CHICAGO, Oct 19 (Reuters): Chicago wheat futures fell sharply on Friday as rains were expected to benefit global wheat-growing regions, analysts said.A shift in Russian export policies also fuelled concerns that U.S. commercial grain companies will be left holding large...
The executive board of the International Monetary Fund approved the first review of Ethiopia's $3.4 billion lending programme, the fund said on Friday, paving the way for a $340.7 million disbursement, reports Reuters.The East African nation secured the four-year financing...
Physical gold dealers in India were forced to offer discounts this week, as record high prices dampened demand ahead of a key festival, while discounts in top consumer China narrowed, reports Reuters.In India domestic prices hit a record high of...
BRUSSELS, Oct 19 (Reuters): European airlines urged Brussels on Wednesday to do more to secure a level playing field in the industry, complaining that Chinese rivals enjoy a huge cost advantage because they can fly over Russia and do not...
HOUSTON, Oct 19 (Reuters): Oil futures fell on Friday, declining more than 7 per cent on the week after data showed China's economic growth slowed and investors digested a mixed Middle East outlook.Brent crude futures fell $1.39, or 1.87 per...
Matiur Rahman | 2024-10-20 00:00:00
The Global Hunger Index (GHI) 2024, published recently by Concern Worldwide and Welt Hunger Hilfe, provides a sobering overview of the global fight against hunger. Bangladesh has faced a setback this year despite having made significant progress in reducing hunger...
A National Identity Card (NID) is a government-issued document that serves as proof of a citizen's identity. It includes essential personal details such as date of birth, address, gender, parents' names, and a photograph. The Election Commission is responsible for...
It is ridiculous that some political parties are urging the Government of Nobel Laureate Prof. Muhammad Yunus "to do the basic reforms of the state needed to hold free and fair election and leave the details to be decided by...
Atiqul Kabir Tuhin | 2024-10-20 00:00:00
A recent investigation by the Bangladesh Competition Commission (BCC) has exposed alarming practices by the country's leading bottled water companies, resulting in an unjustifiable rise in bottled water prices. Between January and September 2023, the price of a half-litre bottle...
Asjadul Kibria | 2024-10-20 00:00:00
When the newly independent Bangladesh completed all the necessary formalities to join the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) in November 1972, an objection was raised by Pakistan at the multilateral trade forum. The memory of the fateful defeat...
The government has decided to scrap 37 renewable energy (RE) deals that had been struck during Awami League government's last tenure under the 'Quick Enhancement of Electricity and Energy Supply (Special Provision) Act 2010 (extended till 2025). The operation of...
IG Chowdhury | 2024-10-19 12:00:00
I was in a queue at Delhi airport for transit to London. The queue was moderate but the processing slow. As my turn came, I faced the friendly officer. Casually I remarked, "The queue at London will be enormous in...
Nilratan Halder | 2024-10-19 12:00:00
Hemanta, the fourth of the six seasons on Bangla calendar, has no equal in the northern hemisphere where only four seasons make their presence felt. Although it is identified for convenience's sake as the late Autumn or Fall as the...
Rain/thunder showers accompanied by temporary gusty wind is likely to occur at a few places over Dhaka, Mymensingh and Sylhet divisions and at one or two places over Rangpur, Rajshahi, Khulna, Barishal and Chattogram divisions until 6:00 pm today (Saturday),...
The 12th death anniversary of Shafiuddin Ahmed, a local organiser of the Liberation War, will be observed today (Saturday), says a press release.Marking the day, a doa mahfil will be held at his village home in Khaishakhali under Shibpur upazilla...
Mufti Abdul Malek, an Islamic law and Hadith scholar, has been appointed Khatib of the Baitul Mukarram National Mosque, reports bdnews24.com.The Ministry of Religious Affairs announced his appointment in a statement on Friday. He replaced Waliur Rahman, who took the...
KHULNA, Oct 18 (BSS): Khulna University (KU) has got a new vice-chancellor, pro-vice-chancellor and treasurer for the next four years.Prof Dr Md Rezaul Karim, of Urban and Rural Planning Discipline Department of Khulna University, has been appointed as the 13th...
Two men have been shot due to a dispute over the leadership of the Shia Mosque kitchen market committee in capital's Mohammadpur, report agencies.The incident took place on Thursday night in the area surrounding the Shia Mosque, according to Iftekhar...
Shwadhin Bangla Betar Kendra-famed legendary singer, composer, and music director Shujeyo Shyam died at Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University (BSMMU) in the capital at the age of 78, reports UNB.The eminent artist breathed his last around 2:50 am on Friday,...
FE REPORT | 2024-10-19 00:00:00
Defunct Bangla daily The Amar Desh, which was shut down in 2013 by the then Awami League government, is set to hit the newsstands again this year resuming its regular paperback publication.Editor of the daily Mahmudur Rahman came up with...
Prof Dr Mohammed Farashuddin, chief adviser and founder vice chancellor of East West University, speaking at an orientation programme for the new students on the university's Aftabnagar campus on Thursday. — Press Release
TAHMID SHAKIB | 2024-10-19 00:00:00
A humble teashop at Dhaka University's (DU) Teacher-Student Centre (TSC) has become a symbolic journey towards autonomy and reinvention for Priya Khan, the first transgender woman to helm a tea stall on the campus.Her stall is among the 11, which...
Terming Lalon Shah as an anti-discriminatory person, Fisheries and Livestock Ministry Adviser Farida Akhter has said Lalon Shah raised his voices against all sorts of discrimination 134 years back, reports BSS."This Bangalee philosopher and Baul saint (Lalon Shah) had spoken...
Experts and former civil servants have opined that reforming the recruitment, promotion, transfer and posting systems is crucial for bringing discipline and transparency to the administration, reports UNB.They have also emphasised the need for legal and structural changes in these...
A Dhaka court has placed additional superintendant of police (ASP) Md Jewel Rana of Diplomatic Security Division of Dhaka Metropolitan Police on a four-day remand in a case lodged over the murder of one Liza Akter during the anti-discrimination student...
A Dhaka court has sent Trinamool BNP Chairman Shamsher Mobin Chowdhury to jail in a case lodged over murder of Jubo Dal leader Shamim in 2023, reports BSS.Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Begum Afnan Somi passed the order on Friday, as police...
A Dhaka court has sent Sutrapur Thana Tanti League president Md Abu Sayeed to jail in a case lodged in connection with the murder of student Nadimul Hasan Elem during anti-discrimination student movement, report agencies.Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Bebum Afnan Somi...
KHULNA, Oct 18 (UNB): A suspect in a theft case, Hridoy Sardar, was re-arrested within four hours after fleeing from the Khulna Metropolitan Magistrate's Court premises.Police apprehended him from the Katakhali area on Thursday afternoon while attempting to escape to...
Criminal Investigation Department (CID) has detained a member of a fraud ring from Madaripur on charge of embezzling about Tk 1.5 lakh from the family members of the July-August movement martyr Sifat Ullah, reports UNB.The arrestee is Md Akash Bepari,...
NARSINGDI, Oct 18 (UNB): At least 14 people were injured in a clash between two groups of Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal (JCD) activists at the temporary office of BNP's Joint Secretary General Khairul Kabir Khokon, located at his residence in Narsingdi...
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