Bashundhara City has opened two new classified spaces -- 'Mobile City' and 'Apparel Corner' -- to serve customers with services of mobile devices, accessories, and clothing respectively, says a statement. The market authorities inaugurated the new spaces at a ceremony...
Popular smartphone brand HONOR launched their new handset, HONOR X9B, with a grand celebration at Bashundhara City Shopping Complex recently. The event included the grand opening of HONOR Experience Center and a photo session with the famous tech YouTuber Samzone....
Nagad, a popular mobile financial service provider, has introduced Islamic merchant account to facilitate transactions for users adhering to Islamic Shariah principles, says a statement.This type of account can ensure Shariah-compliant transactions and deposits. The service has gained significant traction...
FE REPORT | 2024-01-30 00:00:00
A total of 24 workers are scheduled to fly to South Korea with E-7 category jobs today (Tuesday), while four others will go there in the first week of February.On the other hand, 150 workers are in the pipeline to...
FE REPORT | 2024-01-30 00:00:00
The Bangladesh Textile Mills Association (BTMA) on Monday urged the government to revert the gas tariff to its pre-hike level. The government had increased the gas price in January 2023 with the assurance of an uninterrupted energy supply.The supply situation...
HAMBURG, Jan 29 (Reuters): Chicago soybeans fell to their lowest in just over two years on Monday as more beneficial rain forecast in key producers Brazil and Argentina raised expectations of plentiful world supplies.Corn also fell on the improving South...
The 21st Annual General Meeting-2024 of West Zone Power Distribution Company Ltd (WZPDCL) was held at its head office in Khulna on Saturday. Senior Secretary at the Power Division under the Ministry of Power, Energy and Mineral Resources (MoPEMR) Md...
Gold prices firmed on Monday as growing concern over the Middle East bolstered bullion's safe-haven appeal while markets await this week's U.S. Federal Reserve policy meeting for a steer on interest rate expectations, reports Reuters.Spot gold gained 0.5% to $2,029.10...
LONDON, Jan 29 (Reuters): Oil prices rose on Monday after a drone attack on U.S. forces in Jordan added to supply disruption concerns in the Middle East and Houthi militants stepped up attacks in the Red Sea.Brent crude futures gained...
The Bangladesh Council of Scientific and Industry Research (BCSIR) organised a stakeholder workshop on 'The role of Safe Food Research in building smart Bangladesh' in the capital on Monday. BCSIR Chairman Prof Dr Md Aftab Ali Shaikh was present as...
DOHA, Jan 29 (AFP): Jordan will meet tournament debutants Tajikistan in the Asian Cup quarter-finals after scoring twice in three minutes deep in stoppage time to stun Iraq 3-2 in a thriller on Monday.Lower-ranked Jordan looked down and out heading...
KABUL, Jan 29 (AFP): Ace spinner Rashid Khan will miss Afghanistan's first-ever Test against Sri Lanka next month, selectors announced Monday, as he continues to recover from a back surgery.The 25-year-old is Afghanistan's highest Test wicket-taker -- with 34 in...
Chattogram Challengers secured a convincing eight-wicket win over Sylhet Strikers in the 13th match of the Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) at the Sylhet International Cricket Stadium in Sylhet on Monday, reports UNB.Chasing a target of 138, Chattogram comfortably reached 138/2...
Former champions Bangladesh will start the super six campaign of the ICC U-19 Men's World Cup' 2024 taking on their South Asian rivals Nepal, the 3rd ranked team of Group D on tomorrow (Wednesday), reports UNB.The match will start at...
Malaysia ex-finance minister Daim charged with failing to declare assetsKUALA LUMPUR, Jan 29: Malaysia on Monday charged a former finance minister for failing to comply with a notice to declare assets under the country's anti-corruption laws, amid a crackdown on...
NEW DELHI, Jan 29 (AFP): Indian Ocean naval forces said Monday they had freed two fishing vessels hijacked separately by Somali pirates, with Indian sailors rescuing an Iranian boat and commandos from the Seychelles releasing a Sri Lankan trawler.The hijackings...
WASHINGTON, Jan 29 (AFP): The White House on Monday vowed a "very consequential response" to a drone attack on a base in Jordan that killed three American troops, with President Joe Biden blaming Iran-backed militants as he came under pressure...
KARACHI, Jan 29 (AFP): Pakistani police detained at least two dozen supporters of jailed former prime minister Imran Khan Sunday as they tried to rally in the country's biggest city ahead of elections next month.Khan's Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party has...
JUBA, Jan 29 (AP): Gunmen attacked villagers in the oil-rich region of Abyei claimed by both Sudan and South Sudan, leaving at least 52 people dead, including a U.N. peacekeeper, and 64 wounded, a regional official said Sunday.The motive for...
LUANG PRABANG, Jan 29 (AP/AFP): China's growingly assertive posture in the South China Sea and escalating violence in Myanmar topped the agenda for Southeast Asian diplomats meeting in Laos on Monday.The gathering is the first high-level meeting of the Association...
NOAKHALI, Jan 29 (UNB): A man reportedly committed suicide 'after killing newly-wed wife' over family feud in Sadar upazila of Noakhali on Monday.The deceased were Mehedi Hasan Shuvo, 20, and his wife Tamanna Islam Priya, 16, of Bashundhara colony in...
CHATTOGRAM, Jan 29 (UNB): A 50-year-old woman died from electrocution while trying to catch a kite at Narikeltala in South Halishahar of Chattogram city on Monday morning.The deceased was identified as Surfa Begum, 50, wife of Masud Mia of Maizpara...
SAVAR, Jan 29 (UNB): Two people died and another was injured as a pick up van crashed into a roadside tree in Akran area of Savar early Monday.The deceased were identified as Rahim and Salahuddin. The details of the victims...
RAJSHAHI, Jan 29 (UNB): Barendra Express Train narrowly escaped an accident as the loco-master managed to stop the train after seeing 'red' signal near Nandangachhi station of Charghat upazila of the district on Monday.The railway communication between Rajshahi and other...
OUR CORRESPONDENT | 2024-01-30 00:00:00
LALMONIRHAT, Jan 29: Ershad Hossen, a youth of Morichbari village under Aditmari upazila of the district, has become self-reliant by producing vermicompost (organic fertiliser) commercially.Talking to this correspondent, he said that as he was an eighth grader, he could not...
Although the impact of the coronavirus epidemic has somewhat diminished, the world is still not free from its danger. The virus responsible for this, Covid-19, is constantly mutating. Its latest form, which has spread to more than fifty countries, has...
Currently, the rate of smoking is increasing alarmingly among the younger generation. According to a study, 35 per cent of youths in Bangladesh between the ages of 15 and 24 are smokers, with a smoking rate of 50.6 per cent...
Syed Fattahul Alim | 2024-01-30 00:00:00
Study findings on suicides among teenage students in 2023 that a local non-government organisation (NGO), Aachol Foundation, has come up with are concerning. The study done by the said NGO is based on reports published in the print and electronic...
Afsan Chowdhury | 2024-01-30 00:00:00
Whether stated or not so openly, but migration economics is a great "savior" of the economy. It has been there for a while and continues to be so much to the pleasure of the state and its command groups but...
With the Myanmar military government losing control of territories to rebels in several states of the country including Rakhine, tension is running high along the border between that country and Bangladesh. The situation is so tense there that military helicopters...
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