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ICMAB accords reception to new CMAs

2023-09-03 00:00:00

The Institute of Cost and Management Accountants of Bangladesh (ICMAB) has recently organised a grand reception programme for the newly qualified Cost and Management Accountants (CMAs) passed in the CMA May 2023 Examination at its Ruhul Quddus auditorium in the...

The 43rd annual general meeting (AGM) of Bangladesh Milk Producers' Co-Operative Union Limited

2023-09-03 00:00:00

The 43rd annual general meeting (AGM) of Bangladesh Milk Producers' Co-Operative Union Limited was held at the Milk Vita's head office in the city on Saturday. Registrar and Director General of the Cooperatives Department Md Shafiqur Reza Biswas attended the...

Five global bodies seek pay hike for RMG workers

FE Report | 2023-09-03 00:00:00

Five non-profit global organisations supported local right groups' demand and advocated higher wages for the garment workers of Bangladesh amidst their wage negotiations.Ethical Trading Initiative with amfori, Fair Labor Association (FLA), Fair Wear, and Mondiaal FNV wrote a joint letter...

Foreign portfolio investment: Its rise before decline over a decade

Mohammad Mufazzal | 2023-09-03 00:00:00

Foreign investors have been withdrawing more money than injecting into the Bangladeshi securities since 2018 in contrast to what had happened over the previous six years to 2012. That is the reason why the net position of foreign portfolio investment...

SLC suspends all board-run domestic tournaments

2023-09-03 00:00:00

Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) announced that it was suspending all board-run domestic tournaments in the country, a move understood to have stemmed from a dispute surrounding the restructuring of these tournaments, according to ESPNCricinfo."Sri Lanka Cricket has decided to immediately...

Bangladesh suffer narrow defeat to India in opener

2023-09-03 00:00:00

Bangladesh team suffered a 0-1 defeat to India in the opening match of the six-nation South Asian Football Federation (SAFF) U-16 Championships played at the Changlimithang Stadium in the Bhutanese capital Thimphu on Saturday afternoon, reports UNB.With the day's defeat,...

Tigers face do-or-die battle against Afghanistan today

2023-09-03 00:00:00

Bangladesh's Asia Cup journey hangs in the balance as they prepare to take on Afghanistan. A victory is imperative to keep their hopes alive for advancing to the next round, while a defeat would spell their elimination from the tournament,...

News in Brief(2023-09-03)

2023-09-03 00:00:00

Jashore road accident kills womanJASHORE, Sep 02: A 34-year-old woman died and two others including her husband sustained injuries in a head-on collision between an autorickshaw and a passenger bus on Jashore-Chutipur Road in Sadar upazila of Jashore district on...

Early winter vegetables prove a boon to Jashore farmers

2023-09-03 00:00:00

JASHORE, Sept 02 (UNB): Early winter vegetables have come as blessings for farmers in Sadar upazila of Jashore district, thanks to the favourable weather and timely initiative.According to the Department of Agricultural Extension (DAE) in Jashore, this year, a total...

Elephant killing increases in Cox's Bazar forests

2023-09-03 00:00:00

OUR CORRESPONDENTCOX'S BAZAR, Sept 02: The number of killing incidents of elephant increased in the forest area of Cox's Bazar. Elephants are being shot and killed in dangerous traps inside the forest. As a result, the pastures of elephants are...

7,000 families stranded in Kurigram flood water

2023-09-03 00:00:00

Flood water in Kurigram started receding since Friday morning, but nearly 7,000 families of five upazilas have been struggling in stagnant water without drinking water and cooked food.Meanwhile, flood situation in river basin areas particularly chars and downstream of Gaibandha...

Ukraine troops moving forward, Zelenskiy says

2023-09-03 00:00:00

KYIV, Sept 02 (Reuters): President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Saturday that Kyiv's troops were "moving forward" in their counteroffensive against Russian forces, rebuffing Western officials who say that Ukraine is gaining ground too slowly.The much-vaunted counteroffensive, which is nearing the...

UN chief globetrotting major meetings before UNGA gathering in Sept

2023-09-03 00:00:00

UNITED NATIONS, Sept 02 (AP): The United Nations chief is going globetrotting to four major meetings before the biggest meeting of all - the annual gathering of world leaders at the U.N. General Assembly starting Sept. 18.Secretary-General António Guterres heads...

18 killed in Iraq as bus carrying Shiite pilgrims overturns

2023-09-03 00:00:00

BAGHDAD, Sept 02 (AP): A bus carrying pilgrims to the Iraqi city of Karbala overturned north of Baghdad on Saturday, killing 18 people, medical officials said.Millions of believers converge on the city each year for the Shiite pilgrimage of Arbaeen,...

Ruling party picks him to shepherd new leaders

2023-09-03 00:00:00

SINGAPORE, Sept 02 (BBC): Singaporeans have chosen Tharman Shanmugaratnam as their next president - but many would have let out a small sigh of disappointment as they did so.On Friday, the former top minister won a record 70.4% of the...

Putin plans to meet Xi soon

2023-09-03 00:00:00

MOSCOW, Sept 02 (TASS): Russian President Vladimir Putin has said that he will soon meet with his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping."Rather soon we will have some events and there will be a meeting with Chairman of the People's Republic of...

US LNG exports slip in August

2023-09-03 00:00:00

HOUSTON, Sept 2 (Reuters): US exports of liquefied natural gas (LNG) fell in August as some processing plants reduced output and a heat wave increased gas demand for power, leaving less gas available for LNG production, according to vessel monitoring...

India's rice area grows on higher prices

2023-09-03 00:00:00

MUMBAI, Sept 2 (Reuters): Indian farmers have planted 39.8 million hectares (98.3 million acres) with rice, up 3.7 per cent on the same period last year, farm ministry data showed on Friday, as record high prices prompted farmers to expand...

Carbon credit market confidence ebbs as big names retreat

2023-09-03 00:00:00

LONDON, Sept 2 (Reuters): Voluntary carbon markets have shrunk for the first time in at least seven years, as companies, including food giant Nestle and fashion house Gucci, reduced buying and studies found several forest protection projects did not deliver...

Strict measures needed to control air pollution

2023-09-03 00:00:00

The air quality in Bangladesh is deteriorating day by day. According to a recent study, people in Bangladesh stand to lose 6.8 years of life on average due to air pollution. The research study conducted by the Energy Policy Institute...

Milk-feeding schoolchildren should continue

2023-09-03 00:00:00

In a pilot programme, the students of 300 government primary schools were supposed to get milk free of cost during their 'Tiffin' period throughout the year. The programme, initiated by the fisheries and livestock ministry, was no doubt a laudable...

The heroic jaywalkers of Dhaka

Shihab Sarkar | 2023-09-03 00:00:00

Crossing the traffic-filled busy roads in a hazardous manner appears to have become the norm in the capital. People who do not use the footbridge while going to the other side of a road are considered smart and city-savvy. Sarcastically...

Challenges to implement tariff policy

Asjadul Kibria | 2023-09-03 00:00:00

The government has already endorsed and unveiled the country's first-ever tariff policy in written form. Titled 'National Tariff Policy 2023', it now becomes an official document to guide the determination of import and export tariffs. In the policy, the government...

Potato prices could become unstable

2023-09-03 00:00:00

The worries of consumers are now potato farmers' worries too. The news is that the price of potato seeds has increased to Tk90 per kilogram (kg). This is a major shift in prices upwards from last year when seed prices...

Haaland, Bonmati win UEFA Player of the Year prizes

2023-09-02 12:00:00

MONACO, Sept 01 (AFP): Manchester City's Erling Haaland and Spain's World Cup-winning star Aitana Bonmati won the UEFA Men's and Women's Player of the Year prizes respectively at a ceremony in Monaco on Thursday.Norway striker Haaland scored 52 goals in...

India-Pakistan clash in Asia Cup today

2023-09-02 12:00:00

India and Pakistan don't get to play each other too often but when they do, calling it a high-octane match is barely scratching the surface. Emotions run wild, stadium tickets are sold out, vendors make a fortune, television screens are...

NASA spots new Moon crater

2023-09-02 00:00:00

WASHINGTON, Sept 1 (AFP): NASA has spotted a small new crater on the Moon that was likely caused by a Russian probe crash landing on the surface around two weeks ago.The finding was made by the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO)...

Putin, Erdogan to meet to repair Ukraine grain deal

2023-09-02 00:00:00

WASHINGTON, Sep 1 (AP): Russian President Vladimir Putin will host Turkish leader Recep Tayyip Erdogan for talks in Russia's Black Sea resort of Sochi on Monday, the Kremlin announced Friday, just over six weeks after Moscow broke off a deal...

Seafarers are lifeblood of country's maritime trade: Khalid

2023-09-02 00:00:00

SINGAPORE, Sept 1 (BSS): State Minister for Shipping Khalid Mahmud Chowdhury today said that seafarers are the lifeblood of the country's maritime trade."The Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman laid the foundation of the maritime sector in Bangladesh....

BD can tap $36b cut flower market: Minister

2023-09-02 00:00:00

Agriculture Minister Dr Muhammad Abdur Razzaque today said Bangladesh can explore USD 36 billion cut flower market worldwide as it is now a very promising harvest, reports BSS."Flower cultivation is increasing on commercial basis. There is a huge market of...