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Minister for taking initiatives to invent alternatives to plastic

2023-06-15 00:00:00

Environment, Forest and Climate Change Minister Md Shahab Uddin said on Wednesday initiatives should be taken to increase the use of sustainable alternatives to plastic and eco-friendly products aiming to cut plastic's visible threat to human health, reports BSS."All, including...

Biman gets IATA certificate

FE REPORT | 2023-06-15 00:00:00

Biman Bangladesh Airlines has been awarded the certificate of registration and accreditation from the International Air Transport Association (IATA) for its outstanding ground handling services. IATA Safety Audit for Ground Operations (ISAGO) has been conducted on ground handling operations at...

Premier Bank held 24th AGM on digital platform

2023-06-15 00:00:00

Premier Bank Limited held its 24th annual general meeting on a digital platform on Wednesday. Chairman of the bank Dr HBM Iqbal presided over the meeting while Managing Director & CEO M Reazul Karim delivered the welcome speech. The AGM...

27th AGM of Dutch-Bangla Bank held

2023-06-15 00:00:00

The 27th annual general meeting (AGM) of Dutch-Bangla Bank Limited was held on Monday on a virtual platform. Chairman of the bank Sayem Ahmed presided over the event. The meeting approved 17.5 per cent cash dividend and 7.5 per cent...

DMTCL prepares not a single financial statement in a decade

MUNIMA SULTANA | 2023-06-15 00:00:00

The Dhaka Mass Transit Company Limited (DMTCL), a state-owned company, is yet to prepare and submit any financial statement to the authorities concerned since its inception nearly a decade ago in 2013, sources said.They said the Road Transport and Highways...

News in Brief(2023-06-15)

2023-06-15 00:00:00

9 killed in Manipur ethnic clashes GUWAHATI, June 14: Rival ethnic groups fired at each other in fresh violence in India's remote northeast that left at least nine people dead and some injured, officials said Wednesday. Security forces rushed to...

Cyclone makes landfall today

2023-06-15 00:00:00

MANDVI, June 14 (AP/BBC): The coastal regions of India and Pakistan were on high alert Wednesday with tens of thousands being evacuated a day before Cyclone Biparjoy was expected to make landfall.Tens of thousands have been evacuated in India and...

Belarus taking delivery of Russian N weapons

2023-06-15 00:00:00

MINSK, June 14 (Reuters): Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko has said his country has started taking delivery of Russian tactical nuclear weapons, some of which he said were three times more powerful than the atomic bombs the US dropped on Hiroshima...

59 migrants dead as fishing vessel sinks

2023-06-15 00:00:00

ATHENS, June 14 (AP): At least 59 people have died off the coast of southern Greece after a fishing boat carrying dozens of migrants capsized and sank, authorities said Wednesday.A large search and rescue operation was launched in the area....

China rebukes US in phone call ahead of Blinken's Beijing trip

2023-06-15 00:00:00

BEIJING, June 14 (Reuters): China's foreign minister Qin Gang urged the United States to stop meddling in its affairs and harming its security in a phone call with his US counterpart on Wednesday, a tense preview to Antony Blinken's visit...

Nigeria boat capsize kills 106

2023-06-15 00:00:00

KANO, June 14 (AFP): The death toll from a Nigeria riverboat disaster has risen to 106 people as rescue teams continued to search for more survivors, police said on Wednesday.The boat, carrying capsized in the early hours of Monday in...

Bangladesh play Cambodia today

2023-06-15 00:00:00

Bangladesh national football team will play a FIFA International Friendly match with Cambodian national team in Phnom Penh today (Thursday) as a part of their preparation for the eight-nation SAFF championship' 2023 in India, reports UNB.The lone FIFA Tier-1 International...

Minister-Myone Group chair Raj elected as BHF Vice-President

2023-06-15 00:00:00

Chairman of the Minister-Myone Group MA Razzak Khan Raj has been elected Vice-President of the Bangladesh Hockey Federation, says a press release.He has been elected Vice-President of the BHF without opposition recently.He said, "I am delighted to be the federation's...

HC asks not to comment until ACC inquiry ends

FE REPORT | 2023-06-15 00:00:00

The High Court on Wednesday asked Bangladesh Football Federation (BFF) President Kazi Mohammad Salahuddin, Barrister Syed Sayedul Haque Suman, a Supreme Court lawyer, and others concerned not to give any opinion about the corruption and money laundering allegations against BFF...

'Sheikh Russel 19th National Long-distance Swimming Competition-2023'

2023-06-15 00:00:00

Bangladesh Navy chief and Bangladesh Swimming Federation (BSF) president Admiral M Shaheen Iqbal NBP, NUP, NDC, AFWC, PSC, awarding the winner of 'Sheikh Russel 19th National Long-distance Swimming Competition-2023' Sonia Akhtar (woman section) at Gumti River in Debidwar upazila in...

Messi didn't get the respect he deserved in France: Mbappe

2023-06-15 00:00:00

Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) forward Kylian Mbappe has finally spoken about the treatment metted out to Lionel Messi during his two years tenure with the French club and said that he did not get the respect he deserved while in France,...

Argentina face Australia in int’l friendly today

2023-06-15 00:00:00

SEOUL, South Korea, June 14 (AP): Lionel Messi and his World Cup-winning Argentina teammates are expected to draw almost 70,000 fans to Beijing Worker's Stadium for an exhibition against Australia.With tickets starting at around $80 for Thursday's game, local supporters...

Messi unlikely to play at 2026 World Cup

2023-06-15 00:00:00

BEIJING, June 14 (Reuters): Argentina skipper Lionel Messi has said that "in principle" last year's World Cup would be his fifth and final appearance at global soccer's showpiece event.The 35-year-old forward led his country to a third World Cup triumph...

Shanto ton puts Tigers on top

2023-06-15 00:00:00

Najmul Hossain Shanto struck his third Test century as Bangladesh dominated a hapless Afghanistan to score 362-5 on the first day of the one-off Test in Dhaka on Wednesday, reports AFP.Najmul made 146 off 175 balls and set up an...

Massive mass-awareness needed to build tobacco-free society

2023-06-15 00:00:00

RAJSHAHI, June 14 (BSS): Massive awareness campaign among the people in general can play a important role in building a tobacco free society.Simultaneously, stringent enforcement of the Smoking and Tobacco Products Usage (Control) Act and related policies is important for...

Mother, daughter stabbed to death in Noakhali

2023-06-15 00:00:00

NOAKHALI, June 14 (UNB): A 45-year-old woman and her daughter were stabbed to death allegedly by some miscreants in the municipality area of Noakhali Sadar upazila on Wednesday. The dead are Nur Nahar Begum, wife of Fazle Azim Kochi and...

Body of missing DU student recovered in Kushtia

2023-06-15 00:00:00

KUSHTIA, June 14 (UNB): The body of a Dhaka University (DU) student, who went missing on Monday while taking a bath in Kushtia's Gorai river, was recovered after nearly 43 hours.He was retrieved from Gorai Railway Bridge area on the...

Minor student dies of heat stroke, five fall sick in Khulna

2023-06-15 00:00:00

KHULNA, June 14 (UNB): A student of class 7 died and five other students fell sick from heat stroke on Tuesday in different schools under Dumuria and Rupsa upazilas of Khulna district.The dead is Surjit Basak, son of Anupati Basak,...

'Rangpur to become a smart, well-planned, modern city'

2023-06-15 00:00:00

RANGPUR, June 14 (BSS): Rangpur will be turned into a well-planned smart and modern industrial city where all civic amenities, clean environment and employment and income opportunities will be ensured to improve the quality of life of people. Additional Secretary...

Policemen and fire service personnel remove a century-old tree

2023-06-15 00:00:00

Policemen and fire service personnel remove a century-old tree which fell down on Wednesday as its root got rotten. The picture was taken from the city's Curzon Hall area — Focus Bangla

Govt working to save rural cultural heritage: Minister

2023-06-15 00:00:00

RANGPUR, June 14 (BSS): The government led by Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina is working to save the rural cultural heritage which has almost disappeared due to the intervention of the fundamentalists. "In the light of instructions of the Prime Minister,...

Oil rises as market awaits Fed interest rate decision

2023-06-15 00:00:00

LONDON, June 14 (Reuters): Oil prices rose on Wednesday after bullish oil demand growth forecasts from the International Energy Agency (IEA) and OPEC and as investors awaited the outcome of the US Federal Reserve's June meeting.Brent crude futures were up...

Dhaka Bank, Swisscontact team up raise RMG workers' access to banking

2023-06-15 00:00:00

Dhaka Bank Limited (DBL) has signed an MoU with the 'Sarathi- Improving Financial Health' project of Swisscontact, which is funded by the MetLife Foundation, the Happel Foundation, and Swisscontact. The initiative aims to increase access to formal savings and loan...

Role of 'design thinking' & Lego Robotics

Thomas Van Der Wielen | 2023-06-15 00:00:00

We often teach our children to focus on their grades and reward them when they answer correctly. Unfortunately, many schools worldwide, including Bangladesh, rely heavily on textbooks and other traditional materials. Hence, the fixed curriculum has been criticised for stifling...

Corporate leaders share value of following one's passions

FE EDUCATION DESK | 2023-06-15 00:00:00

North South University MBA Club organised a seminar on ‘Follow Your Passion 5.0’ at the university campus recently. This is the fifth instalment of the Follow your Passion series. The seminar aimed to deepen the understanding of what it entails...