Two children among dead in Russian blitz on Ukraine
Russia fired a wave of drones and missiles at Ukraine overnight, killing at least six people including two children and cutting power to tens of thousands, officials said Sunday.
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Rain damages 19,000ha aman paddy
At least 19,568 hectares of cropland, mostly with aman paddy, have been damaged across four districts in Rajshahi division in the several days of torrential rain caused by a low-pressure system over the Bay of Bengal.
Two killed as Russia batters Ukraine energy sites
Russia battered Ukrainian energy facilities with hundreds of drones and missiles, Kyiv said Thursday, killing two people, wounding children, and piling more pressure on Ukraine鈥檚 fragile energy grid...
UCBIL, Brain Station 23 sign issue management deal
UCB Investment Limited and Brain Station 23 PLC have recently signed an issue management agreement related to the company鈥檚 upcoming initial qualified investor offer or IQIO, said a press release...
When modesty becomes a command
BANGLADESH is a land of rivers, tides, and storms. Women here have always moved with the pulse of the delta 鈥� planting rice before dawn, carrying water through monsoon rains, leading classrooms and communities, raising voices in the streets. Their dignity was never measured by the width of a scarf or the color of a cloth. And yet today, a simple piece of cloth...
Ukraine slams Russian attack on children鈥檚 hospital
A Russian strike on a children鈥檚 hospital in southern Ukraine wounded at least nine people, including four children, authorities said Wednesday, while president Volodymyr Zelensky called it a 鈥榙eliberate鈥� attack that shows Moscow does not want peace...
Zelensky needs European support for 2-3 more years of fighting
President Volodymyr Zelensky has said Ukraine needs European financial support to continue fighting Russian forces for another two or three years...
American Alumni Association hosts 鈥楤rain Gain鈥� event
American Alumni Association on Monday hosted another edition of its Brain Gain Series at United Commercial Bank PLC head office in the capital...
AB Bank hosts AML, CFT training
AB Bank PLC has organised a daylong training programme on 鈥楢nti-Money Laundering and Combating Financing of Terrorism鈥� for its senior officials, said a press release...
Russia captures three more Ukraine villages
Russia said Monday its troops had captured three more villages in Ukraine, with Moscow trying to press its advantage on the battlefield amid stalled peace efforts...
Russian strikes on Ukraine kill 4
Russian overnight drone and missile strikes killed four people and wounded some 20 others in the Ukraine capital Kyiv and several other regions, authorities said Saturday...
Zelensky hails Trump sanctions on Russia as 鈥榮trong鈥� message
Ukraine鈥檚 president Volodymyr Zelensky on Thursday hailed US president Donald Trump鈥檚 鈥榬esolute鈥� decision to sanction Russia鈥檚 energy sector, as Washington鈥檚 patience finally snapped with Moscow for stalling peace efforts...
Oil prices surge as Trump hits Russian crude with sanctions
Oil prices surged more than 5 per cent Thursday after US president Donald Trump targeted Russia鈥檚 key oil industry with new sanctions in a bid to end the war in Ukraine...
Driving training welcome step towards road safety
The government鈥檚 consideration of making 60 hours鈥� training from approved institutes mandatory for driving licences marks a overdue but commendable step towards improving road safety. For far too long, untrained and reckless driving has remained one of the principal causes of the appalling record of road accidents, which continue to claim thousands of lives every...
Zelensky launches Europe tour after Russia pummels Ukraine
Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky visited Norway on Wednesday, the first leg of a European tour aimed at shoring up support for Kyiv amid a string of deadly Russian attacks...
Govt mulls 60-hour mandatory training for driving licence
The government is likely to make 60-hour training mandatory from a government recognised training institute for getting driving licence, said the interim government adviser to the road transport and bridges ministry Muhammad Fouzul Kabir Khan on Wednesday...
Special training planned for leather industry
The Institute of Leather Engineering and Technology of Dhaka University plans a special training programme to create qualified and skilled manpower in the field of leather processing technology...
Correlating training, skills and employability
While training and development has fir long been treated as a clich茅, in the parlance of management literature, the terms have not lost their lustre yet in terms of market demand and supply chain of skilled labour between the potential sending and receiving countries of expatriate workers. Even this time of Industrial Revolution 4.0, some businesses such as...
243 citizens want investigation, punishment for perpetrators
A cross-section of 243 citizens on Tuesday called for a proper investigation into the death of Sornomoye Biswas, a trainee graphic designer at the online news portal Dhaka Stream, and demanded that those responsible be held accountable...
Europe backs Trump鈥檚 Ukraine peace push
European leaders Tuesday threw their support behind president Donald Trump鈥檚 peace push for Ukraine, while reaffirming their red lines, as the Kremlin cast doubt on chances of an imminent summit between the US leader and Vladimir Putin...
Agrani Bank launches 30-day basic banking course
Agrani Bank Training Institute on Sunday launched a 30-day long basic banking training course for cash officers of Agrani Bank PLC鈥檚 94th and 95th batches, said a press release...
50 Russia-linked suspects held in Poland since 2022
Fifty-five people suspected of acting on behalf of Moscow have been detained in Poland since the start of Russia鈥檚 2022 full-scale invasion of Ukraine, a Polish special services spokesman said on Tuesday...
Russia captures three villages in Ukraine鈥檚 east
Russia said on Friday it had captured three villages in Ukraine鈥檚 Dnipropetrovsk and Kharkiv regions, including areas Kyiv had retaken three years ago in a surprise counter-offensive.
Russia struck UN aid convoy in south Ukraine: Kyiv
Russian forces struck a UN aid convoy in the partially-occupied southern Kherson region of Ukraine, Kyiv said Tuesday, adding there were no casualties in the attack.
Gaza deal brings hope for Ukraine: Zelensky
Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky on Monday hailed the 鈥榚xtraordinary鈥� Gaza ceasefire as bringing hope that US president Donald Trump could broker an end to the Russian invasion of his country.
East Ukraine stronghold evacuates families as Russia nears
When authorities ordered the evacuation of families and children from parts of Kramatorsk in east Ukraine, 34-year-old mother of two Angela Bolonz was initially shocked.
Zelensky urges Trump to end Ukraine war
Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky urged Donald Trump to broker peace in Ukraine like in 鈥榯he Middle East鈥� during a phone call Saturday, saying if Trump could stop one war, 鈥榦thers can be stopped as well鈥�.
BMD predicts heavy to very heavy rainfall in parts of Bangladesh
Bangladesh Meteorological Department has forecast moderately heavy to heavy rainfall in Mymensingh, Dhaka, Khulna, Barishal, Chattogram and Sylhet divisions in 24 hours commencing 9:00am on Saturday...
Russian attack batters Ukraine energy grid
Russian drones and missiles pummelled Ukraine鈥檚 struggling energy infrastructure early Friday, cutting power to thousands across the country and killing a seven-year-old boy, authorities said.
Rain likely for聽3 more days
Rain is likely to continue over the next three days across the country, while the Dhaka city is expected to witness falls on Saturday, according to a forecast by the Bangladesh Meteorological Department.
