Staff Reporter  : Diarrhoea and similar stomach-related ailments are on the rise among the populace, especially among children and the elderly, attributed to the ongoing heatwave. The Meteorological Department forecasts...
Staff Reporter : A total of 65 suspected Kuki-Chin National Front (KNF) members have so far been sent to jail by the court in the past few days after starting the joint combing operation led by the army, which has been initiated since April 7 night. Meanwhile, a court in Bandarban on Thursday sent another suspected KNF member to jail in a case filed over bank robbery and assault in Thanchi upazila. Bandarban Chief Judicial Magistrate Court Judge Mohammad Nazmul...
Al Jazeera : Tehran, Iran – Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) has warned that it would attack Israel’s nuclear sites and may pursue a nuclear weapon if the country strikes at Iran’s nuclear facilities. The development came on Thursday, after Israeli officials promised a response to Iran’s unprecedented attacks on Israel last week, which were a retaliation for the Israeli military’s suspected targeting of Tehran’s consulate in Syria. “The nuclear facilities of the Zionist enemy have been identified and...
 Time Business Report: Bangladesh Bank has issued a notice today raising the interest rate on a pre-finance facility under a support safety retrofits and environmental upgrades programme (SREUP) to 7 percent from 5 percent. However, the interest rate for customers for whom loans have already been sanctioned will remain at 5 percent per annum, it said. The interest rate for financial institutions which would disburse the loan among customers has also been refixed at 4.5 percent per annum, meaning that...
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Business Desk : Gold price made a new record as the Bangladesh Jewellers’ Association (Bajus) started selling each bhori (11.664 grammes) of the precious metal at Tk 119,637 from Thursday evening. The standing committee on pricing and price monitoring of Bajus took the decision at a meeting in the morning today, the association said in a statement. The previous rate of per bhori was Tk 117,573. Since March 22 of this year, gold has been sold at Tk 114,074 per...
AFP : Rescuers scrambled Tuesday to find three missing people after a boat carrying at least 15 capsized in a river in Indian-controlled Kashmir, killing six of them, officials said. Many of the passengers were children and six people were rescued, said Bilal Mohiuddin Bhat, a civil administrator. The boat capsized in Jhelum river in Srinagar, the region’s main city. A rope that guided the boat across the river snapped with the force of the fast-flowing water, capsizing the vessel....
Entertainment Report : Imran, one of the most popular singers, composers and music directors of this generation, has released his new song titled ‘Bhalobasi Bole Jao’ on his own YouTube...
Sheikh Arif Bulbon : The National Film Award winning actress Purnima is fully ready to return to her professional work, she said. Before Eid, this popular actress suddenly had to...
Entertainment Report : Krishnokoli’s song means different mood of words and music, different feelings. It’s been a long time since any of his new songs are available. The audience is...
Sports Reporter : After 12-day hiatus, Dhaka Abahani Limited will take on Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club Limited in their 12th round match of the Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) Football at the Sheikh Fazlul Haque Mani Stadium in Gopalganj today. The match will kick-off at 3:45pm. Dhaka Abahani Limited took the third position of the points table with 19 points from 11 matches, while Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club Limited took the fourth position collecting 15 points from as many outings. Reigning...
Agency : Mustafizur Rahman is the only cricketer of Bangladesh playing in this year’s Indian Premier League (IPL), however, Shoriful Islam, also could get a chance to play in the cash-rich tournament if Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) will give him proper No Objection Certificate (NOC). IPL team Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) wanted to take Shoriful in their team but the...
Sports Reporter : Dhaka Abahani Limited defeated Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club Limited by 10 wickets in their match of the Dhaka Premier League (DPL) Cricket at the Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium in the capital’s Mirpur on Thursday. It was Dhaka Abahani Limited’s 11th consecutive victory in their DPL campaign. League leaders Dhaka Abahani Limited gained 22 points from 11 matches, while Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club Limited earned 16 points from as many outings. Chasing Shaikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club Limited’s paltry...
Usha Krira Chakra (KC) defeated Bangladesh Police Sporting Club by two goals to nil in their last match of the Green Delta Insurance Premier Division Hockey League held at Maulana Bhashani National Hockey Stadium on Thursday. In the day’s match Mohammad Arshad Hossain and Indian recruit Mohammad Sarik scored one goal each for the winning side. After the barren first quarter, Arshad gave Usha a deserving lead through a field goal in the 27th minute while Sarik doubled the lead...
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 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...
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,...