Bangladesh eye 2nd successive title聽
Bangladesh will be looking to lift their second straight title of the SAFF Women鈥檚 Championship when they take on hosts Nepal in a repeat of the last editions final at the...
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Bangladesh storm into final
Forward Tohura Khatun smashed a hat-trick while captain Sabina Khatun scored twice as defending champions Bangladesh stormed into the final of the SAFF Women鈥檚 Championship 2024 with a thumping 7-1 win over Bhutan in the semi-final in Kathmandu on Sunday...
Improving pedestrian safety
Pedestrians, particularly students and workers, face significant risks when they cross busy roads. With industrial, commercial, and educational activities concentrated in urban areas, many must cross high-speed roads daily. This issue is part of a broader global challenge, as 93 per cent of road traffic fatalities occur in low- and middle-income countries...
Bangladesh face Bhutan in semis
Defending champions Bangladesh will be eyeing their second successive final when they take on a much improved Bhutan in the first semi-final of the SAFF Women鈥檚 Championship 2024 at the...
Bangladesh beat India聽to reach semis聽
Forward Tohura Khatun scored a brace as defending champions Bangladesh beat India 3-1 to reach the semi-finals of the SAFF Women鈥檚 Championship 2024 as Group A champions at the...
Road Safety Day observed with call for safe road for all
The adviser to the interim government for road transport and bridges ministry, Muhammad Fouzul Kabir Khan, on Tuesday said that the authorities concerned were now considering...
Bangladesh eye win against India 聽
Bangladesh face five-time champions India in their second and final Group A match of the SAFF Women鈥檚 Championship 2024 today with a hope of at least a point, as it will propel the...
1.05 lakh killed in road crashes across Bangladesh in 11 years
The government is going to observe the National Road Safety Day today amid frequent fatal road crashes across the country.
Biggest project sees no major progress
The country is set to observe National Road Safety Day tomorrow with its biggest ever road safety project likely to undergo significant cuts both in its cost and scope.聽
Bangladesh earn last gasp draw against Pakistan聽
Forward Shamsunnahar Jr scored an injury time equaliser as defending champions Bangladesh earned a 1-1 draw against Pakistan in their three-team Group A match of the...
Bangladesh face Pakistan with an eye on semis聽
Defending champions Bangladesh begin their campaign of the SAFF Women鈥檚 Championship 2024 against Pakistan with an eye of reaching the semi-finals of the tournament at the...
Injured wild elephant dies under treatment
A wild elephant, injured after being hit by a train on Sunday at Lohagora in Chattogram, died on Tuesday while receiving treatment at Dulahazra Safari Park in Cox鈥檚 Bazar.
Bangladesh eager to defend title in Nepal
Bangladesh coach Peter Butler on Monday announced a 23-member squad with the blend of youth and experience for the forthcoming SAFF Women鈥檚 Championship to be held at the Dasharath Stadium in Kathmandu, Nepal, from October 17 to 30...
Can seagrass safeguard coastlines?
IN THE age of escalating global warming, our coastal communities and ecosystems are becoming increasingly vulnerable. Located along the fastest rising sea in the world, the Bay of Bengal, our coastlines are facing unprecedented challenges. Each year, we witness more frequent and intense tropical cyclones, accompanied by strong storm surges causing...
Rights groups slam Pakistan for blocking activist鈥檚 US travel
Human rights advocates including Nobel Peace Prize laureate Malala Yousafzai criticised Pakistan on Wednesday for stopping a leading ethnic minority activist from travelling to accept a US award.
Govt should improve cylinder use and fire safety protocols
THE death of three people in a cylinder explosion at a restaurant in Keraniganj, as 抖阴精品 reported on October 6, is shocking. It is more so after a series of such events the latest of which, on February 29, left at least 46 dead as a cylinder explosion burnt an eight-storey building that housed mostly restaurants and eateries on Bayley Road in Dhaka...
40 eminent citizens call for safe Durga Puja celebrations
Forty citizens and human rights activists in Bangladesh have issued a statement urging authorities to ensure a safe and peaceful environment for the upcoming Durga Puja celebrations, and legal action against those attempting to create communal unrest through intimidation and incitement...
Govt to cancel safari park project in Lathitila
Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change has recommended canceling the approval of a safari park project in the Lathitila reserved forest in Moulvibazar...
Bangladesh finish as runners-up聽
Bangladesh had to remain content with runners-up place as they lost to defending champions India 2-0 in the final of the SAFF Under-17 Championship 2024 at the...
Bangladesh confident against 鈥榝avourites鈥� India
Bangladesh coach Saiful Bari Titu praised holders India as favourites, but he believes they have the ability to beat them when the two teams meet in the final of the SAFF Under-17 Championship 2024 at the...
Super subs take Bangladesh into SAFF U-17 C鈥檚hip聽 final
Bangladesh fought back from two goals down to reach the final of the SAFF Under-17 Championship 2024 as they beat Pakistan 8-7 on penalties in the second semi-final at the...
Extension of social safety net programmes demanded
Rights activists at a dialogue on Wednesday called on the government to expand its social safety net programmes to reduce extreme poverty and vulnerability of the marginalised people...
Govt should revise rules to safeguard banks: BAB chair
To safeguard the banking sector from exploitation in the future, the government, in collaboration with bank owners, should revise existing regulations that were crafted to disproportionately benefit a select group of corrupt individuals, said Abdul Hai Sarker, newly elected chairman of the Bangladesh Association of Banks...
High time for govt to act to ensure food safety
TWO pieces of research, one on fruit and the other on vegetables, have found the presence of harmful heavy metals such as lead, chromium and cadmium and pesticide residue in the produces that could expose humans to significant health risks, including cancer. The Bangladesh Agricultural Research Institute has carried out the research on fruit and the...
Studies find cancer-causing elements in fruits, vegetables
Two recent researches found alarming levels of harmful heavy metals such as lead, chromium, and cadmium, which poses significant health risks, including cancer, in common vegetables, along with pesticide residues in various fruits in Bangladesh...
Wasteful Bangladesh held by Maldives
Bangladesh鈥檚 chances of qualifying for the semi-finals of the SAFF Under-17 Championship were hanging in balance after they were held to a 1-1 draw by the Maldives in their Group A...
Bangladesh suffer last gasp loss to India
Bangladesh conceded deep into stoppage time to begin their SAFF Under-17 Championship with a 1-0 defeat against holders India at the Changlimithang Stadium in...
Bangladesh ready to overcome India hurdle
Bangladesh is confident of conquering the high altitude challenge and the might of India when they face the defending champions in the opening match of the SAFF Under-17 Championship at the...
Bangladesh ready to overcome high altitude hurdle in Bhutan
Bangladesh hoped that they would be able to adapt to the high altitude of Bhutan before they face defending champions India in the opener of the SAFF Under-17 Championship 2024 at the...
Parliament Lodges declared sub-jail for arrested Pak lawmakers
Pakistan national assembly speaker on Friday declared the Parliament Lodges Islamabad as sub-jail for the 10 lawmakers of Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf, arrested by the Islamabad police under...
