Leaders of Khilafat Rabbani Bangladesh and Nezam-e-Islami Party holding talks with Awami League President and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina at her official residence Ganobhaban in the city on Thursday — Focus Bangla
Awami League (AL) general secretary Obaidul Quader has urged the party candidates and activists to abide by the electoral code of conduct, reports UNB. He came up with the call while speaking at a press briefing at the party's Dhanmondi...
WASHINGTON, Nov30(AFP): Seven-time Olympic champion Katie Ledecky eased to victory in the 800-meter freestyle on Wednesday in the opening race of the US Open Swimming Championships at Greensboro, North Carolina.Ledecky, the three-time defending Olympic gold medalist and current world champion...
LONDON, Nov 30 (AFP): Australia Test bowler Nathan Lyon has joined Lancashire for the 2024 season, the English county announced on Thursday.The 36-year-old off-spinner, who has taken 496 Test wickets, played for Worcestershire in 2017 and helped them win promotion...
New Zealand cricketer Glenn Philips is under the scanner after he was spotted using saliva on the ball during the third day's play at the Sylhet International Cricket Stadium in Sylhet on Thursday. Phillips was caught on TV applying saliva...
PARIS, Nov 29 (Agencies): Manchester United are facing elimination from the Champions League in the group stage after squandering a two-goal lead to draw 3-3 with Galatasaray in Istanbul on Wednesday, while Arsenal and PSV Eindhoven secured qualification for the...
PARIS, Nov 30 (Agencies): Uganda will make their first appearance at a cricket World Cup next year after qualifying on Thursday for the T20 tournament to be hosted by the West Indies and the United States.A nine-wicket win over Rwanda...
SYLHET, Bangladesh, Nov 30 (AFP): Skipper Najmul Hossain Shanto hit his third Test century in four innings to put Bangladesh on course for a strong total in the second innings of the first Test against New Zealand in Sylhet on...
RAJSHAHI, Nov 30 (BSS): The Rajshahi University of Engineering and Technology (RUET) will be built as the country's first smart university where academia and industry experts will transform the students into skilled human resources through working jointly.The skilled students will...
The harvesting of Transplanted Aman (T-Aman) paddy is on full swing in Manikganj and Netrakona district, reports BSSIn Manikganj, farmers in the district are expecting excellent production of T-Aman paddy as the cultivation target of T-Aman paddy exceeded by the...
OUR CORRESPONDENT | 2023-12-01 00:00:00
BOGURA, Nov 30: Dried fish production in greater Chalan Beel is being seriously hampered this season due to a drastic fall in fish supply caused by indiscriminate netting of mother fishes during the breeding period. Industry insiders apprehend that dried...
Top diplomats arrive in NorthMacedonia for security meetingSKOPJE, Nov 30: Top diplomats from more than 50 countries arrived in North Macedonia on Wednesday for a meeting of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe, while others boycotted the event...
NEW YORK, Nov 30 (AP): An Indian government official directed a plot to assassinate a prominent Sikh separatist leader living in New York City, United States prosecutors said Wednesday as they announced charges against a man they said was part...
SEOUL, Nov 30 (AP): The powerful sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un on Thursday dismissed U.S. calls for a return to diplomacy and lambasted its condemnations of the North's recent spy satellite launch, vowing more launches in violation...
GENEVA, Nov 30 (AFP): This year is set to be the hottest ever recorded, the UN said Thursday, demanding urgent action to rein in global warming and stem the havoc following in its wake.The UN's World Meteorological Organization warned that...
WASHINGTON, Nov 30 (AP): The U.S. on Wednesday said it imposed a new round of sanctions on a group of 20 people and firms allegedly involved in a financial facilitation network for the benefit of the Iranian military.The Treasury Department...
DUBAI, Nov 30 (Reuters): As global leaders gather in Dubai for the world's UN climate conference, delegates hope to clinch an early victory on a disaster fund on Thursday before the summit turns its focus to fossil fuels and other...
JERUSALEM, Nov 30 (AP/BBC/Reuters): Israel and Hamas on Thursday agreed to extend their cease-fire by another day, just minutes before it was set to expire. The truce in Gaza appeared increasingly tenuous as most women and children held by the...
There are a few countries in the world, which have been successful in limiting the use of plastic bags significantly. Rwanda, a pioneer in banning single-use plastic bags, is now one of the cleanest nations on earth. This has been...
In today's fast-paced and competitive world, young men and women face a multitude of challenges that can take a toll on their mental well-being. The alarming rise in suicide rates among university students is a stark reminder of the need...
Zahid Huq | 2023-12-01 00:00:00
When the new income tax law made tax returns and payment of tax on their earnings at a rate of 27.5 per cent mandatory for the provident fund (PF) in the private sector, private sector employees vented their deep frustration....
The Population and Household Census Report 2022 released recently by the Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics (BBS) shows, among an array of curious findings, an upsetting picture too. Over a third of the country's current 169.828 million population has no education,...
Annalena Baerbock | 2023-11-30 12:00:00
A farmer in the Niger whose fields have dried up due to the heat. A father in Palau who does not know whether his house will still be standing when his children are grown up - or whether the rising...
TOKYO, Nov 29 (AFP): Tokyo stocks ended lower on Wednesday, as a higher yen against the dollar weighed on the market.The benchmark Nikkei 225 index was down 0.26 percent, or 87.17 points, to end at 33,321.22, while the broader Topix...
BENGALURU, Nov 29 (Reuters): India's blue-chip indexes logged their best day in two weeks on Wednesday, led by high weightage information technology (IT) and financials stocks, after comments from a US Federal Reserve official elevated bets of rate cuts to...
German shares led gains in Europe on Wednesday after data pointed to easing inflation in the most populous state in the country, boosting expectations that the European Central Bank will cut interest rates next year, reports Reuters.The German DAX rose...
HONG KONG, Nov 29 (Reuters): A new exchange-traded fund (ETF) tracking Saudi equities made its trading debut in Hong Kong on Wednesday, becoming the first product of its kind in Asia amid warming bilateral relations between China and Saudi Arabia.The...
LONDON, Nov 29 (Reuters): Treasury yields and the dollar hit multi-month lows on Wednesday after a US Federal Reserve official made fresh hints of interest rate cuts, while stocks gained ground on hopes of easing inflation.Fed funds futures rallied on...
J.P. Morgan expects economic uncertainty clouding the outlook for risky assets in the first half of next year as investors look for clarity on the direction of monetary policy, reports Reuters."Equities will likely need to negotiate earnings adjustment, as activity...
NEW YORK, Nov 29 (AFP): Wall Street stocks advanced early Wednesday, extending a positive run following updated US growth data and a hefty share buyback announcement from General Motors.The US economy saw GDP growth of 5.2 percent at an annual...
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