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YouTube channels for learning freelancing

2024-05-06 00:00:00

There are several free YouTube channels dedicated to teaching freelancing in our country. Many individuals can benefit from these channels to enhance their freelancing skills. One notable channel for freelancing tutorials is Graphic IT BD, which offers a comprehensive collection...

University students across world make the right call

Neil Ray | 2024-05-06 00:00:00

Waves of protest by university students from the United States have now shaken not only the campuses of highest seats of learning in that country as well as Europe and Australia but also the world conscience that went into hibernation...

The journeys to death

Syed Fattahul Alim | 2024-05-06 00:00:00

Lure of jobs has led many youths to go on a perilous voyage across the Mediterranean Sea to the shores of Europe, especially Italy. Of the hundreds of thousands who embark on such a dangerous journey from different countries, thousands...

Reining in soaring prices of drugs

2024-05-06 00:00:00

The High Court in a welcome rule recently directed the authorities concerned to take necessary measures aimed at stopping the uncontrolled price hike of medicines. The apex court's order could not come at a more opportune time when drug companies...

Right-wing an important factor in next European parliament elections

Muhammad Zamir | 2024-05-06 00:00:00

An interesting analytical scrutiny carried out by Corina Stratulat Levente Kocsis on the next European Parliament elections has drawn attention all over the world. It reflects the anxiety that has slowly surfaced about how the election might end up with...

Prolonged heat waves challenge sustainable development

Mushfiqur Rahman | 2024-05-06 00:00:00

Weather forecast for May indicates that heat wave, (the Department of Meteorology reveals that the very hot temperature and prolonged heat waves in the country broke 76 years record in last April 2024), depressions in the Bay of Bengal, thunderstorms...

Sinner to play in French Open only if '100pc fit'

2024-05-06 00:00:00

ROME, May 05 (AFP): Australian Open champion Jannik Sinner said Sunday that he will only compete at the French Open if he is fully fit after being forced to withdraw injured from this week's Italian Open.Italian world number two Sinner...

Record-setting night for Messi in US soccer

2024-05-06 00:00:00

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla., May 05 (AP): Lionel Messi had a record-setting night for Inter Miami.He scored a goal and had five assists as Inter Miami trounced the New York Red Bulls 6-2 on Saturday night - with the Argentine great...

Ex-skipper Elgar 'stabbed in the back' by CSA

2024-05-06 00:00:00

JOHANNESBURG, May 05 (AFP): Former Test captain Dean Elgar described a toxic environment of politics and poor administration in South African cricket and said he felt he had been "stabbed in the back" when he was summarily axed from the...

Players of Danish Daredevils posing with the trophy after winning

2024-05-06 00:00:00

Players of Danish Daredevils posing with the trophy after winning the Pertex Inter Company Cricket League, a four-day cricket competition, at the Shaheed Zayan Chowdhury Play Ground in the city recently. Whip of the Jatiya Sangsad Nazrul Islam Babu and...

"2nd Western Engineering President Cup Golf Tournament- 2024"

2024-05-06 00:00:00

Chief of Army Staff General SM Shafiuddin Ahmed posing with the winners of the "2nd Western Engineering President Cup Golf Tournament- 2024" at Army Golf Club in Dhaka Cantonment on Saturday — ISPR

All-round Jadeja helps Chennai jump to third

2024-05-06 00:00:00

DHARAMSALA, India, May 05 (AFP): All-rounder Ravindra Jadeja starred with bat and ball as defending champions Chennai Super Kings thrashed Punjab Kings by 28 runs to boost their IPL play-off hopes on Sunday.Left-hander Jadeja top-scored with 43 off 26 balls...

Bangladesh gear up to host ICC Women's T20 World Cup 2024

2024-05-06 00:00:00

Excitement is building as the International Cricket Council (ICC) on Sunday unveiled the fixture schedule for the ninth ICC Women's T20 World Cup, which will take place in Bangladesh from October 03 to 20, 2024, reports UNB.With 23 matches featuring...

Bangladesh nat'l women cricket team meets PM

2024-05-06 00:00:00

A delegation of Bangladesh women cricketers who are taking part in the ICC Women's T20 World Cup 2024, met Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina at her official residence Ganabhaban on Sunday, reports UNB.Youth and Sports Minister Nazmul Hassan, MP, Chief Executive...

News in Brief 2024-05-06

2024-05-06 00:00:00

Driver dies after ramming carinto White House gateWASHINGTON, May 05: A driver died after crashing a car into the exterior gate of the White House late Saturday, the US Secret Service said. "Shortly before 10:30pm a vehicle traveling at a...

India waits for details from Canadian cops

2024-05-06 00:00:00

TORONTO, May 05 (Reuters): India will wait for Canadian police to share information on the three Indian men it has arrested and charged with the murder of a Sikh separatist leader last year, Foreign Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar said on Saturday.Canadian...

Australian police shoot boy dead after stabbing

2024-05-06 00:00:00

PERTH, May 05 (Reuters): Australian police said on Sunday they had shot dead a boy after he stabbed a man in Western Australia's capital Perth, in an attack authorities said indicated terrorism.There were signs the 16-year-old, armed with a kitchen...

Israel cannot accept Hamas demands, says Netanyahu

2024-05-06 00:00:00

JERUSALEM, May 05 (BBC/Reuters): Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has said Israel will not accept Hamas's demands for Israel to end the Gaza war. It comes as negotiators were resuming talks in Egypt to broker a pause in Israel's Gaza offensive...

Cement makers witness moderate profit growth on currency stability

FE REPORT | 2024-05-05 12:00:00

Most of the listed cement manufacturers have witnessed a moderate profit growth year on year in the July-March period of the fiscal year 2024, buoyed by diminished foreign exchange loss following the return of stability in the currency exchange rates.While...

13 dengue patients hospitalised in 24hrs

2024-05-05 00:00:00

DHAKA, May 04 (UNB)- No fresh death due to dengue was reported in Bangladesh in the 24 hours till Saturday morning, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).However, 13 patients were hospitalised with viral fever during this period,...

Low funding, outdated tools impede technical education

SAJIBUR RAHMAN, back from Panchagarh | 2024-05-05 00:00:00

More than 35 per cent of participants in a recent study found that Bangladesh's Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) is hampered by inadequate funding.Only 4.5 per cent of the total education budget was allocated to TVET in the...

Pro-Palestinian protesters gather outside of New York University (NYU) buildings in lower Manhattan as they

2024-05-05 00:00:00

Pro-Palestinian protesters gather outside of New York University (NYU) buildings in lower Manhattan as they continue an ongoing demonstration against their school’s investments and the administration’s views on Israel on Friday in New York City. — AFP

China's fresh wind power bid shows huge prospects in Bangladesh

M AZIZUR RAHMAN Back from Cox's Bazar | 2024-05-05 00:00:00

Power China, the builder of Bangladesh's first 60-megawatt (MW) capacity wind power plant, is eyeing to build two new similar plants with a combined capacity of 260MW near the existing one in Cox's Bazar, showing substantial prospects of such renewable...

Truck-pickup collision kills 2, injures 12 in Gazipur

2024-05-05 00:00:00

GAZIPUR, May 4 (BSS): Two construction workers were killed and 12 others injured in a collision between a dump truck and a pickup van in Sreepur Upazila here early this morning.The deceased were identified as Rassel Mia, 25, of Dulura...

Schools, colleges open today

2024-05-05 00:00:00

Academic activities and classes at all the secondary-level educational institutions-schools, colleges, madrasas, and technical educational institutions will resume today (Sunday), reports BSS."The institutions are being opened subject to the conditions published earlier on April 25 by the secondary and higher...

Derivatives to be launched in stock mkt by 2025: BSEC

2024-05-05 00:00:00

The Bangladesh Securities and Exchange Commission (BSEC) will launch derivative products in the stock market by 2025, reports UNB.BSEC Commissioner Abdul Halim said this while speaking as the chief guest at a workshop titled 'Financial Derivatives of Exchange Traded Platform-M'...

Miscreants reign supreme on Patenga beach

Nazimuddin Shyamol | 2024-05-05 00:00:00

CHATTOGRAM, May 04: Patenga sea beach, the most attractive tourist spot of Chattogram, is being occupied by some influential persons who have set up shops on the beach in recent times.Sources said the walkways on the sea beach are being...

CPD suggests Tk 22,776 minimum wage for tannery workers

FE Report | 2024-05-05 00:00:00

The Centre for Policy Dialogue (CPD) on Saturday recommended a minimum monthly wage of Tk 22,776 for workers of the country's tannery industry considering the rising cost of living.However, the industry leaders said it would not be possible for them...

Government undertakes 8 strategic initiatives

2024-05-05 00:00:00

The government of Bangladesh has undertaken eight strategic initiatives aimed at transforming the nation into a cost-effective, sustainable, innovative, intelligent, and knowledge-based 'Smart Bangladesh' by 2041.These initiatives are designed to enhance the ICT sector's contribution to the GDP, expand digital...

BR seeks Tk 14.53b in next dev budget!

FHM HUMAYAN KABIR | 2024-05-05 00:00:00

The Bangladesh Railway (BR) has sought an allocation of Tk 14.53 billion in the upcoming development budget even if its project period will end this June, officials said on Saturday.The 14-year struggling project is due for completion in June of...