Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA) organised a view-exchange meeting in the city on Saturday. Story on Page 1
SAJIBUR RAHMANDisbursement of agricultural loans has dropped by nearly 10 per cent year on year in the first month of the current fiscal year, according to the latest Bangladesh Bank (BB) report.Bankers attribute this decline to disruptions in banking operations...
Gender discrimination remains a pressing issue worldwide, and Bangladesh is no exception, despite significant progress in recent years. Women living in rural areas, particularly from impoverished households, often lack access or permission to receive a proper education. Instead, they are...
Chittagong University can boast of having the largest campus in Bangladesh, surrounded by hills and forests. While the campus has many beautiful features and advantages, there are some drawbacks as well. One of these is the condition of the Chittagong...
Atiqul Kabir Tuhin | 2024-09-15 00:00:00
Commuting in Dhaka has always been a dreadful experience, but more recently it's become a living nightmare in terms of duration, expense, and energy loss. It's near to impossible to attend a scheduled meeting on time, unless you set out...
Asjadul Kibria | 2024-09-15 00:00:00
As cross-border free trade in goods and services is a vital tool of globalisation, the opponents of globalisation usually blame free trade for income inequality or socio-economic disparity in the world. To what extent globalisation, expansion of international trade to...
Soon after coming into office, the interim government had made its intention to look into the development works undertaken by the previous administration clear. That there would be stocktaking across the board was expected and the present government has already...
Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) president Faruque Ahmed said that dashing opener Tamim Iqbal was present in the 'cricketers' meeting with the board president as a player, reports BSS.Tamim has been away from the cricket since last year due to his...
The veteran all-rounder of the Pakistan side, Imad Wasim, has pointed to the lowest point of their cricket, as he tossed up between their T20 World Cup loss to the co-host United States of America (USA), and a month later...
The much-awaited Test series between India and Bangladesh is all set to get underway on September 19 at the M.A Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai.The Tigers are coming into the series on the back of a historic 2-0 Test series win...
CHANDPUR, Sep 14 (UNB): Incessant rains and thunderstorms for the past two to three days have paralysed normal life in Chandpur town.The roads of the district town, particularly Cumilla Road, Truck Road, and Purana Bazar-Dokan Ghar Road, have become waterlogged...
OUR CORRESPONDENT | 2024-09-15 00:00:00
PABNA, Sept 14: The cultivation of nutrient-rich Latikachu-1 (Latiraj), which is released by Bangladesh Agricultural Research Institute (BARI), is gradually expanding across the country as huge profits has brought fortunes for thousands of farmers.BARI officials said that the cultivation of...
A total of three persons were killed in separate road accidents in Mymensingh and Gaibandha on Friday, reports UNB.In Mymensingh, an army person and his wife, who went for a joy trip riding on a motorbike, died when the motorbike...
KUSHTIA, Sep 14 (UNB): A college student, injured in a clash between two groups at a picnic at Daulatpur upazila in Kushtia district on August 30, succumbed to his injuries while undergoing treatment at a hospital in Rajshahi on Friday...
Many trees in the Chhotonala area of Khagrachhari's Panchari are slowly being through a technique of stripping the bark at the bases of the trees. The removal of the bark causes the trees to die out slowly. Though a particular...
OUR CORRESPONDENT | 2024-09-15 00:00:00
RAJSHAHI, Sept 14: Public life in all districts of Rajshahi and Rangpur divisions is grappling with frequent power outages now-a-days.Hours of power outage due to load-shedding have become the order of the day in the two regions.Sources said Northern Electricity...
Aminul Ehsan Anan | 2024-09-15 00:00:00
Model United Nations (MUN), although an idea which has been introduced to the student body of our country almost a decade ago, has been on the rise in popularity among students for its unique approach to developing their understanding of...
Hasib Iqbal | 2024-09-15 00:00:00
The Islamic University of Technology Career and Business Society (IUT CBS), in collaboration with The Attention Network, brought INTERN offline for the first time, marking a significant milestone in the annual business case competition's journey. Previously hosted online, the INTERN...
Bangladesh is a nation brimming with youthful energy standing at a pivotal moment. With around 50 percent of its population under the age of 30, the role of youths in nation-building is crucial. Youths are not only the future leaders...
LONDON, Sept 14 (Reuters): Britain has delayed implementing post-Brexit physical checks on so-called "medium risk" fruit and vegetables imported from the European Union for a further six months, the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) said on Friday.Britain...
MUMBAI, Sept 14 (Reuters): India has raised the basic import tax on crude and refined edible oils by 20 percentage points, the government said on Friday, as the world's biggest edible oil importer tries to help protect farmers reeling from...
ALMATY, Sept 14 (Reuters): Kazakhstan aims to boost output of metals needed for electric vehicle (EV) batteries and is issuing hundreds of new exploration licences to attract fresh investment in the sector, the country's industry minister told Reuters.The former Soviet...
WASHINGTON, Sept 14 (Reuters): US consumer sentiment rose to a four-month high in September amid expectations that inflation will continue moderating over the next year and household incomes improve, but views on the labor market weakened against the backdrop of...
NEW DELHI, Sept 14 (Reuters): Samsung, Xiaomi and other smartphone companies colluded with Amazon and Walmart's Flipkart to exclusively launch products on the e-commerce firms' Indian websites in breach of antitrust laws, according to regulatory reports seen by Reuters.Antitrust investigations...
NEW YORK, Sept 14 (Reuters): Walgreens Boots Alliance agreed to pay $106.8 million to settle charges it fraudulently billed the US government for prescriptions that were never dispensed, the Department of Justice said on Friday.The Justice Department said Walgreens violated...
GENEVA (Switzerland), Sept 14 (BSS): The 2024 edition of the WTO's annual public forum has concluded with a focus on the youth perspective regarding trade and inclusiveness.The day's high-level event brought together young entrepreneurs and activists from around the world...
iFarmer, VisionSpring team up to provide eyecare services to farmersiFarmer and VisionSpring Bangladesh Limited have recently signed an agreement to provide eye care services to iFarmer-registered farmers. The signing ceremony was held at the Gulshan office of VisionSpring. Under this...
Sylhet, Sept 14 (UNB): Biman Bangladesh Airlines is going to resume direct flights on Sylhet-Cox's Bazar route from October 31.Shahnewaz Majumdar, Sylhet district manager of the Airlines, confirmed the matter.According to sources, the flight will run on the route on...
Eon Group celebrates 24th Founding anniversary EON Group of Industries, one of the leading agro-based organisations in the country, celebrated its 24th founding anniversary at the EON Convention Centre in Dhaka on Thursday. Chairman and Managing Director of EON Group...
Agriculture and Home Affairs Adviser Lt Gen (Retd) Md Jahangir Alam Chowdhury said on Saturday that there is sufficient stock of fertilisers in the country until December, and there will be no shortage, reports UNB.Farmers will be able to purchase...
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