AFP : Israel faced growing international pressure on Tuesday to agree to a ceasefire with Hamas, as it prepared for an incursion into the crowded southern Gaza city of Rafah where more than a million Palestinians are trapped. CIA Director William Burns was due in Cairo Tuesday for a new round of talks on a Qatari-brokered ceasefire proposal that would temporarily halt fighting in exchange for Hamas freeing hostages. Israeli officials said spy chief David Barnea would also go to...
Day: February 14, 2024
Kamruzzaman Bablu : Due to the steep rise in daily commodity prices, the sales of national savings bonds have significantly declined, as those with fixed incomes are depleting their hard-earned savings to cope with recent expenses. Many are liquidating their savings bonds, originally purchased with hopes for a secure future, to cover family expenses. For the past two years, there has been a noticeable trend of customers cashing in their savings bonds. Investments in savings bonds saw a sharp decrease...
Bloomberg : When veteran politician Nawaz Sharif returned from exile in London to run in Pakistan’s elections, analysts widely assumed there would only be one outcome: Sharif, blessed by the powerful military, would become prime minister for the fourth time. Now, that doesn’t seem quite so certain. Candidates backed by Imran Khan, running as independents, defied the odds by winning the most seats in the polls, showing the public’s disillusionment with the status quo of Pakistan’s politics, represented by the...
Staff Reporter : Residents, who are living adjacent to the Bangladesh-Myanmar border, are passing their days in fear as intermittent gunshots and firing of mortar shell continued. Though the intense firing of bullets and mortar shells has subsided, but they are expecting to stop it completely so that they can return normalcy and do their work for livelihoods. Meanwhile, Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal said that Bangladesh would not allow any other individuals from Myanmar and the Border Guard Police...
Staff Reporter : Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs Minister Anisul Huq on Tuesday said that the government has taken the...
Staff Reporter : Recent studies showed a decline in forest density and an increase in poisonous substances in water bodies in the Sundarbans due to Climate Change. It has caused habitat fragmentation and biodiversity loss. Bangladesh must take immediate steps for conservation of the ecosystem, through national and international efforts; this must include joint management of protected areas, and actions against those contributing to degradation of the ecosystem. February 14 was declared as “The Sundarbans Day” in 2001 to support...
City Desk : Awami League Joint General Secretary Mahbubul Alam Hanif has said BNP will never hesitate to ruin the country for their political gain. He said this after addressing the annual sports competition and prize giving ceremony of a local college here on Tuesday, reports BSS. Pointing out the destructive activities of BNP in 2013, Hanif said in the name of movement to halt the trial of the war criminals they (BNP) carried out arson attacks on innocent people....
Al Jazeera : Global defence spending jumped 9 percent to a record $2.2 trillion last year, a British military think tank said, and is set to rise in 2024 with Israel’s war on Gaza, the conflict in Ukraine and rising tensions in the Indo-Pacific region. A new report on Tuesday from the London-based International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS) also mentioned growing unease in the Arctic, North Korea’s pursuit of nuclear weapons, concerns over China and the rise of military...
Agency : The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) announced on Monday Gazi Ashraf Hossain Lipu as the new Chief Selector of...
Staff Reporter : Dr Shahriar Hossain, Senior Policy and Technical Advisor of Environment and Social Development Organization (ESDO), has been...
THE inauguration of the Padma Bridge raised hopes for a revival of Mongla Port’s importance as a crucial trade hub in Bangladesh. It was anticipated that with reduced travel distances and improved connectivity, businesses would shift towards utilizing Mongla Port for import and export activities. However, the current scenario tells a different story. Despite efforts by the Mongla Port Authority (MPA), such as dredging initiatives to accommodate increased traffic, the port still lags behind its counterparts. While there has been...