FE REPORT | 2024-06-13 00:00:00
The probe committee, formed by expatriates' welfare ministry, has been given five more working days to find the reasons why a large number of workers could not go to Malaysia.A six-member investigation committee was formed on June 02 to inspect...
A cattle market for Eid-ul-Azha has been set up in Natore's Singra upazila with the slogan 'Transactions are going cashless, Bangladesh is becoming smart' and the buying and selling of sacrificial animals at the market is being conducted through Nagad,...
FE REPORT | 2024-06-13 00:00:00
The SME Foundation will provide another Tk 4.5 billion in loans to small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) from its 'Revolving Fund' at an interest of 6.0 per cent, aiming to help expand their businesses.The entrepreneurs can avail loans ranging between...
FE REPORT | 2024-06-13 00:00:00
The Department of Agricultural Marketing (DAM) has taken a project to enhance capacity of 81 grain warehouses across the country, aiming to turn marginal farmers into agri entrepreneurs.Farmers could deposit above 17,710 tonnes of their crops like paddy, maize, wheat...
LONDON, June 12 (Reuters): Europe's gas storage has got off to an unusually slow start to the refill season, narrowing the record seasonal surplus inherited from last winter and boosting prices back well above the long-term average.Inventories in the European...
BEIJING, June 12 (Reuters): China on Tuesday issued draft rules to promote construction of overseas warehouses and expand cross-border e-commerce businesses, which have become a vital force in its foreign trade, according to the Chinese commerce ministry.Companies including Shein, PDD...
Gold prices rose 1 per cent on Wednesday after a surprisingly soft US consumer inflation report raised hopes for an interest rate cut in 2024, while investors awaited the release of the Federal Reserve's latest policy statement and economic projections,...
LONDON, June 12 (Reuters) : Oil prices rose more than 1 per cent on Wednesday after three key forecasters predicted that global oil inventories would fall in the second half of 2024, while U.S. inflation data solidified expectations for a...
FE REPORT | 2024-06-13 00:00:00
Agriculture secretary Wahida Akhter on Wednesday said farmers in the country face various challenges including the small size of their agricultural lands where large-scale technology is often not feasible.Therefore, advancing mechanisation in agriculture requires a cooperative approach.The comments were made...
BARISHAL, June 12 (UNB): A 35-year-old man allegedly committed suicide after killing his five-year-old daughter at Kaunia in Barishal city on Wednesday.The deceased were identified as Naim Hawladar, who used to live in a flat of four-storey building 'Swapno Bilash'...
BHOLA, June 12 (UNB): Cyclone Remal has left significant destruction in its wake, damaging 112 educational institutions across various upazilas in the coastal district of Bhola, severely disrupting academic activities.The delay in repairing these institutions is causing significant hardship for...
OUR CORRESPONDENTS | 2024-06-13 00:00:00
Cattle markets in Cox's Bazar, Magura, Khulna and Gaibandha districts have witnessed arrival of a substantial number of sacrificial animals with only four days left for the Eid-ul-Azha but sale is yet to get momentum as the buyers are mostly...
Research conducted by the McKinsey Global Institute suggests that by 2030, automation may lead to the displacement of approximately 400 million to 800 million individuals worldwide from their jobs, with over 5 million Bangladeshis among them. What's intriguing is the...
Newspapers in Bangladesh are often found to quote various individuals and organisations saying that 'Frankensteins' are being created in the country due to maladministration or abuse of power by the authorities. But if fact-checking is performed, it is seen that...
Mir Mostafizur Rahaman | 2024-06-13 00:00:00
Along with the rest of the world, Bangladesh also observed the World Day Against Child Labour on June 12. This year also marks the 25th?anniversary of the adoption of ILO Convention No. 182 on the Worst Forms of Child Labour...
Atiqul Kabir Tuhin | 2024-06-13 00:00:00
To say that the country's healthcare sector is ill and in dire straits is stating the obvious. Symptoms of this ailing sector manifest in myriad forms from time to time. That includes the never-ending sufferings of poor patients unfortunate enough...
The first-ever International Day of Play, observed on June 11 last, has, in fact, recognised a fundamental child right. One wonders why the international community including the United Nations took so much time to observe such a crucial issue considered...
Syed Badrul Ahsan | 2024-06-13 00:00:00
Indira Gandhi was busy at the celebrations of India's independence day on 15 August 1975 when she was given news of the assassination of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman and most of his family earlier that morning in Dhaka. It was...
Germany feel pressure to deliver as hosts of Euro 2024 but the team should feel privileged to play a major tournament on home soil, midfielder Toni Kroos said on Tuesday, reports Reuters.The Germans kick off the tournament on Friday with...
PARIS, June 12 (AFP): French Open champions Carlos Alcaraz and Rafael Nadal have been named in the Spain team for the 2024 Olympic Games, the Spanish tennis federation (RFET) announced Wednesday.World number two Alcaraz last weekend won his first Roland...
BRISBANE, Australia, June 12 (AFP): Olympic champion Ariarne Titmus shattered fellow Australian Mollie O'Callaghan's 200m freestyle world record Wednesday, touching in 1min 52.23secs, with the Paris Games just weeks away.Titmus hit the wall at Australia's Olympic trials in Brisbane ahead...
Members of Sajal Sporting Club pose with the commemorative trophy after a friendly match hosted recently at the DBox Sports Complex, Mirpur in the city to celebrate 18 years of the club.
WELLINGTON, June 12 (AFP): Coach Gary Stead said his New Zealand team have held "honest conversations" ahead of a do-or-die clash against the West Indies at the Twenty20 World Cup.A stunning loss to Afghanistan in their opening game means the...
Former champions Sri Lanka are on the brink of an early exit from the T20 World Cup after heavy rain washed out their Group D match against Nepal in Lauderhill, Florida on Wednesday (as per BST), report agencies.The 2014 champions...
DUBAI, June 12 (Agencies): In a major change to the ICC rankings, the veteran Afghanistan cricketer Mohammad Nabi became the no.1 T20I all-rounder in the world on Wednesday. Nabi dethroned Bangladeshi cricketer Shakib Al Hasan from the top after the...
A brilliant hattrick by captain Hassan Maatouk guided Lebanon to crush Bangladesh by 4-0 goals in the last Group 1 match of the Asian Qualifiers for the FIFA World Cup Football' 2026 at the FIFA World Cup venue -- Khalifa...
NORTH SOUND, Antigua and Barbuda, June 12 (AFP): Australia marched into the Super Eights of the T20 World Cup with a nine-wicket demolition of Namibia at the Sir Vivian Richards Stadium in Antigua on Tuesday.Adam Zampa led the rout of...
Bangladesh are determined to get back to winning way when they will take on Netherlands in their third game of the T20 World Cup at St. Vicent in West Indies on Thursday. The match starts at 8.30 PM (Bangladesh Time),...
Macron urges moderate politicians to regroupto defeat the far right in electionsPARIS, June 12: French President Emmanuel Macron urged Wednesday moderate politicians from the left and the right to regroup to defeat the far right in the upcoming national legislative...
NEW YORK, June 12 (BBC/AFP): The US says it is evaluating the Hamas response to the latest proposal for a Gaza ceasefire and hostage release deal. The Palestinian armed group said it was ready to "deal positively" with the process...
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