VENICE, Italy, Mar 16 (Reuters): Napoli wasted a chance to provisionally reclaim top spot in the Serie A standings for the first time since February when they were held to a 0-0 draw at second-from-bottom Venezia on Sunday.Napoli remained in...
CHRISTCHURCH, New Zealand, Mar 16 (AFP): Pakistan slumped to a nine-wicket defeat in the first Twenty20 against New Zealand in Christchurch on Sunday after failing to defend a meagre score of 91.The tourists began the five-match series in disastrous fashion,...
The Bangladesh-origin English Premier League footballer Hamza Dewan Chowdhury, who is included in the 30-member Bangladesh preliminary squad for the AFC Asian Cup 2025 qualifiers, will arrive in Bangladesh today (Monday) at noon with his family, reports UNB.The Bangladesh team...
SIRAJGANJ, Mar 16 (UNB): A man was killed and nine others were injured in a clash between two groups of locals over collection of donations for an under-construction mosque in Belkuchi upazila of Sirajganj, said police on Sunday.The deceased was...
FENI, Mar 16 (UNB): A newlywed woman in Feni died at Chattogram Medical College Hospital on Saturday, days after allegedly being tortured by her in-laws over dowry.The victim, Marjan Akhter Jhumur, 18, was married to expatriate Saidur Rahman on December...
FARIDPUR, Mar 16 (UNB): Two people died and another one injured in a three-way collision involving a watermelon-laden truck, a motorcycle, and an autorickshaw on the Dhaka-Faridpur Highway in Faridpur Sadar upazila on Sunday.The victims were identified as motorcycle rider...
OUR CORRESPONDENT | 2025-03-17 00:00:00
CHANDPUR, Mar 16: Service recipients have to suffer most as birth and death registration processes have not yet gone online in Narayanpur Municipality in Matlab Dakhshin upazila of Chandpur district. Narayanpur union was declared a municipality by the then government...
M M Mahbub Hasan | 2025-03-17 00:00:00
Financial Literacy Day was celebrated for the third time in Bangladesh on March 3 this year. In 2022, a circular of Bangladesh Bank decided to observe Financial Literacy Day on the first Monday of March every year. In light of...
Enayetullah Khan | 2025-03-17 00:00:00
I was in deep sleep in the middle of the night, when the call came with the shocking news of my dear friend Arefin’s passing away. A few days earlier I had heard Arefin fell ill while trying to draw...
Md Kamal Hossain | 2025-03-17 00:00:00
In the face of mounting challenges like population growth, climate change, and shrinking arable land, Bangladesh must urgently reform its approach to rice production. As the backbone of the country's food security, rice constitutes 97 per cent of grain production...
Deceptive marketing tactics disguised as special offers have become a widespread problem. During festivals, special occasions, or online sales, consumers are lured by flashy discounts and enticing deals such as "Buy One, Get One Free" or "Huge Discount." However, in...
Artificial intelligence changes financial decision-making by enhancing data analysis, risk assessment, and investment techniques. While AI-driven credit evaluation systems enhance lending choices, Robo-advisors maximise portfolios with low human involvement. Modern banking would benefit much from artificial intelligence's accuracy and error...
The modern era is defined by digital technology, with technological advancement making life more convenient and dynamic. However, misuse of technology and threat to related cybersecurity have posed new challenges. The improper use of the internet, social media, and digital...
Neil Ray | 2025-03-17 00:00:00
A festival time is also a chaotic time. This is so almost everywhere but in this part of the world where the population size is overwhelming compared to the geographic area, the chaos is at its extreme. The two Eids...
Syed Fattahul Alim | 2025-03-17 00:00:00
A Danish humanitarian organisation that protects refugees and internally displaced people in its report published last Friday forecasts an unprecedented spike in global refugee crisis and people forcibly displaced or to be displaced from their homes this year, next year...
Chief Adviser Muhammad Yunus and United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres's 'Ramadan Solidarity Iftar' with 100,000 Rohingya refugees in Cox's Bazar marks a significant moment in the ongoing struggle to uphold the rights of these stateless people, especially at a time...
Muhammad Zamir | 2025-03-17 00:00:00
International Women's Day (IWD), a holiday in many countries, is celebrated annually as a focal point in the women's rights movement. International Women's Day gives focus to issues such as gender equality, reproductive rights and violence and abuse against women....
FE REPORT | 2025-03-16 12:00:00
Teletalk looks forward to the Economic Relations Division (ERD) as the lone state telecom operator's 4G mobile broadband network expansion project remains stalled following cancellation of its first tender.The operator is now weighing multiple options -- whether to select one...
People from the working class scramble over each other to buy TCB products at subsidized rates from an OMS truck. Many return empty-handed despite waiting for several hours as the supply of the essential items is extremely meagre compared to...
The High Court will deliver its verdict on the death references and appeals in the murder case of Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (Buet) student Abrar Fahad today (Sunday).The HC bench of Justice AKM Asaduzzaman and Justice Syed Enayet...
FHM Humayan Kabir | 2025-03-16 00:00:00
Despite the government's ongoing austerity measures, Dhaka WASA (DWASA) has proposed undertaking a sumptuous project, as 329.69 million alone is required to hire consultants to build its training centre, insiders reveal on Saturday.Funded through loans from local and foreign sources,...
FE REPORTBangladesh's state-run Rupantarita Prakritik Gas Company Ltd (RPGCL) intends to buy three spot liquefied natural gas (LNG) cargoes by mid-April to meet mounting demand for summer.The RPGCL has already floated tenders for April 01-02, April 12-13 and April 14-15...
FE REPORTEid shopping in different city malls has picked up momentum, as only two weeks to go to the biggest religious festival for Muslims.The shopping spree will increase further in the coming days when many job holders will receive their...
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Saturday joined a roundtable discussion on reform proposals participated by representatives of political parties, National Consensus Building Commission and other stakeholders, reports UNB.UN Under Secretary General Rabab Fatima, Bangladesh's Law Adviser Dr Asif, BNP Secretary...
Yasir Wardad | 2025-03-16 00:00:00
Onion and potato farmers across the country are facing severe financial losses this season due to a combination of record-low prices at the farm level, disease outbreaks and soaring cold storage costs.Farmers in Pabna and Faridpur, which are major onion-producing...
JAHIDUL ISLAM | 2025-03-16 00:00:00
Although all of the ministries and divisions of the government collectively placed their demand for Tk 1.91 trillion to implement all of the ongoing development projects in the current fiscal year, the Planning Commission has allocated Tk 248.87 billion (13.02%)...
FE REPORT | 2025-03-16 00:00:00
Visiting United Nations Secretary- General Antonio Guterres assures that the UN stands ready to assist in fostering peace, national dialog, trust and healing as Bangladesh is poised for transition after a changeover.He also expresses the UN's readiness and to be...
JASIM UDDIN HAROON | 2025-03-16 00:00:00
The weighted average interest rates on both deposits and advances increased in the fourth quarter (October-December) of 2024, according to a latest report of Bangladesh Bank.Bankers said some banks that are grappling with liquidity shortage offered higher rates to attract...
MONIRA MUNNI | 2025-03-16 00:00:00
Value-addition to Bangladesh's ready-made garments (RMG) that has been fluctuating in recent years has yet to reach the pre-pandemic level, as higher cost of raw-material imports eats into the export gains.Exporters mainly blame the rise in raw-material imports, especially that...
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