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Walton releases new models of single-door all-rounder fridge

2023-09-24 00:00:00

Electronics brand 'Walton' has released new models of single-door all-rounder refrigerator in the domestic market, which are suitable for use in small families, bachelors, pharmacies, hospitals, hotels, resorts, restaurants and shops, says a press release. The local multinational electronics giant...

Rajshahi Krishi Unnayan Bank (RAKUB) has recently held a view-exchange meeting with the stakeholders

2023-09-24 00:00:00

RAKUB HOLDS VIEW-EXCHANGE MEETINGRajshahi Krishi Unnayan Bank (RAKUB) has recently held a view-exchange meeting with the stakeholders at the bank's Rajshahi Branch to discuss ways to implement the National Purity Strategy Action Plan in order to establish good governance. Managing...

S&P 500, Nasdaq notch biggest weekly losses since March

2023-09-24 00:00:00

NEW YORK, Sept 23 (Reuters): Wall Street see-sawed to a lower close on Friday, capping a tumultuous week during which benchmark Treasury yields hit 16-year highs and investors digested the Federal Reserve's hawkish outlook revisions.All three major US stock indexes...

Arm and Instacart add to losses after lukewarm analyst reports

2023-09-24 00:00:00

Shares of Arm Holdings, and Instacart deepened their recent losses on Friday after analysts gave lukewarm ratings to the two companies that recently held highly anticipated initial public offerings, reports Reuters.Arm was last down 1.7 per cent at $51.23. Earlier...

Financial crimes: Brokers' own capital determines risk clients are exposed to

Mohammad Mufazzal | 2023-09-24 00:00:00

Tamha Securities’ paid-up capital was Tk 110 million only when it was caught to have siphoned off Tk 513 million from its clients' funds in November 2021. With such a low investment of its own, the broker had been handling...

Sunak may ban cigarettes in UK

2023-09-24 00:00:00

LONDON, Sept 23 (Reuters): British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak is considering introducing measures that would ban the next generation from ever being able to buy cigarettes, The Guardian reported on Friday, citing government sources.Sunak is looking at anti-smoking measures similar...

China gave reassurance after map stirred South China Sea dispute

2023-09-24 00:00:00

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 23 (Reuters): Malaysia Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim said China had given an assurance that it would continue to negotiate with Southeast Asian countries over disputed territorial claims in the South China Sea, and avoid actions that risked...

India confiscates properties of top Sikh separatist

2023-09-24 00:00:00

NEW DELHI, Sept 23 (AFP): India's top investigation agency confiscated on Saturday the properties of a prominent Sikh separatist and close ally of Hardeep Singh Nijjar, whose killing has sparked a diplomatic row between India and Canada.Gurpatwant Singh Pannun, a...

US to give Kyiv long-range ATACMS missiles

2023-09-24 00:00:00

KYIV, Sept 23 (BBC): US President Joe Biden plans to give Ukraine advanced long-range missiles to help Kyiv with its ongoing counter-offensive, US media report.They quote US officials familiar with the issue as saying Ukraine will get some ATACMS missiles...

Injuries to key players threaten to ruin grand spectacle

2023-09-24 00:00:00

NEW DELHI, Sept 23 (Agencies): The World Cup is only a few days away, but injuries to key players are threatening to ruin the grand spectacle.Several players have picked up last-minute injuries, forcing teams to press the panic button. While...

2023 Men's ODI World Cup champions to bag $4m prize

2023-09-24 00:00:00

DUBAI, Sept 23 (IANS): The International Cricket Council (ICC) announced that winners of the upcoming 2023 Men's ODI World Cup will see them earn $4 million, apart from lifting the trophy at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad on November...

Nasir barred from domestic cricket for ICC's graft allegations

2023-09-24 00:00:00

All-rounder Nasir Hossain has been temporarily prohibited from participating in domestic cricket following allegations of corruption by the International Cricket Council (ICC), reports UNB.Sources within the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) have confirmed that Nasir must await ICC clearance before resuming...

Shakib, Tamim shift franchises as BPL auction looms

2023-09-24 00:00:00

Bangladesh senior players Shakib Al Hasan and Tamim Iqbal are set to represent new teams in the next edition of the Bangladesh Premier League (BPL), the auction of which shall be held today (Sunday), reports Cricbuzz. Shakib is set to...

First big grain ship leaves Ukraine's Black Sea port

2023-09-24 00:00:00

KYIV, Sept 23 (Reuters): The first big ship carrying grain from a Ukrainian Black Sea port has set sail since Moscow quit a deal in July to allow exports, a Ukrainian deputy prime minister said on Friday, part of Kyiv's...

Australia faces wheat losses as September heat dents yields

2023-09-24 00:00:00

CANBERRA/SINGAPORE, Sept 23 (Reuters): Australia's wheat production is likely to decline further as hot and dry weather in September, a crucial month for crop development, curbs yields, threatening to tighten global supplies.Analysts have cut their forecasts for Australia's wheat harvest...

Travel boom not enough to drive profits at US budget airlines Frontier, Spirit

2023-09-24 00:00:00

CHICAGO, Sept 23 (Reuters): Travel boom has delivered bumper earnings for US carriers, but no-frills airlines such as Frontier and Spirit are struggling to return to sustainable profitability.That has made some of them weigh premium-price offerings, including first-class seats, customer...

China, India lead Asia's biggest hydropower crunch in decades

2023-09-24 00:00:00

SINGAPORE, Sept 23 (Reuters): Hydropower generation in Asia has plunged at the fastest rate in decades amid sharp declines in China and India, data shows, forcing power regulators battling volatile electricity demand and erratic weather to rely more on fossil...

An old farmer cleaning weeds at his summer tomato garden. The photo was taken

2023-09-24 00:00:00

An old farmer cleaning weeds at his summer tomato garden. The photo was taken from a village in Nasirnagar upazila of Brahmanbaria district — Focus Bangla

Prices of essentials in Khulna markets remain far from stable

2023-09-24 00:00:00

KHULNA, Sept 23 (UNB): Prices of essentials in Khulna remain far from stable despite ongoing drives. Reports of unscrupulous practices among traders, such as hoarding stocks in warehouses, selling goods at exorbitant prices, and conducting business without the necessary licences...

Jamuna River bank was devoured by erosion threatening houses and standing crops

2023-09-24 00:00:00

Jamuna River bank was devoured by erosion threatening houses and standing crops at Charaimari village in Bakshiganj upazila of Jamalpur district — Focus Bangla

Book fair begins in Mymensingh--

2023-09-24 00:00:00

MYMENSINGH, Sept 23 (BSS): A seven-day long divisional book fair was inaugurated in the town yesterday.State Minister for Cultural Affairs K M Khalid inaugurated the fair at a function held on the Town Hall premises in the afternoon.In his speech...

44,270 farmers to get incentive for Rabi crops cultivation in Jashore

2023-09-24 00:00:00

JASHORE, Sept 23 (BSS): A total of 44, 270 small and marginal farmers in eight upazilas of the district will get seeds and fertilizers free of cost as agriculture incentive for the cultivation of Rabi crops, including wheat, maize, mustard,...

Country witnesses remarkable progress, says Shahab

2023-09-24 00:00:00

MOULVIBAZAR, Sept 23 (BSS): Environment, Forest and Climate Change Minister Md Shahab Uddin today said the country has witnessed a remarkable progress during three consecutive terms of the Awami League (AL) government."The Awami League government has implemented massive development programmes...

Body of mother who jumps into Brahmaputra River to save son recovered

2023-09-24 00:00:00

MYMENSINGH, Sept 23 (UNB): The body of a mother, who jumped into the Brahmaputra River to save her son on Friday, was recovered from the river around 17 hours in Gafargaon upazila of Mymensingh. The deceased Rimi Anjuman, 35, was...

Call to reach artificial insemination services to farmers' doorsteps

2023-09-24 00:00:00

RAJSHAHI, Sept 23 (BSS): Field level officials, employees and volunteers concerned should discharge their duties with utmost sincerity and honesty to reach artificial insemination services to farmers' doorsteps for improving cattle varieties and to fulfill the region's gradually mounting demands...

Low price frustrates Magura district jute farmers

2023-09-24 00:00:00

OUR CORRESPONDENT MAGURA, Sept 23: Jute growers in Magura district are counting losses as they are not even getting back their production cost.During a visit to different villages in the district, this correspondent found jute harvesting has already been completed....

It is time to ensure climate justice

Mohammad Abu Yusuf | 2023-09-24 00:00:00

According to many including the United Nations (UN) Secretary General, human-induced climate change is an ‘existential threat.’ It is a threat to the continued existence of our species. The developed countries are largely responsible for carbon emissions and global warming...

AI tools to enhance students' academic excellence

2023-09-24 00:00:00

Technology has become essential in every part of human life. The world is leaning more towards artificial intelligence and automation day by day. We have developed some resources that were once unimaginable. One of these technological advances is ChatGPT. This...

Improving city's street lighting

2023-09-24 00:00:00

After sunset, many unlit roads in Dhaka city become hot spots for crimes and accidents. Driving becomes difficult as the drivers cannot see properly and many accidents have happened owing to poor visibility. Non-motorised vehicles such as rickshaws have to...

Traffic jams in small cities

Shihab Sarkar | 2023-09-24 00:00:00

Like seen in Dhaka, affluent neighbourhoods are also increasing in the country's mid-level, and even smaller, cities. A few have local bus services. But what dominate these communication modes are motorcycles, makeshift light public transports called 'tempos' or 'legunas' ---...