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China lithium prices hit new low on surging supplies

2024-09-09 00:00:00

BEIJING, Sep 8 (Reuters): China lithium futures fell to a fresh low on Friday as worrying macro-economic sentiment accelerated a downtrend due to surging supplies of the metal mainly used in electric vehicles.The most-traded November lithium carbonate futures on the...

India to extend sugar export ban to boost local supplies

2024-09-09 00:00:00

MUMBAI, Sept 8 (Reuters): India plans to extend a ban on sugar exports for the second straight year as the world's biggest consumer of the sweetener grapples with the prospects of lower cane output, government sources said.New Delhi also plans...

Tackling new politico-institutional ramifications by the EU countries

Muhammad Zamir | 2024-09-09 00:00:00

The evolving scenario both within the EU and also in other sub-regions in the world suggests, according to analysts, that the EU is entering a new politico-institutional cycle and the tasks and obstacles ahead look intimidating.F. Zuleeg, A.M. Janis and...

Microplastic threat to human health

2024-09-09 00:00:00

Plastic has become an essential part of daily life due to its availability, low cost, and durability. However, as plastic usage in Bangladesh increases, so does the production of plastic waste which is not being managed effectively. This mismanagement poses...

Cut back children's junk food consumption

2024-09-09 00:00:00

Parental awareness about baby food is crucial. As children grow older, many parents lack knowledge about which foods are beneficial and which are harmful. Some may know but fail to prioritise this due to time constraints or other occupations. It...

Society riven by intolerance

Neil Ray | 2024-09-09 00:00:00

The attack in two spells on Dewanbag mazar (shrine) followed by vandalism, looting and arson adds a new dimension to the growing intolerance to diversity of faith, opinion, sectarian 'otherness' and practices. In fact, the rising intolerance is conversely proportionate...

Restructuring govt machinery

Syed Fattahul Alim | 2024-09-09 00:00:00

The finance and commerce adviser to the interim government Dr Salehuddin Ahmed on Saturday last told the media that the government is going to crack down on the corrupt tycoons in the financial sector. Earlier, on September 5, too, in...

Women in agriculture: Breaking barriers, shaping futures

2024-09-09 00:00:00

Women comprise half of the country's population, yet they still lack equal access to the formal workforce. In the informal sectors, such as household work and rural farm and non-farm activities, they play a vital role that often goes unrecognised....

Should work experience be a mandatory requirement?

Tahseen Nower Prachi | 2024-09-08 12:00:00

With the fast-paced corporate world among the top choices of business (and other majors) graduates in today's world, the rush to gain yet another landmark in education is in the trend now, alongside the necessity. Almost every university and business...

Outsiders had a hand in labour unrest: Rights body

FE REPORT | 2024-09-08 00:00:00

Condemning the recent vandalism in different factories and manufacturing plants, a worker rights body on Saturday claimed that outsiders, including jhut (garment offcut) traders and job aspirants, committed such crime.No way have workers been responsible for the sabotage taken place...

General Moeen U Ahmed opens up about BDR mutiny

FE Report | 2024-09-08 00:00:00

Former Army Chief General Moeen U Ahmed has opened up for the first time about the BDR mutiny that took place in less than two months after Awami League took office 15 years ago, at the headquarters of the border...

Cash withdrawal limit lifted

FE REPORT | 2024-09-08 00:00:00

The Bangladesh Bank (BB) announced on Saturday that the restriction on cash withdrawals from banks would be lifted starting today (Sunday).In a directive issued to banks on the day, the central bank stated that the previous cash withdrawal limit of...

12 burnt in gas tanker blast at Ctg shipbreaking yard

NAZIMUDDIN SHYAMOL | 2024-09-08 00:00:00

CHATTOGRAM, Sept 07: At least 12 workers sustained critical burn injuries following a gas tank explosion at the green ship-breaking yard of SN Corporation in Sitakunda upazila of  Chattogram on Saturday morning.The injured were taken to Chattogram Medical College Hospital...

Apparel factories reopen as security tightened

FE Report | 2024-09-08 00:00:00

The labour situation in the ready-made garment sector of the country improved on Saturday with security enhanced in many factories.However, some 50 factories kept operations suspended as workers left after joining their workplaces.All garment factories, including those which were closed...

Yawning gap between mill-gate and retail medicine prices

JASIM UDDIN HAROON | 2024-09-08 00:00:00

Factory-gate prices of essential drugs in Bangladesh remained stable for long, though inflated by many accounts, while end-consumers face steep increases at pharmacy counters as regulators look on. This growing gap between manufacturing-gate prices and market realities has raised serious...

At least five killed as ethnic violence flares in India's Manipur

2024-09-08 00:00:00

State government orders all schools in the state to remain shut citing security concerns after latest spurt of violence, reports Al Jazeera.At least five people, including one civilian, have been killed as violence flared between two warring ethnic communities in...

Anything stirring controversy will be avoided

OUR CORRESPONDENT | 2024-09-08 00:00:00

RAJSHAHI, Sept 07: Religious Affairs Adviser Dr AFM Khalid Hossain has assured that the interim government would not engage in any actions that could trigger controversy, specifically regarding the national anthem. "Chief Adviser has said we will not touch anything...

Home adviser demands no repeat of Felani-style killings

2024-09-08 00:00:00

Home Adviser Md Jahangir Alam Chowdhury has urged Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) personnel to uphold professionalism and refrain from any misconduct at the border, emphasising that incidents like the Felani killing will not be tolerated, reports bdnews24.com.At a meeting with...

Three dengue patients die

2024-09-08 00:00:00

Three dengue patients died and 403 were admitted to different hospitals in the country during the last 24 hours till this morning."During the period, 252 dengue patients were hospitalised in Dhaka city, while 151 were admitted to different hospitals outside...

Yunus's civic reception in New York on Sept 26

2024-09-08 00:00:00

Preparations are in full swing to accord a civic reception to Chief Advisor Muhammad Yunus during his stay in New York to attend the United Nations General Assembly, or UNGA, reports bdnews24.com.The reception will be held on Sept 26 evening...

Sufferings descend on public life for monsoon rain that fell in the morning

2024-09-08 00:00:00

Sufferings descend on public life for monsoon rain that fell in the morning and at noon on Saturday under the influence of a low over the Bay of Bengal. The snap was shot in the High Court area of the...

Mobile users drop for violence in July

FE Report | 2024-09-08 00:00:00

The number of mobile subscribers in Bangladesh dropped significantly for violence in July, with all four major telecom operators collectively losing around 1.82 million customers, according to the Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission (BTRC).This reduced the total subscriber base to 194.26...

LNG import cost set to skyrocket in two years

M AZIZUR RAHMAN | 2024-09-08 00:00:00

Bangladesh's struggle to foot liquefied natural gas (LNG) import bills is set to skyrocket in two years, as the country allegedly signed purchase deals at higher costs than the contemporary market rates.Officials said state-run Petrobangla inked four long-term LNG import...

14 workers bound for Dhaka in first batch

FE REPORT | 2024-09-08 00:00:00

Following the UAE President's pardon, 14 Bangladeshi expatriate workers, who took to the streets in the United Arab Emirates supporting the Anti-Discrimination Student Movement in Bangladesh and were jailed there, were scheduled to return home on Saturday night.They are among...

Govt's initiative to scrap legal provision remains incomplete

Doulot Akter Mala | 2024-09-08 00:00:00

The interim government's initiative to scrap the provision for whitening black money remained incomplete as such provision is still applicable in case of purchasing apartment and land. The provision has been offering a blanket facility for years to whiten money...

Robbery bid in city 10 suspected robbers arrested

2024-09-08 00:00:00

Police in a drive arrested 10 suspected robbers after a robbery attempt in a multipurpose building in Gulshan-2 of the capital early Saturday, reports UNB.Sub-inspector Rafique, duty officer of Gulshan Police Station, said a group of robbers, riding on 50...

All hajj agencies asked to renew contracts

2024-09-08 00:00:00

FE REPORTThe interim government has directed all the hajj agencies of the country to renew their contracts with the Dhaka Hajj office for conducting the pilgrimage programme next year.In case of any hajj agency's failure to do so, their user...

Protesters block Shahbagh, demanding govt job entry age limit raised to 35 yrs

2024-09-08 00:00:00

Protesters have blocked the busy Shahbagh intersection in Dhaka demanding to increase the age limit for entering government jobs to 35 years, reports UNB.The prescheduled gathering was initiated in front of the National Museum in Shahbagh at 11:00 am on...

Light rain likely today...................

2024-09-08 00:00:00

Light to moderate rain/thunder showers accompanied by temporary gusty wind is likely to occur at many places over Chattogram and Sylhet divisions in the next 24 hours from 06:00 am today (Sunday), according to the Met Office.It may also occur...

Yunus describes border killings by BSF as 'callousness'

2024-09-08 00:00:00

Chief Adviser Muhammad Yunus has condemned border killings of Bangladeshis by India's Border Security Force, describing it as callousness and insisting they must stop because killing is no solution, reports PTI.In an interview with India's state-owned news agency the Press...