Prof Dr Abu Borhan Mohammad Badruzzaman, vice-chancellor of Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology, and Tan Tieniu, chairman of CPC Council of Nanjing University and fellow of Chinese Academy of Sciences, signing the memorandum of understanding on behalf of their...
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Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus has called for an integrated economic strategy between Bangladesh, Nepal, Bhutan, and the Seven Northeastern States of India, emphasising the potential of cross-border collaboration in hydropower, healthcare, and road connectivity. The Chief Adviser made these...
YASIR WARDAD | 2025-05-13 00:00:00
Despite a 9.0 per cent hike in procurement rates, the government's ongoing 'Boro' purchase drive is progressing in a slow pace with traders attribute the situation to higher grains prices at open market and lack of proper purchase mechanism.The government...
SYLHET, May 12 (UNB): A local leader of Jubo League (JL), who was injured in a clash with the supporters of a BNP leader over establishing dominance in Balaganj upazila of Sylhet, died at a hospital in the capital.The deceased...
A Dhaka court has placed Shahe Alam Murad, former general secretary of Dhaka South City unit of Awami League (AL), on a four-day remand in connection with the murder of a young man -- Md Riaz -- in Dhanmondi during...
A two-member delegation of Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami has joined Russian Federation National Day event in the capital, reports BSS.They joined the event at the invitation of Russian Ambassador in Dhaka Alexander G Khozin at Hotel Le Meridien on Monday evening. The...
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A total of 38,570 Hajj pilgrims reached Saudi Arabia until Sunday.They went to the country in a total of 96 flights, 47 of which were operated by Biman Bangladesh Airlines, 33 by Saudi Airlines, and 16 by Flynas. Ministry of...
Vice Chairman of the National Consensus Commission Prof Ali Riaz has said the primary victory of democracy has been secured through the fleeing of the fascist ruler during the 2024 July-August uprising, reports UNB. "The initial victory of democracy was...
FE REPORT | 2025-05-13 00:00:00
BNP Standing Committee Member Mirza Abbas has demanded justice for the judicial killings during the regime of fascist Awami League (AL) government.He made the demand while speaking at a memorial meeting for BNP leader Nasir Uddin Ahmed Pintu, organised by...
CAMBRIDGE, May 12 (AFP): The soft, waxy "solid refrigerant" being investigated in a UK laboratory may not look very exciting, but its unusual properties promise an air-conditioning revolution that could eliminate the need for greenhouse gases.The substance's temperature can vary...
LONDON, May 12 (BBC): Former members of UK Special Forces have broken years of silence to give BBC Panorama eyewitness accounts of alleged war crimes committed by colleagues in Iraq and Afghanistan.Giving their accounts publicly for the first time, the...
SEOUL, May 12 (AFP): South Korea's former president Yoon Suk Yeol appeared in court Monday for another hearing in his criminal trial after filing past waiting journalists, as he defends himself against insurrection charges over his declaration of martial law.Yoon...
ANKARA, May 12 (Reuters): The Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) militant group, which has been locked in bloody conflict with the Turkish state for more than four decades, decided to disband and end its armed struggle, a news agency close to...
PARIS, May 12 (AFP/Reuters): Gaza is at "critical risk of famine", with 22 percent of the population facing an imminent humanitarian "catastrophe" after more than two months of an aid blockade by Israel, a food security monitor warned Monday.Gaza's entire...
NEW YORK, May 12 (Reuters): Global perceptions of the United States have deteriorated across the world over the past year and are now worse than views of China, according to an annual study of perceptions of democracy published on Monday.The...
Bangladesh leg-spinner Rishad Hossain has issued a public apology after his comments about fellow PSL teammates Daryl Mitchell and Tom Curran sparked confusion and controversy, reports UNB.Rishad, who returned to Dhaka on Saturday after the suspension of the Pakistan Super...
MADRID, May 12 (Reuters): Carlo Ancelotti will become Brazil manager after leaving Real Madrid at the end of the season, the Brazilian FA (CBF) said on Monday.The 65-year-old Ancelotti has enjoyed four hugely successful years in his second tenure at...
ROME, May 12 (AFP): Naomi Osaka was eliminated from the Italian Open on Monday after being beaten by Peyton Stearns 6-4, 3-6, 7-6 (7/4) as her struggles for form at the top level continued.In the quarter-finals Stearns will face either...
Hosts Bangladesh Emerging Cricket team earned a dramatic three-wicket victory over touring South African Emerging team to take 1-0 lead in the three-match unofficial ODI series at the Shaheed Kamruzzaman Stadium in Rajshahi on Monday, reprts UNB.Chasing a huge target...
NEW DELHI, May 12 (AFP): Virat Kohli said he had "given it everything" on Monday as he followed Rohit Sharma in retiring from Test cricket, days before India name their squad for a tour to England.The batting great, one of...
Bangladesh have hired Shaun Tait as their national pace bowling coach. The 42-year-old Australian will be part of the Bangladesh set-up until November 2027. Tait has previously served as the bowling coach of Pakistan, West Indies and Afghanistan during his...
KURIGRAM, May 12 (UNB): The bodies of two brothers, who had gone missing while bathing, were recovered from Brahmaputra River at Ulipur upazila in Kurigram district on Monday morning.The deceased were identified as Ibrahim, 12, and Imran Hossain, 08.The bodies...
PATUAKHALI, May 12 (BSS): A man died after falling from a palm tree in Bauphal upazila of the district on Monday morning.The deceased was identified as Md. Sohan, 38, son of Anwar Hossain, a resident of Shanto Gram, Ward No....
BOGURA, May 12 (BSS): Rahat Khan, who have two foreign degrees, one in Law, the other in Business Management, have changed his life story through fish and cattle farming.After completing Master's degrees from North Umbria University, Newcastle, UK, Rahat returned...
OUR CORRESPNDENT | 2025-05-13 00:00:00
GAIBANDHA, May 12: A traditional well (Indira) is still operative at Naldanga Bazar in Sadullapur upazila of the district, providing fresh drinking water to local people.The wells of rural heritage, which were once the only source of drinking water in...
OUR CORRESPONDENT | 2025-05-13 00:00:00
PABNA, May 12: A total of 648,204 animals are ready for sacrifice in Pabna during the upcoming Eid-ul-Azha this year, according to official sources. Farmers hope that their dreams will come true with the fair market prices of their raised...
FREETOWN, May 12 (Reuters): Koidu Limited, Sierra Leone's largest diamond producer, has halted operations and laid off nearly its entire local workforce of more than 1,000 employees following a protracted dispute over pay and working conditions.Workers at the mine went...
Gold dropped 3 per cent to a more than one-week low on Monday after the United States and China said they had agreed to a deal to cut reciprocal tariffs, sending the dollar higher and denting the safe-haven metal's appeal,...
JEDDAH, May 12 (Arab News): Saudi Arabia is pushing to expand food exports to China and attract agricultural investment with a ministerial visit that aims to deepen bilateral trade and boost non-oil economic cooperation. Minister of Environment, Water and Agriculture...
Biman Bangladesh Airlines handed over appointment letters to 82 more Ground Service Assistants at a simple ceremony at Balaka, the head office of the national carrier, in Dhaka recently. Out of 54,000 candidates who applied for the job, 1,930 candidates...
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