The United States shot down a suspected Chinese spy balloon as it floated off the country’s southeastern coast on Saturday, a Reuters witness and US officials said, drawing to a close a dramatic spying saga that drew a spotlight on worsening Sino-US relations. President Joe Biden approved a military plan to shoot down the suspected Chinese spy balloon, US officials ...

Nestle will have to raise prices of its food products further this year to offset higher production costs that it has yet to fully pass on to consumers, Chief Executive Mark Schneider told a German newspaper, reports Reuters. The increases will not be as steep as they were in 2022, but “we have some catching up to do over the ...

The presence of a brain tumor can be determined by identifying a crucial membrane protein in the urine, according to research from Nagoya University in Japan. By eliminating the need for intrusive tests and raising the possibility that tumors are found early enough for surgery, their protein may be used to identify brain cancer. The results of this study may ...

Veteran playback singer Vani Jairam who sang over 10,000 songs in several languages including Tamil, Telugu, Hindi, Bhojpuri, and Marathi, died today at her apartment in Chennai. The 78-year-old veteran singer was found dead at her Haddows Road apartment in Chennai. She was recently awarded the Padma Bhushan, India’s third-highest civilian award. The singer’s maid turned up for work today, ...

The Comilla Victorians triumphed over the Chattogram Challengers by six wickets on Saturday at the Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium in Mirpur. The victory marked the seventh consecutive win for Comilla Victorians. Chattogram Challengers won the toss and elected to bat first, but their innings was hampered by early dismissals of Mehedi Maruf and Khawaja Nafay, who suffered a duck and ...

Two suspected drug peddlers have been arrested along with 19 bottles of foreign liquor from Madhyanagar upazila of Sunamganj district. Madhyanagar Police Station officer-in-charge Md. Jahidul Islam said acting on a tip-off, a team of police conducted a raid at about 3.15 am in Rajendrapur village on Saturday and arrested Md. Shopon Miah, 32, and Md. Lakhab Miah, 22. They ...

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 ...