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Stocks on downward spiral as market reacts to rising interest

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

The broad index of the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) on Sunday experienced a sharp decline extending the losing streak for five consecutive sessions as a majority of the listed securities lost prices.Despite having a positive start, the DSEX failed to...

Unable to make bank transactions, SK Trims shuts down factory

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

SK Trims & Industries has announced closure of its factory, saying it is unable to continue operations with its bank accounts frozen since July this year.All nine bank accounts meant to facilitate exports, imports, daily transactions, and dividend distributions by...

Afghanistan face uphill task against New Zealand in one-off Test today

2024-09-09 00:00:00

NEW DELHI, Sept 08 (Reuters): Afghanistan captain Hashmatullah Shahidi finds himself in an unenviable position as his injury-ravaged side face a formidable New Zealand in a one-off test in Greater Noida, near New Delhi, on Monday.Afghanistan's hopes of pulling off...

England's Moeen Ali retires from international cricket

2024-09-09 00:00:00

LONDON, Sept 08 (AFP): England's World Cup-winner Moeen Ali has retired from international cricket, with the 37-year-old insisting: "I've done my part."The spin-bowling all-rounder, in an interview with Britain's Daily Mail, said he made the decision after he was overlooked...

Bangladesh players Hasan Mahmud (top), Liton Das (bottom left) and Mushfiqur Rahim training during team's practice session

2024-09-09 00:00:00

Bangladesh players Hasan Mahmud (top), Liton Das (bottom left) and Mushfiqur Rahim training during team's practice session at the Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium in the city on Sunday, ahead of their India tour which will begin with the first Test...

Shakib's County match begins today

2024-09-09 00:00:00

Shakib Al Hasan will play a four-day County Championship game today (Monday) when his side Surrey will take on Somerset at Taunton, reports BSS.Allrounder is recruited for this game only in the County Championship. After the game, he will join...

Prices of essentials up in Lalmonirhat kitchen markets

2024-09-09 00:00:00

LALMONIRHAT, Sept 08 (UNB): Consumers in Lalmonirhat are becoming increasingly frustrated as prices of essential commodities like rice, onions, garlic, and potatoes continue to rise. The soaring prices of daily necessities have left many, especially those with low or limited...

Bus movement on Ctg-Cox’s Bazar route suspended

2024-09-09 00:00:00

CHATTOGRAM, Sept 08 (UNB): Transport owners suspended bus movement on Chattogram-Cox Bazar route on Sunday morning in protest against attacks on some transport workers, resulting in immense suffering of commuters.Transport workers said they staged demonstrations in the Natun Bridge area,...

Rohingyas get access to purified water

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

COX'S BAZAR, Sept 08: The authorities concerned have been providing drinking water for 15,000 Rohingyas through the storing and purifying process from mountains, rainfall, springs and natural sources.The Department of Public Health Engineering (DPHE) has been providing clean water to...

Blinken visits UK today to discuss M East, Ukraine

2024-09-09 00:00:00

NEW YORK, Sept 08 (Reuters): US Secretary of State Antony Blinken plans to travel to the United Kingdom on Monday, the State Department said, a week after Britain suspended some arms export licenses with Israel over equipment that could be...

India isolates 'suspected mpox case'

2024-09-09 00:00:00

NEW DELHI, Sept 08 (AFP): India reported Sunday that it had put a "suspected mpox case" into isolation, assuring that the world's most populous nation had "robust measures" in place, the health ministry said in a statement.There have been no...

Palestinians chased by Israeli settlers return to a village in ruins

2024-09-09 00:00:00

WEST BANK, Sept 08 (AP/Reuters): An entire Palestinian community fled their tiny West Bank village last fall after repeated threats from Israeli settlers with a history of violence. Then, in a rare endorsement of Palestinian land rights, Israel's highest court...

Landslides cause havoc in parts of California

2024-09-09 00:00:00

CALIFORNIA, Sept 08 (BBC): The land is moving and sinking so fast in parts of the California community of Rancho Palos Verdes that authorities have switched off gas and electricity "indefinitely" to hundreds of homes.The area has long grappled with...

Iran's president to visit Iraq Wed on first foreign trip

2024-09-09 00:00:00

TEHRAN, Sept 08 (AFP): Iran's President Masoud Pezeshkian will visit neighbouring Iraq on Wednesday, state media reported Sunday, in what will be his first trip abroad since he took office in July.Pezeshkian will head a high-ranking Iranians delegation to Baghdad...

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...