REZAUL KARIM | 2023-08-01 00:00:00
In an effort to streamline the shipment of fresh agri produce and bolster export revenues, the government has initiated measures to restrict the usage of six BADC cold stores near Dhaka airport as warehouses, according to sources.The decision comes in...
Gold pared losses and was poised for its best month in four on Monday as top central banks switch to a more cautious posture about further moves in their year-long round of global monetary tightening, reports Reuters. Spot gold was...
LONDON, July 31 (Reuters): Oil prices were set to post their biggest monthly gains in more than a year on Monday, on expectations that Saudi Arabia will extend voluntary output cuts into September and tighten global supply.Brent crude futures rose...
Two dead as Russian missiles hit anotherapartment building in Ukraine KYIV, July 31: Russian missiles slammed into the central Ukrainian city of Kryvyi Rih, killing two people, wounding at least 20 others and trapping up to seven beneath rubble, Ukraine's...
KHAR, July 31 (AP): The death toll from a massive suicide bombing that targeted an election rally for a pro-Taliban cleric rose to 54 Monday, as Pakistan held funerals and the government vowed to hunt down those behind the attack.No...
BEIJING, July 31 (Reuters): In Beijing's western suburbs, cars were swept away on Monday as relentless rain since the weekend transformed roads into rivers, killing at least two and trapping hundreds, despite an overnight evacuation of tens of thousands from...
GAZA CITY, July 31 (AP): Several thousand people briefly took to the streets across the Gaza Strip on Sunday to protest chronic power outages and difficult living conditions, providing a rare public show of discontent with the territory's Hamas government....
YANGON, July 31 (AFP): Myanmar's junta announced a six-month extension to a state of emergency Monday, signalling a delay to elections they had pledged to hold by August.The Southeast Asian nation has been ravaged by deadly violence since a coup...
LONDON, July 31 (AFP): Manchester United said it had signed a new 10-year deal with German sportswear giant Adidas on Monday, worth a minimum $1.15 billion, according to the BBC.The two have been partners since the 2015/16 season, reuniting after...
Director General of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) Major General A K M Nazmul Hasan BAM, ndc, psc greeting winners of the 2nd Inter-services Judo Competition on Monday. BGB became champion in the competition (Men)
A seven-member of Bangladesh contingent will leave Dhaka for Trinidad and Tobago today (Tuesday) to take part in the 7th Commonwealth Youth Games scheduled to be held in Port of Spain from August 4 to 11, reports BSS.A total of...
BRISBANE, Australia, July 31 (AFP): Nigeria booked their place in the last 16 of the Women's World Cup on Monday when they drew 0-0 with Ireland to finish second behind co-hosts Australia in Group B.They will now meet the winners...
WELLINGTON, July 31 (AFP): Hinata Miyazawa scored twice and set up another as Japan stunned Spain 4-0 at the Women's World Cup on Monday to set up a clash with Norway in the knockout stage.The Japanese delivered a lesson in...
The Bangladesh cricket team started their preliminary camp ahead of the Asia Cup, to be held in August in Pakistan and Sri Lanka, reports UNB. A total of 32 players have been called up to the camp. Mahmudullah Riyad, who...
Natore, July 31 (UNB): Police recovered the body of a man from Natore's Lalpur upazila on Monday morning.The dead, Qurban Ali, was the son of Hazrat Ali of Borboria village of the upazila.Locals spotted the body of Qurban Ali in...
One of the rare species of fish with artistically design physical shape has been found in a big pond in the Nandirhat area of Hathazari upazila Chattogram. On Sunday morning when fishermen threw their nets, hundreds of fish like this...
KHULNA, July 31 (UNB): Members of Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) rescued 14 fishermen six days after they were abducted while fishing in a canal in the Sundarbans. RAB also arrested five suspected abductors named Sanjoy Bain, 34, Md Gaus, 30,...
LALMONIRHAT, July 31 (UNB): A man was tortured and harassed by drug traders as he reportedly refused to work as a drug carrier in Lalmonrhat's Kaliganj upazila.Besides, the accused drug traders recorded a nude video of the victim, Sumon Mia...
MAGURA, July 31 (UNB): Farmers in Magura district are losing interest in jute cultivation as they are not getting enough water for retting raw jute for lack of rainfall.Farmers said rivers, canals have been dried up due to scanty rain...
Attestation or verification of copies of various documents is an old practice in Bangladesh. From students to job seekers, everyone needs to get their necessary documents attested by an authorised person. There was a time when attestation was compulsory for...
More than 10 years ago, the High Court ordered to stop vehicles, particularly motorcycles, on footpaths and walkways. But the order was never carried out by the authorities concernerd. Thus, riding motorcycles on footpaths has become a common feature in...
It is the rainy season in Bangladesh now. The season is the ideal time to plant trees. To encourage people to plant and nurture trees, the government has an annual program of national tree plantation campaign and a tree fair....
Syed Fattahul Alim | 2023-08-01 00:00:00
There is bad news for tigers. When the World Tiger Day was being observed, an unsettling report on tigers also came to light. Through a recently completed research, it has been found that Bangladesh is a centre for poaching of...
Shihab Sarkar | 2023-08-01 00:00:00
Although this year's dengue outbreak has not yet created the extent of panic and anxieties like the 2020-21 Covid-19, days may not be far when it'll take a similar disastrous turn. In the last five months after its initial assault,...
This year's results of the Secondary School Certificate (SSC) and equivalent examinations have not been quite inspiring. And it is evident from both lower pass rates and a sharp decline in the number of the cherished highest grade called grade...
TEHRAN, July 30, 2023 (AFP) - Iran's oil minister said Sunday Tehran would "pursue its rights" to a disputed gas field also claimed by Saudi Arabia and Kuwait if negotiations fail, the ministry's news agency reported.The offshore zone of the...
A foreign poll-observer team comprising distinguished persons from countries like the United States and Japan Sunday negated demand for a poll-time caretaker government and expressed their confidence in the Election Commission (EC) capacity to conduct a fair and credible election,...
The first unit of Rampal coal-fired power plant was shut down again due to the coal shortage early Sunday that triggered load shedding across the country, reports UNB.According to official sources at the Bangladesh-India Friendship Power Company Limited (BIFPCL), the...
FE REPORT | 2023-07-31 00:00:00
The Bangladesh Bank (BB) has extended the deadline for submitting applications for digital bank licences to August 17, from the original deadline of Tuesday, August 1. The extension was announced on Sunday in a press release signed by Saeda Khanam,...
FE REPORT | 2023-07-31 00:00:00
Digital banks in the country would be profitable within three years after starting their operation, said Deputy Governor of Bangladesh Bank (BB) Abu Farah Md Nasser. "From my experience I have expectation that the digital banks will be profitable within...
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