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BJA issues notice to follow its guidelines

FE REPORT | 2022-09-20 00:00:00

The Bangladesh Jewellers Association (BJA) has recently issued a cautionary notice to the traders and customers concerned as part of its initiatives to ensure transparency and accountability in jewellery trade.The apex trade-body of local jewellers has requested the traders and...

JETRO official due on Oct 9

FE REPORT | 2022-09-20 00:00:00

JETRO Executive Vice President Kazuya Nakajo is expected to visit Bangladesh on October 09 next.During the three-day visit, he will exchange views with senior officials of different government ministries and authorities concerned regarding recommendations to face the challenges of welcoming...

Call for logistics policy to make ports efficient

FE REPORT | 2022-09-20 00:00:00

Speakers at a seminar on Monday suggested that the government make the port logistics system more efficient to lower cost of doing business and attract more investment in industries.To this effect, they called for framing a 'National Logistics Policy' in...

Agrani Bank launches 101-day biz dev programme

2022-09-20 00:00:00

Agrani Bank has announced a 101-day special action plan aimed at creating significant breakthroughs in all major business indicators and achieving business targets, says a press release.Dr. Zaid Bakht, Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Bank, unveiled this...

Oil falls over 2.0pc on demand fears

2022-09-20 00:00:00

LONDON, Sept 19 (Reuters): Oil fell by more than 2.0 per cent on Monday, pressured by expectations of weaker global demand and by US dollar strength ahead of possible large increases to interest rates, though supply worries limited the decline.Central...

15-year-old makes debut in Arsenal win

2022-09-20 00:00:00

LONDON, Sept 19 (AP): Arsenal's 15-year-old academy product Ethan Nwaneri became the youngest player ever to appear in a Premier League game after coming on for the final few minutes of the Gunners' 3-0 win at Brentford on Sunday.Nwaneri was...

Messi scores winner as PSG beat Lyon

2022-09-20 00:00:00

PARIS, Sept 19 (AP): Lionel Messi and Neymar needed only five minutes to combine for Paris Saint-Germain's goal in a 1-0 win at Lyon in the French league on Sunday as leader PSG moved two points clear of second-place Marseille.Messi...

India-Australia T20 series begins today

2022-09-20 00:00:00

MOHALI, Sept 19 (IANS): The Indian cricket team will continue their search for an ideal playing XI before the all-important Men's T20 World Cup when they take on a well-balanced Australian side in the first T20 of the three-match series...

England start 1st tour of Pakistan in 17 yrs with T20 today

2022-09-20 00:00:00

KARACHI, Sept 19 (Reuters): England will kick off their first tour of Pakistan in 17 years tomorrow with the first of a seven-match Twenty20 series which assumes even more importance for both sides ahead of the World Cup in Australia...

Pace bowlers Rubel, Shafiul say goodbye to Test cricket

2022-09-20 00:00:00

Bangladesh pace bowlers Rubel Hossain and Shafiul Islam have opted to retire from Test and first-class cricket, according to the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB), reports UNB.Rubel and Shafiul are not interested in playing the longer version of the game anymore,...

Bangladesh beat Ireland

2022-09-20 00:00:00

Bangladesh women beat Ireland by 14 runs in their first match of the Women's T20 World Cup Qualifier in Abu Dhabi on Sunday night, reports UNB. Bangladesh batted first after winning the toss and posted 143 for four in 20...

Bangladesh supporters -

2022-09-20 00:00:00

Bangladesh supporters cheer for their team during the SAFF Women's Championship final match against Nepal at Dasharath Stadium in Kathmandu on Monday — bdnews24.com

Iran opens UN fight to free billions frozen in US

2022-09-20 00:00:00

THE HAGUE, Sept 19 (AFP): Iran opens its legal battle before the UN's top court Monday to unfreeze billions of dollars in US assets, which Washington says must go to victims of terrorist attacks blamed on Tehran.The case before the...

Pakistan court orders to drop terrorism charges against Imran

2022-09-20 00:00:00

ISLAMABAD, Sept 19 (Reuters): A Pakistan high court on Monday ordered removal of terrorism charges against former Prime Minister Imran Khan, his defence lawyer said.The court said Khan's alleged offence didn't attract terrorism charges, Faisal Chaudhry, the lawyer said.The charges...

US would defend Taiwan ‘against Chinese invasion’

2022-09-20 00:00:00

BEIJING, Sept 19 (AP): President Joe Biden says U.S. forces would defend Taiwan if China tries to invade the self-ruled island claimed by Beijing as part of its territory, adding to displays of official American support for the island democracy.Biden...

Country to experience extensive flooding, landslides

2022-09-20 00:00:00

TOKYO, Sept 19 (BBC/AP): Nine million people have been told to evacuate their homes as Japan is battered by one of the worst typhoons the country has ever seen.The super typhoon Nanmadol has caused one death and almost 70 injuries.It...

Ukraine claims control of key Oskil river

2022-09-20 00:00:00

KYIV, Sept 19 (BBC): Ukrainian forces say they have regained control of the east bank of the River Oskil, seen as the front line with Russian troops in north-east Ukraine.Russia's army has been almost completely pushed out of the Kharkiv...

Five youths burnt in Cumilla gas cylinder fire

2022-09-20 00:00:00

CUMILLA, Sept 19 (UNB): Five youths have sustained burn injuries as a fire broke out originating from a gas cylinder in Homna upazila of Cumilla.The injured were identified as Md Sajib, 23, Md Jalal Uddin, 22, Md Saiful, 20, Saidul...

Hit by bus, two motorcyclists killed in Khulna

2022-09-20 00:00:00

KHULNA, Sept 19 (UNB): Two motorcyclists were killed in the city on Khulna-Satkhira highway as a bus hit their vehicle on Monday morning. The deceased were identified as Hafiz Md Shariful Islam, 23, from Morelganj upazila in Bagerhat and Md...

Thrust on mitigating climate change impacts in Barind area

2022-09-20 00:00:00

RAJSHAHI, Sept 19 (BSS): Concerted efforts of all the government and non-government organisations concerned have become crucial to mitigate the adverse impact of climate change in the region, including its drought-prone Barind area.The adverse impact of climate change at alarming...

Tk 10.4 billion SCC budget announced

OUR CORRESPONDENT | 2022-09-20 00:00:00

SYLHET, Sept 19: Mayor of Sylhet City Corporation (SCC) Ariful Haque Chowdhury has announced annual budget of the city corporation worth Tk10.402 billion (1040 cr 20 lakh) for the 2022-2023 fiscal at a press conference at a convention centre in...

Heavy rains, upstream water inundate four villages in Feni

2022-09-20 00:00:00

FENI, Sept 19 (UNB): Four villages of Fulgazi upazila in Feni were flooded early Monday as the Muhuri River swelled due to heavy rains and upstream water from India.The flood protection embankment collapsed at two points around 2 am in...

Health benefits of cinnamon

2022-09-20 00:00:00

Cinnamon, also called Daruchini in Bangla, has a number of beneficial effects for human health. It is thought to have many medicinal benefits and used frequently in herbal medicine. According to several studies, cinnamon may curb blood sugar by lowering...

Using country's swimming pools

2022-09-20 00:00:00

Swimming is an essential life skill that everyone needs to learn whether as a child or in adulthood. It requires you to use many of the muscles in your body, for building strength and endurance. And it is beneficial for...

Time to draw the line

Syed Fattahul Alim | 2022-09-20 00:00:00

Hostilities from the Myanmar security forces on the other side of the Bangla-desh border at Naikhongchhari upazila of Bandarban district have no sign of abating. Last Friday (Sept 16) a mortar shell fired by the Myanmar forces across Tumbru border...

Youths' rural to urban migration

Shihab Sarkar | 2022-09-20 00:00:00

The migration of the rural higher-degree-aspiring youths and those seeking office jobs began, in fact, in Bangladesh in the 1950s. Dhaka being the capital of a province of the then Pakistan witnessed plenty of job prospects; and also the opportunities...

Maintaining cyber security

2022-09-20 00:00:00

It is nightmarish to think that 99 per cent of both public and private banks in the country suffered major cyber attacks quite recently. None other than the state-run Bangladesh e-Government Computer Incident Response Team (BGD e-Gov CIRT) made this...

The state of global gender parity

Hasnat Abdul Hye | 2022-09-20 00:00:00

The World Economic Forum (WEF), based in Switzerland, has not only been convening economic summit attended by global political leaders, business executives and social activists, but also produces reports on important socio-economic issues from time to time based on its...

This woman cooks on a clay stove beside a gas cooker

2022-09-19 00:00:00

This woman cooks on a clay stove beside a gas cooker at her home at Mir Hajirbag in the city's Jatrabari area on Sunday. Due to a supply shortage, residents in many areas of the capital have been experiencing a...

Salt farmers to get soft loans

FE REPORT | 2022-09-19 00:00:00

Bangladesh Bank (BB) has asked the commercial banks to provide concessional loans to the salt farmers in the upcoming season beginning in November. The interest rate will be 4.0 per cent and the banks will be entitled to reimburse their...