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Those who create crisis will face punitive action

FE REPORT | 2024-06-02 00:00:00

Punitive action will be taken against those who are involved in creating crisis in sending workers to Malaysia, warned State Minister for Expatriates' Welfare and Overseas Employment Shofiqur Rahman Choudhury on Saturday.He said, "Whoever creates such crisis; there will be...

Capacity payments feared to mount significantly

M AZIZUR RAHMAN | 2024-06-02 00:00:00

The government's capacity payments to private gas-fired power plants are feared to surge significantly for its failure to purchase power due to gas crisis.Sources said five new facilities with the total generation capacity of 2,673 megawatt have either completed construction...

Businesses allowed to release goods sans customs assessment

DOULOT AKTER MALA | 2024-06-02 00:00:00

The country is going to implement the new customs act on June 6, the day the national budget for fiscal year 2024-25 is placed.This law, the Customs Act-2023, replaces the 55-year-old Customs Act-1969 and boasts features aligned with international best...

Online grocery sales shrink under inflation onslaught

ARAFAT ARA | 2024-06-02 00:00:00

Online sales of groceries shrink under prolonged inflationary pressures in Bangladesh as people have to reduce their daily recipe to somehow make two ends meet, sources say.Traders say that online grocery sales had surged during the COVID-19 pandemic, when Bangladesh...

Weather (2024-06-02)

2024-06-02 00:00:00

Light to moderate rain/thunder showers accompanied by temporary gusty wind is likely to occur at most places over Rangpur, Mymensingh, Sylhet, Rajshahi, Khulna, Chattogram, Dhaka and Barishal divisions in the next 24 hours form 06:00 am today (Sunday), according to...

Benapole-Mongla train service begins

2024-06-02 00:00:00

BENAPOLE, Jun 01 (UNB): Train communication on the 138.64 km Benapole-Mongla route began operations on Saturday, carrying 500 passengers on its inaugural journey.Saidur Rahman, Benapole Rail Station Master, reported that the commuter train departed for Mongla port at around 10:00...

127 deer carcasses found in Sundarbans

2024-06-02 00:00:00

The bodies of 12 more deer have been recovered from the Sundarbans after they were carried away by the tidal surge caused by Cyclone Remal. The bodies of 127 deer and four pigs have been recovered, reports bdnews24.com.Mihir Kumar Doe,...

'Mujib: The Making of a Nation' screened in New Delhi

2024-06-02 00:00:00

Biopic of the Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, "Mujib: The Making of a Nation", was screened in New Delhi in Bangla language for the first time, reports UNB.Bangladesh High Commission in New Delhi hosted the screening of...

3.2m children in BD suffer from asthma

2024-06-02 00:00:00

About 3.2 million children above the age of 10 in the country suffer from asthma, most of whom live in urban areas, experts have said at a seminar in the city recently. Two decades ago, most asthma patients in the...

Vitamin A plus campaign held across country

2024-06-02 00:00:00

The national Vitamin A plus campaign was conducted across the country on Saturday with feeding over 20 million under-5 children to prevent childhood blindness and reduce child mortality, reports BSS."Vitamin A plus campaign was conducted across the country successfully. We...

53,180 Bangladeshi pilgrims reach Saudi Arabia for hajj

FE REPORT | 2024-06-02 00:00:00

A total of 53,180 hajj pilgrims have reached Saudi Arabia from Bangladesh until early Saturday (2:00 am) for performing holy hajj this year (2024).Of them, 3,747 people went to perform hajj under government management while 49,433 went under private arrangement....

NOAB honoured newspapers that have completed 25 years and 50 years

2024-06-02 00:00:00

The Newspaper Owners Association of Bangladesh (NOAB) honoured the newspapers that have completed 25 years and 50 years of their existence at a reception held at city's Gulshan Club on Saturday. Speaker of the Jatiya Sangsad Shirin Sharmin Chaudhury and...

BD needs $876b to implement climate action plans: Saber

2024-06-02 00:00:00

Environment, Forest and Climate Change Minister Saber Hossain Chowdhury said Bangladesh has a requirement of US$ 876 billion to implement its ambitious climate action plans and International cooperation is crucial in this regard, reports UNB.The minister revealed this information at...

HSC student hit by stray bullet meant for AL leader

2024-06-02 00:00:00

SIRAJGANJ, Jun 01 (UNB): An intermediate student sustained bullet injuries in his left leg when miscreants fired targeting a union-level Awami League (AL) leader in Belkuchi upazila of Sirajganj on Friday night.The injured was identified as Al-Amin, 18, son of...

Govt works to revive jute sector: Nanak

2024-06-02 00:00:00

NARSINGDI, Jun 01 (BSS): Textiles and Jute Minister Jahangir Kabir Nanak on Saturday said the government is working to revive the jute sector as per the directives of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina.The government has a plan to organise a conference...

DB team off to Nepal

FE REPORT | 2024-06-02 00:00:00

A team of detective branch (DB) of the Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) left Dhaka on Saturday for Kathmandu to investigate the killing of lawmaker Anwarul Azim Anar.DMP additional police commissioner and DB chief Mohammad Harun-or-Rashid will lead the team."Many Bangladeshi...

How Benazir left country, Fakhrul seeks to know

FE REPORT | 2024-06-02 00:00:00

Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Saturday raised the question to the government how former Inspector General of Police (IGP) Benazir Ahmed left the country despite allegations of corruption against him. "The government has cheated...

Hasan Mahmud urges UN, other partners to take coordinated steps

2024-06-02 00:00:00

Foreign Minister (FM) Hasan Mahmud has urged the United Nations organisations and other partners to take coordinated action for the repatriation of about 1.3 million Rohingyas sheltered in Bangladesh on humanitarian grounds to their homeland Myanmar, reports UNB.He also sought...

Mbappe move to Real Madrid expected early next week: source

2024-06-02 00:00:00

PARIS, June 1 (AFP): Kylian Mbappe's highly anticipated move to Spanish champions Real Madrid will be made official early next week, AFP learned on Friday from a source close to the negotiations.The captain of the French national team, who will...

Dortmund dream of shocking Real Madrid in Champions League final

2024-06-02 00:00:00

LONDON, June 1 (AFP): Borussia Dortmund coach Edin Terzic believes "anything is possible" as his side aim to shock Real Madrid in Saturday's Champions League final at London's Wembley stadium.The star-studded Spanish giants are heavy favourites to be crowned European...

Sabalenka battles back as Djokovic eyes Federer record at French Open

2024-06-02 00:00:00

PARIS, June 1 (AFP): World number two Aryna Sabalenka stormed back to defeat close friend Paula Badosa and reach the French Open last 16 on Saturday as Novak Djokovic took aim at equalling Roger Federer's record for Grand Slam match...

Everton assessing future options after 777 takeover collapses

2024-06-02 00:00:00

LIVERPOOL, June 1 (AFP): Everton said on Saturday they are assessing "all options for the club's future ownership" after the deadline for a takeover by American investment firm 777 Partners expired.Toffees owner Farhad Moshiri struck a deal with 777 for...

Ronaldo in tears after S King's final defeat

2024-06-02 00:00:00

JEDDAH, Saudi Arabia, June 1 (AFP): Cristiano Ronaldo was in floods of tears after his Al Nassr side lost the King's Cup final to Al Hilal on penalties late on Friday, extending his Saudi Arabian trophy drought.The Portuguese superstar, whose...

FIFA extend rules on Maternity, adoption

2024-06-02 00:00:00

LAUSANNE, June 1 ((AFP): FIFA issued new rules on Friday to help female players and coaches during pregnancy by extending maternity cover to adoptive parents while encouraging national teams to facilitate contact with families during major tournaments.Football's world governing body...

National Chess Championship begins

2024-06-02 00:00:00

DHAKA, June 1 (BSS): The preliminary round of 48th National Chess Championship began from today (Saturday) at Bangladesh Chess Federation (BCF) hall-room.A total of 123 selected players from Dhaka Metropolises, Divisions, Districts, Universities, forces and other affiliated organisation are participating...

Winner of the IUB badminton team members pose for a photograph

2024-06-02 00:00:00

Winner of the IUB badminton team members pose for a photograph with Men's Double Trophy in Arfa Karim Memorial Badminton Tournament organised by Bangladesh Badminton Federation and the Pakistan High Commission at Bashundhara

Thailand beat Kenya in Bangabandhu Int'l Kabaddi tournament

2024-06-02 00:00:00

Thailand secured a semifinal slot from group B in the Bangabandhu Cup International Kabaddi tournament with a nail biting 44-42 victory over Kenya with two Lona's at the Shaheed Suhrawardy Indoor Stadium on Saturday, reports BSS.Thailand and Kenya both have...

Did ICC make a mistake co-hosting T20 Men's Cricket World Cup in US?

2024-06-02 00:00:00

With the T20 Men's Cricket World Cup due to start today (Sunday), co-hosted by the West Indies and the US, the build-up to the tournament has been relatively quiet. The West Indies is a cricket-loving nation, having won the men's...

US, Canada set to renew rivalry in T20 WC opener today

2024-06-02 00:00:00

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, June 01 (Agencies)The sport's oldest rivalry between co-hosts United States, and northern neighbours Canada will get the ball rolling in the biggest ICC Men's Twenty20 World Cup on Sunday. The Americans and Canadians met in the first international...

Global cricket set for its biggest stage yet with ambition to break America

2024-06-02 00:00:00

Cricket ventures into uncharted territory today (Sunday) as the T20 World Cup's opening game marks the first-ever major tournament hosted in the United States, kicking off in Texas, report agencies.A month-long festival of the fastest and most explosive form of...