Staff Reporter : The Bangladesh Restaurant Owners Association (BROA) has asserted that the Rajdhani Unnayan Kartripakkha (RAJUK) is the most corrupt institution in the country. Following the Baily Road fire...
Sabbir Hossain : In a thrilling display of cricketing prowess, the Bangladesh Cricket team emerged victorious in the One Day International (ODI) series against Sri Lanka, capturing the hearts of...
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Staff reporter : Pragoti Industries Limited has signed an agreement with STX Corporation, an authorised company of KIA Motors Corporation, to assemble the Cerato sedan car of the KIA brand from South Korea’s KIA Motors Corporation. The Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was signed in Seoul, South Korea, on Monday. Industries Minister Nurul Majid Mahmud Humayun was present at the MoU signing ceremony as the chief guest. In his speech, the minister mentioned that the Chittagong Sea Port is the nearest...
Business Report : The sixth Joint PPP Platform Meeting between Bangladesh and Japan convened on Moday at the Prime Minister’s Office, marking another significant step in the collaborative efforts to enhance infrastructure development and economic growth through Public-Private Partnerships (PPPs). The Public-Private Partnership Authority (PPPA), Bangladesh, hosted the platform meeting whereas Md Tofazzel Hossain Miah, Principal Secretary to the Prime Minister, and Chairman of the PPP Authority, graced the platform meeting as the chief guest. Dr Md. Mushfiqur Rahman, Secretary,...
Business Desk : Alliance Finance PLC (AFPLC), as part of its Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR), has made a donation to iccdr,b Hospital Endowment Fund (HEF). iccdr,b is among the world’s leading global health institutes, based in Bangladesh, and operates three hospitals in Dhaka, Matlab and Teknaf, providing free treatment to over 300,000 patients annually, reads a press release. The institution is dedicated to raising the hospital endowment fund to $100 million to make the hospital self-sustaining....
Reuters : Afghanistan’s Taliban said on Monday that Pakistan carried out two air strikes on its territory, killing five women and three children, and its security forces launched heavy weapons at the Pakistani military in retaliation. The strikes came as the neighbouring countries trade blame over who is responsible for a recent spate of militant attacks in Pakistan. Pakistan says the attacks were launched from Afghan soil, and Afghanistan’s ruling Taliban deny this. “The Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan does not...
Reuters : India’s Supreme Court ordered the State Bank of India (SBI) on Monday to submit all the details of so-called electoral bonds issued under an opaque political funding system, just a month before general elections. The further details of the controversial funding mechanism, introduced in 2017 but subsequently scrapped, are expected to make public information linking donors to political parties over the last five years, and the size of their donations. Corporate funding of political parties is a sensitive...
BBC Online : Whooping cough is on the rise across Europe, and the Czech Republic is no exception. However, a week marked by confusion surrounding official guidance and a controversial public appearance by Prague’s mayor has left some wondering if anything was learned from Covid-19. In the first week of January, say the Czech authorities, there were 28 registered cases of whooping cough. That figure now stands at 3,084 – a number not seen since 1963. Sufferers include the 80-year-old...
Al Jazeera : Niger has suspended its military agreement with the United States “with immediate effect”, according to the ruling military spokesman Colonel Amadou Abdramane, in a blow to US security interests in the region. The pact allowed US military personnel and civilian defence staff to operate from Niger, which plays a central role in the US military’s operations in Africa’s Sahel region and is home to a major airbase. The decision, announced on Saturday, came after senior US officials...
Entertainment Report : ‘Close Up 1’ famed popular singer Sania Sultana Liza is waiting for her motherhood. After two years of marriage, she is expecting her first child with Sabuj...
Entertainment Report : The shooting of the movie ‘Operation Jackpot’ about the most successful guerilla operation conducted in the naval sector of the war is going on in the Sundarbans...
Agency : The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) announced on Monday the squad for the first of the two Tests against Sri Lanka. The 15-man roster includes one new face in 21-year-old fast bowler Nahid Rana. Since making his first-class debut in November 2021, Rana has taken 63 wickets from 15 matches. Litton Das returns to the side after missing the...
Agency : Barcelona cruised to an emphatic 3-0 win over Atletico Madrid on Sunday with goals from Joao Felix, Robert Lewandowski and Fermin Lopez, to move second in the LaLiga standings. The hosts dominated the early exchanges, but Barcelona grabbed the lead in the 38th minute following a fine passing move with Lewandowski teeing up Felix for an easy close-range finish. Lewandowski extended the advantage two minutes into the second half as Raphinha stole the ball from Atletico’s Rodrigo de...
UNB, Dhaka : Bangladesh National Football team, which reached Kuwait City from Saudi Arabia on Sunday to play Palestine in their away group match of the FIFA World Cup (WC) Qualifiers, made their first gym session in the Kuwait City on Monday. Bangladesh will play their World Cup away match against Palestine on March 21 at 9:30pm local time at the Jaber Al Ahmad International Stadium in Kuwait City. After playing an away match with Palestine, Bangladesh team will return...
Coventry City forward Haji Wright, whose late winner pulled off an FA Cup upset win over Wolverhampton Wanderers on Saturday, has been recalled to the USA national team. Wright got the call the day after his exploits for his Championship club against Premier League opponents earned his team an FA Cup semi-final clash with Manchester United. The 25-year-old striker has not featured for Gregg Berhalter’s USA team since the 2022 World Cup but he could earn his eighth cap in...
BSS, Dhaka : Ajax Sporting Club beat Azad Sporting Club (SC) by 4-1 goals in the first match of Green Delta Insurance Premier Division Hockey League, which was held at the Maulana Bhashani National Hockey Stadium in the city on Monday. In the proceeding, Ajax’s Indian recruit Silheiba Leesham scored a brace, while Subrata Pal and another Indian recruit Deepak supported him with a lone goal each for Ajax. Khorshed scored a lone goal for Azad Sporting Club. Ajax SC...
Campus Life : Jointly organized by the NSU School of Health Science and the University of North Carolina (UNC), Chapel Hill, USA, a certificate course titled “Analytics & Machine Learning Techniques for Maternal and Health Interventions” was held at the NSU campus on 17 July, 2023. The event aimed to explore the applications of machine learning in improving maternal healthcare and brought together renowned experts and professionals in the field.The lead speaker at the event was Dr. Javed Mostafa, an...
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Campus Report : The UAP Law Orators Debating Club (UAPLODC) is committed to the development of a debating community among the students of the Department of Law and Human Rights at the University of Asia Pacific (UAP). In addition to fostering creativity via debating, the club’s objectives include sharing and critiquing the work of peers; develop excellent oral and written communication skills, excellent critical thinking skills, and effective tools for research, organization and presentation. Debate helps students become more interested...
Campus Desk : Over 20 students of ULAB Radio CampBuzz of the University of Liberal Arts Bangladesh (ULAB) took part in a workshop on creating successful podcasts.Oleg Dmitriyev, an advisor at the Sputnik International News Agency and Radio, held the latest session of the SputnikPro project for future journalists in the online format, says a press release issued on Sunday.The participants thanked Sputnik for the relevant and diverse content.The students were interested in various issues, such as picking a subject,...
Campus Desk : A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between the Department of Geography and Environment of Dhaka University (DU) and Bangladesh Red Crescent Society (BDRCS) was signed today January 31, 2023 at the VC’s Lounge to share knowledge through research, innovation and training. Vice-Chancellor of DU Prof. Dr. Md. Akhtaruzzaman presided over the signing ceremony. Treasurer of DU Prof. Mamtaz Uddin Ahmed and Secretary General of BDRCS Kazi Shofiqul Azam signed the MoU on behalf of their respective institution. Chairman of...