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Manpower export hits new high

Arafat Ara | 2022-07-14 00:00:00

Bangladesh's manpower export hit a new high in the past fiscal on post-pandemic rebound of overseas job market as nearly a million found employments abroad following good demand for Bangladeshi workers.Sources painted such a sound picture of the country's wager-earner...

Sri Lanka declares state of emergency after president flees to Maldives

2022-07-14 00:00:00

COLOMBO, July 13 (AFP): Sri Lanka declared a state of emergency on Wednesday after the president fled overseas to escape anti-government protests, as thousands of people took to the streets, again furious that he had not yet stood down.President Gotabaya...

LCs under watch for regulating imports

Siddique Islam | 2022-07-14 00:00:00

The central bank begins monitoring LCs daily to bar unnecessary imports in a major bid to ease pressure of import-payment obligations and thus buttress Bangladesh's falling reserves, officials say.Under the latest regulatory move-incidentally amid declining foreign-exchange reserves and depreciation of...

Fintechs flock in for e-financing

Mir Mostafizur Rahaman | 2022-07-14 00:00:00

Umpteen low-paid wage-earners will be able to access bank borrowings through the digital platform as several fintech firms are set to start latest financing operations in Bangladesh.Terming this as a welcome development, Prof Syed Farhad Anwar of the Institute of...

Light rain likely today-----------

2022-07-14 00:00:00

Light to moderate rain/ thunder showers accompanied by temporary gusty wind is likely to occur at a few places over Rangpur, Mymensingh, Khulna, Barishal, Chattogram and Sylhet divisions in the next 24-hour from 06:00 am today (Thursday), according to the...

Biman gets new MD

2022-07-14 00:00:00

Zahid Hossain, director at Biman Bangladesh Airlines, has been appointed as new managing director of the national flag carrier. He will replace Abu Saleh Mostafa Kamal who has been made the director general of Department of Social Services, reports bdnews24.com.The...

International Standard University (ISU) Vice Chancellor Prof Dr Abdul Awal Khan pays tributes to

2022-07-14 00:00:00

International Standard University (ISU) Vice Chancellor Prof Dr Abdul Awal Khan pays tributes to Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman by placing a wreath at his mausoleum in Tungipara of Gopalganj on Wednesday. Treasurer (in-charge) HTM Quader Newaz,...

51 more dengue patients hospitalised in 24 hrs

2022-07-14 00:00:00

Fifty-one more dengue patients were hospitalised in 24 hours until Wednesday morning amid a rise in the mosquito-borne disease in Bangladesh, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).Among them, 39 patients were hospitalised in Dhaka while the remaining...

Flood death toll rises to 118

2022-07-14 00:00:00

The death toll from devastating floods in Netrakona and Habiganj districts rose to 118 on Wednesday morning with the recovery of two more bodies in the past 24 hours, repots UNB.The two victims had drowned in floodwaters, according to the...

France keen to work with BD for economic, social benefits

2022-07-14 00:00:00

France is keen on strengthening cooperation with Bangladesh for mutual economic and social benefits overcoming the challenges ahead, a French diplomat in Dhaka said on Wednesday, reports UNB."We now have to keep working together to combine our strength in order...

Ensure integrated edn facilities for children with autism: PM

2022-07-14 00:00:00

Prime Minister (PM) Sheikh Hasina on Wednesday called for ensuring integrated environment of education to help flourish talents and creativity of special children with autism and neuro-development disabilities, reports UNB. "Environment of integrated education is very much important to flourish...

Bank MDs greet new BB governor

2022-07-14 00:00:00

Procurement of salted rawhide begins today

2022-07-14 00:00:00

FE REPORTLocal tanners are set to begin procuring salted rawhide of sacrificial animals from today (Thursday).The Bangladesh Tanners Association (BTA) on Wednesday said the tanneries in Savar have bought at estimated 0.55-million pieces of rawhide in the first three days...

Karmasangsthan Bank donated Tk 1.25 million to the PM's Relief and Welfare Fund for the flood-

2022-07-14 00:00:00

Karmasangsthan Bank donated Tk 1.25 million to the PM's Relief and Welfare Fund for the flood-affected people. Chairman of the bank Md Nurul Amin and Managing Director Shirin Akhter handed over the donation cheque to Senior Secretary of the Prime...

India urges BD to resume meat import

2022-07-14 00:00:00

FE ReportIndia has urged the Bangladesh government to resume import of meat from the neighbouring country as the traders concerned in both the countries are being hit hard by the non-shipment of such item, officials said.The Indian embassy in Dhaka...

News Briefs (2022-07-14)

2022-07-14 00:00:00

CU student killed in Kolkata road crashA student of Chittagong University (CU) has been killed and her mother, a teacher of the university, severely injured in a road accident in Kolkata. The dead is Shajmila Jismam Moon, a third year...

SSC examinee's throat-slit body found in Bhola

2022-07-14 00:00:00

BHOLA, Jul 13 (UNB): Police recovered the throat-slit body of a 17-year old SSC examinee from Ali Nagar union in Sadar upazila of Bhola on Wednesday.The dead is Obaidur Rahman of the upazila. He was an SSC examinee from Pashchim...

Journalists under the banner of Sorbostorer Sangbadikbrindo formed a human chain on the

2022-07-14 00:00:00

Journalists under the banner of Sorbostorer Sangbadikbrindo formed a human chain on the premises of district administration office in Kushtia on Wednesday, demanding arrest of their fellow Hasibur Rahman Rubel's killer and his exemplary punishment — bdnews24.com

Aman seedlings plantation begins in Rangpur region

2022-07-14 00:00:00

RANGPUR, July 13 (BSS); Plantation of seedlings of Transplanted Aman (T-Aman) paddy has already begun in Rangpur agriculture region and the process will get full momentum by this month-end.Officials of the Department of Agricultural Extension (DAE) said the government has...

Organic veg farming brings smile to Rajshahi slum dwellers

2022-07-14 00:00:00

RAJSHAHI, July 13 (BSS): Many of the slum-dwelling people, including women, have found the way to food security along with economic emancipation through their engagement in vegetable farming in Rajshahi city.With this venture, the marginal people are seen becoming social...

Cox's Bazar beach abuzz with Eid holidayers

Our correspondent | 2022-07-14 00:00:00

Cox's Bazar, July 13: Tourists in their thousands have flocked to Cox's Bazar beach during Eid-ul-Azha holiday this year, though the crowd was smaller than those of the first two years of the pandemic period. From afternoon to evening on...

India, Australia set to play five-Test series

2022-07-14 00:00:00

The India-Australia series will comprise of five Tests on a reciprocal basis in the next cycle of the Future Tours Programme (FTP), reports Cricbuzz.com.Cricbuzz learns that the expanded bilateral engagement, which is played for the Border-Gavaskar Trophy, will kick in...

India move to third in ODI rankings

2022-07-14 00:00:00

India's first 10-wicket win against England in men's ODIs has taken them to third place in the ICC rankings, ahead of Pakistan, according to ESPNcricinfo.With 108 rating points, India need to win or draw the three-ODI series against England to...

BPL resumes today---

2022-07-14 00:00:00

After a five-day recess due to Eid-ul-Azha, the TVS Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) football will resume today (Thursday) with a lone nineteen round match, reports BSS.As per the revised fixture, Abahani Limited, Dhaka take on bottom-ranked Swadhinata Krira Sangha scheduled...

Perform duties with new impetus: IGP

2022-07-14 00:00:00

Inspector General of Police (IGP) Benazir Ahmed on Wednesday called upon the police members to perform their duties with new impetus after the Eid celebrations, reports UNB.The IGP made the call while exchanging Eid greetings with police officers, members and...

Hasan urges BNP to go to countrymen instead of visiting foreigners

2022-07-14 00:00:00

Information and Broadcasting Minister Dr Hasan Mahmud Wednesday urged the BNP leaders to go to the countrymen instead of visiting foreigners, reports BSS."We see that BNP always visits foreigners including foreign ambassadors and different foreign organizations. But, the countrymen are...

BNP pays tributes to Shinzo Abe

2022-07-14 00:00:00

The BNP on Wednesday paid tribute to former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, who was shot dead last week while campaigning for a parliamentary election, reports UNB.Amir Khosru Mahmud Chowdhury, a BNP standing committee member, visited the Japanese Embassy in...

B’desh will never be like Lanka: Hanif

2022-07-14 00:00:00

KUSHTIA, July 13 (BSS): Awami League (AL) Joint General Secretary Mahbubul Alam Hanif on Wednesday said the situation of Bangladesh will never be like Sri Lanka and the dream of BNP over the Bangladesh-Sri Lanka situation will soon be faded....

EU envoy meets Fakhrul

2022-07-14 00:00:00

European Union Ambassador to Bangladesh Charles Whiteley met BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Wednesday, reports UNB.The one-and-a-half-hour meeting was held at BNP chairperson's Gulshan office.BNP standing committee member Amir Khosru Mahmud Chowdhury and organising secretary Shama Obayed...

Anisul for speeding up trial proceedings

2022-07-14 00:00:00

Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs Minister Anisul Huq today said the speed of work throughout the world has multiplied in this digital age and the judges here too have to take this into consideration and speed up their trial proceedings,...