Nilratan Halder | 2023-11-25 00:00:00
One common complaint is that the young generation today is hooked on online screens and they have turned robotic, shallow and incapable of emotional attachment. This general labelling may have exceptions but it is mostly true. However the question that...
NICE, France, Nov 24 (AFP): French police on Friday detained Algerian international Youcef Atal, who plays for Ligue 1 football side Nice, in a probe into suspected "justification of terrorism" after he published a social media post on the Israel-Hamas...
Josh Inglis smashed Australia's joint-fastest century in Twenty20 Internationals before Suryakumar Yadav powered India to a two-wicket victory in a thrilling series opener on Thursday, reports Reuters.Suryakumar, captaining India for the first time, hit an assured knock of 80 as...
NEW DELHI, Nov 24 (AFP): The recently concluded Cricket World Cup in India was the "most watched" edition in the country ever, broadcaster Disney+ Hotstar said in a statement Thursday.Australia won a record-extending sixth World Cup in a six-wicket win...
LONDON, Nov 24 (AFP): Mikel Arteta has backed his former club Everton to "fight against anything" after a 10-point deduction for financial breaches left them in the Premier League relegation zone.The Arsenal boss said Friday he still felt "very connected"...
BARCELONA, Nov 24 (AFP): Spanish prosecutors are seeking a nine-year jail term for former Brazil star Dani Alves who is accused of raping a young woman at a Barcelona nightclub in December 2022.Prosecutors have also demanded the former Barcelona and...
MALAGA, Spain, Nov 24 (AFP): Novak Djokovic steered Serbia into the Davis Cup semi-finals as he beat Cameron Norrie 6-4, 6-4 to secure a 2-0 triumph over Great Britain on Thursday, setting up a mouth-watering clash with Italy's Jannik Sinner.Italy...
Pakistan's Babar Azam (R) and Saim Ayub bat in the nets during a practice session at the Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium in Rawalpindi Friday, ahead of their tour to Australia for the three test match series. — AFP
Cricket South Africa (CSA) have handed over the reins of their women’s side for all three formats to the experienced opener.Laura Wolvaardt’s appointment as the full-time South Africa Women's skipper has been finalised. Earlier, the player was interim skipper of...
The users of social media are growing rapidly worldwide. One of the most popular social networking sites in Bangladesh is Facebook. Reportedly, there are 43.25 million active Facebook users in the country. So, leveraging Facebook for one's business promotion is...
Safe drinking water is a basic human need. However, the residents of Satkhira's coastal areas are deprived of clean drinking water as many of them have to drink saline water. According to a UNDP survey, around 73 per cent people...
The concept of paid sick leave, a right guaranteed by the International Labour Organization (ILO) conventions, is not in practice in Bangladesh. Day-labourers and readymade garment workers in the country are deprived of this facility. To most of them, leave...
Tanim Asjad | 2023-11-25 00:00:00
The role of transports in economic growth and overall socio-economic development is well known to all. With the advancement of modes of transportation coupled with improved management, many countries worldwide have made the mobility of people and goods faster and...
Syed Mansur Hahsim | 2023-11-25 00:00:00
The findings of an international report unveiled last week and a webinar on it organised by the UNDP and the World Benchmarking Alliance (WBA) do not project the major international apparel sourcing brands particularly in a brighter light. What have...
The term'climate-induced migration' has in recent times gained currency globally with climate change becoming the defining issue of our time. But regular migration of people dislodged by natural calamities from their ancestral abodes is but an age-old experience of the...
Md. Ruhul Amin | 2023-11-25 00:00:00
Food insecurity and undernourishment are currently among the most serious anxieties for human health. As the world’s population goes on to increase, there is an increase in demand for food. Since the arable land is not rising, we need to find...
CHATTOGRAM, Nov 23 (BSS) : Pragatishil Ganatantrik Forum, Islami Oikya Jote and Islami Front started campaign to contest the 12th Jatiya Sangsad election in the district as the parties have already started nomination form sale for intending candidates."We started our...
Amid the eerily deserted New Market, a middle-aged vendor approaches a lone shopper, with her hands clutching a stack of textile pot-holders. The once-bustling popular shopping destination, now hushed by blockades and hartals, has cut her income by half. —...
NAZIMUDDIN SHYAMOL | 2023-11-24 00:00:00
The launch of the Cox's Bazar Express, the new passenger train connecting Dhaka to Cox's Bazar via Chattogram, witnessed a remarkable response as tickets for its first three days (December 1, 2, and 3) were sold out in two hours...
KATHMANDU, Nov 23 (AP): Riot police used batons and tear gas to halt tens of thousands of supporters of Nepal's former king who attempted to march to the center of the capital on Thursday to demand the restoration of the...
FE REPORT | 2023-11-24 00:00:00
A total of 141 retired civil and military bureaucrats called upon the government to cancel the national election schedule and sit in dialogue with the opponents in order to hold the national election under a neutral caretaker government for the...
Maria Zakharova, a spokeswoman of Russia's Ministry of Foreign Affairs, has said at the end of October US Ambassador to Dhaka Peter Haas met with a member of the local opposition party to discuss plans for organising anti-government rallies, reports...
FE REPORT | 2023-11-24 00:00:00
To press home its one-point demand for immediate resignation of the government, the BNP has announced another 48-hour nationwide transport blockade starting from Sunday.The party will block roads, waterways and railways across the country from 6 am on Sunday to...
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Thursday reiterated that BNP and Jamaat are trying to foil the parliamentary elections scheduled for January 7, reports UNB."The consequences will not be good if anyone tries to foil the election," she warned adding that...
FE REPORT | 2023-11-24 00:00:00
Several supply and demand factors have combined to drive down beef prices to a two-year low in Dhaka, providing much-needed boost to the severely depressed beef sales.With prices now ranging from Tk 600 to Tk 650 per kilogram, representing a...
Seven more deaths were reported from dengue in 24 hours till Thursday morning, raising the fatalities from the mosquito-borne disease in Bangladesh to 1,577 this year, reports UNB.During the period, 1,094 more patients were hospitalised with the viral fever, according...
Bangladesh and India will hold a Foreign Secretary-level dialogue in New Delhi today (Friday) to discuss ways to strengthen the bilateral ties by keeping the multifaceted relationship uninterrupted.Foreign Secretary Masud Bin Momen reached New Delhi on Thursday to hold talks...
FE REPORT | 2023-11-24 00:00:00
The World Bank (WB) will provide an aggregate US$1.11 billion worth of credits for five projects to help Bangladesh improve human development and climate resilience.The proposed credit support aims to help 900,000 rural youths in Bangladesh with better employability and...
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