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MRT-05 work likely from early next yr

MUNIMA SULTANA | 2022-07-19 00:00:00

Work on another metro rail on Hemayetput-Gabtoli-Notun Bazar route is likely to start early 2023 as a tender to develop depot land at Hemayetpur was called in June.Through this tender invited on June 27, the third Mass Rapid Transit (MRT)...

Joint coordination meet of AL secretariat July 23

2022-07-19 00:00:00

A joint coordination meeting of Awami League (AL) secretariat with Dhaka city south and north units of the party and its associate bodies will be held at the party's Bangabandhu Avenue Central Office in the city at 3.30pm on July...

FFs' rations recommended for review

2022-07-19 00:00:00

Parliamentary Standing Committee on Liberation War Affairs Ministry on Monday recommended the government to review the provision of rations to the valiant Freedom Fighters (FFs) of the country, reports UNB. It also recommended to send urgent letters along with necessary...

WB estimation shows poverty rate declines in BD: Hasan

2022-07-19 00:00:00

Information and Broadcasting Minister Dr Hasan Mahmud on Monday said World Bank assessment showed that the poverty rate has declined in Bangladesh even during the COVID-19 pandemic, reports BSS."The report of the World Bank styled 'Bangladesh Development Update-Recovery and Resilience...

HC orders judicial probe into Narail teacher's humiliation

FE REPORT | 2022-07-19 00:00:00

The High Court on Monday directed the bodies concerned to conduct a judicial probe into the negligence of the respondents in failing to prevent the incident of humiliation of college teacher Swapan Kumar Biswas in Narail by wearing garland of...

BNP wants to seize state power thru conspiracy

2022-07-19 00:00:00

Awami League (AL) General Secretary Obaidul Quader on Monday said Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) wants to seize state power through conspiracy satisfying their foreign masters, reports BSS.He made the remark while talking to reporters after attending a view-exchange meeting held...

Load-shedding may lead to govt’s fall, says BNP

2022-07-19 00:00:00

Stating that load-shedding can lead to the government's fall, BNP senior leader Mirza Abbas on Monday said people of the country can no longer be fooled by development tablets, reports UNB. "The government has long been feeding the people of...

Euro at one-week high

2022-07-19 00:00:00

LONDON, July 18 (Reuters): The euro firmed to a one-week high on Monday, benefiting from the dollar's retreat after several Federal Reserve officials signaled they did not favour stepping up the rate hiking pace.The comments late last week knocked the...

Russians buying cheaper food items as incomes fall, says leading retailer

2022-07-19 00:00:00

MOSCOW, July 18 (Reuters): Russians shoppers are switching to cheaper food items driven by a drop in real disposable income, the country's leading food retailer X5 Group said on Monday, as high inflation crimps purchasing power.Though a stronger rouble and...

Russia fines Google $360 million

2022-07-19 00:00:00

MOSCOW, July 18 (AFP): A Moscow court has fined Google 21 billion rubles ($360 million) for failing to remove content concerning Russia's military intervention in Ukraine, the nation's telecommunications regulator said Monday.Roskomnadzor said the Google-owned video platform YouTube had failed...

Incepta launches cervical cancer vaccine

FE REPORT | 2022-07-19 00:00:00

Incepta Vaccine Ltd has launched cervical cancer vaccine, Papilovax, for the first time in Bangladesh.The country's first vaccine manufacturing company introduced the vaccine that protects against cervical cancer by preventing HPV virus responsible for cervical cancer, said a press statement...

Amjad Khan Chy Nursing College starts its journey

2022-07-19 00:00:00

PRAN-RFL Group, a leading business conglomerate, has established a nursing college, Amjad Khan Chowdhury Nursing College, in Natore. Uzma Chowdhury, chairman of the nursing college and Director (Corporate Finance) at PRAN-RFL Group, inaugurated the college at a programme on Monday,...

BD, Indonesia look to conclude PTA soon

2022-07-19 00:00:00

Bangladesh and Indonesia have stressed concluding the bilateral preferential trade agreement (PTA) for further strengthening the economic cooperation between the two countries.The two sides discussed the issue at a bilateral meeting held in Jakarta on Monday, reports UNB.Foreign Minister Dr...

H&M to close operations in Russia

2022-07-19 00:00:00

STOCKHOLM, July 18 (AFP): Swedish fashion retailer H&M said on Monday it had decided to wind down operations in Russia, after pausing all sales there in March following Moscow's invasion of Ukraine.The company cited "current operational challenges and an unpredictable...

Porsche sees higher returns in 2022

2022-07-19 00:00:00

BERLIN, July 18 (Reuters): Volkswagen-owned Porsche expects revenue of 38 billion to 39 billion euros ($38.63 billion to $39.64 billion) in 2022 from 33.1 billion in 2021, the sportscar maker said on Monday, despite registering a 5 per cent drop...

Accountant of LGED Cumilla executive engineer's office

2022-07-19 00:00:00

Accountant of LGED Cumilla executive engineer's office Md Aminul Islam Mozumdar was accorded a farewell reception at Quamrul Islam Siddique Auditorium recently. The event was presided over by Executive Engineer of Cumilla LGED (Local Government Engineering Department) Mirza Md Iftekhar...

Md Ismail Hossain greets newly appointed Governor of Bangladesh Bank

2022-07-19 00:00:00

Managing Director of Bangladesh Krishi Bank Md Ismail Hossain greets newly appointed Governor of Bangladesh Bank Abdur Rouf Talukder with a bouquet recently

Mohammad Shams-Ul Islam greet newly appointed Governor of Bangladesh Bank

2022-07-19 00:00:00

Agrani Bank Limited Chairman Dr Zaid Bakht and Managing Director & CEO Mohammad Shams-Ul Islam greet newly appointed Governor of Bangladesh Bank Abdur Rouf Talukder with a bouquet on Monday

US wants to end dependence on China rare earths, Yellen says

2022-07-19 00:00:00

SEOUL, July 18 (Reuters): The United States wants to end its "undue dependence" on rare earths, solar panels and other key goods from China to prevent Beijing from cutting off supplies as it has done to other countries, US Treasury...

Tea producers want 20pc subsidy to boost export

FE REPORT | 2022-07-19 00:00:00

The apex body of tea producers has requested the government to provide a 20 per cent subsidy, in addition to the existing export incentive facility to the tea sector, with a view to boosting the export of the widely-consumed drink.The...

The Board of Directors of DCCI led by its President Rizwan Rahman (sixth from left) paid a courtesy call on Governor of Bangladesh Bank Abdur Rouf Talukder (seventh from left)

2022-07-19 00:00:00

The Board of Directors of Dhaka Chamber of Commerce & Industry (DCCI) led by its President Rizwan Rahman (sixth from left) paid a courtesy call on newly appointed Governor of Bangladesh Bank Abdur Rouf Talukder (seventh from left) at the...

Rice import thru Benapole land port resumes after 10 months

2022-07-19 00:00:00

BENAPOLE, July 18 (UNB): Rice import through Benapole land port has resumed after 10 months.A consignment of 512 tonnes of rice entered the port on Sunday afternoon, which was released from the port on Monday morning.M/S Belal Hossain and M/S...

BD products to get duty-free access

YASIR WARDAD | 2022-07-19 00:00:00

Australia will continue to provide Bangladesh with duty-free access to its market even after the country's graduation from the LDC category in view of the prospects of higher trade and investment flow.High Commissioner of Australia to Bangladesh Jeremy Bruer informed...

News in brief 19-07-2022

2022-07-19 00:00:00

Covered van catches fire in cityA running goods-laden covered van caught fire in the Farmgate area in the capital on Monday. However, there was no report of casualties. An official of Tejgaon Fire Service Station told the FE that they...

Five arrestees put on 3-day remand

2022-07-19 00:00:00

NARAIL, July 18 (UNB): A Narail court on Monday placed five people who were arrested Sunday in a case filed over vandalising Hindu houses and shops in Narail over a Facebook post on remand for three days. Senior Judicial Magistrate...

Six killed in road accidents

2022-07-19 00:00:00

Six people were killed and 18 others were injured in separate road accidents in Habiganj and Munshiganj on Monday, report agenciesin Habigang, at least four people have been killed and 15 injured in a head-on collision between a bus and...

Fish, crab, shrimp worth Tk 83m washed away by floods in Satkhira

2022-07-19 00:00:00

Department of Fisheries in Satkhira district incurred a loss of Tk 82.8 million as fish, crab, and shrimp on 1,655 hectares have been washed away by the floodwaters following the partially collapse of protection dam of Kholpetua river, reports UNB.The...

New method of mango farming changes lot of many Rajshahi people

2022-07-19 00:00:00

RAJSHAHI, July 18 (BSS): Over the last couple of years, Hefaz Uddin (61) has made money from his land regularly by adopting the method of Ultra High Density Mango Planting (UHDMP) Salient feature of the method is to enhance agro-water...

Pant, Pandya star as India win ODI series against England

2022-07-19 00:00:00

MANCHESTER, England, July 18 (AP): Hardik Pandya's all-round brilliance and Rishabh Pant's 125 not out off 113 balls carried India to a five-wicket win in the one-day international series decider against England on Sunday. India won the series 2-1. Pandya...

Bashundhara Kings make history

2022-07-19 00:00:00

Bashundhara Kings set new history in the country's domestic football after winning the Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) football title three successive times in a row beating Saif Sporting Club by 2-0 goals held on Monday at Bir Flight Lieutenant Matiur...