Defending champions Bangladesh stormed into the semifinals of the 12-nation Bangabandhu Cup International Kabaddi Tournament as the first team beating Poland by 79-28 point with seven lonas at the Shaheed Suhrawardy Indoor Stadium in the city on Thursday, reports UNB.Bangladesh...
SINGAPORE, May 30 (Reuters): Gold smuggling out of Africa, mainly to the United Arab Emirates, has surged over the last decade, with hundreds of tonnes of gold worth tens of billions of dollars illegally leaving the continent every year, according...
Bangladesh Agricultural Research Institute (BARI) has celebrated the International Day of Potato-2024 on Thursday through various programmes. In the morning, a rally was held on the occasion with participation of BARI scientists and different other stakeholders including those involved with...
NASHIK (India), May 30 (AFP): Almost every Indian meal requires an onion-one of the cooking essentials along with sugar and lentils that sweet-talking politicians use to curry favour with their voters by lowering costs.But their policies to cut prices by...
A workshop on 4th Industrial Revolution for officers of different wings of Bangladesh Agricultural Development Corporation (BADC) was held recently at the head office of it.
LAUNCESTON, Australia, May 30 (Reuters): Asia's imports of crude oil rose to the highest in 12 months in May, with the strength being driven by India as the region's second-biggest buyer is on track to see record arrivals.The world's top...
LALMONIRHAT, May 30 (BSS): A female student was crushed under the wheels of a train at Tushbhander Adarshapara area under Kaliganj upazila of the district on Thursday.The deceased was identified as Aysha Siddika Akhi, 18, daughter of Alamgir Hossain, resident...
CHATTOGRAM, May 30 (UNB): A suspected thief was killed in a lynch-mob attack at Sarowar Bazar in Satkania upazila of Chattogram district on Wednesday night.The deceased was identified as Md Mohiuddin, 32, a resident of Sadaha union of the upazila.According...
OUR CORRESPONDENT | 2024-05-31 00:00:00
KHULNA, May 30: About one hundred families are suffering a lot as tidal surge under the impact of Cyclone Remal has caused flash flood at Dashalia village in Koyra upazila of Khulna district. Local sources said heavy rainfall during the...
OUR CORRESPONDENT | 2024-05-31 00:00:00
SYLHET, May 30: The Kushiyara dyke has been damaged amid a flash flood that inundated many low-lying areas of different upazilas of the district.The flash flood has been triggered by incessant rain and onrush of upstream water from the Indian...
OUR CORRESPONDENT | 2024-05-31 00:00:00
COX'S BAZAR, May 30: The railway authorities have stopped operation of special train on the Cox's Bazar-Chattogram route from Thursday citing engine and loco master crisis as the reason.Train service on the route started on December 1, 2023. Later the...
Behavioural nudges are subtle policy shifts designed to affect behaviour without restricting choices. They are often used to promote better, more financially sound, or environmentally friendly decisions. While the intentions behind nudges are typically positive, their effectiveness and ethical implications...
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 not recognising its...
The International Labour Organisation (ILO) in a report published this week has indicated that Bangladesh must increase its annual labour productivity by 1.5 per cent to achieve high-income status by 2050. Currently, the country's productivity growth is 4.1 per cent...
Md. Touhidul Alam Khan | 2024-05-30 12:00:00
For the first time in the country, the National Bank Limited has introduced an Umrah card under the Mastercard branded multi-currency prepaid card. The inauguration of this card took place at a five-star hotel in the capital on March 11.Through...
FE REPORT | 2024-05-30 12:00:00
The Transparency International Bangladesh (TIB) has voiced disappointment as the Election Commission (EC) has failed to release the expenditure reports within the designated timeframe.In a press statement issued on Wednesday, the TIB said the EC failed to fulfil its legal...
The Bangladesh Philippines Chamber of Commerce and Industry (BPCCI) has elected Humayun Rashid, Managing Director and CEO of Energypac Power Generation PLC, as its president for the term 2024-2026.He was elected during the organisation's Annual General Meeting (AGM) held at...
FARHAN FARDAUS | 2024-05-30 12:00:00
S.S. Steel has been paying insignificant amounts of dividends to its shareholders, compared to its listed peers in the industry, but earnings that it supposedly kept with itself have not been translated into business growth. In fact, the company's profit...
K M Nazrul Alam | 2024-05-30 00:00:00
I was visiting Scotland in June 2022. My tour became troublesome due to my chronic back pain. Sometimes I have to rest in bed and take painkillers to get some relief. Scotland is a country of mountains and cold. Though...
FE REPORT | 2024-05-30 00:00:00
What type of products and financial services your bank (Social Islami Bank) offers to the clients to facilitate their Hajj pilgrimage? Social Islami Bank is a pioneer in providing support and services to the Hajj pilgrims. We have a number...
SAJIBUR RAHMAN | 2024-05-30 00:00:00
Existing Hajj packages do not meet people's expectations, according to a top leader of the local private Hajj agencies association, as he said those rates are much higher than the affordability of many pilgrims. Stronger dollars and subsequent rise in...
FE Report | 2024-05-30 00:00:00
The Makkah Route Initiative, which is carrying out all travel procedures at the airports of the countries of departure, continues to simplify the Hajj journey for pilgrims. Currently, seven countries benefit from the initiative by the Saudi Ministry of Interior....
TALHA BIN HABIB | 2024-05-30 00:00:00
The government has taken measures to fulfil Hajj quota targets next year, as the number of registered Hajj pilgrims this year is much lower than the quota allocation, according to a director at Dhaka's Ashkona Hajj camp."We have taken initiatives...
ASJADUL KIBRIA | 2024-05-30 00:00:00
Hajj is one of core obligatory religious duties for any Muslim who has physical, mental and financial abilities. And in that case, an eligible Muslim has to perform it at least once in his/her lifetime. Hajj begins on the 8th...
FE REPORT | 2024-05-30 00:00:00
A five-year study has found sky-high levels of toxic PFAS chemicals in surface and tap water samples collected near the centres of the textiles industry that produce clothing for global fashion brands.The worrying discovery has raised concern among experts as...
Men repair their damaged shop after cyclone Remal's landfall in Patuakhali on May 29, 2024. Cyclone Remal, which made landfall in low-lying Bangladesh and neighbouring India on May 26 evening with fierce gales and crashing waves, left at least 38...
The government has appointed Additional Inspector-General of Police Md Harun-Ar-Rashid as the Director- General of the Rapid Action Battalion or RAB, reports bdnews24.com.The home ministry's Public Security Division published a circular on his appointment on Wednesday.He will replace M Khurshid...
A 5.5-magnitude earthquake jolted different parts of the country, including the capital, at 7.13pm Wednesday evening."The quake was felt in Dhaka, Sylhet, Chattogram and other parts of the country," Golam Mostofa, an official of the Bangladesh Meteorological Department told BSS.The...
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