CHATTOGRAM, Jan 28 (UNB): A CNG-run auto-rickshaw driver was stabbed to death allegedly by his rivals over 'establishing supremacy' in Jhaotala area under Khulshi police station of Chattogram on Saturday night, said police.The deceased was identified as Md Belal, 30.Locals...
A CORRESPONDENT | 2024-01-29 00:00:00
NARAIL, Jan 28: Rabiul Islam, a farmer of Dhariaghata village under Sadar upazila of the district, is becoming self-reliant by cultivating Morinda citrifolia (locally known as Noni fruit).As Morinda citrifolia helps fight cancer, he has made a garden of the...
OUR CORRESPONDENT | 2024-01-29 00:00:00
RAJSHAHI, Jan 28: At least 15,000 chickens have died failing to endure extreme cold in the past 20 days in Rajshahi district as the chilly weather persisting in the region for weeks is wreaking its havoc on the poultry industry...
MEXICO CITY, Jan 28 (BBC): A man has been arrested in Mexico after opening an aeroplane's emergency door and walking on to the wing. The man took action after the Guatemala City-bound plane had been stuck for hours on the...
MOSCOW, Jan 28 (Reuters): Russian President Vladimir Putin castigated Europe on Saturday for "Russophobia" and criticised the Baltic States over human rights at the unveiling of a World War Two memorial.Since he sent Russian troops into Ukraine nearly two years...
SEOUL, Jan 28 (BBC): North Korea has fired several cruise missiles in waters off its east coast, South Korea's military says. In recent months the nuclear-armed communist state has tested missiles repeatedly, raising regional tension.Sunday's launch took place near the...
CAROLINA, Jan 28 (Reuters): Authorities responded to a fake emergency at the South Carolina home of Republican presidential candidate Nikki Haley last month after a man claimed to have shot a woman and threatened to harm himself at her home,...
JERUSALEM, Jan 28 (AP): Iran said Sunday it successfully launched three satellites into space, the latest for a program that the West says improves Tehran's ballistic missiles.The state-run IRNA news agency said the launch also saw the successful use of...
NEW YORK, Jan 27 (AP): Two senior Biden administration officials said U.S. negotiators were making progress on a potential agreement under which Israel would pause military operations against Hamas for two months in exchange for the release of more than...
MELBOURNE, Jan 28 (AFP): Jannik Sinner stormed back from two sets down to beat Daniil Medvedev in an energy-sapping five-set Australian Open final on Sunday, claiming his first Grand Slam title.The Italian fourth seed had no answer to the Russian's...
HYDERABAD, India, Jan 28 (Agencies): England produced one of their best ever away wins, stunning India with a 28-run victory in a heart-stopping finish to the first Test in Hyderabad on Sunday. Debutant spinner Tom Hartley took seven wickets as...
BRISBANE, Australia, Jan 28 (Agencies): Australia was 29 runs away from winning the day-night Test and completing a clean sweep of its Test summer, but an inspired spell by Shamar Joseph has the West Indies on the brink of its...
Chief of Army Staff of Bangladesh Army and Chief Patron of Army Golf Club General S M Shafiuddin Ahmed, SBP (BAR), OSP, ndu, psc, PhD posing with the winners of the "3rd Crown Cement Cup Golf Tournament 2024" at the...
Akram Khan, a member of the committee formed by the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) to analyse the Bangladesh team's performance in the 2023 World Cup, said they will now engage in discussions with Shakib Al Hasan, reports UNB.Bangladesh endured a...
It is seriously worrying to know that Dhaka WASA is planning to increase the price of water. According to newspaper reports, a technical survey conducted by Dhaka WASA has proposed increasing the price of water by 24 to 147 per...
Ours is primarily an agricultural country, with farmers growing crops with the sweat of their brow. Enduring the scorching sun and torrential rain, these farmers tirelessly work day and night to produce crops for us. Unfortunately, our country is prone...
Neil Ray | 2024-01-29 00:00:00
An elderly woman in Shanghai, the commercial city of China, has decided to bequeath all her fortunes to her pet dogs and cats instead of her three adult children. Actually she made a will earlier, according to which the three...
Syed Fattahul Alim | 2024-01-29 00:00:00
When it comes to sustainable energy policy, it is of course about switching to the non-polluting and less expensive renewable alternative. So, how far has the world progressed in that direction since the global movement for decarbonisation started? Frankly speaking,...
Amid rising inflation and economic stagnation, it is indeed worrisome to learn from a survey conducted by the Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics (BBS) that the unemployment rate increased from 3.15 per cent to 3.20 per cent, with a staggering 2.31...
Muhammad Zamir | 2024-01-29 00:00:00
For more than 100 days now, Israel's genocidal war on Gaza has propelled the Middle East into new orbits of death, destruction, and ever-rising fears of mayhem. Rami G. Khouri, Distinguished Fellow at the American University of Beirut has taken...
FE REPORT | 2024-01-28 12:00:00
The prices of essential commodities, including onion, eggs, pulses, garlic and ginger, have witnessed a notable hike further in the last one week as the holy month of Ramadan is approaching.Market insiders said the onion price again increased to Tk...
Criminals have stolen Tk 900,000 after breaking open a chest at a sub-branch of a private bank in Bogura, reports bdnews24.com.The incident occurred at the NRBC Bank sub-branch in the Pallimangal Hat area of the Sadar Upazila at some point...
FHM HUMAYAN KABIR | 2024-01-28 00:00:00
Two mega highway development projects have sought higher funds than allocated with an eye to completing the road-widening work in time.Roads and Highways Department (RHD) officials on Saturday said they sought higher funds for the Elenga-Hatikumrul-Rangpur and the Dhaka-Sylhet highways...
FE REPORT | 2024-01-28 00:00:00
Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) vowed on Saturday to unseat the government through their ongoing street movement.Issuing a note of warning to the ruling Awami League (AL), Standing Committee member of BNP Dr Abdul Moyeen Khan said his party has been...
FE REPORT | 2024-01-28 00:00:00
A new 'Country Private Sector Diagnostic (CPSD2)' mission under the World Bank-IFC team is likely to visit Bangladesh today (Sunday).The visit is supposed to continue to February 01. The members of the team will meet with the officials concerned regarding...
Dhaka has been one of the cities witnessing the worst air and noise pollution, with cases of breathing difficulties rising. The snap shows a cycle-rickshaw wending its way through a dirty, dusty road in the city's Shyampur neighbourhood on Saturday....
CHUADANGA, Jan 27 (UNB): Country's lowest temperature of 7.2 degrees Celsius was recorded in Tetulia of Panchagarh district for the second consecutive day on Saturday as a mild to moderate cold wave was sweeping over parts of the country.According to...
ARAFAT ARA | 2024-01-28 00:00:00
Exporters of diversified jute products are facing difficulties in encashment of the export incentives amid procedural complexities, despite publishing the official list of such products more than three years back.The producers alleged that this is affecting their fund flows and...
MUNIMA SULTANA | 2024-01-28 00:00:00
Easier rail communication with the northern part of the country is expected to take some more time as opening of a dedicated railway bridge over the Jamuna river will not be possible before December, sources said."We expect to open the...
Foreign Minister Dr Hasan Mahmud on Saturday said Bangladesh's security forces along the Myanmar border remained alert amid growing tensions in the neighbouring country, reports UNB.He said tensions prevailed in Myanmar with brief pauses and Bangladesh's forces were put on...
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