BNP Standing Committee Member Selima Rahman speaking at a discussion in the city's National Press Club on Saturday. — Focus Bangla
Rain/thunder showers with lightning flashes is likely to occur at a few places over Rangpur and Sylhet divisions in the next 24 hours from 06:00 am today (Sunday), according to the Met Office. Weather may remain mainly dry with temporary...
Universal Medical College Hospital Chairperson Priti Chakraborty receiving 'Shopnojoyi Nari Shommanona 2025' from Chief Adviser's Special Assistant Faiz Ahmed Tayyab at a programme in the capital on Saturday. The Weekly Arthakantha organised the event as part of its 25th anniversary...
The Italian government has deported 40 undocumented migrants, including some 'Bangladeshis', to detention centres in Albania, reports bdnews24.com.On Friday, the migrants were sent from the port of Brindisi aboard a vessel named "Libra". They were handcuffed during the transfer.It marked...
Chief of Army Staff General Waker-uz-Zaman has returned home on Saturday after completing official visits to Russia and Croatia. During the visits, he held meetings with the Chief of the Russian Army, the Deputy Defense Minister, and other senior military...
SYLHET, April 12, 2025 (BSS): The Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) seized smuggled goods worth about Taka 12.8 million from different areas of the district on Saturday.Different teams of BGB raided in different border areas of Banglabazar, Lobia, Noakot, Kalairag, Bichanakandi,...
Two more people have died of Aedes mosquito-borne dengue fever in country over the past 24 hours after a gap of seven days, reports bdnews24.com.With that, the number of deaths from the illness has risen to 16. The Directorate General...
An effigy, 'Face of Fascism' - symbolising former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, was set ablaze at the Institute of Fine Arts, Dhaka University (DU) on Saturday. — FE Photo An effigy symbolising Sheikh Hasina's fascism was set ablaze at the...
Chief Adviser (CA) and Chairman of the National Consensus Commission Professor Muhammad Yunus on Saturday called for advancing reform activities quickly with the goal of holding the national elections in December next, reports BSS.He made this call at a meeting...
WASHINGTON, Apr 12 (AFP): The International Monetary Fund on Friday approved a new four-year $20 billion bailout for Argentina to support President Javier Milei's aggressive efforts to revive the fortunes of the Latin American country."The program is expected to help...
ANTEQUERA, Spain, April 12 (Reuters): One of Spain's leading olive oil producers is pondering an expansion into the US in response to the tariff war unleashed by Washington, just as its peers are rushing out exports while the bulk of...
Foreign Affairs Adviser Md Touhid Hossain requested Slovakia on Friday to recruit Bangladeshi workers in various sectors, including automotive industry and facilitate Slovak visa for Bangladeshi citizens, reports UNB.He apprised Bangladesh's potential as investment destination and urged to send a...
LUCKNOW, India, Apr 12 (AFP): Opener Aiden Markram and Nicholas Pooran struck half-centuries as Lucknow Super Giants beat Gujarat Titans by six wickets for their third straight win in the IPL on Saturday.Chasing 181 for victory on a sluggish pitch,...
Chief of Air Staff of Bangladesh Air Force and President of Bangladesh Hockey Federation Air Chief Marshal Hasan Mahmood Khan unveils the jersey of Bangladesh National Hockey Team for the Asian Hokey Federation (AHF) Cup- 2025 at Bangladesh Air Force...
With a sweet memory of crushing Thailand by a record margin in the first match last Thursday, the Bangladesh Women's Cricket team will play Ireland in their 2nd match of the six-nation ICC Women's World Cup Qualifiers at the renovated...
Former Bangladesh captain Tamim Iqbal made his first public appearance on Saturday since suffering a heart attack during a domestic match last month, reports UNB.Tamim was seen at the Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium in Mirpur to support his team, Mohammedan...
Mayesha Tasnim Eshika AND Hasib Iqbal | 2025-04-13 00:00:00
The Islamic University of Technology (IUT) hosted one of the most prestigious national business case competitions-SMC Plus Presents BizNation 2.0 recently. Organised by IUT Career and Business Society (IUT CBS), the event brought together some of the most promising young...
Sheikh Shabab Tawkee Rupok | 2025-04-13 00:00:00
The informal economy is like a house built without a foundation-providing shelter for many, but vulnerable to collapse at any moment thus ruining years of work and unlived potential. In the bustling streets of Dhaka, thousands of vendors sell their...
SHERPUR, Apr 12 (BSS): A total of 17 wild animals were rescued from Ghazni Recreation Center Zoo in Jhenaigati upazila of the district Friday night.A team of Forest Department's Wildlife Crime Suppression Unit led by its Inspector Nargis Sultana conducted...
CHUADANGA, Apr 12 (UNB): Two people were injured in a violent attack following a dispute over the sale of a white-fleshed watermelon at Lohapatti area in Chuadanga district on Friday night.The victims, Rubel Islam, 35, and Amirul Islam, 27, both...
Three persons were killed in separate road accidents in Kushtia and Bhola districts on Saturday, report agencies.In Kushtia, two people were killed when a bus crashed into a motorcycle on Kushtia-Jhenaidah highway at Bottoil in Sadar upazila of Kushtia district...
OUR CORRESPONDENTSYLHET Apr 12: The government authorities are yet to start functioning of the Sylhet Wasa Board though it was constituted in 2022 to improve water supply and sanitation in the city.The chairman of the Sylhet Wasa is not active...
OUR CORRESPONDENT | 2025-04-13 00:00:00
CHATTOGRAM, Apr 12: The Chattogram Hill Tract (CHT) region has worn a festive look as the traditional 'Sangrain' festival of Marma community and Boishabi of Chakma community began with great festivity on Saturday.The tribal people have started their festivals with...
BEIRUT, Apr 12 (AFP): Most military sites belonging to Hezbollah in southern Lebanon have been placed under Lebanese army control, a source close to the group said on Saturday.A November 27 ceasefire that ended more than a year of conflict...
SRINAGAR, Apr 12 (AFP): Three suspected rebels and a soldier were killed in separate firefights near Indian-administered Kashmir's unofficial frontier with Pakistan, the Indian army said on Saturday.Muslim-majority Kashmir has been divided between nuclear-armed rivals India and Pakistan since their...
BEIJING, Apr 12 (AFP): Strong winds wreaked havoc in Beijing and parts of northern China on Saturday, causing hundreds of flights to be cancelled, attractions to close and rail lines to be suspended, state media said.The powerful winds stemmed mainly...
GAZA, Apr 12 (Reuters/AFP): The president of the Red Cross described the humanitarian situation in Gaza on Friday as "hell on earth" and warned that its field hospital will run out of supplies within two weeks."We are now finding ourselves...
Muhammad Mahmood | 2025-04-13 00:00:00
“Trump has set the stage not just for his own tariffs but for retaliatory tariffs by other countries. That is, he has started a global trade war”— Paul Krugman The world is currently facing economic challenges reminiscent of those caused...
With the rise of Artificial Intelligence (AI), there's growing concern that machines will replace human workers and create mass unemployment. However, as a university student witnessing the rapid digital transformation, I believe it's not about job loss-but job shift. For...
For over a decade, flyovers have been promoted as a key solution to Dhaka's traffic congestion. However, the current scenario tells a different story. Merely constructing flyovers without proper planning and supporting infrastructure has not only failed to ease congestion...
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