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64 killed boat, base attacks in Mali

2023-09-09 00:00:00

BAMAKO (Mali), Sept 08 (Arab News): Attacks on an army base and a passenger boat on the Niger River in northern Mali on Thursday, claimed by jihadists, killed 64 people, Mali's government said.The two separate attacks targeted the Timbuktu boat...

Climate gridlock feared at G20 summit

2023-09-09 00:00:00

BANGKOK, Sept 08 (AFP): G20 leaders meet this weekend during what is likely the hottest year in human history, but hopes are slim that the divided grouping can agree ambitious action on the crisis.Geopolitical tensions that have seen Russian President...

N Korea unveils first tactical, nuclear-armed submarine

2023-09-09 00:00:00

SEOUL, Sept 08 (Reuters): North Korea has launched its first operational "tactical nuclear attack submarine" and assigned it to the fleet that patrols the waters between the Korean peninsula and Japan, state media said on Friday.Submarine No. 841 - named...

The grand design

IG Chowdhury | 2023-09-09 00:00:00

It was a winter evening in the eighties as I was visiting a friend. His elder sister was sitting next to me watching tv in the living room. Suddenly she turned around and said nature was very cruel. There was...

The sad and sweet story of a monkey

Nilratan Halder | 2023-09-09 00:00:00

It is a touching story of an injured monkey and quite unique at that. With deep wounds, reportedly from electric shock, an isolated member of the primate family arrives at Sitakunda Health Complex apparently for a redress. Fortunately for the...

Zebra crossings should be repainted

2023-09-09 00:00:00

We all are familiar with zebra crossing. It is an area of road painted with broad white stripes, where vehicles must stop if pedestrians wish to cross. Most of the zebra crossings in Bangladesh are placed a few feet before...

Importance of perseverance in student life

2023-09-09 00:00:00

Perseverance means to attempt again and again for doing anything with a view to gaining success. It is a necessary trait that should be possessed by all students. Success in anything needs untiring zeal and efforts with concentration. Many famed...

Curbing number of visitors at hospitals

Tanim Asjad | 2023-09-09 00:00:00

In Bangladesh, visiting a near one admitted to a hospital is a part of the culture. The culture is not confined to this country alone. To be more accurate, it is a culture of South Asia. Be it India, Pakistan...

Proposed highway construction cost much too high

Syed Mansur Hashim | 2023-09-09 00:00:00

The Roads and Highways Department (RHD) has proposed a cost of Tk5.16 billion per kilometre to widen the 23.5km stretch of the Chattogram-Cox's Bazaar highway. This proposal is currently being reviewed by the Planning Commission and already some startling figures...

Why nurturing power-sector white elephants?

2023-09-09 00:00:00

Looking at the total power generation capacity of the country's power sector, both of the state-run and the privately operated power plants, one would like to be impressed. A recent report says, on Tuesday (September 5) the power sector's daily...

Human resource development through infrastructure

M Rokonuzzaman | 2023-09-09 00:00:00

Our conventional belief has been that academic institutions would develop human resources, and government and industry would be readily using them for infrastructure development and other purposes. If the needed human resource is not locally available to get state-of-the-art infrastructure,...

Dengue: Guatemalan, Bangladeshi responses

Zahid Huq | 2023-09-08 12:00:00

Guatemalan health minister Francisco Coma on August 31 last declared a national health emergency in the face of a dengue outbreak that has claimed 22 lives and infected over 12,000 persons in his country this year. The emergency will be...

IMF, World Bank pledge greater climate collaboration at G20

2023-09-08 00:00:00

WASHINGTON, Sept 7 (AFP): The leaders of the International Monetary Fund and World Bank announced Thursday that the two institutions will collaborate more closely to tackle the "existential threat" posed by climate change."Climate change is a threat to global peace,...

NBR moves to cut taxes on land, flat registration

DOULOT AKTER MALA | 2023-09-08 00:00:00

Tax authorities have moved to reduce the land-and-flat registration taxes following a sharp slide of its revenue collection from this major contributing sector. The National Board of Revenue (NBR) has found that land and flat owners have refrained themselves from...

Thrust on taking tough action against illegal forex transactions

FE REPORT | 2023-09-08 00:00:00

A high-profile meeting on Thursday suggested taking tough action against illegal hundi, online gambling, betting, forex, and crypto currency trading as they have been impacting the economy adversely.It also stressed the need for greater coordination among the agencies like mobile...

Hike in bank interest rates likely

FE REPORT | 2023-09-08 00:00:00

Prime Minister's Private Industry and Investment Adviser Salman F Rahman hinted at the possibility of increase in the bank interest rates in the coming days as such rates have already gone up globally.He, however, said the interest rates in Bangladesh...

Spot LNG, fertiliser import proposals approved

FE REPORT | 2023-09-08 00:00:00

The cabinet committee on government purchase at its meeting on Thursday approved procurement of two cargoes of liquefied natural gas (LNG) from the international spot market.Finance Minister AHM Mustafa Kamal chaired the virtual meeting that approved state-owned Petrobangla's proposal to...

Let's build Smart Bangladesh together irrespective of caste, religion, says PM

2023-09-08 00:00:00

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina Thursday asked all irrespective of caste, creed and religion to work together to build a developed, prosperous and Smart Bangladesh by 2041, report agencies."We, Hindu, Muslim, Bouddha and Christian will work shoulder to shoulder to take...

With 7.8pc growth RMG exports to US bounce back in July

MONIRA MUNNI | 2023-09-08 00:00:00

Readymade garment (RMG) exports to the country's single-largest destination -- the United States -- bounced back into positive growth in July 2023 after months of fall since January.Though exports during the first seven months of 2023 (January to July) sustained...

Briefing 2023-09-08

2023-09-08 00:00:00

Prayer Timings (2023-09-08)

2023-09-08 00:00:00

Dengue deaths near 700 with Thursday's 20

2023-09-08 00:00:00

The number of dengue fatalities in Bangladesh is nearing 700, reports news agency UNB based on the tally of the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).With 20 more deaths from dengue in the past 24 hours as of Thursday morning,...

Private credit plummets amid inflation-induced austerity

JUBAIR HASAN | 2023-09-08 00:00:00

Formal credit flow into private sector continues shrinking amid central bank's fist tightening to fight inflation through curtailing import with costly dollar, sources say.Officials and bankers say private businesses also seem to be reluctant in taking funds from the banks...

Lavrov lauds BD's independent policy amid pressure from West

FE REPORT | 2023-09-08 00:00:00

Visiting Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov on Thursday lauded Bangladesh for maintaining a foreign policy in line with its national interests "despite pressures from the USA and the West"."We appreciate the fact that despite the pressure exerted upon Bangladesh by...

BD concerned over OHCHR statement

2023-09-08 00:00:00

The government has noted with deep concern that the High Commissioner for Human Rights and his office have taken an attempt to influence the outcome of the judicial process, saying: "these cases also represent an important test for the independence...

Currency swap among three accords likely

FE REPORT | 2023-09-08 00:00:00

An MoU on strengthening network-to-network connections between Bangladesh Bank and the National Payments Corporation of India may be signed during Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's Delhi visit, to facilitate currency swap amid dollar dilemmas. This memorandum of understanding (MoU) -- among...

Padma Bridge rail link trial run successful

MUNIMA SULTANA | 2023-09-08 00:00:00

The first trial run of a train between Dhaka's Kamalapur station and Faridpur's Bhanga station across the Padma Bridge was successfully completed on Thursday.The train, which featured eight new coaches and a new engine, completed the journey in two hours...

Liquidity hardship haunts once-affluent Islamic banks

JASIM UDDIN HAROON | 2023-09-08 00:00:00

Liquidity hardship haunts once-affluent Islamic banks in Bangladesh principally for directed lending of king's ransom apart from adversities in global ill time, sources say. According to Bangladesh Bank's latest report, the excess liquidity of the country's Islamic banking system dropped...

Weather (2023-09-08)

2023-09-08 00:00:00

Light to moderate rain/thunder showers accompanied by temporary gusty wind is likely to occur at most places over Mymensingh, Khulna, Barishal, Chattogram & Sylhet divisions in the next 24 hours from 06:00 am today (Friday), according to the Met Office.It...

Sixth death anniv of Shaafi Hossain Chisty today

2023-09-08 00:00:00

Today (Friday) is the sixth death anniversary of Shaafi Hossain Chisty Yousha, says a statement.Shaafi was the only son of Sajjad Hossain Chisty, a journalist.Quran Khwani, prayer sessions have been arranged at Rampura in the city and in his village...