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RSF announces ‘victory’

2023-06-27 00:00:00

KHARTOUM, June 26 (AFP): At least 14 civilians have been killed in war-torn Sudan's capital as rival forces are locked in a key battle over control of the Khartoum police headquarters, activists said Monday.The paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF), which...

Five drown in Ctg, N’ganj

2023-06-27 00:00:00

A woman, who was an epileptic patient, and a minor boy drowned in Patiya and Boalkhali upazilas of Chattogram respectively on Monday, reports UNB.The dead are Ruma Dey (45), wife of Sharat Dey of Suchakradandi area under ward No.2 of...

Man stabbed to death in C’nawabganj

2023-06-27 00:00:00

CHAPAINAWABGANJ, June 26 (UNB): A man was stabbed to death by miscreants on Sunday night in Tuntuni Para area of Chapainawabganj's Shibganj upazila.The dead is Durul Huda (40), son of Chan Mandal of Miratuli Babbupur village in Nyalavanga Union.Zobair Ahmed,...

Cutting of the dam on Dulahar canal at Elempur

2023-06-27 00:00:00

Upazila Nirbahi Officer of Kalapara Upazila in Patuakhali cut a dam, which was illegally built by an influential person, to keep the natural flow of water. Cutting of the dam on Dulahar canal at Elempur village gives the farmers scope...

Woman, daughter killed in Jhalakathi road accident

2023-06-27 00:00:00

JHALAKATHI, June 26 (BSS): A woman and her daughter were killed and two others injured in a road accident on the Barishal-Jhalakathi highway in Pratap Bazar area under Nalchity upazila of the district on Monday.The dead are Halima Begum (35),...

Man jailed for life for killing girl in Shariatpur

2023-06-27 00:00:00

SHARIATPUR, June 26 (UNB): A Shariatpur court has sentenced a man to life term imprisonment for killing a teenage girl in 2016.The man is Mizanur Rahman alias Mizan Bagha, son of Abdur Rob Bagha of Gosairhat upazila of Shariatpur district.Senior...

Sholakia set to host largest Eid congregation

2023-06-27 00:00:00

KISHOREGANJ, June 26 (UNB): The largest Eid congregation of the country will be held at Sholakia Eidgah Maidan in Kishoreganj district at 9:00 am on Eid day.Three-tier security measures have been taken in and around the Eidgah Maidan for peaceful...

US wheat rises on concerns over stability in Russia

2023-06-27 00:00:00

HAMBURG, June 26 (Reuters): Chicago wheat futures rose on Monday on concerns about political stability in major exporter Russia, following an aborted mutiny by Wagner Group mercenaries over the weekend.Chicago Board of Trade most active wheat rose 2.9 per cent...

Gold climbs as Russia risks outweigh rate hike concerns

2023-06-27 00:00:00

Gold climbed on Monday as geopolitical concerns surrounding Russia drew some investors into the safe haven metal, outweighing pressure from a hawkish interest rate outlook, reports Reuters.Spot gold rose 0.6 per cent to $1,932.19 per ounce by 1116 GMT, while...

Oil prices steady---

2023-06-27 00:00:00

LONDON, June 26 (Reuters): Oil prices were steady on Monday, with political instability from an aborted revolt by Russian mercenaries over the weekend viewed by the market as not posing an immediate threat to oil supply from one of the...

Saudi Aramco sees 'sound' oil outlook for H2 on China, India demand

2023-06-27 00:00:00

KUALA LUMPUR, June 26 (Reuters): Saudi Aramco believes market fundamentals remain "sound" for the second half as demand from emerging markets led by China and India will offset recession risk in developed markets, CEO Amin Nasser told an industry gathering...

Plant more trees during monsoon

2023-06-27 00:00:00

Bangladesh has one of the highest deforestation rates in the world. According to the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization, the annual deforestation rate in the country is almost double the global average, which is reportedly 2.6 per cent. In...

Repaint zebra crossings

2023-06-27 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...

A mother and her child who could be saved

Syed Fattahul Alim | 2023-06-27 00:00:00

Death of a mother or a child during childbirth is not rare, if not common in modern times. That can happen both during normal delivery and when it is done through Caesarian section, or in short, C-section. But it is...

Pollution haunts sea at Cox's Bazar

Shihab Sarkar | 2023-06-27 00:00:00

The view of the shorelines of the Cox's Bazar beach filled with myriad types of viscous and rotting sewage may have remained beyond the furthest thoughts of the beach-goers. Woefully, this is feared to be the common scenario in the...

Sugar is sour now

2023-06-27 00:00:00

Sugar price has become all-time high, recording an unbelievable margin of Tk 155 a kilogram in the market. Responding to the demand from the Bangladesd Sugar Refiners Association (BSRA), the government has made upward revisions of the sweetener several times...

Plant breeding: an ingenious human innovation

Abdul Awal Mintoo | 2023-06-27 00:00:00

Amid the growing world population, the shrinking arable land and global challenges like climate change, the need for resource-efficient farming systems is becoming absolutely vital to feed the booming population. This is possible only through innovations in plant breeding. The...

Govt raises rawhide prices by 6.0pc

FE REPORT | 2023-06-26 00:00:00

The government has fixed the prices of salt-applied rawhides of sacrificial animals for the upcoming Eid-ul-Azha, with a 6.0-percent raise in cow-skin price compared to previous year's.The rawhide prices of sacrificial cows have been fixed at Tk 50-55 per square...

Jean-Pierre Lacroix paid a courtesy call on Acting Chief of Army Staff

2023-06-26 00:00:00

UN Under-Secretary-General for Peace Operations Jean-Pierre Lacroix paid a courtesy call on Acting Chief of Army Staff Lieutenant General Ataul Hakim Sarwar Hasan at the Army Headquarters in Dhaka on Sunday. — ISPR

BB re-fixes interbank transactions duration for June 27-28

2023-06-26 00:00:00

Bangladesh Bank (BB) has re-fixed the duration of interbank transactions for June 27-28, reports BSS.Despite government holiday for Eid-ul-Azha on June 27-28, branches of the scheduled banks in the readymade garments industrial areas will remain open to facilitate payment of...

180 businessmen get CIP cards

2023-06-26 00:00:00

The government has awarded the Commercially Important Person (CIP) cards to 180 businessmen for their extraordinary performance in export and trade in 2021, reports BSS.Commerce Minister Tipu Munshi handed over the trophies to recipient companies as the chief guest at...

Land abuse under city infrastructure causes yearly loss of $2.0b: Study

FE REPORT | 2023-06-26 00:00:00

Bangladesh is losing US$2.0 billion annually due to mismanagement, illegal occupation and other means of abusing land under 105-kilometre runways or flyovers in the capital, a latest study revealed Sunday.The losses were estimated considering the socioeconomic, environmental and public health...

Govt allows chilli, tomato import

FE REPORT | 2023-06-26 00:00:00

The government permitted import of green chilli and tomato on Sunday to help stabilise their prices in the market.The Ministry of Agriculture (MoA) gave the permission against the backdrop of rocketing price trend of the items, as chilli price hit...

Padma Bridge tolls cross Tk 8.0b in one year since opening

FE REPORT | 2023-06-26 00:00:00

Collection of tolls from the Padma Bridge stood at nearly Tk 8.0 billion, 2.45 per cent of the total project cost, in the last one year to June 24 since its opening a year ago.The figure was expected to cross...

46pc industrial units yet to pay festival allowance

FE REPORT | 2023-06-26 00:00:00

A total of 4,593 industrial units (or over 46 per cent), including readymade garment factories across the country under the jurisdiction of Industrial Police (IP) did not pay festival allowance until Sunday.Dhaka, Gazipur, Chattogram, Narayanganj, Mymensingh, Khulna, Sylhet and Cumilla...

Putin survives Wagner revolt but forced to cut deal

2023-06-26 00:00:00

MOSCOW, June 25 (AFP): The leader of the Russian mercenary group Wagner has agreed to go into exile in Belarus, the Kremlin said, after President Vladimir Putin was forced to accept an amnesty deal to halt a mutiny.The agreement appears...

Fund allocation insufficient for many govt pry schools

FE REPORT | 2023-06-26 00:00:00

Monetary allocation for education and related activities are not sufficient for many government primary schools in the country, speakers told a conference on Sunday.Inadequate and unequal funding in the primary education sector may also lead to different types of socio-economic...

$400m ADB loan for Ctg-Cox's Bazar railways: Deal signed

FE REPORT | 2023-06-26 00:00:00

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) will provide the government with US$400 million as credit to build a dual-gauge railway connecting Chattogram and Cox's Bazar to promote trade, investment and tourism in Bangladesh.To this effect on Sunday Secretary of Economic Relations...

UN officials meet PM, praise BD peacekeepers

2023-06-26 00:00:00

United Nations Under-Secretaries General Jean-Pierre Lacroix and Catherine Pollard jointly paid a courtesy call on Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina at her official residence Ganabhaban on Sunday, reports UNB.In the meeting, they discussed different issues including the UN peacekeeping operations, climate...

Highest poverty in Barishal, lowest in Khulna div: Survey

JASIM UDDIN HAROON | 2023-06-26 00:00:00

The highest incidence of poverty has been recorded in Barishal division and the lowest in Khulna in the Household Income and Expenditure Survey (HIES) 2022.In the south-central part of Bangladesh, Barishal's poverty was recorded at 26.9 per cent according to...