Bangladesh Women's cricket team pacer Marufa Akter was shortlisted for the ICC Women's Emerging Cricketer of the Year award, revealed by the global cricket's governing body on Wednesday, reports BSS.Her impressive performance in the debut year saw her making it...
COLOMBO, Jan 03 (AFP): Sri Lanka cricket selectors Wednesday named different captains for the Test, one-day international and Twenty20 sides ahead of tours by Zimbabwe and Afghanistan.Batting all-rounder Dhananjaya de Silva, 32, will be Test skipper while Kusal Mendis, 28,...
SYDNEY, Jan 03 (AFP): Gritty Pakistan hit back from looming disaster to finish with 313 on the back of fighting half-centuries from Mohammad Rizwan, Agha Salman and Aamer Jamal on the first day of the third Test against Australia on...
Bangladesh speedster Taskin Ahmed is working on his recovery from a shoulder injury. The pacer said he is upbeat about making a comeback in the upcoming season of the Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) but expressed regret over missing the IPL...
A total of five persons were killed in separate road accidents in Bogura and Jamalpur districts on Wednesday and Tuesday afternoon, reports agencies.In Bogura, two people were killed and two others injured in a head-on collision between a CNG-run three-wheeler...
OUR CORRESPONDENT | 2024-01-04 00:00:00
BOGURA, Jan 03: The threat of substandard seeds looms large at a time when the farmers in the northern region are busy readying their fields. Peaky and below-standard seeds mostly coming from India through different borders have flooded the local...
LONDON, Jan 03 (AFP): Hundreds of flood warnings were in place in the UK on Wednesday, after strong winds and rain lashed large parts of the country, hitting travel and cutting power.The strongest gusts from Storm Henk were recorded on...
NATO signs deal to buy 1,000 Patriotmissiles in face of Russia threatBRUSSELS, Jan 03: NATO members in Europe have signed a contract for up to 1,000 Patriot missiles to bolster air defences in the face of the threat from Russia,...
MOSCOW, Jan 03 (AP): The Russian military said Wednesday it shot down 12 Ukrainian missiles over Russia's southern Belgorod region bordering Ukraine, as Kyiv's forces seek to embarrass Russian President Vladimir Putin and puncture his argument that life in Russia...
TOKYO, Jan 03 (BBC): Passengers dashed to the emergency exits of a burning Japan Airlines jet without their hand luggage, in compliance with the flight crew's instructions.The simple act of leaving their valuables behind would be a "major factor" behind...
BEIRUT, Jan 03 (AP/AFP): An apparent Israeli strike in the Lebanese capital of Beirut killed Hamas' No. 2 political leader Tuesday, marking a potentially significant escalation of Israel's war against the militant group and heightening the risk of a wider...
Parents are now more conscious about their children than ever before. And so, they should talk to them about what is right and what is wrong. It is also imperative to talk to children about sexual development, sexual identity and...
Electronic waste is a new concern for us. And the amount of such waste is rising alarmingly every day in Bangladesh. According to a study by the Environment and Social Development Organisation (ESDO), about 400,000 tons of e-waste is currently...
That children are taking part is election campaigns is now a common scene across Bangladesh. Leading up to the 12th National Election, both political parties and independent candidates are using them in their electioneering programmes including rallies, processions and others....
Imam Hossain | 2024-01-04 00:00:00
Pharmaceutical companies invest heavily in promoting their products. They use a variety of promotional strategies to influence physicians' prescribing decisions. Smart and articulate young men are recruited by these companies to promote their products. Commonly known as medical representatives (MRs),...
Syed Badrul Ahsan | 2024-01-04 00:00:00
Our sense of nostalgia often makes us travel back to the past, to what was and what will not be again. As we step into the year 2024, those of us who were in school in 1964 and sixty years...
Welcoming the New Year on the Gregorian calendar is not a local festival in this part of the world. But it is gaining popularity among the young generations in urban centres, only more so in the capital city. Now the...
BENGALURU/SYDNEY, Jan 2 (Reuters): Global factories had a weak finish to 2023, with euro zone activity contracting for an 18th straight month in December and Asia's manufacturing powerhouses taking a hit due to China's patchy economic recovery.A range of factory...
SM Ferdous Alam took over as new Director General (Grade-1) of Bangladesh Standards and Testing Institution (BSTI), a national product quality control institution under the Ministry of Industry, on Dec 31. Prior to joining BSTI, he served as Chairman (Additional...
There will be no restriction on the movement of public transport, private vehicles and CNG-run auto-rickshaws on the voting day to facilitate the voters, said senior secretary of the Public Security Division of the Home Ministry Mostafizur Rahman on Tuesday,...
The price of liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) has been increased to Tk 119.40 per kg for the month of January, from Tk 117.02 in December, said BERC, reports UNB.Retail consumers will have to pay an additional Tk 2.41 per kg...
FE REPORT | 2024-01-03 00:00:00
The government has reconstituted the Board of Directors of Biman Bangladesh Airlines with Mustafa Kamal Uddin, a former senior secretary of the home ministry, as its chairman for the second consecutive term. The Ministry of Civil Aviation and Tourism on...
Armed forces will remain deployed across the country for eight days from Wednesday to assist the local civil administration in holding a free, fair and peaceful election scheduled for January 7, 2024 as per Section 126 of the constitution's "In...
Despite relaxed conditions for net reserves by the International Monetary Fund (IMF), Bangladesh could not meet the foreign exchange reserves target at the end of 2023, reports UNB.According to the IMF loan documents, the actual reserves were supposed to be...
FHM HUMAYAN KABIR | 2024-01-03 00:00:00
Japan tops the list of foreign-aid disbursers as the donor has enhanced the release of its funds to Bangladesh over the years, officials said on Tuesday.Historically the largest donor of Bangladesh, Japan disbursed the highest $610.98 million during the July-November...
FE REPORT | 2024-01-03 00:00:00
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) will provide a $160-million loan to upgrade the power-distribution network in Dhaka, improve efficiency, and increase energy supply.The loan agreement was signed by the Secretary of the Economic Relations Division (ERD), Md. Shahriar Kader Siddiky,...
FARIDPUR, Jan 2 (UNB): Awami League President Sheikh Hasina on Tuesday urged the people to keep vigil against the conspiracies of the anti-liberation forces."There are so many conspiracies around. Those who did not support our liberation war have not stopped...
SAJIBUR RAHMAN | 2024-01-03 00:00:00
Expatriate Bangladeshis sent home $1.98 billion in December 2023, marking a 2.59-percent increase in remittance inflows compared to the previous month.The inflow of remittance stood at $1.98 billion in December, which is the highest in a single month in the...
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