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Islami Bank reaches out to Hajj pilgrims with comprehensive services

FE REPORT | 2024-05-31 00:00:00

Hajj camp at Ashkona is a government establishment specialised to facilitate the Hajj pilgrims coming from all over the country. The camp echoes with the sound of "Labbaik Allahumma Labbaik." Islami Bank provides various services to the Hajj pilgrims as...

BRAC, BRAC Bank donate Tk 100m for cyclone-hit families

2024-05-31 00:00:00

BRAC has contributed Taka 70 million (7 crore) to the relief assistance fund titled 'Dakche Amar Desh' (Bangladesh is calling) and BRAC Bank PLC Taka 30 million (3 crore) for rehabilitation of the families affected by cyclone Remal, reports BSS.This...

BRAC Healthcare launches mobile app

2024-05-31 00:00:00

To make medical services more convenient and accessible, BRAC Healthcare Ltd, a concern of BRAC Enterprises, has launched a mobile application named 'BRAC Healthcare', to provide a wide range of healthcare-related information and benefits, including doctor appointments, record checking, payment...

TOAB honours 20 individuals, organisations with int'l tourism award

2024-05-31 00:00:00

The Tour Operators Association of Bangladesh (TOAB), country's apex body of travel agencies, has handed over TOAB International Tourism Award (TITA) to 20 individuals and organizations for their outstanding contributions to promotion and growth of Bangladesh's tourism industry, reports BSS.The...

PM seeks Finland's help to continue GSP+ facilities

2024-05-31 00:00:00

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina sought on Thursday assistance from Finland to continue GSP+ advantages from the European Union (EU) for few more years to smoothen Bangladesh's journey towards prosperity after its graduation to a developing country from the LDC club...

News in Brief-2024-05-31

2024-05-31 00:00:00

Italian judges threaten strike over'reform' they call politicalROME, May 30: Judges in Italy are up in arms against a judicial overhaul adopted by the hard-right government of Giorgia Meloni, some calling it a "damaging" politically motivated move to weaken prosecutors....

US to boycott UN tribute to Raisi

2024-05-31 00:00:00

NEW YORK, May 30 (BBC): The United States will boycott a United Nations tribute on Thursday to Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi, who was killed earlier this month in a helicopter crash, a US official said.The 193-member UN General Assembly traditionally...

Pressure on Biden to let US weapons strike Russia

2024-05-31 00:00:00

NEW YORK, May 30 (BBC): Pressure is growing on US President Joe Biden to allow Ukraine to use West-supplied weapons to strike Russian territory. A number of US allies this week signalled they were open to this possibility. Russia's Vladimir...

North Korea fires missiles toward its eastern waters

2024-05-31 00:00:00

SEOUL, May 30 (AP): North Korea on Thursday fired a barrage of suspected ballistic missiles toward its eastern sea, according to South Korea's military, days after its attempt to launch a military reconnaissance satellite ended in failure but still drew...

Four persons held in major European cybercrime sting

2024-05-31 00:00:00

BRUSSELS, May 30 (Reuters): Four people have been arrested in Ukraine and Armenia and more than 100 internet servers taken down or disrupted in a major sting operation targeting international cybercrime that has impacted thousands of people, Europol said on...

Kremlin uses comics to glorify Ukraine war among young Russians

2024-05-31 00:00:00

MOSCOW, May 30 (BBC): War-themed comic books are being used by the Kremlin to sell its vision of the war in Ukraine to the youth. During the first months following the start of invasion of Ukraine, a poll by the...

Israel now controls Gaza's entire land border

2024-05-31 00:00:00

BEIJING, May 30 (AP/BBC):Israel's military has said it has taken control of the strategically important buffer zone along the Gaza-Egypt border known as the Philadelphi Corridor, meaning it now controls Gaza's entire land border.A spokesman for the Israel Defense Forces...

ANC set to lose majority

2024-05-31 00:00:00

JOHANNESBURG, May 30 (AFP): South Africa's ruling ANC was on course to lose its 30-year-old unchallenged majority on Thursday after voters queued long into the night to cast their ballots, preliminary results and projections showed.With a fifth of votes tallied,...

Maradona medical team's trial postponed to October

2024-05-31 00:00:00

BUENOS AIRES, May 30 (AFP): The long-awaited criminal trial of eight medical professionals accused of negligence in the death of Argentina football legend Diego Maradona, due to start next week, was postponed Wednesday to October.Maradona died in November 2020 aged...

ICC Men's T20 World Cup Fixtures

2024-05-31 00:00:00

T20 World Cup a boost to sport's American dream

2024-05-31 00:00:00

NEW YORK, May 30 (Reuters): Cricket begins a campaign for the hearts and wallets of American fans this week, as the T20 World Cup kicks off on Saturday in Dallas, bringing the best of the sport to less familiar territory.The...

Sabalenka claims commanding straight-set win in French Open

2024-05-31 00:00:00

PARIS, May 30 (Reuters): Second seed Aryna Sabalenka beat Japanese qualifier Moyuka Uchijima 6-2 6-2 under the roof on Court Philippe-Chatrier on Thursday to move into the French Open third round.Uchijima, playing in the second round of a Grand Slam...

T20 WC matches to be broadcast on Nagorik TV, Toffee

2024-05-31 00:00:00

The International Cricket Council (ICC) has revealed that cricket fans in Bangladesh will be able to catch all the actions of the 2024 ICC Men's T20 World Cup live on Nagorik TV, reports UNB.The tournament, which will be the biggest...

New York increases T20 WC security after reported threats

2024-05-31 00:00:00

WASHINGTON, May 30 (Reuters): New York will boost security for the upcoming T20 Cricket World Cup in June, the governor said on Wednesday, after reports of threats especially related to the India-Pakistan match."In preparation for the @cricketworldcup, my team has...

Holders Bangladesh storm into semifinals

2024-05-31 00:00:00

Defending champions Bangladesh stormed into the semifinals of the 12-nation Bangabandhu Cup International Kabaddi Tournament as the first team beating Poland by 79-28 point with seven lonas at the Shaheed Suhrawardy Indoor Stadium in the city on Thursday, reports UNB.Bangladesh...

Gold worth tens of billions smuggled to the UAE each year

2024-05-31 00:00:00

SINGAPORE, May 30 (Reuters): Gold smuggling out of Africa, mainly to the United Arab Emirates, has surged over the last decade, with hundreds of tonnes of gold worth tens of billions of dollars illegally leaving the continent every year, according...

BARI celebrates International Day of Potato

2024-05-31 00:00:00

Bangladesh Agricultural Research Institute (BARI) has celebrated the International Day of Potato-2024 on Thursday through various programmes. In the morning, a rally was held on the occasion with participation of BARI scientists and different other stakeholders including those involved with...

India's onion farmers cry foul at politicians' price recipe

2024-05-31 00:00:00

NASHIK (India), May 30 (AFP): Almost every Indian meal requires an onion-one of the cooking essentials along with sugar and lentils that sweet-talking politicians use to curry favour with their voters by lowering costs.But their policies to cut prices by...

A workshop on 4th Industrial Revolution for officers of different wings

2024-05-31 00:00:00

A workshop on 4th Industrial Revolution for officers of different wings of Bangladesh Agricultural Development Corporation (BADC) was held recently at the head office of it.

Asia's oil imports hit 12-month high

2024-05-31 00:00:00

LAUNCESTON, Australia, May 30 (Reuters): Asia's imports of crude oil rose to the highest in 12 months in May, with the strength being driven by India as the region's second-biggest buyer is on track to see record arrivals.The world's top...

Student crushed under wheels of train in Lalmonirhat

2024-05-31 00:00:00

LALMONIRHAT, May 30 (BSS): A female student was crushed under the wheels of a train at Tushbhander Adarshapara area under Kaliganj upazila of the district on Thursday.The deceased was identified as Aysha Siddika Akhi, 18, daughter of Alamgir Hossain, resident...

'Thief' killed in Ctg lynch-mob attack

2024-05-31 00:00:00

CHATTOGRAM, May 30 (UNB): A suspected thief was killed in a lynch-mob attack at Sarowar Bazar in Satkania upazila of Chattogram district on Wednesday night.The deceased was identified as Md Mohiuddin, 32, a resident of Sadaha union of the upazila.According...

Tidal surge inundates a large area in Koyra UZ

OUR CORRESPONDENT | 2024-05-31 00:00:00

KHULNA, May 30: About one hundred families are suffering a lot as tidal surge under the impact of Cyclone Remal has caused flash flood at Dashalia village in Koyra upazila of Khulna district. Local sources said heavy rainfall during the...

Flash flood causes breaches in Kushiyara dyke in Sylhet

OUR CORRESPONDENT | 2024-05-31 00:00:00

SYLHET, May 30: The Kushiyara dyke has been damaged amid a flash flood that inundated many low-lying areas of different upazilas of the district.The flash flood has been triggered by incessant rain and onrush of upstream water from the Indian...

Special train service halted on Cox's Bazar-Chattogram route

OUR CORRESPONDENT | 2024-05-31 00:00:00

COX'S BAZAR, May 30: The railway authorities have stopped operation of special train on the Cox's Bazar-Chattogram route from Thursday citing engine and loco master crisis as the reason.Train service on the route started on December 1, 2023. Later the...