformation. While technology and innovation are creating new employment avenues, competition in traditional sectors is intensifying. In this context, timely preparation and skill development are crucial for our young...
Atiqul Kabir Tuhin | 2025-08-21 00:00:00
Over the years, much has been said about the necessity of export diversification to ensure sustainable growth in international trade and safeguard the economy against unforeseen global events. Yet, very little progress has been made in this regard. The ready-made...
Bangladesh's latest predilection for epithets like 'multimodal' seems to have become contagious. From multimodal logistics to multimodal networks to multimodal supply chain, it is likely to cover a whole range of activities in the name of development. These are fancy...
Syed Badrul Ahsan | 2025-08-21 00:00:00
In this season of a remembrance of the traumatic partition of India in 1947, it is fitting and indeed necessary in the interest of history that we trek back to the tortuous history of the land Bengalis have inhabited for...
MOHAMMED ASIF | 2025-08-20 12:00:00
Dhaka is a city of many layers. Behind its loud streets and crowded lanes, there lies a 400-year-old history. From the days of the Bengal Sultans to the rule of the Mughals, the independent Nawabs, and the British, now Bangladesh,...
Light to moderate rain is likely to occur at many places over Rangpur, Khulna, Barishal, Chattogram and Sylhet divisions and at a few places over Rajshahi, Dhaka and Mymensingh divisions until 6:00 pm today (Wednesday).The highest temperature was recorded on...
The Financial Express (FE) on August 06 published a news item titled, "Gas-drilling payment dispute: Int'l Court asks BAPEX to pay $42m to foreign oil company," on its front page.However, the Bangladesh Petroleum Exploration and Production Company Ltd (BAPEX) in...
Dr. Mohammad Zoynal Abedin, Vice-Chancellor of Dhaka University of Engineering and Technology, Gazipur (DUET), posed with Education Adviser Chowdhury Rafiqul Abrar, as they held a meeting on Monday.
FE REPORT | 2025-08-20 00:00:00
No deaths were reported in dengue cases in the last 24 hours until Tuesday morning, with 357 new cases. This marks the second consecutive day with no deaths.The cumulative dengue burden since January 1, 2025, has reached 27,115 cases with...
FE REPORT | 2025-08-20 00:00:00
High Commissioner of Islamic Republic of Pakistan to Bangladesh, Imran Haider, presented his credentials to President of the People's Republic of Bangladesh, Mohammed Shahabuddin, at a ceremony at Bangabhaban on Tuesday.The envoy conveyed greetings from the leadership and people of...
The Centre for Bay of Bengal Studies (CBoBS) of Independent University, Bangladesh (IUB) signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Ankara University's National Center for the Sea and Maritime Law (DEHUKAM) recently through a virtual ceremony. Prof. M. Tamim, Vice...
Community Bank Bangladesh PLC and North South University Startups Next (NSUSN) signed a memorandum of understanding (mou) at the NSU campus in the capital on Monday, according to an official statement.Kimiwa Saddat, Managing Director (current charge) of Community Bank, and...
The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has asked 17 senior and mid-level officers of the National Board of Revenue (NBR) to submit statements of their assets and liabilities after investigators found 'evidence of illicit wealth', reports bdnews24.com.ACC Director General Md Akhtar Hossain...
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