Patuakhali, Mar 20 (UNB): BNP acting chairman Tarique Rahman has assured full support, including legal assistance, to the family of a rape victim in Patuakhali.He made the pledge during an audio call with the victim's family on Thursday night.Tarique spoke...
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Police detained on Friday three Awami League supporters when they brought out a procession in the capital's Dhanmondi 27 No area. The AL supporters, numbering between 25 and 30, brought out the procession during evening on the day. They chanted...
Hefazat-e-Islam Bangladesh staged a demonstration in front of the Baitul Mukarram National Mosque in the city on Friday, protesting against Gaza attacks. —FE Photo
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Different political and student organisations, including newly formed National Citizen Party (NCP), staged rallies across the country on Friday, demanding a ban on the Awami League as a political entity.Protesters burst out after NCP leader Hasnat Abdullah in a Facebook...
In a bombshell Facebook post late on Thursday night that instantly went viral, Hasnat Abdullah, one of the key leaders of the uprising that overthrew Sheikh Hasina and now the chief organiser (South) of the newly-formed National Citizens Party (NCP),...
BNP Acting Chairman Tarique Rahman virtually addresses an Iftar party hosted by the party in honour of the professionals at the Dhaka Ladies Club in the city's Eskaton Road on Friday. — Collected
Amid swirling discussions about whether the Awami League should be banned from politics, BNP Senior Joint Secretary General Ruhul Kabir Rizvi believes the public should decide on the party's fate after it faces justice for its atrocities, reports bdnews24.com.On Friday,...
MUMBAI, March 21 (AFP): Elon Musk's social media platform X has filed a lawsuit against the Indian government over its use of takedown orders to request social media content be removed.India, the world's biggest democracy, regularly ranks among the top...
TOKYO, March 21 (AFP): Japanese inflation eased in February, government data showed Friday, with prices excluding fresh food rising 3.0 percent year-on-year in the world's fourth-largest economy.The core Consumer Price Index (CPI) slowed from 3.2 percent in January, remaining above...
A two-day "Fourth Bangladesh Remittance Fair 2025" will be held in New York (NY) on April 19-20 to increase remittance flow from the USA to Bangladesh, reports BSS.Bangladesh-USA Chamber of Commerce and Industry (BUCCI) and USA-Bangladesh Business Links will jointly...
The Bangladesh Export Processing Zones Authority (BEPZA) has received a good response from both local and foreign investors, signing new investment agreements with 26 companies in the first eight months of the current fiscal year 2024-25 (FY25), reports BSS. "In...
Members of the NBR (National Board of Revenue) Reform Committee are struggling to deal with a dilemma: whether their proposals would be implemented by the interim government, or remain unheeded and just gather dust, like the White Paper on the...
Tailors in Dhaka typically grapple with a gruelling workload by the middle of Ramadan, often turning down new orders.This year, however, paints a slightly different picture. Even on the 19th day of fasting, many are happy to accept more work,...
Religious Affairs Adviser Dr. A. F. M. Khalid Hossain said on Friday they successfully broke the air ticket syndicate for Umrah."Airline ticket syndicate has been broken for Umrah. So, the opportunity to sell at an excessive price by booking group...
Gold prices fell on Friday, but were poised for a third straight weekly gain, bolstered by safe-haven demand amidst geopolitical and economic uncertainties as well as anticipation of U.S. Federal Reserve rate cut later this year, reports Reuters.Spot gold was...
Oil prices rose in early Asian trading on Friday, and were set for their second consecutive weekly gains, after fresh U.S. sanctions on Iran and a new OPEC+ plan for seven members to cut output raised bets on tightening supply.Brent...
LONDON, Mar 21 (AFP): England on Friday sacked women's cricket head coach Jon Lewis after a 16-0 Ashes humiliation in Australia earlier this year.The former England bowler, who also oversaw a disappointing campaign at last year's T20 World Cup, was...
Former Zimbabwe captain Brendan Taylor, currently serving a three-and-half-year ban for breaching the ICC's anti-corruption code, is eyeing an international comeback when his sanction ends in July, reports espncricinfo.com.Taylor, 39, had initially considered a move into coaching but has been...
Croatia's Ante Budimir and Ivan Perisic struck to secure a deserved 2-0 win over France in their Nations League quarter-final, first leg on Thursday, as the return of Kylian Mbappe and Ousmane Dembele failed to get the visitors to fire,...
International Master Md. Minhaz Uddin of Bangladesh Navy and FIDE Master Subrota Biswas of Titas Club maintained their joint lead in the points table with 6.5 points after the 7th round of Independence Day WALTON International Rating Chess competition held...
WELLINGTON, Mar 21 (AFP): Chris Wood scored a hat-trick of headers as New Zealand moved to within one win of the World Cup with a 7-0 demolition of Fiji on Friday. New Zealand will face 152nd-ranked New Caledonia in Auckland...
Bangladesh Krira Shikka Protishtan (BKSP) will face Kishoreganj DSA in the final of the Brac Bank Women's Development Cup Hockey tournament today (Saturday), reports UNB.The title-deciding match between the National Sports Training Institute team BKSP and Kishoreganj DSA will kick...
A last-gasp Vinicius Jr strike earned Brazil a hard-fought 2-1 win over Colombia in the South American World Cup qualifiers on Thursday, reports Reuters.Vinicius scored the winner nine minutes into added time to rescue a much-needed win for Brazil who...
MIAMI GARDENS, Mar 21 (AFP): World number one Aryna Sabalenka and third-seeded Coco Gauff eased through their second round matches at the Miami Open on Thursday but seventh seed Elena Rybakina crashed out to American Ashlyn Krueger.Sabalenka beat Bulgaria's Viktoriya...
AUCKLAND, Mar 21 (AFP): Opener Hasan Nawaz struck a record-breaking maiden century Friday as Pakistan crushed New Zealand by nine wickets in the third Twenty20 to keep the series alive.After scoring a duck in each of the two opening games...
Nilratan Halder | 2025-03-22 00:00:00
The bird is insistent, "Bou katha kao". Insistent and tireless, it breaks the silence of the dawn. An early riser who has just returned home in his village after years of mental banishment from the idyllic rural setting thankfully accepts...
Record 8,938 people died on migration routes in 2024: UNGENEVA, Mar 21: Last year was the deadliest year for migrants, with nearly 9,000 people dying worldwide, the United Nations said on Friday, calling it an "unacceptable and preventable" tragedy. "At...
ROME, Mar 21 (Reuters): Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni finds herself playing a political balancing act as Europe moves to bolster its defences.A nationalist with deep admiration for US President Donald Trump, she is battling to reconcile the growing gulf...
GENEVA, Mar 21 (AFP): The melting of glaciers-a direct consequence of global warming-is accelerating, with dramatic consequences for lives and livelihoods.Glacial melting can result in nuclear power plant shutdowns, agriculture and water resources being put at risk, and coastal cities...
KHARTOUM, Mar 21 (AFP): A Sudanese army source said three journalists were killed in a paramilitary drone strike on Khartoum's presidential palace, hours after the military recaptured it on Friday. The journalists had been reporting for Sudanese state television when...
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