BOGURA, Aug 16 (BSS): A murder case has been filed here against 101 persons, including Awami League (AL) president and former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and former minister Obaidul Quader, for killing a teacher during the anti-discrimination student movement.Sekandar Ali,...
FE REPORT | 2024-08-17 00:00:00
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Mod reaffirmed Delhi's support for a democratic, stable, peaceful and progressive Bangladesh during his telephone conversation with the head of Bangladesh's present interim government."Prime Minister receives telephone call from the Chief Adviser, Interim Government of Bangladesh,"...
Lt-General (retd) Jahangir Alam Chowdhury has replaced Brig-Gen (retd) Sakhawat Hussain as home adviser as some interim government portfolios have been redistributed, according to a handout from the Chief Adviser's Office.The reshuffle came following the swearing in of four new...
FE REPORT | 2024-08-17 00:00:00
Over 600 people were killed during the recent student protests in Bangladesh and most of the killings occurred in actions carried out by security agencies and ruling- party cadres to curb the movement, says a UN report. "According to available...
SYFUL ISLAM and YASIR WARDAD | 2024-08-17 00:00:00
Severe carrier-capacity crunch has further pushed up airfreight rates for cargo transport from Dhaka to Bangladesh's main export destinations, disrupting air shipments, stakeholders say. According to them, last month's political upheaval, which led to the formation of a new government,...
UN chief calls for banning nuclear testing "for good"UNITED NATIONS, Aug 16: UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Thursday called for banning nuclear testing "for good" in an observance message for the International Day against Nuclear Tests, observed annually on Aug....
WARSAW, Aug 16 (AFP): A Polish deputy prime minister on Friday denied his country's involvement in the sabotage of the Nord Stream gas pipelines in the Baltic Sea in September 2022."Poland did not take part in anything. It has to...
LARGO, United States, Aug 16 (AFP): Joe Biden and Kamala Harris made an upbeat show of unity Thursday as they held their first joint public event since Harris replaced the president as the Democratic Party's candidate in November's election.Chants of...
ISLAMABAD, Aug 16 (AFP/Reuters): Pakistan health officials announced on Friday their first case of the deadly mpox virus this year, after the World Health Organization declared an international emergency over its spread."The affected person has come from a Gulf country,"...
GENEVA, Aug 16 (Agencies): The United Nations on Friday said the deadly Israeli settler attack on a village in the occupied West Bank was "horrific", adding that "by and large, we are seeing impunity" for such attacks.One UN rights official...
BANGKOK, Aug 16 (Reuters): Thailand's parliament elected political neophyte Paetongtarn Shinawatra as its youngest prime minister on Friday, only a day after she was thrust into the spotlight amid an unrelenting power struggle between the country's warring elites.The 37-year-old daughter...
MUMBAI/KOLKATA, Aug 16 (Reuters/PTI): Police in the Indian state of West Bengal on Friday arrested hundreds of protesters angry over the rape and murder of a medic last week, while a doctors' association urged more than a million colleagues nationwide...
SAN FRANCISCO, Aug 16 (AFP): Members of Congress on Thursday called on Meta chief Mark Zuckerberg to give them details regarding ads for opiods and other illicit drugs on the tech titan's platform.A letter signed by 19 lawmakers pressed for...
BEIJING, Aug 16 (AFP): Carmaker BMW will recall 1.4 million vehicles in China due to faulty airbags, the country's market regulator announced on Friday.Cars that have had steering wheel refits may have defective airbags from Japan's Takata Corporation that could...
CHATTOGRAM, Aug 16 (BSS): The authority decided to open Chattogram Custom House (CCH) Saturday for the convenience of importers and exporters.This was disclosed in an office order signed by Deputy Commissioner Imam Ghazzali on behalf of the Chattogram Customs Commissioner...
JAKARTA, Aug 16 (AFP) : Indonesian President Joko Widodo hailed his economic track record on Friday in a final state of the nation address before he leaves office in October after a decade in power.Widodo, more popularly known as Jokowi,...
Six more readymade garment (RMG) factories of the country have achieved the recognition of the LEED certification this month, raising the number of the LEED-certified factories to 226, reports UNB. As of July this year, the number of the LEED-certified...
NAZIMUDDIN SHYAMOL | 2024-08-17 00:00:00
CHATTOGRAM, Aug 16: A project has been taken to construct four bypasses and a flyover at five important points on Chattogram-Cox's Bazar highway at a cost of Tk 80 billion (Tk8,000 crore).A loan agreement has been signed with the Japan...
MUMBAI, Aug 16 (Reuters): Indian government bond yields ended higher on Friday, tracking US peers, after strong economic data curtailed expectations of an aggressive Federal Reserve rate cut next month.The benchmark 10-year yield ended at 6.8700 per cent, compared with...
Japan stocks led gains in Asia on Friday to notch their best week in four years, after Wall Street rallied overnight as fresh economic data eased recessionary fears, reports CNBC.The Nikkei 225 jumped 3.64 per cent to cross 38,000 for...
Global investors poured into money market and government bond funds in the week to August 14, preferring to stick with lower risk assets while waiting for more clarity on the health of the US economy, reports Reuters.According to LSEG data,...
FE REPORT | 2024-08-17 00:00:00
Grameenphone, the largest stock in terms of market capitalisation, topped the weekly turnover chart of Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) this week for the first time in two years, as buoyant investors poured fresh funds into the market amid renewed optimism.This...
FE REPORT | 2024-08-17 00:00:00
Stocks slipped back into the red this week after a huge jump the previous week, as risk-averse investors chose to lock in profits on quick-gaining shares.The correction was due to profit taking on stocks that saw irrational price appreciation the...
IG Chowdhury | 2024-08-17 00:00:00
Being digital is the norm of life today. It is efficient and fast. There are many steps on the digital ladder of using the services. The step is related to the ability of a user in terms of digital savviness....
Nilratan Halder | 2024-08-17 00:00:00
Sharate aaj kon othithi elo praner dware Ananda gan ga re hridoy ananda gan ga reThis is how Rabindranath celebrates the arrival of the Sharat or Autumn. In the United States, known as the Fall, it is the most favorite...
WARSAW, Aug 16 (AFP): Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk announced on Friday that Poland would officially bid to host the Olympic Games in 2040 or 2044."I dedicate this decision to the 10, 12 and 15-year-olds of today. Poland will officially...
LONDON, Aug 16 (AFP): Leicester striker Patson Daka has been ruled out for a "few months" with an ankle injury, new Foxes manager Steve Cooper said Friday.Zambia international Saka suffered the setback during Leicester's final pre-season friendly with Lens and...
LONDON, Aug 16 (AFP): Premier League new boys Ipswich signed Manchester City midfielder Kalvin Phillips on a season-long loan on Friday.Phillips has endured a difficult time with Premier League champions City and the move to Ipswich marks the latest attempt...
Barcelona's Spanish forward Lamine Yamal (R) takes part in a training session ahead of the Spanish league football match between Valencia CF and FC Barcelona, at the Estadi Olimpic Lluis Companys in Barcelona on Friday — AFP
Zimbabwe have emerged as one of two options being considered to host the Women's T20 World Cup this year, reports espncricinfo.com. The tournament, which is due to start on October 3 and was scheduled for Bangladesh, is likely to be...
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