BUCHAREST, Sept 17 (Reuters): Romanian farmers asked the government on Saturday to unilaterally ban the import of Ukrainian grain and other food products after the European Commission decided to lift restrictions.Romania is one of five eastern EU countries alongside Bulgaria,...
BRUSSELS, Sept 17 (Reuters): The European Commission called on Poland, Hungary and Slovakia on Sunday to be constructive after they unilaterally declared they would continue to ban grain imports from Ukraine despite the Commission's decision to end the ban."We are...
PARIS, Sept 17 (Reuters): Airbus is pushing ahead with plans to name a new internal head of its commercial aircraft business, effectively recreating a separate civil jetliner division with the list of candidates widening to include sales chief Christian Scherer.Industry...
A workshop on 'Future Actions' to strengthen research activities of Bangladesh Agricultural Research Institute (BARI) was held on Sunday in the conference room of Director General. BARI Director General Dr. Debasish Sarker presided over the workshop while Joint Secretary (Research...
LONDON, Sept 17 (Reuters): Russia has stepped up imports of the aluminium feedstock alumina from India in recent months to supply its vast Siberian plants, a move that diversifies the sanctions-hit country's supply, helps reduce dependence on China and cuts...
PANCHAGARH , Sep 17 (UNB): Members of Border Guard of Bangladesh (BGB) detained a suspected smuggler along with 19 gold bars worth over Tk 1.5 million along Bangalpara border in Panchagarh sadar upazila on Saturday night.The detainee is Md Jewel...
LALMONIRHAT, Sept 17 (UNB): A 45-year-old journalist died after allegedly being run over by a speeding truck in Lalmonirhat's Aditmari upazila on Saturday.The dead is Yunus Ali, president of Lalmonirhat Reporters Unity. He was also a Lalmonirhat correspondent of Somoyer...
JHENAIDAH, September 17 (UNB): People in Jhenaidah district are demonstrating the power of unity in their efforts to co-create their city.Award-winning architect couple Khondakar Hasibul Kabir and Suhailey Farzana, who are based in Jhenaidah, are motivating local communities to get...
SYLHET, Sept 17 (UNB): A baghair (deveil catfish or Gangetic goonch) weighing over 79 kg fish was sold for Tk 60, 000 in Kanaighat upazila of Sylhet district on Saturday.The fish was caught from the bordering Lova River in Laxmiprasad...
Ignoring ban, battery-run three-wheelers plying the highway, posing a risk of fatal accidents anytime. The picture was taken from Ashuganj of Bramanbaria on Dhaka-Sylhet highway on Sunday — Focus Bangla
RAJSHAHI, Sept 17 (BSS): State Minister for Foreign Affairs Shahriar Alam has said the local government institutions are very much important for elevating the lot of the grassroots people."The local government system has been playing a pioneering role in implementing...
RIYADH, Sept 17 (Agencies): Cristiano Ronaldo scored his seventh goal in the Saudi Pro League as his side, Al Nassr, beat Al Raed 3-1 in a league game at the King Abdullah Sports City Stadium in Buraydah on Saturday. He...
Managing Director & CEO of Social Islami Bank Limited (SIBL) Zafar Alam posing after inaugurating the event of table tennis at the bank's head office in the city recently. Deputy Managing Directors Mohammad Forkanullah and Abdul Hannan Khan, among others,...
MIAMI, Sept 17 (Agencies): Lionel Messi is suffering from "muscle fatigue" and will not be rushed back, Inter Miami coach Gerardo 'Tata' Martino said on Saturday after his team's playoff hopes suffered a blow with a 5-2 thrashing at Atlanta...
COLOMBO, Sept 17 (AFP): All too often ignored in favour of the big name sport stars, cricketing groundstaff who kept the rain-hit Asia Cup running were promised a $50,000 shared bonus by organisers on Sunday.Pace bowler Mohammed Siraj, who returned...
COLOMBO, Sept 17 (Agencies): Mohammed Siraj makes history as he scalped four wickets in a single over in the ongoing Asia Cup 2023 final against Sri Lanka and becomes the fifth bowler in history and the first Indian to pick...
Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) Football champions Bashundhara Kings left Dhaka for the Maldives capital Male on Sunday morning to play their AFC Cup away match against Maziya Sports & Recreation Club, reports UNB.Bangladesh champions Bashundhara Kings will start their AFC...
Kim discusses arms cooperation with Russian defence ministerSEOUL, Sep 17: North Korean leader Kim Jong Un held discussions with Russia's defence minister on strengthening "strategic and tactical coordination" between the countries' militaries, the North's state media said Sunday, as Kim...
ROME, Sept 17 (BBC): The European Commission President, Ursula von der Leyen, has visited a migrant reception centre on the Italian island of Lampedusa, after the country's prime minister called for EU help with small boat arrivals.More than 8,000 migrants...
RIO DE JANEIRO, Sept 17 (AP): Brazil is reinstating stronger greenhouse gas commitments it made in 2015 as part of the Paris Agreement that were weakened under former President Jair Bolsonaro.The announcement was made Thursday by the country's Committee on...
BRASILIA, Sept 17 (BBC): Fourteen people have been killed in a plane crash during bad weather in the Brazilian Amazon on Saturday. The small propeller plane was nearing the end of its 400km (248 mile) trip between Manaus, the capital...
WAD MADANI, Sept 17 (AFP): Flames gripped the Sudanese capital Sunday and paramilitary forces attacked the army headquarters for the second day in a row, witnesses reported, as fighting raged into its six month."Clashes are now happening around the army...
LONDON, Sept 17 (BBC): The sea-ice surrounding Antarctica is well below any previous recorded winter level, satellite data shows, a worrying new benchmark for a region that once seemed resistant to global warming."It's so far outside anything we've seen, it's...
The cost of everyday goods in the country is rising at an alarming rate. Despite recent government initiatives to cool off the prices of essentials in the kitchen markets, the people of Bangladesh are still grappling with the grim reality...
Ragging in our public universities is taking an alarming turn day by day. When a new batch of students enters a university, senior students start making fun of them in the name of ragging. Instead of welcoming them cordially, some...
Neil Ray | 2023-09-18 00:00:00
Any inquisitive child is likely to wonder how a bird floats on the air with its fragile feathery wings while s/he cannot despite his/her stronger arms. This inquisition has seen its fulfilment and disappointment in the mythical story of Icarus...
Syed Fattahul Alim | 2023-09-18 00:00:00
A study on the presence of microplastics in salt from 12 salt-producing sites in the Cox's Bazar and Chattogram districts came up with results that are concerning. Plastics are manmade polymeric materials of organic origin with the property that it...
Ever since the start of monitoring the extent of greening compliance by garment manufacturers and exporters in developing countries, the prerequisite has been a subject of unease. The monitors belong to the club of global bigwigs in the clothing and...
Muhammad Zamir | 2023-09-18 00:00:00
Bangladesh President Mohammed Shahabuddin in addition to having a meeting with Indonesian President Widodo and attending some important discussions in the recently convened ASEAN meeting in Indonesia also referred to some bilateral issues of importance. He also recalled that since...
FE REPORT | 2023-09-17 12:00:00
Eggs and onions showed a slight decline, but potato, sugar and edible oil remained much higher than the government-fixed rates on Saturday despite the ongoing operations by agencies concerned.Commerce ministry on Thursday morning fixed the maximum retail prices (MRPs) of...
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