The last trial train has reached Khulna through the Padma Bridge. This is the third trial of the trial train on the Khulna-Dhaka route. The train reached Khulna Railway Station at 1:10 pm on Sunday (November 24). At that time, the speed of the train was 100 kilometers per hour. The train left Kamalapur, Dhaka for Khulna at 9:10 am ...

EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen on Sunday hailed the COP29 deal in Baku as marking “a new era for climate cooperation and finance”. She said the $300-billion agreement after marathan talks in the Azerbaijani capital “will drive investments in the clean transition, bringing down emissions and building resilience to climate change.” “The EU will continue to lead, focusing ...

Three days of bitter sectarian gunfights in northwestern Pakistan have killed at least 82 people and wounded 156 more, a local official said Sunday. “Among the deceased, 16 were Sunni, while 66 belonged to the Shia community,” said a local administration official in Kurram district of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, speaking on condition of anonymity. Pakistan is a Sunni-majority country but ...

Bangladesh must prioritise quality enhancement and compliance with international standards to maintain export competitiveness in the post-LDC period, said the national strategy paper on LDC graduation. The current economic model of Bangladesh, driven by export-oriented garments and a protected import-competing sector and based on low wages and minimal regulations, has reached its peak, it added. The next phase of structural ...

A scientist guides a long tube into the mouth and down to the stomach of Thing 1, a two-month-old calf that is part of a research project aiming to prevent cows from burping methane, a potent greenhouse gas. Paulo de Meo Filho, a postdoctoral researcher at University of California, Davis, is part of an ambitious experiment aiming to develop a ...

Newly appointed Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) AMM Nasir Uddin and four commissioners were sworn in on Sunday (November 24). Chief Justice Syed Refaat Ahmed administered the swearing-in ceremony at the judges’ lounge of the Supreme Court in the afternoon. Earlier around 12:15PM, they entered the Supreme Court for taking oath. Earlier on November 21, President Mohammed Shahabuddin appointed former secretary ...

Bangladesh women’s team pace bowler Marufa Akter said on Sunday that they are eyeing to win all three ODIs against Ireland in pursuit of securing direct qualification for the Women’s World Cup in India next year. To achieve this, Bangladesh must win all six of their remaining matches in the ICC Women’s ODI Super League. These include three home matches ...

As November arrives, the heat of summer seems like a memory, making way for the cool embrace of winter. Prepare your taste buds for an unforgettable journey of smoky, succulent goodness as Dhaka Regency’s Rooftop Garden Restaurant Grill on the Skyline is all set to host the BBQ Fiesta, scheduled to kick off on November 2024, every day from 6 ...

The National Review Committee on the ministry of power, energy, and mineral resources on Sunday asked the interim government to hire a reputed legal and investigative firm to assist its review of major power generation contracts signed during Sheikh Hasina’s autocratic rule between 2009 and 2024. In a resolution, the committee, led by Justice Moyeenul Islam Chowdhury, said it needs ...

The Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE), the country’s main capital market, indexes saw a downtrend in the first hour on Sunday. On the day, the trading record in the DSE showed shares and units of 2.92 crore were exchanged through 31893 transactions. In this time shares and mutual funds worth Tk 81.3 crore were traded. In this time, a total of ...