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Traders busy selling Aman paddy saplings

2023-09-12 00:00:00

Traders busy selling Aman paddy saplings at a village market in Brahmanbaria district — Focus Bangla

Fence to be erected in Sundarbans to tackle human-tiger conflicts

2023-09-12 00:00:00

KHULNA, Sept 11 (UNB): The Forest Department will install nylon fence at critical locations in the Sundarbans and provide awareness training, aiming to resolve tiger-human conflicts, and increase the tiger population in the world's largest mangrove forest. These initiatives are...

Sri Lanka confident against India in Asia Cup today

2023-09-12 00:00:00

COLOMBO, Sept 11 (AFP): Sri Lanka will come in "fresh" for an Asia Cup Super Four clash against an Indian team likely to be playing for a third consecutive day, their coach said on Monday.India's match against arch-rivals Pakistan spilt...

Scandal-plagued Rubiales resigns amid kissing Spanish player

2023-09-12 00:00:00

BARCELONA, Spain, Sept 11 (AP): Luis Rubiales, the suspended head of the Spanish soccer federation, finally folded under immense pressure Sunday and resigned three weeks after his kiss of a player on the lips overshadowed Spain's first-ever Women's World Cup...

Djokovic wins record-equalling 24th Grand Slam title

2023-09-12 00:00:00

NEW YORK, Sept 11 (Agencies): Novak Djokovic defeated Daniil Medvedev in straight sets on Sunday to win his fourth US Open and a record-equalling 24th Grand Slam singles title, cementing his claim as the greatest tennis player in history.The 36-year-old...

Bangladesh face Philippines today

2023-09-12 00:00:00

Bangladesh will play the Philippines in their 3rd and last Group H match of the AFC U-23 Asian Cup Qualifiers at the Chonburi Stadium in Thailand today (Tuesday), reports UNB.The match between two lowly and pointless teams will kick off...

Need for girls' prayer and common rooms at CoU

2023-09-12 00:00:00

Comilla University is a renowned university in Bangladesh. The ratio of male and female students is almost equal in most departments of the university. There is a central mosque, where male students say their prayers. But it is unfortunate that...

Bringing potato price under control

2023-09-12 00:00:00

The prices of daily groceries are increasing every week. After chilli and onion, now the potato market is in crisis. Businessmen are saying that the supply of potato is decreasing and so its price is rising. However, government agencies are...

Benefits of agent banking

2023-09-12 00:00:00

The aim of agent banking is to provide banking service to the unbanked people. It is becoming popular day by day in rural Bangladesh, where banking service has not yet reached. It is a cost-effective alternative for the banks as...

The alienated teens

Syed Fattahul Alim | 2023-09-12 00:00:00

Shoolgoing boys and girls are committing suicide in greater number than members of other age groups, a recent study says. Done by a non-government youth-focused social organisation, Achol Foundation, the study has analysed the circumstances of the suicides as reported...

Future of Dhaka circular waterway

Shihab Sarkar | 2023-09-12 00:00:00

After the recent ceremonial openings of the Dhaka Metro Rail or the Mass Rapid Transit-6 and the Dhaka Elevated Expressway, the city's communication sector appears to have undergone a spectacular transformation. To define it briefly, after the start of the...

A case for export of commercial services

2023-09-12 00:00:00

While the value of trade in world commercial services in 2023 could not keep pace with the robust growth in 2022, it still has recorded a modest growth of 2.8 per cent. In case of Bangladesh, though, there has been...

Economic growth without jobs

Asaf Ibne Salim and Syed Abul Basher | 2023-09-12 00:00:00

In the football match between Spain and Switzerland during the 2010 FIFA World Cup, even though Spain had the majority of ball possession, fans were stunned by a Swiss goal that led to Spain's 0-1 defeat. The concept of jobless...

'Drastic' rise in meth trade in Afghanistan after opiate ban: UN

2023-09-11 00:00:00

KABUL, Sept 10 (AFP): Trafficking of the highly addictive stimulant methamphetamine in Afghanistan has surged in recent years, said a UN report published Sunday, indicating an expansion of the drug's production following the Taliban's crackdown on the opiate trade.Afghanistan's Taliban...

25 retired Armed Forces officers join BNP

FE REPORT | 2023-09-11 00:00:00

A total of 25 retired officers of Bangladesh Armed Forces formally joined the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) on Sunday. They joined the opposition party through a function at its chairperson's Gulshan office in the capital. BNP secretary general Mirza Fakhrul...

Khaleda's conditional release to be extended by 6 months

2023-09-11 00:00:00

The law ministry has gave its opinion in favour of extending BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia's jail sentences suspension by another six months on the existing two conditions, said Law Minister Anisul Huq on Sunday, reports UNB."The law ministry has given...

Rain forces India-Pakistan clash into reserve day

2023-09-11 00:00:00

COLOMBO, Sept 10 (AFP): Rain on Sunday forced a blockbuster clash between India and Pakistan into a reserve day after just 24.1 overs of play in the Super Four stage of the Asia Cup.India will resume on 147-2 on Monday...

G20 summit ends with India, Brazil and Russia boasting success

2023-09-11 00:00:00

NEW DELHI, Sept 10 (AFP): Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi wrapped up Sunday a G20 summit that played down deep divisions over the war in Ukraine and climate change, but gave him a moment in the diplomatic spotlight.G20 leaders have...

Private firm seeks to import eggs from India

FE REPORT | 2023-09-11 00:00:00

A private company has sought permission to import 300 million pieces of egg from neighbouring India to help stabilise the soaring price of the item in the domestic market.M/S Mim Enterprise sought the permission writing a letter to the Ministry...

UK's under-secy for FCDO arrives today

FE REPORT | 2023-09-11 00:00:00

Sir Philip Barton, Permanent Under-Secretary of the UK's Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO), will arrive in Dhaka today (Monday) on a two-day visit, a spokesperson for the UK High Commission announced on Sunday.Sir Philip's main focus will be attending...

Race to find survivors as Morocco quake deaths top 2,000

2023-09-11 00:00:00

TAFEGHAGHTE, Morocco, Sept 10 (AFP): Morocco's deadliest earthquake in decades has killed more than 2,000 people, authorities said Saturday, as troops and emergency services scrambled to reach remote mountain villages where victims are still feared trapped.Authorities declared three days of...

After fever subsides, 72hrs critical for dengue patients

FE REPORT | 2023-09-11 00:00:00

Fluid management and proper care within 72 hours of fever cessation are crucial in dengue treatment."The critical period for dengue fever is when the patient recovers from the fever. The 48-72 hours after the cessation of fever are critical for...

Inauguration of MRT-5 northern route construction postponed

MUNIMA SULTANA | 2023-09-11 00:00:00

The groundbreaking ceremony slated for September 16 to mark the formal beginning of the country's third metro-rail construction along Dhaka's east-west axis has been postponed indefinitely, according to sources.They said the Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) Line-5 (northern route) project office...

Briefing 2023-09-11

2023-09-11 00:00:00

Prayer Timings (2023-09-11)

2023-09-11 00:00:00

BD opts to export electricity to Nepal in winter

FE REPORT | 2023-09-11 00:00:00

A country with hugely surplus installed capacity but compelled to import power to meet summer demand for insufficient generation, Bangladesh now opts for exporting electricity to Nepal in low-demand winter.The advance planning on power usage in the cold weather --...

Saudi crown prince for bolstering BD-KSA ties

FE REPORT | 2023-09-11 00:00:00

Saudi Crown Prince and Prime Minister Mohammad Bin Salman said that Bangladesh and the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) would work together to boost cooperation in all possible areas and assured the Bangladesh Prime Minister of his full support in...

Reverse flow taking e-commerce startups to overseas business havens

DOULOT AKTER MALA | 2023-09-11 00:00:00

Opening up scope for foreign companies to make investment on their own in e-commerce business in Bangladesh failed to make headway and left the country lamenting missed chances of hitting a jackpot of billions of dollars in global sales.Three years...

Macron arrives, meeting with Hasina today

2023-09-11 00:00:00

Emmanuel Macron, the first French president to visit Bangladesh in 33 years, was on Sunday accorded a red carpet reception on his arrival here on a two-day trip.Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina received President Macron at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport on...

Food inflation hits new high at 12.5pc

JASIM UDDIN HAROON | 2023-09-11 00:00:00

Food inflation hits a new high at 12.54 per cent by latest official count as price rises look unstoppable on the wayward Bangladesh market, even as global dearth eases. The August 2023 peak in the consumer price indices happens to...