Bangladesh and Brazil will work together for the further expansion of bilateral trade relations and both countries will support the industries under joint venture and joint collaboration. in this regard, a Memorandum of understanding (MoU) was signed Between the Federation of Bangladesh Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FBCCI) and the Brazilian Trade and Investment Promotion Agency (APEXBRASIL) last Wednesday at ...

The number of flu patients across Japan in the week ended Sunday has reached warning levels in the country for the first time in three years, the health ministry said. According to data released by the National Institute of Infectious Diseases on Friday, during the week up to January 29, the average number of patients per medical institution nationwide came ...

State Minister for Foreign Affairs Md Shahriar Alam has said Bangladesh and South Africa have common socio-economic development objectives and there are huge potentials to boost trade and investment. He observed that visa waiver agreement for diplomatic and official passport holders and agreement on avoidance of double taxation between Bangladesh and South Africa will facilitate contacts and increase trade and ...

A teenage boy died from electrocution at Kulaura upazila in Kishoreganj district on Friday evening. The dead was Saiful Mia, 14, son of Kuti Mia, a resident of Jabda area under Bhukshimail union. It was known that the boy came in contact with live a electric wire in his house in the evening, leaving him dead on the spot. Kulaura ...

The Rangpur Riders clinched a playoff spot in the Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) with a two-wicket victory over the Dhaka Dominators on Friday in Mirpur. The Riders won the toss and chose to field first in the match. Dhaka struggled at the start, with Mohammad Mithun run out for 5 off 2 balls and Nasir Hossain and Soumya Sarkar both ...

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has postponed a visit to China that had been expected to start on Friday after a Chinese spy balloon was tracked flying across the United States, a US official said. ABC News cited a US official as saying Blinken did not want to blow the situation out of proportion by cancelling his visit, but ...

Astronomers have discovered 12 new moons around Jupiter, putting the total count at a record-breaking 92. That’s more than any other planet in our solar system. Saturn, the one-time leader, comes in a close second with 83 confirmed moons, AP reports. The Jupiter moons were added recently to a list kept by the International Astronomical Union’s Minor Planet Center, said ...

Up to 40 countries could boycott the next Olympic Games, making the whole event pointless, said Poland’s sport and tourism minister Kamil Bortniczuk. His comments came after Poland, Lithuania, Estonia and Latvia jointly rejected an International Olympic Committee (IOC) plan to allow Russians and Belarusians to compete in 2024. Ukraine has threatened to boycott the Paris Olympics if that occurs. ...

The government on Friday gave directives to the relevant authorities to keep the Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) Dedicated Covid-19 Hospital ready in the wake of the spread of the Nipah virus in 28 districts of the country. The Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) issued the directives asking the hospital authorities to keep 10 beds at the isolation ward ...

The 4th Bangla-India international film festival held at Delhi’s Sri Fort auditorium on Friday (Feb 3). The festival was inaugurated by Chief Guest, Shaban Mahmood, Minister Press, of the Bangladesh High Commission in India. Shaban Mahmood spoke at his discussion moderated by popular film maker Ashish Ranjan Das and said programme like these increase people to people contact and usher ...