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2 die as strong quake shakes Mexico

2022-09-23 00:00:00

MEXICO CITY, Sept 22 (AFP): A strong earthquake jolted Mexico on Thursday, sending people rushing out into the streets of the capital in the middle of the night, days after a powerful tremor left at least two people dead.The epicenter...

Trumps inflated net worth of family co by billions

2022-09-23 00:00:00

NEW YORK, Sept 22 (BBC): Donald Trump and three of his children have been hit with a fraud lawsuit after a New York investigation into their family company - the Trump Organization.It alleges that they lied "by billions" about the...

Iranian protesters torch police stations

2022-09-23 00:00:00

TEHRAN, Sept 22 (Reuters): Protesters in Tehran and other Iranian cities torched police stations and vehicles on Thursday as unrest triggered by the death of a woman detained by the morality police intensified, with reports of security forces coming under...

Russia nabs hundreds as call-up sparks protests

2022-09-23 00:00:00

MOSCOW, Sept 22 (BBC/AFP): Russian police are reported to have arrested hundreds of protesters rallying against the Kremlin's decision to call up thousands of extra troops to fight in Ukraine.Russian human rights group OVD-Info put the total at more than...

The fading dominance of motor-launches

Shihab Sarkar | 2022-09-23 00:00:00

The most common river vessels in Bangladesh chiefly comprise country boats. They are followed by motor launches, plying a number of fixed routes on the country's small and large rivers. The southern region of the land had long been dependent...

Road safety for cyclists

2022-09-23 00:00:00

One of the most sustainable modes of transport is bicycle. But riding a bicycle, especially on the city streets, is not smooth and hazard-free. Many cyclists report that they face unexpected aggression from drivers of four-wheelers. They also have to...

Steps for e-waste management

2022-09-23 00:00:00

The use of electrical and electronic equipment is increasing day by day in Bangladesh. But after their expiration, they become poisonous waste materials, called e-waste. It contains serious radiation, which affects our environment in various ways. These devices contain many...

Concern about rising Covid infection

2022-09-23 00:00:00

Covid-19 infections are on the rise again in Bangladesh. According to the World Health Organisation (WHO), the infection rate has seen a 47 per cent increase in the country within a week. The Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) statistics...

Motivating people to pay tax

Zahid Huq | 2022-09-23 00:00:00

That only a tiny percentage of the people with taxable income is paying tax is an undisputed reality. Bangladesh has the lowest tax-GDP ratio in the South Asia region. A recent survey conducted by the Centre for Policy Dialogue (CPD)...

No way to turn a blind eye to hunger when it claims lives

Nilratan Halder | 2022-09-23 00:00:00

It is mind-boggling to think that one person is dying of hunger every four seconds in this world of advanced science and technology. In terms of number, on an average 19,700 human beings succumb to starvation every day. Belying the...

Addressing gas shortage in industries

2022-09-23 00:00:00

Gas shortage that seemed to have affected industrial production in a few selected areas since the past months has by now become a major threat to almost the entire range of industrial productivity. Notable among the sectors badly affected include...

Spillovers of India's economic climb

Imtiaz A. Hussain | 2022-09-23 00:00:00

One new development may soon exert enormous reverberations for a long time to come: India's economic size overtaking Great Britain's, its colonial master's. When Great Britain first arrived in India during the 17th Century (not under a country flag ,...

Gaping inequality for wealth over-concentration raises alarm

Doulot Akter Mala | 2022-09-22 12:00:00

Gales of economic blows are exposing aggravation of income inequality in Bangladesh as unbridled inflation is eroding commoners' ever-shriveling incomes while pampering the super-rich, surveys show.Job loss during the pandemic, large informal sector, wealth- distribution gap, faulty direct taxation, market...

Bangladesh reports zero Covid-19 death, 641 positive cases

2022-09-22 00:00:00

Bangladesh on Wednesday reported zero Covid-19 death while it recorded 641 coronavirus positive cases during the same period, reports BSS."Bangladesh reported 14.73 percent Covid-19 positive cases as 4,351 samples were tested during the last 24 hours," a daily statement of...

Evaly board resigns en masse

FE REPORT | 2022-09-22 00:00:00

Members of the High Court-appointed Board of Directors (BoD) of the controversial ecommerce platform Evaly, headed by Justice Shamsuddin Chowdhury Manik, resigned en masse to make way for comeback of the deposed management. They submitted an application to this effect...

Govt releases Tk 2.0b for jute, jute goods exporters

FE REPORT | 2022-09-22 00:00:00

The government has released a sum of Tk 2.0 billion for payment as cash incentives to the exporters of local jute and jute goods on their export earnings, officials said. The Office of the Controller General of Accounts (CGA) issued...

HC upholds death penalty of 4 JMB men, acquits one

FE REPORT | 2022-09-22 00:00:00

The High Court (HC) on Wednesday upheld death sentences of four members of the banned militant outfit Jamaat-ul-Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) in a case filed in connection with the murder of Japanese national Kunio Hoshi in 2015. The convicts are: Rangpur...

UNHCR, Japan sign deal on $3.50m Rohingya aid

FE REPORT | 2022-09-22 00:00:00

The government of Japan and the UN Refugee Agency signed a partnership agreement to provide $3.50 million protection and humanitarian assistance to Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh on Wednesday.The contribution of $3.50 million [JPY 505 million] will be used to maintain...

Govt for change in scrutiny process of imported food items served on flights

FE REPORT | 2022-09-22 00:00:00

The government wants to bring some changes in the examination process of imported food products served on Biman and other flights, aiming to ensure quality of such items. The Ministry of Civil Aviation and Tourism in a letter has recently...

Govt buying huge soybean oil for rationing

FE REPORT | 2022-09-22 00:00:00

The government will procure another 16.5 million litres of soybean oil for the Trading Corporation of Bangladesh (TCB) to sell at subsidised prices, as prices of the edible oil continue to be high. The approval was given Wednesday at a...

BD ranked 18th at bottom

SAJIBUR RAHMAN | 2022-09-22 00:00:00

Bangladesh stood at bottom 18th of a global ranking on digital environment and support systems for entrepreneurs, reflecting poor opportunities and lack of congenial atmosphere for them to thrive in the country, according to a new global report.A global index...

PM stresses integration of women in decision-making process

2022-09-22 00:00:00

NEW YORK, Sept 21 (BSS) : Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Tuesday laid emphasis on the integration of women in decision-making process, saying that it is important to have them in leadership team to reflect on the solutions and benefit...

Prayer Timings (2022-09-22)

2022-09-22 00:00:00

BCC cases against 11 cos, traders

YASIR WARDAD | 2022-09-22 00:00:00

Bangladesh Competition Commission (BCC) has filed cases against 11 companies and individual traders allegedly for market manipulation by jacking up prices of many daily essential commodities since the beginning of the Russia-Ukraine war.The cases were filed under sections 15 and...

Food insecurity to intensify worldwide

2022-09-22 00:00:00

Despite the reprieve in global food prices and the resumption of grain exports from the Black Sea, five UN and multilateral development and trade organisations on Wednesday warned that food remained beyond reach for many due to high prices and...

SAFF champs return to hero's welcome

FE REPORT | 2022-09-22 00:00:00

Rousing pageantry resounded all the way as Bangladesh's maiden champions of the SAFF soccer returned to a hero's welcome Wednesday, after veritably scaling the Everest in Nepal.People from all walks of life welcomed the soccer tigresses at Hazrat Shahjalal International...

ADB cuts growth forecast to 6.6pc

FE REPORT | 2022-09-22 00:00:00

Bangladesh may see lower GDP growth at 6.6 per cent in the current fiscal year for some global and local shocks to the economy, the Asian Development Bank says in its latest forecast.The ADB projection on gross domestic product (GDP)...

Weather (2022-09-22)

2022-09-22 00:00:00

Light to moderate rain/thunder shower accompanied by temporary gusty/squally wind and lightning flash is likely to occur at a few places over Khulna, Barishal and Chattogram divisions in the next 24 hours from 06:00 am today (Thursday), according to the...

Another dengue patient dies -

2022-09-22 00:00:00

Another dengue patient died in 24 hours until Wednesday morning, raising this year's death toll from the mosquito-borne disease in Bangladesh to 46, reports UNB.During this period, 431 more patients were hospitalised with the viral fever as cases have continued...

Bangladesh Fire Service and Civil Defence

2022-09-22 00:00:00

Bangladesh Fire Service and Civil Defence Directorate Director (administration and finance) Joint Secretary Md. Wahidul Islam presided over a meeting with stakeholders at the directorate on Wednesday as part of its National Integrity programme