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2023-05-30 00:00:00

Malaysia detains Chinese ship for suspected illegal salvage of British WW2 wrecksKUALA LUMPUR, May 29: Malaysia's maritime authorities on Monday said cannon shells believed to be from World War Two have been found on a China-registered bulk carrier ship detained...

Migrants with children stuck at Poland's border wall

2023-05-30 00:00:00

WARSAW, May 29 (AP): A group of some 30 migrants seeking asylum, including small children, has been stuck at Poland's border wall with Belarus for three days, Polish human rights activists said Sunday.Although the migrants were outside Poland's border wall,...

Trial of Iranian journalist who reported Amini's death begins

2023-05-30 00:00:00

TEHRAN, May 29 (AFP): Iran on Monday held the first trial session for one of the two detained female journalists who reported on Mahsa Amini's death in custody last year, her lawyer said.Months of nationwide protests erupted after Amini, a...

Fresh missile attacks on Kyiv

2023-05-30 00:00:00

KYIV, May 29 (BBC): Russian missiles have hit Ukraine's capital, Kyiv, following two nights of heavy drone strikes. They were all reportedly shot down and there are no reports of casualties.Flaming debris from the intercepted missiles landed in residential areas...

Japan missile defence on alert as N Korea set to launch satellite

2023-05-30 00:00:00

TOKYO, May 29 (Reuters): Japan on Monday put its ballistic missile defences on alert and warned that it would shoot down any projectile that threatened its territory after North Korea notified it of a satellite launch between May 31 and...

Israeli forces kill Palestinian in West Bank raid -

2023-05-30 00:00:00

RAMALLAH, May 29 (AFP): Israeli forces killed a Palestinian man Monday in the occupied West Bank, the Palestinian health ministry announced, as the military said forces were in a firefight during a raid.Ashraf Mohammed Ibrahim, 37, was "shot by the...

Talks begin to end plastic waste

2023-05-30 00:00:00

PARIS, May 29 (AFP): French President Emmanuel Macron on Monday warned that global plastics pollution was a "time bomb", as diplomats began five days of talks in Paris to make progress on a treaty to end plastic waste.Representatives of 175...

Guardians, candidates face acute lodging problems

OUR CORRESPONDENT | 2023-05-30 00:00:00

RAJSHAHI, May 29: Rajshahi University (RU) commenced its admission tests for the academic year 2022-23 on Monday, starting with the examination for the 'C' unit. As a consequence of a substantial influx of admission aspirants and their guardians to Rajshahi...

0.2m Dacop residents grapple with drinking water scarcity

2023-05-30 00:00:00

KHULNA, May 29 (UNB): Over 0.2 million (2 lakh) residents of salinity-hit Khulna's Dacop upazila have been grappling with a severe shortage of safe drinking water since the onset of the dry season. Long queues have become a common sight...

Taming inflation: hard choices to be made

Fahmida Khatun, Mustafizur Rahman, Khondaker Golam Moazzem, Towfiqul Islam Khan, Muntaseer Kamal, and Syed Yusuf Saadat | 2023-05-30 00:00:00

The persistent inflation crisis remains a major pressure point as far as managing the Bangladesh economy in the current context. This is evident through surge in prices observed since June 2020, following the onset of the pandemic. Despite minor fluctuations,...

Standing by erosion-hit people in Sirajganj

2023-05-30 00:00:00

Riverbank erosion is a common problem along the Jamuna river in Sirajganj during the monsoon. Last month, the river has reportedly devoured homes and farmlands in the villages of Brammongram, Arkandi, Pachil and adjoining areas of Khukni, Jalalpur and Koijuri...

Growing big garlic, ginger in the country

2023-05-30 00:00:00

There are two kinds of garlic and ginger in our kitchen market. One is locally grown and the other one is imported. Both locally produced ginger and garlic are small in size while the imported ones are large. The imported...

Exam hall lacking basic amenities

2023-05-30 00:00:00

Recently, I have appeared for my SSC (Secondary School Certificate) examination at a government school in South Dhaka. Unfortunately, the exam hall where I had to sit for my exams could not impress me much. Rather, I felt the exam...

Dengue, a rising public health concern

Syed Fattahul Alim | 2023-05-30 00:00:00

Reports have it that in 24 hours till Sunday (May 28) morning, 67 dengue patients were hospitalised across the country. What is of concern here is that, of those dengue patients, the overwhelming number of the cases (58) were from...

Essentials' price spiral --- plight of the urban middle class

Shihab Sarkar | 2023-05-30 00:00:00

The ongoing price hike of all types of essential products including kitchen goods has hurt all segments of society. They range from the rich, the middle class, lower middle class to the people belonging to the lower social strata. Ironically,...

In the interest of macroeconomic stability

2023-05-30 00:00:00

Inflation has caused the worst headache for both the public and policymakers. It is both the cause and effect of macroeconomic mismanagement. In its budget-review discourse, the Centre for Policy Dialogue (CPD) has broadly identified why economy is not making...

Is the bank turmoil in USA over?

M Kabir Hassan and José Antonio Pérez | 2023-05-30 00:00:00

The past couple of months have been chaotic in the financial world, especially within the banking system in the USA. In March 2023, Silicon Valley Bank experienced a significant collapse, marking it as the second-largest bank failure in US history...

Dhaka needs passenger-- friendly bus service

2023-05-29 12:00:00

Accidents on the road due to fitness issues of vehicles are very common in our country. Despite the fact, year after year, we see little to no improvement in the quality of our bus fleets. Apart from having the bare...

Bunches of palmyra palm fruits

2023-05-29 00:00:00

The bunches of palmyra palm fruits at a wholesale market in Dhaka's Mohammadpur Beribadh area where a piece of palm fruit is sold at Tk 10-12. However, in the retail market, each fruit costs almost three times the wholesale price....

HC releases full text of judgment against UNO's job as upazila CEO

2023-05-29 00:00:00

The High Court (HC) on Sunday released full text of its judgment that declared the provision that allows upazila nirbahi officers (UNOs) to perform duties as chief executive officer (CEO) of upazilas, illegal and contradictory with the constitution, reports BSS.The...

BD gets 2nd highest JICA ODA loan in past fiscal

FE REPORT | 2023-05-29 00:00:00

The Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) has shown a strong commitment to Bangladesh by allocating pledging and allocating a hefty sum of 331 billion Japanese Yen for five key projects during the Japanese Fiscal Year 2022.The amount is equivalent to...

Erdogan leads with half of Turkish votes counted

2023-05-29 00:00:00

ISTANBUL, May 28 (Agencies): President Recep Tayyip Erdogan led his secular rival with half the votes counted in Turkey's runoff election, according to available state media report at 10.0pm Sunday, although his advantage was narrowing as more results came in.Erdogan...

Govt offers free agri inputs to boost aman production

FE REPORT | 2023-05-29 00:00:00

The government has announced a plan to provide agricultural inputs free of cost to farmers in order to expand and enhance Aman paddy production in the country this year. The incentives, valued at over Tk 330 million, will be distributed...

Second Payra power unit may also go off production soon

2023-05-29 00:00:00

Operation of another unit of 1,320 MW coal-fired Payra power plant is going to be suspended soon due to coal shortage, according to Bangladesh-China Power Company (Pvt.) Limited (BCPCL) officials, reports UNB.The plant has two units each having 660 MW...

DGHS orders effective steps to curb dengue

FE REPORT | 2023-05-29 00:00:00

The Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) on Sunday forwarded a set of recommendations to the government on dengue control as the hospitals have seen a growing number of patients of the Aedes mosquito-borne disease this year.The directorate placed the...

Govt targets Tk 50b more non-tax revenue in FY24

FE REPORT | 2023-05-29 00:00:00

The government aims to realise Tk 500 billion as non-tax revenue (NTR) in the next fiscal year, up by Tk 50 billion from the current fiscal budget, according to officials.In the current budget, the target is set at Tk 450...

VAT waiver likely on collection of waste cotton, jhut

DOULOT AKTER MALA | 2023-05-29 00:00:00

The government may offer tax benefits to the local textile spinning mills on collection of waste cotton and jhut (clips) for production of recycled fibre in the upcoming budget for fiscal year 2023-24.Currently, there is a 15 per cent VAT...

Int'l Day of UN Peacekeepers today

2023-05-29 00:00:00

The International Day of United Nations Peacekeepers will be observed today (Monday) throughout the country with deep respect as elsewhere across the world, reports UNB.This year, five martyred peacekeepers' families and five injured peacekeepers will be awarded for their sacrifice...

Govt struggles to clear LNG bills amid dollar dearth

M AZIZUR RAHMAN | 2023-05-29 00:00:00

The government is now struggling to make payments to global LNG suppliers - both long-term and spot sellers - against purchases due to a brewing currency crisis that poses a risk of halting supplies, said sources.State-run Petrobangla has not been...

BBA lists 80 big infrastructure pieces

MUNIMA SULTANA | 2023-05-29 00:00:00

Bangladesh has initially identified around 80 large pieces of communication infrastructure for accommodation in an under-formulation master plan to be implemented by 2050 for ensuring seamless and alternative connectivity across the country.Bridges, tunnels, elevated expressways, etc. are included in the...