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Brazil's top 2 candidates face Oct 30 runoff

2022-10-04 00:00:00

RIO DE JANEIRO, Oct 03 (AP): Brazil's top two presidential candidates will face each other in a runoff vote after neither got enough support to win outright Sunday in an election to decide if the country returns a leftist to...

Bodies of two missing youths recovered from Jamuna river

2022-10-04 00:00:00

Bodies of two youths were recovered from the Jamuna river in Pabna district and a man has gone missing in the Rupsha river in Khulna district on Monday and Sunday night, reports UNB.In Pabna, bodies of two youths, who went...

Man stabbed to death 'by wife' in Kushtia

2022-10-04 00:00:00

KUSHTIA, Oct 03 (UNB): A 37-year-old man was stabbed to death allegedly by his wife following a family feud in Kushtia town early Monday.The deceased was identified as Md Sabbir, a resident of the town.At one stage of altercation, Sabbir's...

One to die for murder in N'ganj

2022-10-04 00:00:00

NARAYANGANJ, Oct 03 (UNB): A Narayanganj court sentenced on Monday a man to death and two others to life imprisonment for killing a dyeing factory worker in 2019.Narayanganj district and Sessions Judge Munshi Mohammad Mashiur Rahman handed down the judgment...

Short duration Aman paddy harvest creates job for marginal farmers

2022-10-04 00:00:00

RANGPUR, Oct 03 (BSS): Early harvest of short duration Aman rice has already begun creating jobs for farm-labourers and helping them in tackling the 'seasonal lean period' of 'Aswin' and 'Kartik' months in Rangpur agriculture region. Like previous years, short...

Durga Puja brings no joy to boat capsize victims' families

2022-10-04 00:00:00

PANCHAGARH, Oct 03 (UNB): Hemant Roy and Vasudev Roy are two brothers of Arazi Shikarpur Battali village of Boda Upazila of Panchargarh. Seven members of their families were going to a temple to celebrate Mahalaya by a boat on the...

A farmer busy taking care of betel leaves

2022-10-04 00:00:00

A farmer busy taking care of betel leaves at his garden. The photo was taken from Baghdum village in Baraigram upazila of Natore district on Monday— bdnews24.com

Cox's Bazar tourists claim to have deprived of promised discounts

OUR CORRESPONDENT | 2022-10-04 00:00:00

COX'S BAZAR, Oct 03: Lured by hefty discounts, a large number of tourists from across the country arrived in the beach town. But many of them alleged that they did not get the special offer. On the occasion of the...

Agrani Bank in retrospect

Maswood Alam Khan | 2022-10-04 00:00:00

With so many distressing news reports of mismanagement in the banking sector in Bangladesh people have a conception that banks are all full of deceits. And telling anything good about any bank is not something that someone is very happy...

Stopping use of printed papers to serve food

2022-10-04 00:00:00

Using printed and used paper to serve food is a common practice in Bangladesh, especially for street food. Snacks such as samosa, roll, jhalmuri, bhel puri and pickles are being served and sold in such papers across the country. But...

Reckless driving needs to be checked

2022-10-04 00:00:00

Road crashes have turned out to be a common affair in Bangladesh. Despite taking several measures, we do not seem to have become successful in curbing tragic accidents and casualties. And one of the main reasons behind this is our...

Suckling babies to pay travel fare on metro rail!

2022-10-04 00:00:00

Bangladesh's first metro rail service is expected to start operating from Uttara to Agargaon in Dhaka from December this year. The authorities have already fixed the fare at Tk 5 per kilometre, with a minimum fare of Tk 20. Students...

Getting to know AI

Syed Fattahul Alim | 2022-10-04 00:00:00

Elon Musk, the richest man on earth, founder of SpaceX with its idea of reusable rocket and maker of electric cars from his company, Tesla inc., has now embarked on his new project of making humanoid robots. Recently, he presented...

Private universities' own campuses

Shihab Sarkar | 2022-10-04 00:00:00

Lots of students and even their guardians are not aware of a vital fact: the private universities are also under the jurisdiction of the powerful University Grants Commission (UGC). Formed by the country's President, it formulates the administrative and financial...

Let service sector, not just hospitality industry, rebound

2022-10-04 00:00:00

That hotel business at the top tiers, euphemistically called hospitality industry has started bouncing back over the past six months is good news for this particular type of service sector as well as tourism. Increased revenue earnings from this sector...

Shorten factory setting-up process

FE REPORT | 2022-10-03 12:00:00

Factory setting-up procedure in Bangladesh is complex, lengthy, and time-consuming for lots of unnecessary paperwork, speakers observed at a discussion Sunday, urging a cleanup.Entrepreneurs and investors taking part in the discussion noted with dissatisfaction that it is challenging to search...

Rid Dhaka airport road of congestion

2022-10-03 12:00:00

Traffic congestion is nothing new in Dhaka city. Life in the capital can be unbearable due to constant traffic jam on almost every road. But at least some roads should be free of heavy traffic. Dhaka Airport Road should lead...

Vehicles remain stuck in a never-ending traffic gridlock

2022-10-03 00:00:00

Vehicles remain stuck in a never-ending traffic gridlock in the Kuril Bishwa Road area of the capital on Sunday, as some points of the Airport Road got waterlogged following the rain early in the morning — FE photo

Reforms can be initiated after reviewing US report on Rab

2022-10-03 00:00:00

Home Minister Asaduz-zaman Khan Kamal today said that reforms can be initiated after reviewing the US report on Rapid Action Battalion (Rab), reports UNB.He made the comment in response to reporters' questions after a program in a Dhaka hotel.The home...

44 selected for Bangabandhu Agriculture Award

2022-10-03 00:00:00

A total of 44 individuals and organisations will get Bangabandhu Jatiya Krishi Puroshkar-1425 and 1426 (Bangla), (Bangabandhu National Agriculture Award-1425 and 1426), the highest state recognition to the agriculture sector, reports BSS.Of them, 15 individuals and organisations will get the...

Ensure flow of common rivers to avert environmental disaster: Farakka Committee

FE REPORT | 2022-10-03 00:00:00

The signing of a memorandum of understanding between Bangladesh and India for withdrawal of 153 cusecs of water from Bangladeshi river Kushiyara has created adverse reactions among the people concerned. The Kushiyara issue has suddenly been brought to the fore...

12 climate-resilient clinics launched in Cox's Bazar

FE REPORT | 2022-10-03 00:00:00

Twelve climate-resilient community clinics were inaugurated in Cox's Bazar on Sunday under a joint initiative to increase healthcare access in remote areas.The International Organization for Migration (IOM) completed work of the first 12 community clinics out of the total 100...

PM returns home tomorrow

2022-10-03 00:00:00

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina is scheduled to return home early hours of tomorrow (Tuesday) wrapping up her 18-day official visit to the UK and the USA, reports UNB.A VVIP chartered flight of Biman Bangladesh Airlines carrying the Prime Minister and...

Cos yet to refund Tk 3.0 billion

FE REPORT | 2022-10-03 00:00:00

The scam-hit e-commerce companies like Evaly, Eorange and Sirajganj Shop are yet to pay around Tk 3.0 billion back to their respective customers, sources said.The volume of customers' stuck-up funds with 27 such online shopping platforms is around Tk 5.25...

Cashless E-mutation draws huge response

FE REPORT | 2022-10-03 00:00:00

Cashless e-mutation of the land ministry has drawn good attention from recipients of the digital payment services. A total of Tk 7.7 million was deposited to the government's exchequer in the first 39 hours of the introduction of the services...

Productivity in govt factories low for lack of skilled labour

FE REPORT | 2022-10-03 00:00:00

Productivity in the country's government-run factories is unsatisfactory for lack of skilled labour, accountability as well as transparency, speakers observed at a seminar on Sunday.On the eve of the National Productivity Day- 2022, National Productivity Organisation (NPO) under the industries...

Briefing 2022-10-03

2022-10-03 00:00:00

Stocks begin month on positive noteThe stock market began the month of October on a plus side, extending the gaining streak for a third consecutive session on Sunday amid mixed performance of major sectors. The turnover of Dhaka Stock Exchange...

Prayer Timings (2022-10-03)

2022-10-03 00:00:00

CAB, FBCCI oppose move, propose alternatives

FE REPORT | 2022-10-03 00:00:00

Tariffs of bulk electricity are set to be raised shortly as the country's energy regulator has almost completed necessary spadework to make the announcement, adding to shocks from inflation."We are working to announce the new bulk electricity tariffs by October...

LPG retail price drops by 2.83pc for Oct

FE REPORT | 2022-10-03 00:00:00

The BERC slashed the retail price of liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) for October by 2.83 per cent on Sunday in line with the downtrend trend of fuel prices in the international market.The Bangladesh Energy Regulatory Commission (BERC) decreased the price...