Reuters : Spain plans to send Patriot missiles and Leopard tanks to Ukraine as part of a 1.13 billion euro ($1.23 billion) weapon package announced last month, El Pais newspaper reported on Monday, citing unidentified sources close to the operation. Spain will hand over a dozen crucial Patriot anti-aircraft missiles to Ukraine and 19 second-hand German-made Leopard 2A4 tanks and other Spanish-made weapons, such as anti-drones gear and ammunition, the newspaper said. The new weapon delivery commitment will be announced...
Day: May 28, 2024
UNB, Chattogram : Most parts of Chattogram city have been flooded due to several hours of rainfall activities following the impact of the cyclonic storm Remal, disrupting the lives of residents. The low-lying areas of the city have been flooded while in many areas people were seen wading through knee-deep to waist-deep water since Monday morning. Due to the poor drainage system, waterlogging problems remain a curse for the city dwellers. The rains started on Sunday night and continued till...
Agency : Germany’s victories over France and Netherlands in March showed the Euro 2024 hosts have every right to consider themselves among the title favourites, Germany Sports Director Rudi Voller said on Monday. At the start of a short training camp in Thuringia before moving to their tournament base camp in Bavaria next week, Voller told a news conference the Germans had shown signs of real improvement. “A key moment in our development was the last two (friendly) matches in...
Business Report : In a bid to revolutionise automotive finishing in Bangladesh, paint company Nippon Paint has introduced “Auto Refinish”. Claiming to be the No-1 paint company in the Asia Pacific and No-4 globally, Nippon Paint, in a press statement on Monday, said it brings unparalleled expertise and advanced technology to Bangladesh’s dynamic automotive market. “Committed to excellence and innovation, we unveil a comprehensive range of auto refinish products tailored to meet Bangladeshi customers’ unique needs,” stated the press statement....
City Desk : Dhaka’s air quality has improved after rain due to the influence of cyclonic storm Remal. The capital ranked 25th on the list of cities worldwide with the worst air quality with an AQI score of 70 at 09:45am on Monday. According to the Air Quality Index, Dhaka’s air was moderate. India’s Delhi, Egypt’s Cairo and the Democratic Republic of the Congo’s Kinshasa occupied the first, second and third spots on the list, with AQI scores of 302,...
City Desk : Agriculture Minister Abdus Shahid on Monday categorically said that market monitoring would be further strengthened to keep price of essential commodities stable. “Four ministries have been working together to keep price of essential commodities stable. Market monitoring has been going on in regular basis…We are taking measurers based on the monitoring,” he said, reports BSS. The minister made the remarks while exchanging views with media personnel following an inter-ministerial meeting on price review and control of essential...
Agency : Lamont Marcell Jacobs will be among the Italian athletes walking behind flag bearers Arianna Errigo and Gianmarco Tamberi at the Paris Games opening ceremony but he hopes successfully defending his 100m title could land him the honour in four years’ time. Jacobs, who became first Italian to win the men’s 100m in Tokyo and also won gold in the 4x100m relay, is set to compete at the World Athletics Continental Tour Gold meet in Ostrava on Tuesday and...
Business Report : The benchmark index DSEX of the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) gained 59 points on Monday, snapping the nine-day-long losing streak. The DSEX reached 5,310 points on the day, soaring 1.13% from the previous session. The turnover value jumped by 57% during the session to reach Tk506 crore. Among the traded scrips, 276 advanced, 84 declined, and 34 remained unchanged. Market insiders said investors were active on the buy side from the beginning of the trading session, as...
City Desk : The government has appointed Air Vice Marshal Hasan Mahmood Khan as the new chief of Bangladesh Air Force (BAF) by promoting him to the rank of Air Marshal. The appointment will come into effect from June 11, said an Inter Services Public Relation Directorate (ISPR) press release issued here on Sunday. Hasan Mahmood Khan will replace outgoing Air Chief Marshal Shaikh Abdul Hannan....
Dr. Muhammad Mahtab Hossain Mazed : Bangladesh is a disaster prone country. In this country, every year there is a huge loss of life and property due to one or the other disaster. Disaster early warning and risk reduction should be the main strategies of disaster management as evidenced by the prevalence of disasters worldwide. In this context, the Bangladesh government’s policies and plans have included disaster prevention and disaster risk reduction strategies for the people. And there is no...
Sr Staff Reporter : The ‘Expansion of Irrigation in Greater Rangpur District through Best Uses of Surface Water and Conservation of Rainwater Project (EIR)’ is significantly enhancing crop production in the Rangpur region. Chairman of the Barind Multipurpose Development Authority (BMDA) and former Awami League lawmaker, Begum Akhter Jahan, highlighted these achievements during the EIR project orientation meeting at Begum Rokeya Auditorium in the city on Sunday evening. BMDA’s Rangpur Circle organized the event to update stakeholders on the project’s...
BSS, Tangail : A driver and his helper were killed in a road accident after a covered van rammed a lorry from behind on the Tangail-Bangabandhu Bridge highway in Pungli Bridge area under Kalihati upazila of the district today. The details about the driver and helper of the covered van could not be known immediately. The accident occurred in the area when the lorry and the covered van were going to Dhaka. On the way, the covered van driver lost...