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Philippines seeks rice supply boost, may look to India

2023-07-31 00:00:00

MANILA, July 30 (Reuters): Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. said on Saturday the country must boost its rice stocks and that he may seek a supply deal with India, worried about the potential impact of El Nino dry weather on...

Afghan cricketer smashes 42 runs off one T20 over

2023-07-31 00:00:00

KABUL, July 30 (AFP): Afghan international cricketer Sediqullah Atal smashed an astonishing 42 runs off one over Saturday in a Kabul Premier League Twenty20 match.Cricinfo, considered a definitive record keeper, has an entry for most runs scored off a T20...

Australia deny retiring Broad an early breakthrough in Ashes finale

2023-07-31 00:00:00

LONDON, July 30 (AFP): Stuart Broad and England were denied an early breakthrough as Australia reached 75-0 at lunch on Sunday in their pursuit of a mammoth target of 384 runs to win the fifth Ashes Test at The Oval.The...

Morocco's Benzina first player to wear hijab at World Cup

2023-07-31 00:00:00

ADELAIDE, Australia, July 30 (AFP): Nouhaila Benzina became the first player to wear a hijab during a Women's World Cup game when she sported the Muslim headscarf in Morocco's match against South Korea on Sunday.World governing body FIFA lifted its...

Injury time winner sees Colombia stun Germany

2023-07-31 00:00:00

AUCKLAND, July 30 (AFP): Colombia scored a 97th-minute winner to stun Germany 2-1 on a night of Women's World Cup drama Sunday which also saw Norway and Switzerland into the last 16 but co-hosts New Zealand dumped out in tears.Germany...

Real hope to finalise €200m Mbappe deal before beginning of LaLiga season

2023-07-31 00:00:00

Real Madrid would like to resolve the Kylian Mbappé situation in the first two weeks of August before the new LaLiga season starts, sources have told sports portal ESPN, but they are still waiting for the player, or his club...

BD team leave for Germany to participate in Archery Championship

2023-07-31 00:00:00

A nine-member Bangladesh Archery team left the capital for Germany Sunday morning by a Qatar Airways flight to participate in the World Archery Championship' 2023 to be held in Berlin from today (Monday) to August 06, reports UNB.Bangladesh National Archery...

Alamin's triumph brings glory to Bangladesh

2023-07-31 00:00:00

In a one-sided affair that lasted just two and a half minutes, Bangladeshi boxer Mohammad Alamin "The Bull" showcased his prowess in the Super Welterweight division against Thai boxer Tapanut Loetsingtaworn in the 'Evolution Fight Series' held at the World...

Tigers' camp starts today ahead of Asia Cup

2023-07-31 00:00:00

The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) is set to host a camp with at least 32 cricketers starting today (Monday), reports UNB.Initially, the camp will provide an opportunity for the cricketers to improve their fitness. On August 3, the players will...

Khulna, Kurigram road accidents kill four

2023-07-31 00:00:00

A total of four people were killed in separate road accidents in Khulna and Kurigram districts on Saturday and Friday night, reports UNB.In Khulna, two people were killed and at least 20 others injured in a collision between a bus...

Int'l Day against Drug Abuse observed in dists

2023-07-31 00:00:00

International Day against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking-2023 was observed in the districts on Sunday with the theme "People First: stop stigma and discrimination, strengthen prevention, reports BSS.In Manikganj, marking the day, the district administration and district narcotics control office...

Workers busy collecting dried-out plastic

2023-07-31 00:00:00

Workers busy collecting dried-out plastic shards at Kamrangirchar in the city — bdnews24.com

Age no bar to education

2023-07-31 00:00:00

KURIGRAM, July 30 (UNB): A 46-year-old mother of two from Kurigram, the poorest as well as most backward district in the country, obtained 3.60 GPA (grade point average) and passed this year's Secondary School Certificate (SSC) and equivalent examinations. Rahima...

Jute retting hampered in Rajshahi as waterbodies run dry

OUR CORRESPONDENT | 2023-07-31 00:00:00

RAJSHAHI, July 30: High yield of jute this season compared to previous years fails to make Rajshahi farmers happy as they are facing huge trouble to rot and process raw jute in the absence of adequate water in water bodies...

News in Brief(2023-07-31)

2023-07-31 00:00:00

Pilot lands tourist plane in sea offFrance after engine breakdownMARSEILLE, July 30: A pilot landed his tourist plane in choppy waters off southern France on Sunday after the aircraft's engine broke down, with all occupants surviving unharmed, firefighters said. The...

Scientists engineer fruit flies capable of 'virgin birth'

2023-07-31 00:00:00

PARIS, July 30 (AFP): Scientists said on Friday they have genetically engineered female fruit flies that can have offspring without needing a male, marking the first time "virgin birth" has been induced in an animal.The offspring of the flies were...

China warns of third typhoon in 3 weeks

2023-07-31 00:00:00

BEIJING, July 30 (Reuters): Chinese forecasters on Saturday warned of the approach of Tropical Storm Khanun, expected to rapidly gain typhoon strength and strike China's densely populated coast sometime next week.Khanun, now more than 1,000km (620 miles) east of the...

Niger coup leader warns against military intervention

2023-07-31 00:00:00

NIAMEY, July 30 (BBC): Niger's coup leaders have warned regional and Western powers against military intervention to reinstate the ousted president.A statement claimed that regional body Ecowas was preparing to approve a "plan of aggression against Niger".The bloc of West...

Israel to spend $27b for rail expansion

2023-07-31 00:00:00

JERUSALEM, July 30 (Reuters): Israel will build a 100 billion shekel ($27 billion) rail expansion that will connect its outlying areas to metropolitan Tel Aviv and, in the future, could provide overland links to Saudi Arabia, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu...

Saudi Arabia will host Ukraine-organised peace summit in Aug

2023-07-31 00:00:00

DUBAI, July 30 (AP): Saudi Arabia will host a Ukrainian-organized peace summit in early August seeking to find a way to start negotiations over Russia's war on the country, an official said Saturday night. The kingdom and Kyiv did not...

Russia does not reject Ukraine talks: Putin

2023-07-31 00:00:00

MOSCOW, July 30 (BBC): Russian President Vladimir Putin has said he does not reject the idea of peace talks on Ukraine. Speaking after meeting African leaders in St Petersburg, he said African and Chinese initiatives could serve as a basis...

How to overcome social media addiction

2023-07-31 00:00:00

Bangladesh has turned out to be one of the top three countries where people are most active on Facebook. It is preceded by respectively India and the Philippines, according to a report released by Facebook's parent company Meta. The report...

Ensure justice for Fardin

2023-07-31 00:00:00

Fardin Noor Parash, a third-year student of Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (BUET) was supposed to represent Bangladesh in the World Debate Championship in Spain in December, 2022. But unfortunately, his body was found floating on Shitalakkhya River on...

Cry of the soul in a soulless city

Neil Ray | 2023-07-31 00:00:00

Primary evidences point to, according to the police, suicides together by a day labourer and his wife, a domestic help, whose bodies were found hanging from the roof of a rented tin-shed room in East Rampura on Wednesday last. The...

Challenges facing nation on economic front

Syed Fattahul Alim | 2023-07-31 00:00:00

The US-based international credit rating agency, Moody's, in May downgraded Bangladesh's sovereign rating to B1 from its previous rating at Ba3. Notably, since this US Financial Service company began its credit rating for Bangladesh in 2010, it was the first...

Conversion of single-gauge into dual-gauge tracks

2023-07-31 00:00:00

Over the past two decades, development of the country's railway has remained confined to rhetoric. That the journey by train between Dhaka and Chattogram would take just an hour was hyped for quite sometime. But when railways tracks are single-gauge...

Importance of financial assistance for education in crisis situations

Muhammad Zamir | 2023-07-31 00:00:00

Literacy helps not only with regard to critical thinking but also in being able to address trauma and psycho-social challenges faced by victims during a conflict or a crisis arising from a war-like situation or impact of climate variability or...

AL to prevent BNP if it opts for vandalism

FE REPORT | 2023-07-29 12:00:00

Front organisations of Awami League hold a peace rally in the city on Friday. — Focus Bangla Brushing aside the one-point demand of BNP for the government's resignation, Bangladesh Awami League (AL) on Friday vowed to thwart any attempt of...

Govt moves to upgrade ship recycling industry

2023-07-29 00:00:00

Industries Minister Nurul Majid Mahmud Humayun Friday said the government is working to promote ship recycling industry to international standard, reports BSS."Ship recycling industry is a promising sector for Bangladesh. In this industry, Bangladesh has achieved remarkable progress in terms...

EU expects next polls to be free, fair and free from violence: Gilmore

2023-07-29 00:00:00

Noting that the election is Bangladesh' political business, European Union's Special Representative for Human Rights Eamon Gilmore has expressed their hope that the forthcoming national election will be "free, fair and free of violence.""So, our expectation will be that the...