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Dutch press hail 'Miracle of Dharamsala' after cricket shock

2023-10-19 00:00:00

THE HAGUE, Oct 18 (AFP): "Legendary win", "Huge shock", "Miracle of Dharamsala": The Dutch press hailed its heroes Wednesday after the cricketing minnows pulled off a sensational World Cup win over South Africa.Former coach Ryan Campbell had predicted the 38-run...

Tigers face India in World Cup game today

2023-10-19 00:00:00

Bangladesh will take on mighty India in their fourth game of the ongoing ICC Cricket World Cup at Maharashtra Cricket Association (MCA) Stadium in Pune today (Thursday), report agencies. The match will start at 2.30 pm (Bangladesh Time).The Tigers began...

Body of madrasa student recovered seven days after going missing

2023-10-19 00:00:00

CHATTOGRAM, Oct 18 (UNB): Police recovered the body of a madrasa student, a week after he went missing, in Banshkhali upazila of Chattogram.The body was found in Jalkadar canal on the south side of Baharchara Ratnapur High School in Baharchhara...

Transport strike halts bus services on 20 routes in southern Chattogram

2023-10-19 00:00:00

CHATTOGRAM, Oct 18 (bdnews24.com): A 12-hour transport strike has disrupted bus services on 20 routes in Chattogram, Bandarban, Cox's Bazar district, and various upazilas.The strike, called by the 'Chattogram-Southern Region-Cox's Bazar-Bandarban District Road Transport Owner Worker Unity Council', began at...

Stagnant water on the Tutpara Central Road in Khulna

2023-10-19 00:00:00

The photo shows stagnant water on the Tutpara Central Road in Khulna city, creating hazards to the pedestrians and vehicles — Focus Bangla

News in Brief (2023-10-19)

2023-10-19 00:00:00

Hunger doublesin Sudan due toconflict: UNGENEVA, Oct 18: The number of Sudanese families going hungry has near-doubled after six months of fighting between rival generals, the United Nations said Wednesday. Thousands have been killed and millions displaced or forced to...

Biden backs Israel's account of Gaza hospital blast

2023-10-19 00:00:00

JERUSALEM, Oct 18 (BBC/AFP): US President Joe Biden has said a deadly blast at a Gaza hospital appears to have been caused by Palestinian militants, backing Israel's account of the incident as he visits the country.Mr Biden, who landed in...

Building a resume with the power of AI tools

ROUNAK MARIUM | 2023-10-19 00:00:00

Many professionals and fresh graduates around the world often struggle to make good resumes. Some often find it hard to customise resumes according to the different jobs or industries they are applying to. But thanks to the power of artificial...

Communication in Action is back

SYEDA REHNUMA FARUQUE | 2023-10-19 00:00:00

The much-anticipated event "Communic-ation in Action'' presented by CU-FBDA has made its grand return. On October 27 and 28, Chittagong University Finance Business and Debating Association is going to present the most awaited fifth season of its flagship programme, "Communication...

Enlightening future generation for inclusive growth

FE EDUCATION DESK | 2023-10-19 00:00:00

BUFT Model UN Association (BUFTMUNA) is one of the pinnacle student clubs in BGMEA University of Fashion and Technology, which has been a pioneer educational club to lead the students to become future leaders of the next generation. Model UN...

POMAC 4.0 comes to an end

MAYEESHA TASNIM ARONEE | 2023-10-19 00:00:00

Bangladesh University of Professionals Economics Club (BUPEC) has once again, successfully organised one of its signature events - MGI presents POMAC 4.0 sponsored by City Bank, IDLC Finance Limited, Femina Flaunt and Sandra Foods Intl. Limited.The grand finale of the...

Towards effectuating dreams

PURBASHA PRITHVI | 2023-10-19 00:00:00

The Netherlands has started to draw a lot of international interest for its highly ranked, prestigious medical schools, engineering schools, law schools, and business schools. The country has some of the oldest universities in the world and was one of...

Massacre in Gaza continues

2023-10-19 00:00:00

Some 500 people were killed in an Israeli air strike on a hospital in Gaza. The hospital compound sheltered the wounded and displaced people of the occupied territory. For the last couple of days, the Israeli army continued to bomb...

Excessive toll charged for using flyovers

2023-10-19 00:00:00

The tolls on the elevated expressways, flyovers and bridges are high in the country. On average, the toll charged for these physical infrastructures have increased by 15 per cent. The annual tolls increased in the last five years. So, the...

Improving city's drainage system

2023-10-19 00:00:00

The dwellers of Dhaka city have to face waterlogging even if the rain continues only for twenty to thirty minutes. Thus, the rainy season becomes intolerable for them. Most of the roads and streets in the capital city are submerged...

Banning electronic cigarette

Imam Hossain | 2023-10-19 00:00:00

Electronic cigarettes are new in Bangladesh. But they are making their presence felt in the capital city as well as in the countryside. These battery-powered cigarettes are now very popular with young people as they are marketed as a 'safer'...

Why industrial output drops

2023-10-19 00:00:00

A fall in industrial production last year following the combined energy and foreign exchange crunch---a direct result of the Ukraine war and that too at the beginning of a possible rebound of global economy---was not quite unexpected. If energy is...

Bangladesh economy facing headwinds

Hasnat Abdul Hye | 2023-10-19 00:00:00

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) in its latest update has said the world economy is limping. This assessment is the aggregate of economic performances of all countries — developing, developed and emerging. Bangladesh as a developing country, recently elevated to...

Putin meets Orban, says satisfied to have ties with Hungary

2023-10-18 12:00:00

BEIJING, Oct 17 (AFP): Russian President Vladimir Putin met with Hungary's leader Viktor Orban in China on Tuesday, and said he was satisfied to still have ties with some European countries.It was Putin's first meeting with a European leader since...

Last words of knifed US Muslim boy were 'Mom, I'm fine'

2023-10-18 00:00:00

The last words of a six-year-old Muslim boy stabbed to death in a suspected hate crime over the weekend were "Mom, I'm fine", his uncle said as hundreds gathered at the child's funeral, reports BBC.On Monday, the Mosque Foundation in...

Goldman Sachs profits fall in Q3 on real estate hit

2023-10-18 00:00:00

NEW YORK, Oct 17 (AFP): US investment bank Goldman Sachs reported a fall in third quarter profits on Tuesday, noting net losses in equity investments compared with a year ago.The bank reported profits of $1.9 billion, down 36 per cent...

Speakers for engaging local communities in implementation

2023-10-18 00:00:00

CARE Bangladesh on Tuesday organised a dissemination event on the completion of a collaborative research project between CARE Bangladesh and the University of Arizona titled "Gender, Power and Resilience in Char and Haor Communities of Bangladesh", reports UNB.This research project...

Indian wheat prices at 8-month high

2023-10-18 00:00:00

Indian wheat prices surged to an eight-month high on Tuesday, propelled by strong demand for big festivals, limited supplies and as import duty makes overseas buying unfeasible for domestic flour mills, reports Reuters.The increasing prices may prompt the government to...

UN refugee chief says humanitarian assistance declining for Rohingya

2023-10-18 00:00:00

Dwindling humanitarian aid for Rohingya refugees threatens to exacerbate one of the world's largest humanitarian crises, the UN's refugee chief said on Tuesday, reports AFP.Bangladesh is home to around a million members of the mostly stateless minority, many of whom...

JS body for recovering Tk 5.36b climate fund in Padma Bank as FDR

2023-10-18 00:00:00

The parliamentary standing committee on environment on Tuesday asked the government to assess the possible damages in Bangladesh due to climate change before the COP28 beginning on November 30,reports UNB.The parliamentary body also suggested the environment ministry to take appropriate...

No tax fair this year -

2023-10-18 00:00:00

No tax fair this year. Instead, the National Board of Revenue (NBR) will organise a nationwide special support service at tax zone office premises to help taxpayers submit their income tax returns from November 1 to 30, reports UNB.NBR Chairman...

Dengue claims 9 more lives

2023-10-18 00:00:00

Nine more deaths were reported from dengue in 24 hours till Tuesday morning, raising the fatalities from the mosquito-borne disease in Bangladesh to 1,190 this year, reports UNB.During the period, 2,609 more patients were hospitalised with the viral fever, according...

Ex-banker, 3 others get imprisonment in graft case

2023-10-18 00:00:00

A Dhaka court Tuesday sentenced M Naimul Islam, former Principal Officer of Sonali Bank, and three others to different jail terms in a graft case filed by Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) on charges of embezzlement, reports BSS.Naimul was sentenced to 17...

Web banking transactions soar 12.66pc in Aug to Tk 520.99bn

SAJIBUR RAHMAN | 2023-10-18 00:00:00

The number of transactions, the volume of transactions and people who made the transactions via the Internet increased in August compared to July, according to the central bank, thanks to user-friendly banking apps, nominal fees for online transactions and growing...

Afreen calls for space for press, civil society

FE REPORT | 2023-10-18 00:00:00

Washington has repeated its call for allowing space for civil society, the mass media and all actors to engage freely in the democratic process in the run-up to the general election in Bangladesh.Visiting US Deputy Assistant Secretary of State Afreen...