Rolls-Royce engine defect a new blow for historic firm
After a recent strong recovery, Rolls-Royce is looking to overcome a setback caused by a defect to one of its engines on a plane flown by Hong Kong鈥檚 Cathay Pacific...
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S Alam takes Tk 3,287cr in power capacity charge
The coal-based 1,224MW Banshkhali power station, owned by the controversial S Alam group, realised up to more than double the amount received by its peers in capacity charge payment in the 2023鈥�24 financial year, revealed data obtained from the Bangladesh Power Development Board...
Italy's 1990 World Cup icon Schillaci dies aged 59
Former Italy striker Salvatore 鈥楾oto鈥� Schillaci, most famous for being top scorer at the 1990 World Cup, died on Wednesday at the age of 59.
P Chandra Shekara new DG of CIRDAP
The Centre on Integrated Rural Development for Asia and the Pacific (CIRDAP) now has a new director general P Chandra Shekara, an Indian national, replacing Cherdsak Virapat, Thai national, who has completed his four-year term (2020 -2024), says a press release.
Vinicius says Spain should lose 2030 World Cup unless racism declines
Brazilian striker Vinicius Junior has called for Spain to be stripped of its 2030 World Cup hosting duties unless it makes progress on the issue of racism in stadiums.
India launches flood warning systems at Himalayan glacial lakes
India is setting up high-tech warning systems at nearly 200 Himalayan glacial lakes at risk of bursting their banks, a deadly threat exacerbated by climate change, disaster officials said on Tuesday.
Pope arrives in Indonesia to start Asia-Pacific tour
Pope Francis arrived in Indonesia on Tuesday to kick off a four-nation tour of the Asia-Pacific that will be the longest and farthest of the 87-year-old鈥檚 papacy.
$325m capacity enhancing programme stalled
The capacity building of the National Pension Authority under a proposed programme worth $325 million is likely to drop amid scarcity of dollars...
Saidur becomes Asia Pacific Insurance CEO
KM Saidur Rahman has been appointed as chief executive officer of Asia Pacific General Insurance Company Limited, said a press release...
Pacific leaders reject Beijing's call to cut ties with Taiwan
Pacific leaders on Friday rejected a Beijing-backed call to break ties with Taiwan.
Uruguayan footballer dies after collapsing
Uruguayan footballer Juan Izquierdo of the Nacional club died in Brazil Tuesday, five days after collapsing from a heart attack during a match against Sao Paolo, his team announced late Tuesday...
Govt must do away with burden of power overcapacity
THE rental and quick rental power plants that have reared the ugly head since 2009 riding an indemnity law that the now deposed Awami League enacted to plunder the power and energy sector have now run to a constraining pass, warranting an immediate government action. While the law 鈥� the Quick Enhancement of Electricity and Energy Supply Act 2010...
Big polluters urged to pay as key Pacific summit opens in Tonga
Emissions-belching nations were challenged to stump up for climate-related damage as a key Pacific islands summit opened on Monday, with low-lying Tuvalu declaring: 鈥業f you pollute, you should pay.鈥�
Yamaha Riders Club distributes relief among flood-affected people
Yamaha Riders Club, in collaboration with ACI Motors, rushed to Khagrachhari district to distribute food and stand by the helpless people in floods in Bangladesh, said a press release.聽
鈥榁ery strong鈥� typhoon bears down on Japan
A typhoon described by forecasters as 鈥榲ery strong鈥� barrelled towards Japan on Friday, with hundreds of flights and trains cancelled and 1,700 homes without power.
Anti-racism protesters rally across United Kingdom
Thousands of anti-racism demonstrators rallied across the UK on Saturday to protest recent rioting blamed on the far-right in the wake of the Southport knife attack that killed three children.
UK Muslims reel after far-right violence
Noor Miah was a student when riots broke out in northern England in the summer of 2001, with angry young British South Asians clashing with police after a series of racist attacks and incidents...
We can鈥檛 keep doors closed, PM tells JS on transit
Prime minister Sheikh Hasina on Wednesday questioned what loss Bangladesh would incur if transit facilities were provided to India and insisted that Bangladesh could not keep its doors closed in this current world...
Aftab becomes Asia Pacific General Insurance chair
Aftab ul Islam has been re-elected chairman of Asia Pacific General Insurance Company Limited at the company鈥檚 board meeting held recently, said a press release...
Govt must bring back laundered money to ease economic crisis
JUNE 24 was a day when the demand for power fell 1.88GW short of the demand for 14.89GW, up from a shortage of 278MW against the demand for 14.38GW only 24 hours ago although the installed power generation capacity is 27.51GW. The ongoing mild-to-moderate heatwave that is reported to be sweeping over 31 districts in the divisions of Dhaka...
NATO鈥檚 Pacific war games
AS THE United States increases its military confrontation with China through new military bases on Guam and the Philippines and more land, sea and air exercises with Asia-Pacific countries, the world鈥檚 largest naval war exercises will be held in the mid-Pacific from June 26 to August 2 and NATO...
PM Hasina seeks Finland鈥檚 assistance to continue GSP+ facilities
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Thursday sought assistance from Finland to continue GSP+ advantages from the European Union for few more years to smoothen Bangladesh's journey towards prosperity after its graduation to a developing country from LDC.....
Amazon wants bonded warehouse facility in Bangladesh: Ahasanul
State minister for commerce Ahasanul Islam Titu on Tuesday said that that American e-commerce giant Amazon was seeking a bonded warehouse facility in Bangladesh to enhance its retail business for both domestic and international consumers...
UAP trustee Anhar Ahmed passes away
Anhar Ahmed Chowdhury, a prominent businessman and member of the Board of Trustees of the University of Asia Pacific, breathed his last at 10:00pm on Tuesday...
Ringing true for Gaza
AS ISRAELI troops continue their assault in Rafah, increasing the death toll and displacing 鈥� yet again 鈥� hundreds of thousands of Gazans, there鈥檚 much to be learnt from recalling Dr Martin Luther King鈥檚 visionary words on Vietnam 57 years ago...
Lu鈥檚 disappointing visit to Dhaka
Ambassador Donald Lu, assistant secretary for South and Central Asia at the US state department, gave an interesting interview to Prothom Alo and Independent TV just before leaving Dhaka on the conclusion of his visit to Bangladesh in May 14鈥�16. When asked by the interviewers...
Unfurling love from the window
ON APRIL 30, when Columbia University student protesters took over Hamilton Hall, they renamed it 鈥楬ind鈥檚 Hall鈥�, dropping a large banner out the windows above the building鈥檚 entrance. This was a hall famously occupied by students in the 1968 protests against the Vietnam War and against Jim Crow racism in the United States...
ACI Limited announces Sabbir H Nasir as new MD of Shwapno
ACI Limited has recently announced Sabbir Hasan Nasir as the new managing director of Shwapno.....
Hundreds unite to demand int鈥檒 ban on weapons supply
Hundreds of Bangladeshis rallied at Shahbagh in the capital on Friday demanding an international ban on the supply of weapons by countries, including the United States, used in genocides and racial oppression...
Power capacity charge puts govt under pressure
The overall subsidy in the coming national budget is likely to sustain over Tk 90,000 crore with more than one third to be spent for the power sector plagued with...