Turkey takes final step on Sweden's NATO membershipISTANBUL, Jan 26: Turkey's government newspaper on Thursday published a protocol on Sweden's accession to NATO, a final technical step in Ankara's ratification of the Nordic nation's bid to join the US-led alliance....
JAIPUR (India): India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi (right) and France's President Emmanuel Macron embrace during a visit at the Janta Mantar observatory in Jaipur on Thursday. President Emmanuel Macron was given a red carpet reception in India, with a welcome...
NAIROBI, Jan 26 (AFP): A Kenyan court on Friday ruled against the government's plan to deploy police to Haiti to lead a UN-backed multinational mission aimed at restoring order in the gang-plagued Caribbean nation.The ruling comes as Haiti's government calls...
Climate change, and not El Nino, was the primary driver of the unprecedented drought last year in the Amazon rainforest that caused rivers to dry up, required deliveries of essential supplies to river communities and resulted in the deaths of...
NEW DELHI, Jan 26 (BBC): India has dismissed allegations by Pakistan that its agents killed two Pakistani citizens on its soil in 2023, calling them "false".Pakistan's claims come months after Ottawa alleged that India was involved in the murder of...
COLUMBIA, Jan 26 (AP): The Republican National Committee has pulled a resolution to consider declaring Donald Trump the party's "presumptive 2024 nominee" before he formally clinches the requisite number of delegates, a person familiar with the decision said Thursday.News of...
BEIJING, Jan 26 (AP): China accused the US of abusing international law with its military maneuvers in the western Pacific, one day after an American naval destroyer sailed through the politically sensitive Taiwan Strait.While China welcomes military-to-military communication with the...
JOHANNESBURG, Jan 26 (Agencies): South Africa hailed on Friday a ruling by the United Nations' top court that Israel should do everything it can to prevent any acts of genocide in Gaza.The International Court of Justice (ICJ) in The Hague...
Syed Nasim Manzur, Tanvir Sobhan, A K M Fahim Mashroor, Amzad Hussain, Mohammad Sahab Uddin, Nazmul Ahsan, Sayema Haque Bidisha, Selim Raihan, Shale Ahmed, Shams Mahmud, Suborna Barua, and Zahid Hussain | 2024-01-27 00:00:00
Bangladesh’s demographic landscape is characterised by a large young population, which offers both significant opportunities and confronts the country with formidable challenges. As is widely recognised, the country’s performance in terms of many socio-economic indicators has been quite impressive. However,...
The banks of Bangladesh are plagued by a plethora of irregularities and weak governance practices, leading to the growth of Non-Performing Loans (NPLs) and severe liquidity crises. Consequently, there is a growing call for the appointment of a chairman from...
The kitchen market is flooded with Jatka (hilsa fry), apparently caught using a banned type of fishing net known as 'current net' or the monofilament fishing net. Environmentalists and knowledgeable people in fisheries think that the widespread use of these...
Gender dysphoria refers to the anxiety caused by a mismatch between a person's biological sex and their gender identity. Studies indicate that nearly all Trans Men (TM) and Trans Women (TW) experience gender dysphoria by the age of seven (7),...
Tanim Asjad | 2024-01-27 00:00:00
Parents have long preferred religious education for their children in this part of the world. The number of people receiving religious education during the past three decades has only gone up. The Population and Housing Census 2022 report showed that...
Evasion and avoidance of tax by individuals and corporate businesses cause substantial revenue loss to the nation. According to an estimate made by a local think tank, tax evasion alone is costing the nation between Tk 418 billion and Tk...
Nusrath Jahan Dristi | 2024-01-27 00:00:00
The influence of global economic trends on countries is evident in an era of unparalleled interconnections. Bangladesh, a country with a rapidly growing economy, is faced with both opportunities and challenges as it attempts to keep up with the constantly...
Nilratan Halder | 2024-01-26 12:00:00
The humanitarian crisis now prevailing with the spectre of a famine unfolding soon in the Palestinian territory Gaza is unsettling news for the major parts of the world. Pitted against this development of global concern, the news that seedbeds in...
Weather may remain mainly dry with temporary partly cloudy sky elsewhere over the country in the next 24 hours from 06:00 am today (Friday), according to the Met Office. Mild cold wave may sweep over Rangpur division and the district...
Today (Friday) is the 15th death anniversary of Md Shahidul Islam Pannu, director of Sara Advertising Ltd, says a statement. His family members requested all to pray for the salvation of his departed soul.
hursday set February 08 for pronouncing judgment in a case lodged over the murder of Sagira Morshed in capital's Bailey Road area in 1989, reports BSS.Judge Mohammad Ali Hossain of Dhaka Special Sessions Judge Court set the date as both...
Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) Secretary-General Hissein Brahim Taha has extended heartfelt congratulations and warmest felicitations on behalf of OIC and on his own behalf to Sheikh Hasina on her re-election as prime minister, reports BSS."The clear mandate granted to...
FE REPORT | 2024-01-26 00:00:00
A three-day 75th founding anniversary of the Notre Dame College (NDC) kicked off on the premise of the premier educational institution in Dhaka city on Thursday.The day's programme began through playing the national anthem and hoisting the national flag.Apostolic Nuncio...
Prof Dr Shams Rahman, vice chancellor of East West University, addressing the orientation programme for the newly-enrolled students of the Spring Semester 2024 on its campus at Aftabnagar in the city on Wednesday
The Environment, Forest and Climate Change Ministry on Thursday announced its 100-day work plan focusing on its priority areas - institutional capacity building, pollution control, waste management, environment, forest and biodiversity conservation and climate change, reports BSS.Environment, Forest and Climate...
NARAYANGANJ, Jan 25 (BSS): Six people were burnt in a fire at a house in the Baghpara area under Siddhirganj upazila of the district on Wednesday night.The injured were identified as Sukhi Akhtar, 33, her daughter Sadia Akhtar, 10, sister...
FE REPORT | 2024-01-26 00:00:00
Foreign Minister Dr Hasan Mahmud said on Thursday that Dr Muhammad Yunus' conviction would not put any adverse impact on foreign direct investment (FDI) in Bangladesh."Lobbyist firms carry out campaign for Dr Yunus, but FDI won't be impacted," he said...
NARAYANGANJ, Jan 25 (UNB): A total of 11 unregistered hospitals and clinics in Narayanganj have been ordered to shut down.Narayanganj Civil Surgeon Dr AFM Moshiur Rahman confirmed the matter on Wednesday."We have received instructions from the health minister in this...
Awami League (AL) Joint General Secretary AFM Bahauddin Nasim on Thursday said the BNP has plunged into despair for their failed movement, reports BSS."BNP-Jamaat killed people and launched arson attacks on vehicles in the name of movement," he told a...
The Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) has busted a hideout of the Arakan Rohingya Salvation Army (ARSA), an insurgent group from Myanmar, in Cox's Bazar's, reports bdnews24.com.In a raid conducted on Wednesday, law enforcers arrested three members of the group and...
Awami League General Secretary and Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader on Thursday returned home from Singapore after his routine health check-up at Mount Elizabeth Hospital, reports BSS.He reached Dhaka by a Biman Bangladesh Airlines flight on Thursday evening,...
Eight more countries have extended congratulations and felicitations in recent messages to Sheikh Hasina on her re-election as the Bangladesh prime minister, reports BSS.The countries are Poland, Greece, Slovenia, Sierra Leone, Zimbabwe, Bahrain, Kazakhstan and Nicaragua.
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