Day: June 29, 2024
Agency : Uruguay thrashed tournament minnows Bolivia 5-0 in their Group-C encounter in New Jersey on Thursday to all but book their place in the Copa America quarter-finals. Facundo Pellistri nodded home the opener in the eighth minute and Darwin Nunez doubled Uruguay’s lead just after the 20-minute mark, powering a left-footed shot past Bolivia keeper Guillermo Vizcarra to score in his seventh consecutive international match. Maximiliano Araujo struck from close range to kill off the contest in the 77th...
City Desk : Dhaka, the overcrowded capital city of Bangladesh, has ranked 22nd on the list of cities with the worst air quality with an AQI index of 79 at 9:50am on Friday. The air quality was classified as “moderate”, and even Dhaka’s air quality remained in moderate zone for the past few days, indicating an improvement in the air quality, reports UNB. When the AQI value for particle pollution is between 50 and 100, air quality is considered moderate,...
Sylhet Bureau : The government has suspended Sylhet’s Bishwanath Municipality mayor Muhibur Rahman over alleged widespread irregularities. The Ministry of...
City Desk : Awami League Joint General Secretary Mahbubul Alam Hanif on Friday said that the falsehood spread by BNP leaders over the cases of Khaleda Zia is not acceptable. “BNP leaders are claiming that the government has detained Khaleda Zia by lodging false cases against her, which is not acceptable at all,” said Hanif, reports BSS. Terming it as a part of extreme falsehood by the BNP, he said the ruling Awami League government did not file the cases...
City Desk : Nobel Laureate Professor Muhammad Yunus speaks at the opening of the 14th Social Business Day on the theme of ” Social Business: An Exit Route from the Current Self-Destructive Civilisation” that is taking place in Manila, Philippines on 27 June 2024. The 14th Social Business Day 2024, hosted by Nobel Peace Laureate Professor Muhammad Yunus and organized by Yunus Centre is being held in Manila from June 27-28, 2024 at the SMX Aura Convention Center in Philippines,...
Entertainment Report : In the past few years, special days including Eid have seen dramas starring singer Porshi. But this Eid, no drama starring her was aired. However, if not before Eid, then after Eid, Porshi released her new song titled ‘Ei Duti Chokhe’ as a gift. Written by Sudip Kumar Dip, the tune and music has been arranged by Zooel Morshed. GM Ashraf sang the rap part of the song. Besides, this song used the Bengali song ‘Ajke Na...
Reuters : While the first US presidential debate of the 2024 race dwelled little on foreign policy, a shaky performance...
Staff Reporter : The net sales of national savings certificates in Bangladesh have plummeted to a staggering negative Tk14, 648 crore in the first 10 months (July- April)) of the current fiscal year 2023-24, according to data from the Bangladesh Bank. This figure represents a significant decline compared to the same period in the previous fiscal year, where net sales were negative Tk3,579 crore This troubling trend has persisted, as the government has been repaying investors instead of making new...
Reuters : A Myanmar ethnic minority armed group was battling junta troops in a ruby and gem-mining hub on Friday, the group and residents told AFP, with reports of civilian casualties in shelling and air strikes. The Ta’ang National Liberation Army (TNLA) launched attacks on junta troops earlier this week in Mandalay region and neighbouring Shan state, shattering a ceasefire brokered by China in January. Its fighters were inside Mogok, a town surrounded by hills rich with rubies, sapphires, spinel,...
UNB : At least three people were killed and two others injured in a fire that broke out at Reazuddin Bazar, one of the largest wholesale markets in Chattogram city, early Friday, said Fire Service. The identities of the casualties could not be ascertained immediately. But the Fire Service and Civil Defence control room in Chattogram’s Agrabad claimed that the blaze was brought under control around 5am. Shoppers and the Fire Service sources said the blaze erupted in the early...