UNICEF has offered its deepest sympathies to the 5,000 Rohingya refugees - including 3,500 children - who lost their homes in the fire that broke out in Camp 5 of the Cox's Bazar refugee camps on January 7, 2024, reports...
LALMONIRHAT, Jan 09 (UNB): In the northern district of Lalmonirhat, a recent surge in cold winds and dense fog have significantly disrupted daily life. Over the past few days, these extreme weather conditions have entrapped the district's residents, particularly affecting...
China's satellite launch triggers air raid alert in Taiwan TAIPEI, Jan 09: Taiwan issued an islandwide air raid alert after a Chinese satellite flew over its southern airspace days before a crucial presidential election. Mobile phone users across the self-ruled...
RIO DE JANEIRO, Jan 09 (AP): A crash between a minibus transporting tourists and a truck in Brazil's northeastern Bahia state left 25 dead, the state's firefighters corps said Monday on its official Instagram account.The accident occurred Sunday night around...
PARIS, Jan 09 (BBC): Gabriel Attal has been named France's next prime minister, as Emmanuel Macron aims to revive his presidency with a new government.At 34, he is the youngest PM in modern French history, outranking even Socialist Laurent Fabius...
DAMASCUS, Jan 09 (Reuters/AFP/BBC): Israel is carrying out an unprecedented wave of deadly strikes in Syria targeting cargo trucks, infrastructure and people involved in Iran's weapons lifeline to its proxies in the region, six sources with direct knowledge of the...
As we bid farewell to 2023 and usher in 2024, it is important for us to reflect on the lessons learned and move towards a brighter future. In the New Year, efforts are needed to better our overall condition. First...
Bangladesh has a variety of wetlands, which accommodate hundreds of migratory bird species that come to this country every winter. These seasonal visitors settle in ponds, canals and other marshy areas in search of more habitable conditions. However here, too,...
Bangladesh's export earnings have recently made remarkable progress, courtesy of manufacture and export of readymade garment (RMG). Still, the export sector faces some pressing challenges including diversification of products and technology adoption. Fluctuating global demand and supply chain disruptions point...
Syed Mansur Hashim | 2024-01-10 00:00:00
City residents have put up with all sorts of inconveniences over many years while the Mass Rapid Transit Line 6 (MRT-6) was being built. But now that it is fully operational, these same residents are asking why it doesn't run...
Wasi Ahmed | 2024-01-10 00:00:00
Although quite a few years have passed since the settlement of maritime disputes with Myanmar and India, there is nothing in sight to suggest any mentionable work programme to explore the vast resources of the ocean-blue economy as it is...
The simple market rule that price of a commodity is dictated by its supply in the market does not usually hold in Bangladesh. This is more so when it comes to the case of foodstuffs. The prices of food commodities...
Simon Mohsin | 2024-01-10 00:00:00
He was a key member of the teams that won the Football World Cups in Sweden in 1958 (the first of his country), and Chile in 1962 (the second for his country). He also scored a goal in the 1962...
SOFIA NOOR RAFA | 2024-01-10 00:00:00
The northeastern part of Bangladesh had one thing to be intensely proud of, if not anything else - having the country's most sought-after island, Saint Martin. Bangladesh is home to many world-class tourist destinations. Saint Martin emerged as a one-of-a-kind...
ANINDETA CHOWDHURY | 2024-01-10 00:00:00
In this capitalistic era of the rat race, holidays are the days we keep looking forward to. Every Thursday night seems nothing short of a 'Chanrat'; everybody wants to spend it in the utmost celebratory mood. In the urban dictionary,...
MD. IMRAN | 2024-01-10 00:00:00
In Armanitola, Dhaka stands a sentinel to a bygone era: Sobhan Manzil. It is a two-story building with a tale etched in its very walls with threads of faith, family, and forgotten grandeur. A passerby might easily miss its subtle...
FE REPORT | 2024-01-09 12:00:00
A new-look parliament with record-high independents in Bangladesh's history emerges as Sunday's polls produced a brute majority of 222 for the ruling Awami League while dwarfed opposition Jatiya Party to 11 seats. Independent candidates won 62 seats in the 300-seat...
Abdullah A Dewan | 2024-01-09 12:00:00
The genesis of the term banana republic dates back to the early 20th century to countries like Honduras and Guatemala whose economies were largely dependent of the export of bananas. These countries were often politically unstable, with weak, corrupt, and...
BEIJING, Jan 8 (Reuters): Copper prices fell in London on Monday as the dollar held on to last week's gains and the market awaited Chinese data expected to shine a light on demand prospects in the world's biggest metals consumer.Three-month...
SINGAPORE, Jan 8 (Reuters): Chicago soybeans hit their lowest in almost three months on Monday following falls last week, with crop-friendly rain improving harvest prospects in top exporter Brazil.Corn fell as Brazil's crop is also expected to benefit from rain....
Gold prices fell to a three-week low on Monday as the dollar held on to last week's gains and Treasury yields remained elevated on fading hopes of an early Federal Reserve rate cut, with markets looking ahead to US inflation...
LONDON, Jan 8 (Reuters): Oil prices fell by more than 2 per cent on Monday on sharp price cuts by top exporter Saudi Arabia and a rise in OPEC output, offsetting supply concerns generated by escalating geopolitical tension in the...
BENGALURU, Jan 8 (Reuters): India's two benchmark indexes declined on Monday, dragged by financials and consumer stocks on concerns over their earnings and tracking a fall in global markets ahead of key economic data.The blue-chip NSE Nifty 50 index fell...
NEW YORK, Jan 8 (Reuters): The US healthcare sector is showing signs of life after lagging in 2023 as investors bet cheap valuations will offset a tendency to underperform during presidential election years.The S&P 500 healthcare sector has climbed about...
SHANGHAI, Jan 8 (Reuters): Chinese regulators have told heavily indebted local government financing vehicles (LGFVs) to stop issuing offshore bonds with a 364-day duration, closing a regulatory loophole that had allowed them to increase borrowing further last year, four sources...
WASHINGTON, Jan 08 (Reuters): South Korea's Qcells on Monday said it will supply Microsoft with 12 gigawatts of American-made solar panels through 2032 in what the companies called one of the largest ever deals of its kind.The agreement locks in...
RIYADH, Jan 08 (Arab News): Customers of small and medium-sized enterprises in the Middle East could find it easier to split payments after a deal by Saudi firm Tamara and Paymob.This strategic partnership combines former firm’s buy now, pay later...
FRANKFURT, Jan 08 (AFP): German exports rose more than expected in November, official data showed Monday, but analysts said it was too soon to signal a recovery as Europe's largest economy continues to face a series of headwinds.Exports totalled 131.2...
BEIJING/SINGAPORE, Jan 08 (Reuters): US chipmaker Nvidia plans to begin mass production in the second quarter of 2024 of an artificial intelligence (AI) chip it designed for China to comply with US export rules, two people familiar with the matter...
MUMBAI, Jan 8 (Reuters): The Indian rupee ended little changed on Monday as dollar demand from importers, including local oil companies, eroded early gains from inflows.The rupee ended at 83.1375 against the US dollar, barely changed from its previous close...
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