Flash floods and a landslide swept four districts of Indonesia’s Sumatra island over the weekend, killing at least 16 people, the national disaster agency said. “In total, 16 people died and seven more people are missing,” the spokesman of the National Disaster Mitigation Agency or BNPB, Abdul Muhari, said in a statement Monday, reports AFP. Karo district suffered from the ...

The Executive Committee of the National Economic Council (ECNEC) has approved a total of five projects involving an overall estimated cost of Tk 5,915.99 crore. The approvals came from a meeting of the ECNEC with its chairperson and Chief Adviser Dr Muhammad Yunus in the chair held at the NEC Conference Room in the city’s Sher-e-Bangla Nagar area on Monday. ...

Travellers are being warned of the dangers of methanol poisoning after six tourists to Laos have died. Methanol is an industrial chemical found in antifreeze and windshield washer fluid. It’s not meant for human consumption and is highly toxic. Drinking even small amounts can be damaging. A few shots of bootleg spirit containing it can be lethal. What does methanol ...

Ingredients: l Ribbon dry fish – 1 cup l Barbel fish/Striped Snakehead Fish- 1 cup l Chopped onion- 1/2 cup l Garlic – 2 tbsp l Chopped tomato- 2 tbsp l Chilli powder- 1 tbsp l Turmeric powder – 1 tsp l Coriander powder – 1/2 tsp l Oil- 1.5 tbsp l Coriander leaves – To taste l Green chilli- ...

The Global Swiss Business Hub 2024 officially launched in a grand ceremony in Gulshan, Dhaka, with an aim to strengthen international business connections and foster trade and investment opportunities between Bangladesh and global markets. The event was inaugurated by the hub’s founder, Anis Khan, alongside vice president Roman Sommerau. The keynote speech was delivered by Syed Alamgir, a prominent figure ...

Police early Monday recovered the throat-slit body of a teenage boy in Habiganj’s Nabiganj upazila. The victim Mostakin Mia, 17, son of the late Zafar Mia, was a resident of Adityapur village under Kaliarbhanga union of the upazila. He was a construction worker. Nabiganj Police Station Inspector (Investigation) Dulal Mia said that locals found Mostakin Mia’s throat-slit body lying on ...

Former lawmaker Barrister Syed Sayedul Haque Sumon was sent to jail following the end of a two-day remand in the case filed over the attack on protesters during the recent mass movement in Chunarughat, Habiganj on July 16. A Habiganj court on Thursday (November 21) placed Barrister Sumon on a two-day remand after Chunarughat Police Station Sub-inspector Liton Roy pleaded ...

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 ...