Bangladesh, Portugal to sign MoU to establish direct shipping links
GB Today UNB: Bangladesh and Portugal are working to connect the two countries through direct shipping links to create new…
2022
Traffic jams just a maths problem, says Israeli AI firm
AFP: Israel’s traffic congestion ranks near the worst among developed economies but an algorithm can help, says one…
Vietnam’s new glass bridge sets Guinness World Record
CNN: A glass-bottomed walkway in Vietnam, which opened to much public fanfare in April, has been declared the…
Mini stroke: Warning signs and how to prevent stroke
A transient ischaemic attack or a mini stroke is temporary in nature, does not cause permanent damage, and…
Iran rejects Cannes movie award as ‘biased, political’
AFP: Iran on Monday rejected as “biased and political” last week’s award at Cannes for a film about…
UEFA to compensate 2,700 Champions League ticket holders
AFP: European football’s governing body UEFA has undertaken to “compensate” 2,700 ticket holders who were “deprived” of the…
Around 100 dead in clashes between Chad gold miners
AFP: Around 100 people have died in clashes between gold miners in northern Chad, Defence Minister General Daoud…
War in Ukraine adds to food price hikes, hunger in Africa
AP: It now costs Ayan Hassan Abdirahman twice as much as it did just a few months ago…
Global Covid cases near 532 million
UNB: The overall number of Covid cases is fast approaching 532 million amid a rise in new infections…
Expatriates send $16.54 bn in 26 days of May
UNB: The ministry of finance is expecting the growth of inward remittance by 16 per cent in the…
Ziaur Rahman’s death anniversary today
Bangladesh National Party (BNP) is observing the 41st death anniversary of Ziaur Rahman, the founder of the party,…
Covid-19: Bangladesh reports 1 death after a week with 34 cases
UNB: Bangladesh registered one death from Covid-19 in 24 hours till Monday morning after one week taking the…
7 detained at Heathrow for scuffle on Biman flight from Sylhet
Community News Desk: Seven passengers of a flight of Biman Bangladesh Airlines were detained after reaching the Heathrow…
Flood damages 552 km roads, 8 bridges in Sunamganj
UNB: A total of 552 kilometres of road and eight bridges and culverts have been damaged during the…
Maritime ports asked to hoist local cautionary signal 3
UNB:The country’s maritime ports have been advised to hoist the local cautionary signal three to alert vessels of…
Bangladesh mission in Kuala Lumpur dispels controversy over death of an expatiate
Community News Desk: Bangladesh High Commission in Kuala Lumpur has rejected distorted reports on death of expatiate Sirazul…
US lauds Bangladesh’s role in UN peacekeeping
UNB: The US Embassy in Dhaka has applauded Bangladesh for the sacrifices it has made in being one…
Bangladesh-West Bengal train services resume after over 2 years
Bangladesh News Desk: After a long gap of more than two years due to the COVID-19 pandemic, passenger…
Bangladeshi exchange houses in UK closing one after another, why?
Over a dozen Bangladeshi banks that have opened their exchange houses in the UK since 2009 and onwards…
Export proceeds must be sold to dealing bank: BB
Bangladesh Bank (BB) said on Thursday that an exporter has to sell all his proceeds including bill discounting…