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Police release list of 44 killed during uprising

2024-10-26 00:00:00

Police Headquarters has released a list of 44 police personnel who were killed during the mass uprising in July and August, reports bdnews24.com.It claimed that misinformation was being spread about the 'true number' of law enforcers killed amid the violence...

Manufacturing shrinks by 9.75pc YoY in June: BBS

JASIM UDDIN HAROON | 2024-10-26 00:00:00

Large-scale manufacturing in Bangladesh contracted by 9.75 per cent year on year in June, according to the latest data available with the Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics.This decline marks the first negative growth in months following a positive growth rate of...

Impact limited in Bangladesh

2024-10-26 00:00:00

The Bangladesh Meteorological Department says there is no likelihood of major storms or other disasters in the country due to Severe Cyclone Dana, which has started to weaken after making landfall in India's Odisha, reports bdnews24.com.Though there may be some...

Costly railway workshop project proposal binned

FHM HUMAYAN KABIR | 2024-10-26 00:00:00

The Planning Commission (PC) has turned down a fresh and costly railway workshop-construction project as it finds two other existing ones underutilised, officials said on Friday.The commission has recently sent back the Sheikh Hasina-led government's Tk 76.83-billion project proposal for...

Prayer Timings (2024-10-26)

2024-10-26 00:00:00

Passengers suffer for derailment of train at Kamalapur

FE REPORT | 2024-10-26 00:00:00

Passengers at Kamalapur Railway Station in the capital suffered much following a disruption to train schedules of both departure and arrival caused by derailment of six coaches of Panchagarh Express on Friday.However, the rail communications between Dhaka and other parts...

Transactions on call-money market enjoying pickup

JUBAIR HASAN | 2024-10-26 00:00:00

Cash transactions on the moribund call money-market see a slow pickup following the central bank's liquidity-squeezing moves to tame obdurate inflation, a prime concern of consumers and the interim government alike.Call-money market is a key platform where borrowing and lending...

New industrial gas connection put on backburner amid crunch

M AZIZUR RAHMAN | 2024-10-26 00:00:00

Owners fret over an 'unofficial' embargo on new natural-gas connections to industries in government bid to ease owes of the already-starving gas-guzzling consumers across Bangladesh, sources said.Although there is no official instruction either from the energy and mineral resources division...

Six priority areas up for reforms

SYFUL ISLAM | 2024-10-26 00:00:00

Six priority areas are up for reforms under conditions binding a World Bank-offered budget-support credit, including an overhaul in fiscal, revenue, and public-welfare arenas, officials said.The World Bank is providing the development-policy credit under its Building Economic and Institutional Resilience...

More than 150 Rohingya refugees rescued off Indonesia: UN

2024-10-26 00:00:00

BANDA ACEH, Indonesia, Oct 25, 2024 (BSS/AFP) - More than 150 Rohingya refugees including women and children have been rescued off the coast of Indonesia after their boat languished at sea for days, the United Nations refugee agency said Friday.The...

Gaza rescuers say at least 20 killed in Israeli strikes on Khan Yunis

2024-10-26 00:00:00

GAZA STRIP, Palestinian Territories, Oct 25 (AFP): Gaza's civil defence agency said Israeli air strikes hit two homes at dawn on Friday in Khan Yunis, the territory's main southern city, killing at least 20 people.Fourteen people were killed in a...

Pakistani Taliban attack kills 10 police in northwest

2024-10-26 00:00:00

PESHAWAR, Pakistan, Oct 25 (AFP): Ten police were shot dead at a check post near the Afghan border, officials said Friday, in an attack claimed by the Pakistan Taliban."The intense exchange of fire lasted for nearly an hour. Ten Frontier...

Australia and UK make pact to partner on 2050 net-zero climate goal

2024-10-26 00:00:00

APIA, Samoa, Oct 25 (AP): Australia and the United Kingdom have deepened ties by agreeing to collaborate on climate change and energy initiatives, aiming to reach net-zero carbon emissions by 2050, while also reaffirming their mutual commitment to develop nuclear...

Trees and power lines flattened as Cyclone Dana hits India

2024-10-26 00:00:00

KOLKATA, Oct 25 (AFP): Cyclone Dana uprooted trees and power lines after making landfall on India's east coast, with officials warning of more fierce weather on Friday.Cyclones -- the equivalent of hurricanes in the North Atlantic or typhoons in the...

Competing visions for a warming world

2024-10-26 00:00:00

WASHINGTON, Oct 25 (AFP): "Drill, baby, drill" versus championing green energy: Donald Trump and Kamala Harris offer starkly opposing visions on climate, with the outcome of the US presidential race poised to shape the planet's warming trajectory.Neither candidate has outlined...

India, China end Himalayan face-off

2024-10-26 00:00:00

India and China have begun implementing an agreement to end a military standoff on their disputed Himalayan border, the two sides said on Friday, in the biggest thaw between the Asian giants since deadly clashes between their armies four years...

UK govt changes budget rules to borrow more for investment

2024-10-26 00:00:00

LONDON, Oct 25 (AFP): UK finance minister Rachel Reeves announced Thursday changes to fiscal rules to open up billions for investment in the centre-left government's maiden budget, but warned of tax rises and spending cuts.The highly-anticipated October 30 budget will...

Sales of new US homes at highest level in over a year

2024-10-26 00:00:00

WASHINGTON, Oct 25 (AFP): Sales of new homes in the United States last month exceeded analyst expectations Thursday, logging the fastest pace in more than a year on the back of cooler mortgage rates.Sales of new homes stood at an...

IMF chief seeks more details on BRICS payments system plans

2024-10-26 00:00:00

WASHINGTON, Oct 25 (AFP): The IMF wants to know more about a cross-border payments system discussed by the BRICS group of countries this week and aimed at boosting non-dollar transactions, the Fund's managing director said Thursday.The meeting of the BRICS...

China to offer Taliban tariff-free trade as it inches closer to isolated resource-rich regime

2024-10-26 00:00:00

BEIJING, Oct 25 (Reuters): China will offer the Taliban tariff-free access to its vast construction, energy and consumer sectors, Beijing's envoy to Afghanistan said on Thursday, as the ailing resource-rich but diplomatically-isolated regime looks to build up its markets.Beijing has...

Power, Energy and Mineral Resources Adviser Fauzul Kabir Khan visits

2024-10-26 00:00:00

Power, Energy and Mineral Resources Adviser Fauzul Kabir Khan visits on Friday the Dhaka Medical College Hospital to inquire about the health of a worker of Dhaka Power Distribution Company undergoing treatment at the hospital after suffering electrocution while working...

Railway starts agri-product transport from Rajshahi to Dhaka today

2024-10-26 00:00:00

RAJSHAHI (BSS): The West Zone of Bangladesh Railway starts transporting agricultural products, including vegetables, fish and meat, to Dhaka from Rajshahi region at a cheap cost from today (Saturday).Growers and traders can avail the scope of transporting various perishable goods,...

Rooftop solar panels ‘may influence urban temp’

2024-10-26 00:00:00

A recent study reveals that widespread installation of rooftop photovoltaic solar panels (RPVSPs) could cause daytime temperatures to rise while lowering them at night in urban areas.The research, led by Dr Ansar Khan from the University of Calcutta and co-authored...

Global money market funds attract large inflows on election-driven caution

2024-10-26 00:00:00

Global investors channelised large investments into the safety of money market funds in the week through October 23 on caution over the upcoming elections in the United States and Japan, and the shift in the outlook for US interest rates,...

SOUTHEAST BANK WORKSHOP ON 'FINGERPRINT VERIFICATION SOLUTION'

2024-10-26 00:00:00

Southeast Bank PLC organised a daylong hands-on workshop on 'Fingerprint Verification Solution (FVS)' on Thursday. Managing Director of the bank Nuruddin Md. Sadeque Hossain attended the closing ceremony. He emphasised the importance of using the software to prevent fake loan...

ADN Telecom's profit drops 42pc despite record revenue

FE REPORT | 2024-10-26 00:00:00

The net profit of ADN Telecom tumbled 42 per cent year-on-year to Tk 149 million for FY'24, owing to increased business expenses and high borrowing costs amid rising interest rates.This is the lowest profit for the IT and telecommunication service...

Investors lose Tk 365b as stocks extend losses for fifth week

FE REPORT | 2024-10-26 00:00:00

The benchmark equity index continued its downward spiral, plunging to its lowest level in more than four months this week, as jittery investors weighed the impacts of the policy rate hike amid economic slowdown. It is the fifth straight week...

England reeling at 24-3 after Shakeel century

2024-10-26 00:00:00

RAWALPINDI, Oct 25 (AFP): Spinners Sajid Khan and Noman Ali left England reeling at 24-3 after Saud Shakeel's fighting hundred put Pakistan in control of the series-deciding third Test in Rawalpindi on Friday.England came in looking to erase a deficit...

Barcelona's Brazilian forward Raphinha takes part in a training session

2024-10-26 00:00:00

Barcelona's Brazilian forward Raphinha takes part in a training session on the eve of the Spanish league football match between Real Madrid CF and FC Barcelona at the Joan Gamper training ground in Sant Joan Despi on Friday. — AFP

Zheng reaches Tokyo semis

2024-10-26 00:00:00

TOKYO, Oct 25 (AFP): Zheng Qinwen reached the Tokyo semi-finals on Friday despite admitting to struggling for motivation after winning Olympic gold and receiving a hero's welcome in her native China.The top seed beat Canada's Leylah Fernandez 6-0, 1-6, 6-3...