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Microsoft hikes Xbox prices in US once again as tariff challenges persist

2025-09-21 00:00:00

Microsoft said on Friday it is raising the prices of its Xbox gaming consoles in the US for a second time this year, as the cloud giant's video game division grapples with tariff-induced cost pressures, strong competition and uncertain spending,...

Modern farming promotes cost-effective techniques

2025-09-21 00:00:00

RAJSHAHI, Sept 20 (BSS): Modern farming and digital agricultural technologies are promoting cost-effective techniques and revolutionizing crop production across Rajshahi, particularly in Godagari upazila, as young entrepreneurs and grassroots farmers embrace innovation.Two young friends, Sarwar Rashid and Nurullah Sadekin Sourav,...

NEWS IN BRIEF__2025-09-21

2025-09-21 00:00:00

Pregnant woman, son found dead in FaridpurFARIDPUR, Sep 20: A pregnant woman and her five-year-old son were found dead on Friday night in Purbokandi village of Krishnapur union under Faridpur Sadar upazila. The deceased were identified as Sumaya Akter, 22,...

Lightning strikes leave two dead

2025-09-21 00:00:00

KUSHTIA, Sept 20 (UNB): Two people, including a schoolboy, were killed in separate lightning strikes in Daulatpur upazila of Kushtia on Saturday.The victims were identified as Saif Hossain Toha, 10, a class four student from Shitlai Para in Rifayetpur Union,...

Three held over torturing youth by unleashing dogs in Cumilla

2025-09-21 00:00:00

CUMILLA, Sept 20 (UNB): Members of Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) on Saturday arrested three people in connection with their alleged involvement in torturing a young man by unleashing two dogs over theft charges in Burichong upazila of Cumilla district.The arrestees...

Off-season watermelon farming brings bumper gains to Narail farmers

2025-09-21 00:00:00

NARAIL, Sept 20 (UNB): Under the warm September sun, Narail's fields glow with an unusual sight -- plump, red watermelons ripening on the vines.Traditionally grown across Bangladesh from December to April, these luscious fruits are now flourishing out of season,...

Ban on all vessels except tourist boats in Sylhet's Sada Pathor

2025-09-21 00:00:00

ompaniganj Upazila administration has banned all vessels except tourist boats in Sylhet's Sada Pathor in an effort to curb sand and stones looting, reports bdnews24.com. Upazila administrator (UNO) Mohammad Robin Mia said the administration has been announcing the new directives...

Waterlogging leaves 1,000 hectares uncultivated in Moulvibazar

OUR CORRESPONDENT | 2025-09-21 00:00:00

SYLHET, Sept 20: Slow water recession from the Kawadighi Haor in Moulvibazar has left nearly 1,000 hectares of land uncultivated this Aman season, as the planting period draws to a close, farmers fear.According to officials from the Bangladesh Water Development...

Liverpool's French striker Hugo Ekitike (C) celebrates

2025-09-21 00:00:00

Liverpool's French striker Hugo Ekitike (C) celebrates after scoring their second goal during the English Premier League football match between Liverpool and Everton at Anfield in Liverpool on Saturday.— AFP

Germany WC winner Boateng announces retirement

2025-09-21 00:00:00

BERLIN, Sept 20 (AFP): Former Germany defender Jerome Boateng, who won the World Cup in 2014, formally announced his retirement from the game on Friday.The 37-year-old centre-back uploaded a minute-long clip to his social media channels on Friday, bidding farewell...

Suryakumar sidesteps handshake issue ahead of Ind-Pak rematch

2025-09-21 00:00:00

DUBAI, Sept 20 (AP): Indian captain Suryakumar Yadav sidestepped the no-handshake issue ahead of the Asia Cup rematch against Pakistan in Dubai on Sunday, choosing to focus instead on the bat and ball.he Group A clash between the fierce rivals...

Swiatek shrugs off double duty to reach Korea Open final

2025-09-21 00:00:00

SEOUL, Sept 20 (AFP): Iga Swiatek blazed into the Korea Open final after bad weather forced her to play two matches on Saturday, winning both in a combined time of two and a half hours.The Polish six-time Grand Slam champion...

Eight more matches of School Handball decided on 3rd day

2025-09-21 00:00:00

Eight more plate phase matches, three of girls' and five of boys, were of Polar Ice-cream 29th School Handball tournament (boys' and girls') were decided on the third day held at Shaheed Captain M Mansur Ali National Handball Stadium in...

BD suffer 12-0 defeat to Iran in Futsal Asian Cup

2025-09-21 00:00:00

Bangladesh Futsal National Team suffered a 12-0 goals defeat to strong Iran in their opening group G match of the AFC Futsal Asian Cup Qualifiers 2026 held at Stadium Tertutup Sukp in Kuantan, Malaysia on Saturday, reports BSS.Futsal is played...

Bangladesh face hosts Lanka today

2025-09-21 00:00:00

Bangladesh U-17 National Football Team will take on host Sri Lanka in their ultimate group match of the SAFF U-17 Championship scheduled to be held at Racecourse ground in Colombo, Sri Lanka today (Sunday), reports BSS.The match kicks off at...

BCB releases revised itinerary for NCL T20

2025-09-21 00:00:00

The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) on Saturday released the revised itinerary for the NCL T20, which is all set to resume on September 26, reports BSS.Sylhet alone will host the remaining matches of the tournament, the BCB said in a...

Hasibul, Salma appointed as BCB selectors

2025-09-21 00:00:00

Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) on Saturday appointed former national pacer Hasibul Hossain Shanto as a men's team selector and also named former women's skipper Salma Khatun as a women's selector, reports BSS.Media and Communications Committee Chairman Iftekhar Rahman Mithu announced...

Bangladesh's captain Litton Das (L) and his Sri Lanka's counterpart Charith Asalanka shake hands

2025-09-21 00:00:00

Bangladesh's captain Litton Das (L) and his Sri Lanka's counterpart Charith Asalanka shake hands during the toss before the start of the Asia Cup 2025 Super Four Twenty20 international cricket match between Bangladesh and Sri Lanka at the Dubai International...

Bangladesh eager to build on previous success

2025-09-21 00:00:00

Nigar Sultana Joty, the captain of the Bangladesh women's cricket team, says her side is ready to take the challenge of the ICC Women's World Cup 2025, reports UNB.She said the side is upbeat to build on the success of...

Khatunganj Trade Hub

MD. MOIN UDDIN MUSLIM | 2025-09-21 00:00:00

In the narrow, chaotic lanes of Khatunganj with the air thick with the scent of spices and the din of commerce, transactions worth over $250 million are sealed every day with little more than a handshake. In the heart of...

Addressing poverty & inequality after July uprising

Md Tanjil Hossain | 2025-09-21 00:00:00

The July 2024 uprising, while it raised hopes for political change, also had significant economic implications. The aftermath of the uprising has created new expectations in Bangladesh's political landscape. Ordinary citizens believed that political change would soon translate into improvements...

Reshaping national statistical body

2025-09-21 00:00:00

Data, census, and statistics are indispensable for effective policy-making and prioritization. They provide evidence for decision-making, inform economic forecasting by identifying future trends and resource needs, and support development monitoring and evaluation of past actions.A government-formed task force has made...

Professions forgotten in the craze for modernity

2025-09-21 00:00:00

In both urban and rural Bangladesh, many traditional professions quietly exist, though rarely recognised. These include clock repairers, quilt makers, khundhai artists, and beading artists - trades passed down the generations. Despite their declining visibility, they play a vital role...

Denuding hills - a monstrous crime

Atiqul Kabir Tuhin | 2025-09-21 00:00:00

No fewer than 150 hills and hillocks are now at risk of being completely flattened. This time, the cause is not population pressure or the need to reclaim land for agriculture, but a grave error in survey records that borders...

Will WTO deal to curb fisheries subsidies work?

Asjadul Kibria | 2025-09-21 00:00:00

In its three decades of existence, the members of the World Trade Organization (WTO) have negotiated only two new trade deals. The latest one is the Agreement on Fisheries Subsidies (AFS), which entered into force last week. At the 12th...

A crisis in urban governance

2025-09-21 00:00:00

The recent report that Bangladesh's twelve city corporations operate on a collective annual budget of just Tk 230 billion, an amount that severely constrains their capacity, stands as a damning indictment of the nation's urban governance crisis. This figure is...

India regulator still reviewing more than a dozen allegations against Adani

2025-09-21 00:00:00

MUMBAI, Sept 20 (Reuters): India's market regulator is still looking into more than a dozen allegations that Adani Group and its offshore funds broke securities regulations, two sources with direct knowledge of the investigations said on Friday.They spoke a day...

Europe has menu of options to make wealthy pay more taxes

2025-09-21 00:00:00

FRANKFURT, Sept 20 (Reuters): Cash-strapped European governments looking to tax the rich harder to plug holes in public finances and redress rising inequality may find that direct wealth levies are not the most effective solution.History shows outright wealth taxes rarely...

Prime Bank partners with Aamara Active to Offer Lifestyle Privileges

2025-09-21 00:00:00

Prime Bank has recently entered into a partnership with Aamara Active, a pioneering corporate boutique gym, through a deal signing ceremony at the bank's corporate office in the capital's Gulshan. This collaboration opens up a wide range of exclusive lifestyle...

Dhaka Bank opens 36th Sub-Branch at Noapara

2025-09-21 00:00:00

AKM Shahnawaj, Managing Director (Current Charge) of Dhaka Bank PLC formally inaugurated its 36th Sub-Branch at Noapara under Akij City Branch, Jashore, recently. Md Mostaque Ahmed, Deputy Managing Director (CEMO), Altamas Nirjhor, EVP & Head of General Services Division, along...