BRISBANE, Australia, Jan 08 (Agencies): Elena Rybakina claimed her sixth career title with a 6-0, 6-3 rout of top-seeded Aryna Sabalenka to win the the Brisbane International in a perfect tune-up for the first major of 2024.Sabalenka, who had won...
Holding hands, this ripe old-age couple going to vote at a polling centre at Dhuldi Abdul Quddus Munshi High School in Faridpur as the 12th parliamentary election was held on Sunday. The husband is 91 while wife 79 — Focus...
Hospitals in Bangladesh have recorded 13 new cases of dengue fever in a day, taking the tally of infections this year to 378 after the worst outbreak in the country's history in 2023, reports bdnews24.com.The death toll remained unchanged with...
A blaze has ripped through four blocks of a Rohingya refugee settlement in Cox's Bazar's Kutupalong on the eve of the national election, reports bdnews24.com.The fire broke out at a house in block A of camp No. 5 at 11:45...
RAJSHAHI, Jan 07 (BSS): Cultural activities of the plain ethnic minority people have flourished to a greater extent in the region, including its vast Barind tract, by dint of pragmatic and effective initiatives taken by the present government in the...
RAJBARI, Jan 06 (UNB): A village police officer on duty at a polling center was found dead in Rajbari's Baliakandi upazila in the early hours on Saturday.The deceased, Ranjit Kumar Dey, was stationed at Char Arkandi Government Primary School in...
A centenarian aged 105-year-old cast his vote in Chauddagram upazila of Cumilla Dakhin district on Sunday, report agencies.He went to the voting centre of Sreepur Govt Primary School with his grandson and cast his vote in the morning.Amir Hossain expressed...
A mobile court has jailed three people for 15 days after they were caught paying voters to cast their ballots for Salim Uddin Talukdar, an independent candidate for the Naogaon-3 seat, report agencies.The convicts are Md Fulbor (53), Md Swadhin...
Biden admin leaders, Pentagon officialsunaware for days Austin was in hospitalWASHINGTON, Jan 07: Senior Biden administration leaders, top Pentagon officials and members of Congress were unaware for days that Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin had been hospitalised since Monday, U.S. officials...
MEXICO CITY, Jan 07 (AFP): Mexican authorities are investigating the cartel-related killing of five people in the southern state of Guerrero, the regional prosecutor's office said, after an NGO first reported an attack in the area involving drones and explosives.The...
SEOUL, Jan 07 (AFP): North Korean leader Kim Jong Un's powerful sister on Sunday denied Seoul's claims that Pyongyang had fired dozens of artillery rounds near their border a day earlier.On Saturday, Seoul's military said North Korean forces had fired...
BANGKOK, Jan 07 (AFP): At least 15 people, including children, have been killed in an air strike on a village in northwestern Myanmar, local media said Sunday.The country has been engulfed by increasingly vicious fighting, with the junta battling opponents...
DONETSK, Jan 07 (Reuters): A Russian missile strike killed 11 people and injured 10 on Saturday in and around the eastern Ukrainian city of Pokrovsk, the governor of the Ukrainian-controlled part of Donetsk region said.Five of the dead were children....
SUZU, Jan 07 (AFP): A woman in her 90s trapped for five days under the rubble by a huge earthquake in central Japan was rescued against the odds, but snow and storms were expected to complicate relief efforts on Sunday.At...
JERUSALEM, Jan 07 (AP/Reuters/BBC/AFP): The Israeli military signaled that it has wrapped up major combat in northern Gaza, saying it has completed dismantling Hamas' military infrastructure there, as the war against the militant group entered its fourth month Sunday.Its spokesman,...
LONDON, Jan 7 (Reuters): Britain said it plans to spend 300 million pounds ($380 million) on a new programme to produce advanced nuclear fuel suitable for the next generation of power-generating reactors, seeking to dislodge Russia as the main international...
MUMBAI, Jan 7 (Reuters): Diminishing lure for perpetual bonds is likely to prompt Indian state-run banks switch to the equity market for raising funds in coming months, five banking sources told Reuters last week.Indian banks, including top lender State Bank...
LONDON, Jan 7 (Reuters): Cuts to British mortgage rates this week are putting forecasts for bank profit margins under a spotlight, adding to pressure on a sector that has struggled to meet shareholder expectations.Prices for many home loan products have...
NEW YORK, Jan 7 (Reuters): Investors' hopes are running high to start 2024, which could set up US stocks for a rocky stretch if some expectations are not met.Despite a shaky start to the year, the S&P 500 stands only...
Ports in Ukraine's Black Sea region of Odesa boosted cargo handling in 2023, amid the war with Russia, by 15 percent year-on-year, regional Governor Oleh Kiper said on Friday, reports Reuters.Kiper, writing on the Telegram messaging app, said the ports...
THIMPU (Bhutan), Jan 07 (AFP): The picturesque Himalayan kingdom of Bhutan holds general elections on Tuesday with serious economic challenges calling into question its longstanding policy of prioritising "Gross National Happiness" over growth.Both parties contesting the vote are committed to...
MANILA, Jan 7 (Reuters): Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr has signed into law a bill making it easier for taxpayers to pay their taxes, his office said on Sunday, in a bid to increase the revenues his government needs to...
KARACHI, Jan 07 (Express Tribune): Industrialists in Hub, Balochistan, are urging both the provincial and federal governments to address critical issues affecting the Hub Industrial and Trading Estate (HITE). The industrialists emphasise the need for consistent gas supply with proper...
TOKYO, Jan 6 (Reuters): Japan's top steelmaker Nippon Steel is confident of successfully completing its planned acquisition of US Steel, despite opposition from labour union and certain US senators, its president said on Friday.The world's fourth-largest steelmaker's planned $14.9 billion...
RIYADH, Jan 07 (Arab News): Saudi Aramco on Sunday cut the February official selling price for its flagship Arab Light crude to Asian customers to the lowest level in 27 months, according to an official statement.The oil giant reduced the...
Women's empowerment has moved forward significantly in Bangladesh over the past few years. It has resulted in remarkable changes in many sectors of our society. Our womenfolk have become a key factor in the nation's development. However, there are still...
January is the coldest month in Bangladesh. During this time of the year, cuddling under a blanket seems like a good vacation for many. But two things become challenging in winter. One is getting out of bed and the other...
Neil Ray | 2024-01-08 00:00:00
Relentless Israeli bombardments have been killing civilian Palestinians in the range of scores to hundreds every day. By now one per cent of the 2.3 million Palestinian population in the Gaza strip has been annihilated. At the rate the indiscriminate...
Syed Fattahul Alim | 2024-01-08 00:00:00
In 2024, the world will experience history's biggest ever show of electoral exercises as half of the world's total population will participate in elections in over sixty nations to choose their new national leadership to run governments. Of those countries,...
Micro-finance institutions (MFIs) can be criticised for charging high interest against small loans they provide to vulnerable sections of society. They may also be at fault for employing extortionist tactics for recovering loans. But it cannot be denied that Bangladesh...
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