Three persons were killed in separate road accidents in Habiganj, Chattogram and Jashore districts on Thursday, reports UNB.In Habiganj, a youth died in a road crash on Dhaka-Sylhet highway in Shayestaganj upazila of Habiganj just two days before his wedding,...
OUR CORRESPONDENT | 2025-02-21 00:00:00
SYLHET, Feb 20: The work on an important road in Sunamganj district could not be completed as its contractor has gone into hiding after the fall of the Awami League-led government.Locals apprehended that the work may not be completed even...
OUR CORRESPONDENT | 2025-02-21 00:00:00
COX'S BAZAR, Feb 20: Cox's Bazar town has witnessed a surge in robbery incidents recently putting security of lives and belongings of the commuters as well as tourists in jeopardy. Almost every day, people are falling prey to robberies somewhere...
KARACHI, Feb 20 (Agencies): Hosts Pakistan suffered a serious blow Thursday when opener Fakhar Zaman was ruled out of the Champions Trophy with an injury ahead of their crunch clash with arch-rivals India.The 34-year-old left-handed batsman was replaced by Imam-ul-Haq,...
NEW DELHI, Feb 21 (PTI): Debutants Afghanistan will aim to continue their impressive rise in white-ball cricket, while South Africa will once again attempt to shed the 'chokers' tag when the two sides kick-off their Champions Trophy campaign in Karachi...
MADRID, Feb 20 (Reuters): Real Madrid easily beat Manchester City 3-1 with a Kylian Mbappe hat-trick on Wednesday in their Champions League playoff second leg at a raucous Santiago Bernabeu stadium, earning them a 6-3 aggregate victory and a place...
Veteran Bangladesh batter Mahmudullah Riyad was left out from the playing XI in the match against India on Thursday due to a strain in his right leg muscle, reports BSS.The experienced batter's omission from the crucial India match raised a...
DUBAI, Feb 20 (AFP): Towhid Hridoy struck his first ODI century and with Jaker Ali helped Bangladesh reach 228 from 35-5 against India as the two teams opened their Champions Trophy campaign on Thursday in Dubai.India's pace spearhead Mohammed Shami...
PARIS, Feb 20 (AFP): Iran executed at least 975 people last year in a "horrifying escalation" of its use of capital punishment, two human rights groups said on Thursday.Norway-based Iran Human Rights (IHR) and French group Together Against the Death...
PRAGUE, Feb 20 (AFP): A 16-year-old boy killed two women in a knife attack in a shop in the Czech Republic on Thursday morning, police said, adding the motive was unclear.Police arrested the teenager, a Czech national, minutes after the...
NEW YORK, Feb 20 (Reuters): A US appeals court on Wednesday let stand an order blocking President Donald Trump from curtailing automatic birthright citizenship nationwide as part of the Republican's hardline crackdown on immigration and illegal border crossings.The San Francisco-based...
SEOUL, Feb 20 (AP): Traveling around Seoul in a prison transport vehicle, South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol appeared in two different courts on Thursday, contesting his arrest on rebellion charges in one and fighting an effort to remove him...
WASHINGTON, Feb 20 (AP): President Donald Trump's restrictions on foreign aid and targeting of a key agency funding programmes around the world may be offering an opening to America's biggest adversary - China.From the dismantling of the US Agency for...
TEL AVIV, Feb 20 (AFP): Militants on Thursday handed over the bodies of four hostages taken into Gaza during their October 7, 2023 attack, with Hamas saying they include the Bibas family-symbols of Israel's ordeal since the Gaza war began.This...
LONDON, Feb 20 (BBC/AFP): Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer has backed Volodymyr Zelensky as a "democratically elected leader" after Donald Trump described the Ukrainian president as a "dictator".Sir Keir called Zelensky on Wednesday evening and told him it was "perfectly...
RIYADH, Feb 20 (AFP): Arab leaders will gather in Saudi Arabia on Friday to counter President Donald Trump's plan for US control of Gaza and the expulsion of its inhabitants, diplomatic and government sources said.The plan stirred rare unity among...
Faizah Shahnewaz | 2025-02-21 00:00:00
Syed Shahnawaz Mohsin, better known by his pen name Simon Mohsin, is a versatile writer, educator, and keen observer of life and people. With a rich international relations and politics background, Mohsin has established himself as a prolific columnist and...
Zaidi Sattar | 2025-02-21 00:00:00
Bangladesh is a beneficiary of globalisation. As a participant in the rules-based-trade order (World Trade Organization or WTO), Bangladesh made remarkable use of its Least Developed Country (LDC) status (with Special and Differential Treatment) to eventually become the second biggest...
The only radiotherapy machine for cancer patients at Rangpur Medical College Hospital (RMCH) has been out of order for a long time, leaving impoverished patients to suffer immensely. The Cobalt machine, installed at the hospital in 1997, broke down in...
At present, the country's transportation sector is mired by a myriad of problems. The government attempted to introduce a ticket counter-based bus service to bring a modicum of order to the disorderly and chaotic sector. However, bus drivers went on...
Over the years Bangladesh has made commendable economic progress. However, the heavy reliance on the RMG sector poses significant risks. It is high time to explore sectors like renewable energy, technology, and agro-processing to diversify the economy and ensure long-term...
Shiabur Rahman | 2025-02-21 00:00:00
The government has lately come up with a decision that the thermostat of air conditioners should not be set below 25 degree Celsius this summer. The energy adviser, de facto minister, to the interim government, recently announced that this limit...
Nilratan Halder | 2025-02-21 00:00:00
That the media are no longer the primary and dominant source of news is quite understandable. A survey conducted by the Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics on behalf of the Media Reform Commission to know how people gather news and the...
February 21, now globally recognised as the International Mother Language Day, holds an unparalleled significance for Bangladesh. This day is not merely a historical commemoration, it embodies the relentless struggle of the Bangalees to preserve their linguistic and cultural identity....
M M Mahbub Hasan | 2025-02-21 00:00:00
In Bangladesh, where a significant portion of the population still remains outside the formal banking system, financial inclusion is not just a lofty aspiration, but an essential requirement for the overall development of the society or the state. Immediately after...
Elephant-human conflict has persisted for a long time in the mountainous regions of Bangladesh and its adjacent forest areas. Humans are clearing forests for livelihoods, making way for settlements and farming, while elephants, losing their natural habitats, are entering localities...
Karachi, Sindh : Pakistan's Babar Azam plays a shot during the ICC Champions Trophy cricket match between Pakistan and New Zealand at the National Stadium in Karachi on Wednesday. Chasing a target of 321, Pakistan were struggling on 229 for...
Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus along with others releases a commemorative postage stamp at his Tejgaon office in the city on Wednesday on the occasion of the seventh National COMDECA 2025 celebration. Information, Posts and Telecommunications Adviser Md Nahid Islam...
FE REPORT | 2025-02-20 00:00:00
A new report by ActionAid exposes the stark reality of Bangladesh's debt crisis, revealing that while the country grapples with an external debt of US$78.06 billion, it is owed a staggering US$5.8 trillion in climate debt by rich, high-polluting nations....
The Metropolitan Sessions Judge Court on Wednesday ordered to freeze 28 bank accounts of Additional Deputy Inspector General (Adi-DIG) of police Gazi Md Mozammel Haque and his family members where Taka 14 crore, 56 lakh and 63 thousand have been...
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