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Democratic-led cities pay for migrants' fares to other places

2023-11-20 00:00:00

DENVER, Nov 19 (AP): As weary migrants arrive in Denver on buses from the U.S.-Mexico border city of El Paso, Texas, officials offer them two options: temporary shelter or a bus ticket out.Nearly half of the 27,000 migrants who arrived...

'Minor obstacles' remain to Gaza deal

2023-11-20 00:00:00

DOHA, Nov 19 (BBC/Reuters/AFP): Prime Minister (PM) of Qatar says only "very minor" obstacles to hostage release deal remain and these are mainly practical and logistical issues.However, Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu says nothing has yet been agreed and ruled out...

US shootings claim four more lives

2023-11-20 00:00:00

MEMPHIS, Nov 19 (AP): Police in Tennessee have launched a manhunt for a suspect believed to have fatally shot three women and a teenage girl and critically wounded another teen girl at three separate locations during a deadly outbreak of...

ArcelorMittal suspends output in Bosnia as steel demand dips

2023-11-20 00:00:00

SARAJEVO, Nov 19 (Reuters): ArcelorMittal said on Friday it had temporarily halted output at its Bosnia steel plant and at mines that supply it with iron ore due to a drop in demand in the European steel market.The company, which...

China's aluminium imports rise in October on solid demand

2023-11-20 00:00:00

BEIJING, Nov 19 (Reuters): China's aluminium imports rose for the fifth straight month in October, customs data showed on Saturday, as buying appetite improved amid solid demand and expectations of reduced supply in the domestic market.The world's biggest consumer and...

US drillers add oil and gas rigs for first time in three weeks

2023-11-20 00:00:00

US energy firms last week added oil and natural gas rigs for the first time in three weeks, as the oil rig count rose by the most since February, energy services firm Baker Hughes said in its closely followed report...

Fund to revamp coffee farming could launch next year, says ICO

2023-11-20 00:00:00

NEW YORK, Nov 19 (Reuters): The project of a coffee industry investment fund to revamp coffee farming in countries facing production challenges is advancing well and could start operations as early as next year, according to the International Coffee Organization...

Regulating motorised rickshaws

2023-11-20 00:00:00

The streets of Dhaka city are generally dominated by human-driven rickshaws. But for some years, quite a number of motorised rickshaws are also being seen in alleys of the capital. These battery-powered rickshaws can be seen running through the streets...

Respect for nursing profession

2023-11-20 00:00:00

Nursing is undoubtedly a noble profession. However, nurses in Bangladesh often feel undervalued or belittled in their position. The physician to nurse ratio is 2:1 and patient to nurse proportion is about 8,000:1 in the country, which is a very...

Rethinking university education

2023-11-20 00:00:00

At a time when the world is advancing towards Artificial Intelligence technology, university students in Bangladesh are still memorising unnecessary information to get good grades. The purpose of university education is twofold: to acquire discipline-oriented up-to-date knowledge and to foster...

Impostors and impersonators rule the roost

Neil Ray | 2023-11-20 00:00:00

The news is that an additional deputy commissioner of the police invites a 'deputy director' at the national telecommunication monitoring centre for a tete-a-tete over a cup of tea because a visiting card bearing the latter's name was brought by...

Youths looking to improve existing order

Syed Fattahul Alim | 2023-11-20 00:00:00

A recent sample survey on the youths of the country has come up with some interesting, though not revealing, results. The results were not revealing in the sense that the survey outcome only confirmed the general perception of the people...

Abnormal share trading

2023-11-20 00:00:00

As the country's main bourse, the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE), is in a moribund state, some small-time manipulators have turned the trading platform into a gamblers' den. That some people are engaged in wrongdoing is now clear from a notable...

Evolving global demographic scenario drawing careful attention

Muhammad Zamir | 2023-11-20 00:00:00

UN population analyst J. Chamie has recently drawn attention to the world's evolving demographic scenario and some possible worrisome consequences for humanity and planet Earth due to population growth. He has observed that the continuous growth of human population is...

Lanka seeks investors for nuclear power plants

2023-11-19 00:00:00

COLOMBO, Nov 18 (Reuters): Sri Lanka will call for expressions of interest (EOI) in setting up nuclear power plants, its energy minister said on Friday, as it seeks cheap electricity to support its economic recovery.The primary source of energy in...

BD slams Israeli assault on Gaza hospitals

FE REPORT | 2023-11-19 00:00:00

Bangladesh is deeply concerned over the tragic incidents unfolding in Gaza Strip as it strongly condemned targeted attacks on civilians and establishments, causing increasing deaths and casualties of children and women."We denounce the recent storming of civilian healthcare centres like...

Ctg port resumes operation

OUR CORRESPONDENT | 2023-11-19 00:00:00

CHATTOGRAM, Nov 18: The operational activities at Chittagong Port, the country's prime sea port, resumed on Saturday following the withdrawal of a cyclone alert issued for the port.Omar Faruk, Secretary of Chittagong Port Authority (CPA), confirmed that ship berthing, cargo...

Shopping bags won't be a freebie!

ISMAIL HOSSAIN | 2023-11-19 00:00:00

Shopping bags in the country's supermarket outlets may be no longer a freebie as a move is well underway to put out feelers before charging for such tote bags.The Bangladesh Supermarket Owners Association in a recent meeting has decided to...

Gold prices hit all-time high

FE REPORT | 2023-11-19 00:00:00

Gold price has reached to all-time high in the country as local jewellers on Saturday decided to revise the rates following value of pure gold moving upward.As per the new tariff, per gram of the highest quality 22-carat of gold...

Rush-hour traffic comes to a complete standstill in a tailback on Mayor Hanif Flyover in Dhaka city

2023-11-19 00:00:00

Rush-hour traffic comes to a complete standstill in a tailback on Mayor Hanif Flyover in Dhaka city on Saturday afternoon ahead of a two-day hartal that comes into force this morning. The snap was shot in Hatkhola area. — FE...

Briefing 2023-11-19

2023-11-19 00:00:00

Property sales dive, as middle-class struggles to cope with shocksProperty developers' earnings have plunged as their larger consumer segment, the middle-class, are running short of savings. The overall construction cost went up 20 per cent in FY23, compared to FY22,...

Indians look to end decade-long global title drought in final today

2023-11-19 00:00:00

AHMEDABAD, Nov 18 (AFP): India will look to end a decade-long global title drought in front of 130,000 fans in the World Cup final against five-time champions Australia on Sunday with captain Rohit Sharma claiming "we've spent two years preparing...

Dengue situation seen improving

FE REPORT | 2023-11-19 00:00:00

The recent update on the dengue fever in the last 24 hours until Saturday morning shows a slight improvement in the situation.According to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS), the death toll has increased by only four, with one...

Only votes can change govt, says PM

2023-11-19 00:00:00

Awami League President and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Saturday said her party always favours change of government through votes, reports UNB."We want that voting rights of the people will continue. And the government will be changed through votes," she...

Fresh 48-hour BNP hartal from today

FE REPORT | 2023-11-19 00:00:00

A 48-hour countrywide hartal called by the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) and other like-minded parties is set to begin from 6:00 am today (Sunday).BNP senior joint secretary general Ruhul Kabir Rizvi during a virtual press briefing last Thursday announced the...

Import of industrial inputs remains sluggish in July-Oct

JASIM UDDIN HAROON | 2023-11-19 00:00:00

The economy's productive capacity is unlikely to increase in the next few months as latest data showed imports of capital machinery, industrial raw materials and intermediate goods to remain slow.Latest Bangladesh Bank (BB) data suggests the sluggish trend as the...

Debt buildup haunts Payra power hub

MIR MOSTAFIZUR RAHAMAN | 2023-11-19 00:00:00

A Bangladesh-China joint venture that owns the Payra Thermal Power Plant Project, has sought US$140 million from Bangladesh Bank to pay the sixth instalment to China Exim Bank due by December 8.The joint venture had defaulted on two immediate past...

Dry weather likely today---------------------

2023-11-19 00:00:00

Weather may remain mainly dry with temporary partly cloudy sky over the country in the next 24 hours from 06:00 am today (Sunday), reports BSS.Night temperature may remain nearly unchanged and day temperature may rise 1-3 degree Celsius over the...

'RAB to continue arms recovery drive during elections'

2023-11-19 00:00:00

FE REPORT Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) will continue its efforts to recover illegal firearms during the upcoming national elections, said an official of the elite force on Saturday. "Our (RAB) drive to recover illegal firearms is underway. We are also...

Dhaka's air quality improves--

2023-11-19 00:00:00

Dhaka's air quality has been marked 'moderate' on Saturday morning, as the capital experienced light to moderate rain triggered by the depression in Bay of Bengal, reports UNB.With an air quality index (AQI) score of 62 at 8:57 am, Dhaka...