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Ronaldo wants to play till Euro 2024

2022-09-22 00:00:00

LISBON, Sept 21, 2022 (AFP) - Cristiano Ronaldo has set his sights on reaching Euro 2024 and the Portugal and Manchester United forward says he has no plans to retire any time soon."My journey is not over yet, you're going...

I stopped believing I could carry on: Federer

2022-09-22 00:00:00

LONDON, Sept 21 (AFP): Roger Federer said Wednesday that he decided to retire because he "stopped believing" he could continue playing after a series of injuries.The 20-time Grand Slam champion announced last Thursday he would be retiring from competitive tennis...

BCB declares Tk 5m cash reward for SAFF champions

2022-09-22 00:00:00

Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) has declared a cash reward of Tk 5 million for the unbeaten Bangladesh team who clinched the South Asian women's football crown for the first time, breaking India's 12-year monopoly on the trophy, reports bdnews24.com."The achievement...

Kalsindur village waiting to welcome its eight victorious girls

2022-09-22 00:00:00

MYMENSINGH, Sept 21 (UNB): Family members, neighbours and football fans at remote Kalsindur village in Dubaora upazila of Mymensingh are eagerly waiting to welcome the eight women footballers of the national team which have brought glory for Bangladesh by winning...

Shakib set to miss UAE tour

2022-09-22 00:00:00

Bangladesh T20 skipper Shakib al Hasan is unavailable for the upcoming two-match T20 series against UAE, reports Cricbuzz.Bangladesh is scheduled to depart for Dubai at 5:30 pm today (Thursday) while they are slated to play two T20 against the host...

BD to face Thailand in opener on Oct 1

2022-09-22 00:00:00

Hosts Bangladesh will kick off the 2022 edition of the Women's Asia Cup on October 01 against Thailand. India also take on Sri Lanka on the same day, while they face rivals Pakistan on October 07, report agencies.The tournament has...

House for Rupna Chakma

2022-09-22 00:00:00

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has directed the authorities concerned to build a house for Rupna Chakma, the proud goalkeeper of Bangladesh Women Football Team that clinched the title of SAFF Women Championship 2022, at her Rangamati home town, reports UNB.Hasina,...

"Girls' 4-5 years' hard work behind this win"

2022-09-22 00:00:00

Bangladesh captain Sabina Khatun on Wednesday said the triumph in the seven-nation 6th SAFF Women's Championship is the outcome of the girls' hard work in the last four to five years, report agencies."Lot of works was done to improve women's...

BUTEXDC National Debate Fest 2022 starts tomorrow

FE YOUTH DESK | 2022-09-22 00:00:00

Bangladesh University of Textiles Debating Club (BUTEXDC) has become one of the most formidable and successful clubs in the present debate circuit. Annual National Debate Fest 2022 will start from September 23 to October 01, consisting of English British parliamentary...

The GMAT journey

NOSHIN NAWAR | 2022-09-22 00:00:00

The Graduate Management Admission Test (GMAT) and the Graduate Record Examinations (GRE), designed to test one's readiness for graduate studies, are regarded as an important part of the process of gaining entry into top universities. Both tests are widely accepted...

Team Bangladesh shines

SHADIQUE MAHBUB ISLAM | 2022-09-22 00:00:00

The International Earth Science Olympiad (IESO), founded by International Geoscience Education Organization (IGEO), aims to promote geoscience education at all international levels to encourage and develop public awareness of geoscience to work on the improvement of the quality of geoscience...

Health benefits of black garlic

2022-09-22 00:00:00

Black garlic may not sound much familiar to us. But there are several reasons that you may want to have it. Like its white counterpart, black garlic promises a wide range of health benefits, such as strengthening heart, immunological, and...

Importance of educational psychology

2022-09-22 00:00:00

Educational psychology is the study of how people learn. It includes teaching methods, instructional processes and individual differences in learning. This branch of psychology helps a teacher evaluate whether the objective of teaching and learning in a classroom has been...

Has world forgotten about the Rohingyas?

2022-09-22 00:00:00

It has been over five years since more than a million Rohingyas fled the persecution in Myanmar and took refuge in Bangladesh. And even after such a long period of time, no solution to this humanitarian crisis seems to be...

All eyes on Imran Khan

Anisur Rahman | 2022-09-22 00:00:00

What is the strength of former Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan? He is transparent. What is the weakness of this cricketer-turned-politician? He is more transparent now. While his transparency is fetching him overwhelming popular support, he is also falling an...

Of funerals . . . of glory and the grave

Syed Badrul Ahsan | 2022-09-22 00:00:00

Every funeral is a breaking of the heart. Every burial speaks of the sadness at the core of life. When it comes to state funerals, it gets to be something more. A large measure of emptiness sweeps across a country,...

No to violent disciplining of children

2022-09-22 00:00:00

That 89 per cent of children, or 45 million in absolute term, under the age of 15 in this country are indiscriminately subjected to physical and psychological violence is a damning commentary on child care. It also refers to outrageous...

Thailand arrests Myanmar military-linked businessman

2022-09-22 00:00:00

BANGKOK, Sept 21 (Reuters): Thai authorities said on Wednesday they had detained a Myanmar tycoon suspected of drug trafficking, who three sources said was linked to the upper echelons of Myanmar's ruling military junta.Tun Min Latt, 53, was arrested in...

Israeli PM meets Erdogan, first time in 14 yrs

2022-09-22 00:00:00

JERUSALEM, Sept 21 (AP): Israel's prime minister has met with Turkey's president for the first time in 14 years, the latest sign of warming ties between the two regional powers after a long and bitter rift.The office of Israeli Prime...

Taliban's new education minister ‘illiterate’

2022-09-22 00:00:00

KABUL, Sept 21 (AFP): Taliban's newly-appointed Minister of Education, Mawlawi Habibullah Agha has not received a formal education, said a senior Taliban official.The official said that Agha's appointment is a "setback" to the efforts of some Taliban leaders to reopen...

Putin mobilises more troops for Ukraine

2022-09-22 00:00:00

MOSCOW, Sept 21 (Reuters/AP): President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday ordered Russia's first mobilisation since World War Two, warning the West that if it continued what he called its "nuclear blackmail" that Moscow would respond with the might of all its...

World leaders for urgent action on food security

2022-09-22 00:00:00

UNITED NATIONS, United States, Sept 21 (AFP): World leaders called Tuesday for urgent efforts to address global food insecurity, with fears mounting of a disastrous harvest next year due largely to the war in Ukraine.On the sidelines of the United...

Air Force chief returns home from USA

2022-09-21 12:00:00

Chief of Air Staff of Bangladesh Air Force Air Chief Marshal Shaikh Abdul Hannan returned home on Monday after an official visit to USA, says a press release.He left Dhaka for USA on 13 September for an official visit along...

Russia to formally annex occupied Ukrainian regions

2022-09-21 00:00:00

LONDON/KYIV, Sept 20 (Reuters): Two Russian-controlled regions in eastern Ukraine announced plans to hold referendums on joining Russia later this week and an ally of President Vladimir Putin said the votes would alter the geopolitical landscape in Moscow's favour forever.The...

Chinese millionaires to double by 2026

2022-09-21 00:00:00

HONG KONG, Sept 20 (Reuters): The number of Chinese millionaires is expected to double by 2026, according to a report by Credit Suisse issued on Tuesday, despite Beijing's national drive to ease wealth inequality and a sharply slowing economy.Total household...

Outbound Asian tourists to hit pre-pandemic levels by 2024

2022-09-21 00:00:00

BANGKOK, Sept 20 (Reuters) - Asian tourists are only expected to resume international travel at pre-pandemic levels gradually, by 2024, the new chief executive of online travel agency Agoda said late on Monday.The Asia-focused company expects tourists from Asian countries,...

WB to publicise Bangladesh's dev success

FE REPORT | 2022-09-21 00:00:00

World Bank vice president for South Asia Region Martin Raiser sings the praise of Bangladesh's constant progress which he bills a role model for many countries to follow.Officials said the visiting high official of the global development financier noted that...

ADP execution still in slow lane despite economic recovery

FHM Humayan Kabir | 2022-09-21 00:00:00

The government agencies have failed to improve their project execution capacity as they implemented only 3.85 per cent of the development budget in July-August period of this fiscal year, official data showed on Tuesday.During July-August period of the last fiscal...

Myanmar: Dhaka seeks int'l community's steps on regional tensions

2022-09-21 00:00:00

Bangladesh has sought support and necessary steps from the international community to stop the violence so that Myanmar cannot take advantage of creating instability in the region and thus avoid the repatriation of the Rohingyas, reports UNB."We told them (diplomats)...

Nagar Paribahan still struggling to thrive

MUNIMA SULTANA | 2022-09-21 00:00:00

Nagar Paribahan or 'Mayor Paribahan', whatever byname the new city bus service takes, is still struggling to prove itself an improved service for non-cooperation from stakeholders concerned.Sources said a special committee, earlier formed under the leadership of two mayors, also...