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Two BD nationals shot at on Sylhet border

2022-07-16 00:00:00

SYLHET, Jul 15 (UNB): Two Bangladeshi nationals were injured after being shot at allegedly by members of the Indian Khashi community in the Majhergaon border area of Sylhet's Companiganj upazila on Thursday.The shooting occurred around 12:00 noon near the eighth...

UN announces $5m fund for BD flood victims

2022-07-16 00:00:00

The United Nations (UN) has announced an additional allocation of $5 million as relief to meet the immediate needs of families caught in the deadly flooding in northeastern Bangladesh, reports UNB.After a coordinated appeal by the UN country team in...

DU-affiliated 7 colleges' entry tests from Aug 12

DU Correspondent | 2022-07-16 00:00:00

The entry tests for honors first year in Dhaka University (DU)-affiliated seven colleges will be held from August 12 (Friday), for the academic year 2021-22. The admission test of the Science Unit will be held on August 12 (Friday), Arts...

People heading back to Dhaka after Eid holiday

TALHA BIN HABIB | 2022-07-16 00:00:00

A good number of people returned to the capital Dhaka on Friday after celebrating Eid-ul-Azha in their village homes. Rail stations, and bus and launch terminals witnessed a significant number of the returnees on the day. Private vehicles, public transports,...

Restrooms to be set up at all courts

FE REPORT | 2022-07-16 00:00:00

To alleviate sufferings of the justice-seeking people, the Chief Justice has taken an initiative to set up a restroom on the premises of each of the District and Session Judge's Courts and other relevant courts. A restroom of this type...

Fugitive convict held in Bogura

2022-07-16 00:00:00

BOGURA, Jul 15 (UNB): Police on Friday arrested a fugitive convict who had been on the run since his conviction in the 2012 Biswajit Das murder case.Alauddin, 35, who was sentenced to life in jail in the case in 2013,...

New Governor of BB pays tribute to Bangabandhu

2022-07-16 00:00:00

GOPALGANJ, July 15 (BSS): Newly appointed Governor of Bangladesh Bank (BB) Abdur Rouf Talukder Friday paid rich tributes to Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman by placing a wreath at his mausoleum at Tungipara in Gopalganj.After laying the...

GM Quader, Rizvi making comments like uneducated persons, says Hasan

2022-07-16 00:00:00

CHATTOGRAM, July 15 (BSS): Information and Broadcasting Minister Dr Hasan Mahmud on Friday said Jatiya Party Chairman GM Quader and BNP senior leader Ruhul Kabir Rizvi Ahmed are making comments like uneducated persons despite being learned politicians. "The cost of...

Golam Mohammad Quader distributing food among destitute people

2022-07-16 00:00:00

Jatiya Party chairman Golam Mohammad Quader distributing food among destitute people in the city's Jurain on Friday, marking the third death anniversary of the party’s founder, Hussain Muhammad Ershad. — Collected

Justice Kazi Ebadul Hoque no more

FE REPORT | 2022-07-16 00:00:00

Kazi Ebadul Hoque, a former judge of the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court and also a Language Movement hero, died at the age of 86.He passed away during treatment at Dhaka's Samorita Hospital in the early hours of Friday,...

Palak visits digital village in Cox's Bazar

2022-07-16 00:00:00

State Minister for ICT Division Zunaid Ahmed Palak Friday visited a digital village in Cox's Bazar to oversee its activities.To break the digital divide in rural areas and support the smallholder farmers in Tulatoli village located at Ukhiya, the special...

BNP turns into a fallen political party: Quader

2022-07-16 00:00:00

Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader on Friday said the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) has become a fallen political party after being repeatedly rejected by the country's people, reports BSS."Avoiding the path of politics, they (BNP leaders) are trying to...

Imprisonment day of Sheikh Hasina today

2022-07-16 00:00:00

The imprisonment day of Awami League (AL) President and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina will be observed in the country today (Saturday) in a befitting manner, reports BSS.Sheikh Hasina was arrested from her Sudha Sadan residence at Dhanmondi in the city...

News Briefs (2022-07-16)

2022-07-16 00:00:00

Global IPO volumes fall 46 per centGlobal initial public offering (IPO) saw its year-to-date (YTD) volumes fall 46 per cent year on year to 630 IPOs, with proceeds shrinking 58 per cent to US$95.4 billion, as heightened volatility caused by...

BlackRock misses profit estimates

2022-07-16 00:00:00

BlackRock Inc reported a bigger fall in quarterly profit than expected on Friday as the turmoil in global markets shrank the world's largest asset manager's fee income and retail investors redeemed their savings, reports Reuters.Adjusted profit fell to $1.12 billion,...

Asian stocks mixed as recession fears grow, China data disappoints

2022-07-16 00:00:00

HONG KONG, July 15 (AFP): Stocks were mixed in Asia on Friday as soaring inflation and a series of interest rate hikes around the world continued to fan recession fears, while a big miss on Chinese growth added to anxiety...

Global equity funds post third weekly outflow

2022-07-16 00:00:00

Global equity funds faced a third straight week of outflows in the week to July 12 on concerns over the prospect of further central bank interest rate hikes and the health of economies worldwide, reports Reuters.According to Refinitiv Lipper, investors...

Ten cos grab one third of weekly DSE turnover

FE REPORT | 2022-07-16 00:00:00

Ten most-traded stocks accounted for nearly one third of transactions on the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) in the outgoing week, with Bangladesh Export Import Company (Beximco) leading the turnover list.Market insiders said Beximco -- the flagship company of Beximco Group...

Investors still in selling mode

BABUL BARMAN | 2022-07-16 00:00:00

Stocks witnessed yet another bearish week to Thursday, the shortened week after Eid vacation, as jittery investors remained in selling mode amid growing macroeconomic worries.This week saw three trading days as the market remained closed for the first two days...

News in brief 16-07-2022

2022-07-16 00:00:00

Iran warns US, allies against regional securityTEHRAN, July 15: Iran warned the United States and its allies against undermining regional security after US President Joe Biden signed Thursday a security pact with Israel during a visit to the Jewish state....

‘25m kids’ missed routine vaccinations amid COVID

2022-07-16 00:00:00

GENEVA (AP): About 25 million children worldwide have missed out on routine immunizations against common diseases like diptheria, largely because the coronavirus pandemic disrupted regular health services or triggered misinformation about vaccines, according to the U.N.In a new report published...

Donald Trump's first wife Ivana dies aged 73

2022-07-16 00:00:00

NEW YORK, July 15, 2022 (BSS/AFP) - Ivana Trump-Donald Trump's first wife and mother of his three eldest children-died on Thursday at the age of 73, the former president announced. Ivana Trump "passed away at her home in New York...

Draghi urged to fix crisis as resignation refused

2022-07-16 00:00:00

ROME, July 15 (AFP): Italy's teetering government was thrown a lifeline Thursday after the country's president refused to accept the resignation of Prime Minister Mario Draghi, insisting he address parliament in a bid to avoid snap elections.Draghi had earlier vowed...

Imran Khan faces popularity test in provincial by-election

2022-07-16 00:00:00

ISLAMABAD, July 15 (AFP): Former Pakistani prime minister Imran Khan faces a popularity test this weekend in a by-election for 20 assembly seats in the country's most populous province.Sunday's vote in Punjab is seen as a possible bellwether for national...

Southwest Europe swelters, wildfires burn

2022-07-16 00:00:00

MADRID, July 15 (AFP): Thousands of firefighters on Friday battled wildfires in France, Portugal and Spain in the face of scorching heatwaves as Britain braced for "extreme" heat in the coming days.Swathes of southwest Europe are enduring their second heatwave...

Palestinians need political horizon towards peace: Biden

2022-07-16 00:00:00

BETHLEHEM (Palestinian Territories) July 15 (AFP): Palestinians require a political path towards peace with Israel, even if a two-state solution to the conflict appears far off, US President Joe Biden said Friday as he met Palestinian leader Mahmud Abbas.Biden, making...

De Silva returns, Oshada to open in first Pak Test

2022-07-16 00:00:00

GALLE, Sri Lanka, July 15 (AFP): Sri Lanka's Dhananjaya de Silva will return to the team after recovering from Covid-19, skipper Dimuth Karunaratne said Friday ahead of the first Test against Pakistan.The two-match series starts Saturday in Galle, where the...

MSC register comfortable win

2022-07-16 00:00:00

Mohammedan Sporting Club registered a comfortable 3-0 drubbing over Uttar Baridhara Club, Sheikh Russel KC, Muktijoddha SKC play goalless and Rahmatganj MFS, Police FC split point in the TVS Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) football held at different vanues of the...

England thump India to level ODI series

2022-07-16 00:00:00

LONDON, July 15 (AFP): Reece Topley took 6-24, the best figures by any England bowler in a one-day international, as the world champions bounced back to beat India by 100 runs at Lord's on Thursday.India, chasing 247 to win, were...

Mahmudul, Khaled, Anamul, Rejaur to tour WI for B'desh A

2022-07-16 00:00:00

A number of international Bangladesh players will tour the Caribbean with the A squads next month, according to Cricbuzz.com. Four players from the current senior team's tour - Mahmudul Hasan Joy, Khaled Ahmed, Rejaur Rahman Raja and Anamul Haque -...