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Inglis to lead Australia in 3rd ODI, T20I series against Pakistan

2024-11-07 00:00:00

MELBOURNE, Nov 06 (Reuters): Josh Inglis will stand in as captain for Pat Cummins and Mitchell Marsh in Australia's third one-day international against Pakistan and the following T20 series.Selectors promoted wicketkeeper-batsman Inglis ahead of senior players including Glenn Maxwell, Adam...

Sabalenka clinches WTA yr-end No. 1 ranking for 1st time

2024-11-07 00:00:00

RIYADH, Saudi Arabia, Nov 06 (AP): Aryna Sabalenka clinched the year-end No. 1 spot in the women's rankings for the first time when Iga Swiatek lost at the WTA Finals on Tuesday.Sabalenka, a 26-year-old from Belarus, was assured of finishing...

BKSP athlete Tamim wins gold in Taiwan

2024-11-07 00:00:00

Tamim Hossain of Bangladesh, Krira Shikkha Protishtan (BKSP), clinched the gold medal in the National School Athletics Championship of Taiwan on Wednesday, reports UNB.Tamim won the gold medal in the triple jump of the meet, jumping 14.77 meters.Leading athletes from...

Madrid heading for crisis with Kroos gone, Mbappe floundering

2024-11-07 00:00:00

MADRID, Nov 06 (AFP): Just six months on from their Champions League triumph, Real Madrid are sinking into a state of crisis.Hammered 4-0 by rivals Barcelona in the Clasico at the end of October, Los Blancos slumped to a second...

Bangladesh's Mustafizur Rahman celebrates after taking a wicket

2024-11-07 00:00:00

Bangladesh's Mustafizur Rahman celebrates after taking a wicket against Afghanistan during their first ODI at Sharjah Cricket Stadium in UAE on Wednesday — bdnews24.com

Two college students killed in Moulvibazar road accident

2024-11-07 00:00:00

MOULVIBAZAR, Nov 06 (UNB): Two college students were killed and three others, including a child, were injured when an auto-rickshaw overturned after losing control in the Bottola area of Kamolganj upazila of Moulvibazar district on Wednesday morning.Syed Ifthekhar Hossain, officer-in-charge...

Elderly man killed over land dispute in Natore

2024-11-07 00:00:00

NATORE, Nov 06 (UNB): A 70-year-old man was killed allegedly by his nephews over a disputed piece of land in Singra upazila of Natore district on Wednesday.The deceased was Arshab Ali, a resident of Choupu-kudia village under the upazila.Locals said...

Malta farming turns profitable in Magura

OUR CORRESPONDENT | 2024-11-07 00:00:00

MAGURA, Nov 06: Malta cultivation is turning the fortune wheel of Magura farmers for lucrative profits.Official sources said malta farming is increasing in the district on a large scale every year.Both weather and soil are suitable for malta farming in...

Farmers elated at bumper output of pointed gourd

OUR CORRESPONDENT | 2024-11-07 00:00:00

BENAPOLE, Nov 06: Bumper harvest of pointed gourd (potol) along with higher profit at relatively low production cost has come as a great delight for the farmers in Keshabpur upazila of Jashore district in the current season. By using the...

Bangladesh's stakes in Trump's trade policy

Manzur Ahmed | 2024-11-07 00:00:00

The winning of Donald Trump as the 47th president of the United States of America on Wednesday appears to be a big blow to the world economy and trade. The Republican Party leader has yet to be formally declared as...

Developing positive habits among students

2024-11-07 00:00:00

We live in society; in other words, society cannot be conceived without people. Society is comprised of every human being. In the broadest sense, the entire state constitutes a society. Together with everyone in the world, we have built a...

Impacts of digital banking

2024-11-07 00:00:00

The financial landscape in Bangladesh has undergone significant changes recently with fintech and digital banking transforming how consumers access and use financial services. The emergence of mobile financial services (MFS) such as bKash, Nagad, and Rocket has made banking facilities...

Punishing perpetrators of 'Enforced Disappearance'

Mir Mostafizur Rahaman | 2024-11-07 00:00:00

Since the inception of civilisation, enforced disappearance has been a dark tool wielded by oppressive rulers to silence dissent. From ancient regimes to modern authoritarian governments, it has served as a weapon to eliminate opposition voices without due process. While...

Leveraging women entrepreneurship

Atiqul Kabir Tuhin | 2024-11-07 00:00:00

It is deeply concerning and indeed a great injustice that female entrepreneurs of the small and medium-sized enterprises hardly have access to collateral-free loans from commercial banks. This is even after the Bangladesh Bank's directive to provide Tk2.5 million loans...

Overcoming most damaging impacts of climate

2024-11-07 00:00:00

The projection is one of the direst, if not the direst. Bangladesh is set to lose, warns the Asian Development Bank, 16.2 per cent of gross domestic product (GDP) by 2070. By 2050, the country's population is projected to reach...

The rise of Kemi Badenoch

Syed Badrul Ahsan | 2024-11-07 00:00:00

The election of Kemi Badenoch as the leader of Britain's Conservative Party and therefore as Leader of the Opposition in Parliament reflects the sea change which has come over politics in the United Kingdom in the past two decades, if...

Doing business environment still difficult despite regime change

MUNIMA SULTANA | 2024-11-06 12:00:00

Japanese companies operating in Bangladesh continue to face difficulties in doing business due to procedural complexities even after the change of government.They pointed out complexities in tax systems, customs clearance, financial regulation and inconsistent policies, according to a survey conducted...

Weather (2024-11-06)

2024-11-06 00:00:00

Rain/thunder showers accompanied by temporary gusty wind is likely to occur at a few places over Chattogram and Sylhet divisions and at one or two places over Rangpur, Rajshahi, Mymensingh, Dhaka, Khulna and Barishal divisions until 6:00 pm today (Wednesday),...

CSOs seek loss and damage response fund

FE REPORT | 2024-11-06 00:00:00

The Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) have called for a loss and damage (L&D) response fund, advocating for an initial annual commitment of $400 billion starting in 2025, with a scale-up target of $1-2 trillion in the following years.They further urged...

Rail-road adviser welcomes criticism on govt's moves

FE REPORT | 2024-11-06 00:00:00

Adviser to railways and road, transport and bridges ministries Mohammad Fouzul Kabir Khan has welcomed criticism on the moves and decisions of the interim government, as it would provide scopes for correction."There might be some mistakes in our moves or...

IRRI Country Representative Dr. Humnath Bhandari called on Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus

2024-11-06 00:00:00

International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) Country Representative Dr. Humnath Bhandari called on Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus at the State Guest House Jamuna in the capital on Tuesday. — PID

Reforms being done to rectify inherited structural flaws

FE REPORT | 2024-11-06 00:00:00

The interim government keeps consulting various groups in conducting reforms so that the next government cannot denigrate these reform initiatives, Finance Adviser Dr Salehuddin Ahmed said Tuesday. Speaking as the chief guest at ERF-Nagad Best Reporting Award 2023 at a...

Journo Molla Jalal sent to jail in attempted rape case

2024-11-06 00:00:00

A Dhaka court has sent Molla Jalal, former president of a faction of Bangladesh Federal Union of Journalists (BFUJ), to jail in a case lodged with the capital's Shahbagh Police Station over abduction and attempted rape of a singer, reports...

Press accreditation cards of 30 more journos scrapped

2024-11-06 00:00:00

The Press Information Department (PID) has scrapped the permanent and temporary press accreditation cards of 30 more journalists including Imdadul Haq Milon, Monjurul Ahsan Bulbul and Ahmed Zobayer, reports UNB.A gazette notification, signed by Md Nizamul Kabir, chief information officer...

New mayor wants to make Ctg green, clean, healthy

OUR CORRESPONDENT | 2024-11-06 00:00:00

CHATTOGRAM, Nov 05: Chattogram City Corporation's (CCC) new Mayor and BNP leader Dr Shahadat Hossain has said he wanted to build a green and clean city. "Chattogram will be a green, clean, and healthy city. Please give me some time....

Islamic scholars announce nine-point demand from rally in capital

2024-11-06 00:00:00

The Islamic conference organised by Ulema Mashaikh Bangladesh at Suhrawardy Udyan in in the capital has announced a nine-point demand including justice for the 2013 Shapla Chattar killings and the withdrawal of all false cases against Islamic scholars, reports UNB.Prominent...

BNP wants reforms that will change people's fate: Tarique

2024-11-06 00:00:00

JASHORE, Nov 5 (UNB): BNP Acting Chairman Tarique Rahman has said his party wants such state reforms that will help change the fate of the country's millions of people and ensure their rights.The leader came up with the remarks while...

CA heads reconstituted Planning Commission

2024-11-06 00:00:00

The interim government has reconstituted the Bangladesh Planning Commission with Chief Adviser Dr Yunus as its chairperson, report agencies.Finance Adviser Dr Salehuddin Ahmed has been made alternative chairperson. The Cabinet Division issued a notification on Tuesday to this effect. Planning...

UK medical team visits injured at NITOR

FE REPORT | 2024-11-06 00:00:00

A UK medical team started working on Tuesday for treatments of the people injured in the student-led mass uprising in July and August. The two-member team consists of Georgian orthopaedic surgeon Saba Papuashbili and Jordanian rehabilitation specialist Dima Abdullah Ibrahim...

12kg LPG cylinder price falls by Tk 1

FE REPORT | 2024-11-06 00:00:00

The Bangladesh Energy Regulatory Commission (BERC) has cut the price of liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) by Tk 1 to Tk 1,455 for a 12kg LPG cylinder for the month of November. The price for the 12-kg LPG cylinder was Tk...