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BNP won't concede to any obstacle, says Fakhrul

2022-10-15 00:00:00

THAKURGAON, Oct 14 (UNB): BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Friday said their party will not stop their ongoing movement to 'restore' democracy and people's voting rights by ousting the Awami League government."We want to move forward with...

BNP's dream of bringing down govt is only an illusion: Quader

2022-10-15 00:00:00

Awami League (AL) General Secretary Obaidul Quader on Friday said the BNP leaders' dream of ousting the government through movement is nothing but an illusion, reports UNB. "Sheikh Hasina's government will remain in power as long as people want it....

'Serena, Felix now part of an old girls network'

2022-10-15 00:00:00

NEW YORK, Oct 14 (Reuters): Some of the biggest names in women's sport bowed out of competition in 2022 but tennis icon Billie Jean King expects the likes of Serena Williams and Allyson Felix to continue making headlines as part...

Washout denies England whitewash

2022-10-15 00:00:00

CANBERRA, Oct 14 (AFP): England were denied a clean sweep of their T20 series against Australia when persistent rain forced the third match to be abandoned in Canberra on Friday.Needing 130 to win from 12 overs, Australia were 30-3 from...

Maradona's 'Hand of God' ball likely to rake in $2.7m-$3.3m at auction

2022-10-15 00:00:00

NEW YORK, Oct 14 (AP): The ball used when Diego Maradona scored his "Hand of God" goal against England at the 1986 World Cup has been put up for auction by the Tunisian referee who was in charge of the...

Pakistan win T20 tri-series title

2022-10-15 00:00:00

CHRISTCHURCH, New Zealand, Oct 14 (AFP): All-rounder Mohammad Nawaz helped Pakistan to a five-wicket victory over New Zealand on Friday to win the tri-series Twenty20 final in Christchurch with three balls to spare.It was a good sign for Pakistan going...

More than 600,000 tickets sold for T20 WC

2022-10-15 00:00:00

More than 600,000 tickets have been sold for the Twenty20 World Cup in Australia, officials said Friday, hailing big demand for a host of sell-out blockbuster games.The global showpiece starts tomorrow (Sunday) at the preliminary stage, before the big guns...

Arsenal win in Europa League as McTominay rescues Man Utd

2022-10-15 00:00:00

PARIS, Oct 14 (AFP): Arsenal maintained their perfect start to the Europa League as Bukayo Saka's goal clinched a 1-0 win at Bodo/Glimt, while Manchester United left it late to beat Omonia Nicosia.Saka struck midway through the first half in...

6th Anwar Ispat-Anwar Cement Captain's Cup Golf Tournament opens

2022-10-15 00:00:00

The opening ceremony of the 6th Anwar Ispat-Anwar Cement Captain's Cup Golf Tournament-2022 was held on Friday at Army Golf Club, Dhaka Cantonment.Chief of Army Staff General SM Shafiuddin Ahmed officially inaugurated the tournament, said a press release.Chief of General...

Women's Asia Cup final today

2022-10-15 00:00:00

SYLHET, Oct 14 (ANI): Indian women's cricket team will look to record its seventh Asia Cup title, while Sri Lanka will eye its maiden cup on Saturday when the two teams lock horns at the Sylhet International Cricket Stadium in...

News Briefs (2022-10-15)

2022-10-15 00:00:00

Wells Fargo profit falls US lender Wells Fargo & Co on Friday reported a decline in profit for the third quarter as the bank set aside more money in preparation for a hit from a potential economic slowdown. The fourth-largest...

UNISOFT to provide CRM solutions for City Bank

2022-10-15 00:00:00

UNISOFT Systems Limited, a concern of Smart Technologies (BD) Ltd., has entered into an agreement with City Bank at the bank's Head office recently. Under the agreement, UNISOFT Systems will provide 'Collection and Recovery Management Solutions' (CRMS) software to all...

UAE supermarket chain Lulu hires Moelis for IPO

2022-10-15 00:00:00

DUBAI, Oct 14 (Reuters): Abu Dhabi-headquartered supermarket chain Lulu Group International is planning an initial public offering and has hired investment bank Moelis & Co to advise it, two sources familiar with the matter said.Lulu, one of the largest supermarket...

Indian shares end higher ----

2022-10-15 00:00:00

BENGALURU, Oct 14 (Reuters): Indian shares closed 1 per cent higher on Friday, led by gains in IT giant Infosys and banks, but still ended a volatile week in the red.The NSE Nifty 50 index settled 1.01 per cent higher...

Euro zone bond yields fall as ECB policymaker flags recession risk

2022-10-15 00:00:00

Euro zone bond yields fell on Friday after a European Central Bank (ECB) policymaker flagged recession risks and investors grew wary of pricing in more aggressive monetary tightening, reports Reuters.The ECB is prepared for a possible technical recession paired with...

LafargeHolcim logs 21pc growth in EPS for Q3

FE REPORT | 2022-10-15 00:00:00

LafargeHolcim Bangladesh Ltd. (LHBL) has reported a 21 per cent growth in its EPS (earnings per share) for the July-September (Q3) period of 2022, compared to the same quarter in the previous year.For the third quarter, the cement maker has...

Stocks down as investors take to sidelines

FE REPORT | 2022-10-15 00:00:00

Dhaka stocks passed a gloomy week, with the benchmark index closing in the red, wiping out all the gains made in the previous week, as many investors took to sidelines following heavy selloffs amid uncertain economic outlook. This week, all...

Donald Trump faces criminal investigation

Mohammad Amjad Hossain | 2022-10-15 00:00:00

Former US President Donald Trump is having serious problems, including criminal charges since the FBI found out from Mar-a-Largo in January around 700 pages of classified materials. Some of them were at the highest levels of classification. In fact, these...

Paradoxes, hilarious or pathetic, are irresolvable!

Nilratan Halder | 2022-10-15 00:00:00

This country has long earned fame or infamy either for paradoxes at their most hilarious or pathetic. Paradoxes can be its weaknesses on the one hand; and strength, on the other. Those can concern molehill to mountain as well. The...

FBCCI urges JICA to set up petrochemical industry in BD

FE REPORT | 2022-10-15 00:00:00

The Federation of Bangladesh Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FBCCI) has urged the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) to establish a petrochemical industry in the Matarbari-Moheshkhali project area. "Bangladesh lacks a petrochemical industry. Therefore, a petrochemical complex is needed to...

Production in Maddhapara mine resumes after four months

FE REPORT | 2022-10-15 00:00:00

Production in the country's lone hard-rock mine at Maddhapara under Parbatipur in Dinajpur resumed on Thursday after a hiatus of over four months due to scarcity of explosives.The state-run Maddhapara Granite Mining Company Ltd (MGMCL) imported explosives - used to...

Agrani Bank holds 'Business Review' meeting

2022-10-15 00:00:00

Agrani Bank Managing Director and CEO Md Murshedul Kabir was present as the chief guest at the 'Meet the Borrowers and Business Review' meeting organised by the Mymensingh circle of the bank at the Bangladesh Agricultural University on Friday

‘BD's partners fail to take actions against bribery in int’l trade’

FE REPORT | 2022-10-15 00:00:00

The Transparency International Bangladesh (TIB) expressed grave concern, as most of the leading trade and investment partner countries of Bangladesh had been systematically failing to take actions against bribery in international trade.The entity also alerted the government about the need...

Doctor among two Palestinians killed by Israeli forces

2022-10-15 00:00:00

NABLUS (Palestinian Territories), Oct 14 (Al Jazeera): Ramallah, occupied West Bank - Israeli forces have shot and killed two Palestinian men, including a physician, during a raid on the city of Jenin in the northern occupied West Bank.The Palestinian health...

North Korea fires missile, flies warplanes near border

2022-10-15 00:00:00

SEOUL, Oct 14 (Reuters): North Korea fired a short-range ballistic missile into the sea and hundreds of artillery rounds near the border with the South on Friday, South Korea's military said, the latest military activity by the nuclear-armed country amid...

UK PM fires finance minister Kwarteng

2022-10-15 00:00:00

British Prime Minister Liz Truss fired her finance minister Kwasi Kwarteng on Friday, the BBC reported, shortly before she is expected to scrap parts of his economic package in a bid to survive the market and political turmoil gripping the...

Five shot dead in North Carolina capital

2022-10-15 00:00:00

CAROLINA, Oct 14 (Reuters): Five people including an off-duty police officer were shot dead in the North Carolina capital of Raleigh on Thursday, triggering a massive manhunt that shut down part of city for hours and resulted in the arrest...

Health benefits of dark chocolates

2022-10-15 00:00:00

Many of us may not know that dark chocolate is loaded with nutrients that can positively affect your health. Made from the seed of the cacao tree, it is one of the best sources of antioxidants you can find. Studies...

Need for exclusive TV censor board

2022-10-15 00:00:00

Television has become a part of our daily lives. People of all ages watch it every day. Some television programmes are available on platforms like YouTube and they can be watched at any time. TV programmes are not only entertaining...

Reviewing age limit for entry level jobs

2022-10-15 00:00:00

Job aspirants have long been demanding the extension of age limit for entry-level jobs up to 35 years from 30 years. Recently, the demand has come to the fore again. Many experts do agree with it. In my view, there...