BIRMINGHAM, United Kingdom, Aug 16 (AFP): Newcastle got a worrying glimpse of life without Alexander Isak as they were held to a 0-0 draw in their Premier League opener at Aston Villa despite Ezri Konsa's dismissal.Villa defender Konsa was sent...
Star all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan has signed with Atlanta Fire as their international wildcard player for the 2025 USA Minor League Cricket season, reports UNB.Atlanta Fire officially announced on Friday that Shakib will play in the 2025 Minor League Cricket...
Oishi Khan | 2025-08-17 00:00:00
Picture this: You're sitting in a meeting at work, or maybe in a university class. Someone presents an idea that you know won't work. You have the solution, the right question, maybe even a better approach. But you stay quiet....
Sheikh Shabab Tawkee Rupok and Ahnaf Amir Aunabil | 2025-08-17 00:00:00
In the middle of Dhaka's growing waste crisis, a quiet revolution is happening, one that's being led by young people who see opportunity where others see garbage. Across Bangladesh, a number of youth-led initiatives and businesses are emerging that are...
BEIJING, Aug 16 (AFP): China's top diplomat will visit India next week for talks about their shared boundary, Beijing's foreign ministry said on Saturday, as the two countries eye resuming border trade five years after halting it."From August 18 to...
GAZA, Aug 16 (AFP): Gaza's civil defence agency said Israeli attacks killed at least 22 people on Saturday, warning that intensifying strikes on a Gaza City neighbourhood were placing its remaining residents in mortal danger.Civil defence spokesman Mahmud Bassal said...
BRUSSELS, Aug 16 (AFP/Reuters): US President Donald Trump spoke early Saturday with Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelensky and European leaders to discuss his summit with Russian President Vladimir Putin, a European Commission spokesperson said.Trump spoke for more than an hour with...
OUR CORRESPONDENT PABNA, Aug 16: With the cultivation of the high-quality Golden 8 variety guava, Monirul Islam of Pabna has been earning about Tk 1.2 million per year by investing only Tk 100,000 each year.The young entrepreneur grower from Bishrampur...
BOGURA, Aug 16 (BSS): A woman and a baby girl were killed in separate road accidents in Sadar upazila here on Saturday.The deceased were identified as Rehena Begum, wife of late Siddique Sarder of Gopalbari area in Sadar upazila, and...
SUNAMGANJ, Aug 16 (UNB): Two people were killed and five others injured in a clash between two groups of villagers over a football match at Muktijoddha Helal-Khasru field in Doarabazar upazila of Sunamganj district on Friday.The deceased were identified as...
OUR CORRESPONDENTBENAPOLE, Aug 16: Over 200,000 people in three upazilas of Jashore have been remaining waterlogged for the past 30 days as floodwaters are yet to recede following monsoon rains, residents said.In Dumurtala village of Jashore's Abhaynagar upazila, many people...
Syed Tashfin Chowdhury | 2025-08-17 00:00:00
Immediately after gaining independence, Bangladesh's foreign currency reserves were nearly depleted. Most factories had either been destroyed or shut down due to the war in 1971. Despite these challenges, the economy, heavily dependent on foreign loans, aid, and agriculture, showed...
Every year, many lives are lost to snakebites during the monsoon season, and incidents are also reported at other times, especially in rural areas. A lack of awareness, widespread superstition, and reluctance to seek modern medical treatment make the situation...
Since October 7, 2023 Israel has killed 64 thousand Palestinians by incessant bombing on Gaza, West Bank and Jerusalem. From the very beginning of their invasion, Organizations of Islamic Conference (OIC) reacted very sharply and summoned an Islamic Summit Conference...
Atiqul Kabir Tuhin | 2025-08-17 00:00:00
As Bangladesh's population grows and the demand for food rises, efficient fertiliser use has become more critical than ever to safeguard food security. Farmers in the country rely heavily on chemical fertilisers and pesticides, a long-standing practice that has caused...
Asjadul Kibria | 2025-08-17 00:00:00
Setting the annual target of exports is a tradition for long in the country though there is no official target for imports. As earnings from export is an important source to support the country's balance of payments (BoP) as well...
A strong consensus seems to have emerged among Bangladesh's business leaders and trade bodies that the country's scheduled graduation from the Least Developed Country (LDC) category in November 2026 should be deferred. While such graduation signifies significant socioeconomic progress, a...
Mona Lisa, an immortal painting by Leonardo da Vinci, remains an inexplicable artwork embodying truth and justice of all time. The Renaissance-time Italian painter's paint-and-brush work, however, comes at a latter day in comparison with a piece of classic parable...
JAMALPUR, Aug 15 (BSS): Adviser to BNP Chairperson Begum Khaleda Zia and former Cabinet Secretary ASM Abdul Halim this afternoon said a conspiracy is being hatched to foil the upcoming general election, but we should remain conscious about it.He said...
RIFAINA, Brazil, Aug 15 (AFP) : When the water pump is switched on, hundreds of tilapia come to the surface of a pond at a Brazilian fish farm. Their final destination is now uncertain because of US President Donald Trump's...
FE REPORT | 2025-08-16 00:00:00
The mourning over the assassination of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman and his family members on Friday, August 15, was muted on social media fifty years after the incident, as dedicated Awami League loyalists -- particularly television personalities, film-industry personas, and some...
MUNIMA SULTANA | 2025-08-16 00:00:00
Special Assistant for Road Transport and Bridges Dr Sheikh Moinuddin has opposed the Dhaka bus-route plan made by the Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP), saying a clear distinction among the government agencies is a must to ensure they co-operate with one...
Police have recovered the bodies of a husband, his wife, and their two children from a house in Rajshahi's Paba.A note was also found near the bodies, reports bdnews24.com."The note said it was death by suicide because of loans. But,...
FE Report | 2025-08-16 00:00:00
The banking sector of Bangladesh needs to pay its total focus on adoption of emerging technologies for survival in the context of rapidly-digitising global financial landscape, a globally renowned futurist said."Bangladesh's banks must stop trying to be better ones, instead...
Chief Adviser (CA) Professor Muhammad Yunus has sent a bouquet of flowers to BNP Chairperson Begum Khaleda Zia, extending warm wishes on her birthday, report agencies."The Chief Adviser has sent a bouquet for Madam (Khaleda) this afternoon (Friday). His officials...
FE REPORT | 2025-08-16 00:00:00
Senior leaders of the BNP demanded on Friday a trial for those involved in the ill-treatment of Khaleda Zia while she was in jail on false charges.Claiming that their party Chairperson, Khaleda Zia, was subjected to extreme repression during her...
JAHIDUL ISLAM | 2025-08-16 00:00:00
The execution period of 43.33 per cent of the procurement tenders under five major Bangladesh Railway projects has been extended by 211-1,598 days due to the failure to complete work within the time frame. A post-procurement review by the Bangladesh...
Reiterating his government's commitment to delivering a credible national election, Chief Adviser Prof Muhammad Yunus has said there is no point in having an election if it is not legitimate, reports UNB."My job is to make sure that an acceptable,...
The picture taken on Friday shows activities at the wholesale jute market in Gaibandha Sadar upazila's Kamarjani Haat. Jute is being sold at Tk 3,500 per maund at the beginning of the season. — Focus Bangla
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