53 'gamblers' held in ChattogramCHATTOGRAM, June 12: Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) members detained 53 suspected gamblers from Halishahar in Chattogram port city on Saturday, RAB said on Sunday. Tipped off, a team of RAB-7 conducted a drive at a recreation...
SYLHET, June 12 (UNB): A court in Sylhet on Sunday sentenced a youth to death for killing a mason at Sylhet's Beanibazar upazila in 2019.The convict is Abdul Mubin Limon, 18, of the upazila.Sylhet Additional District and Session Judge and...
SATKHIRA, June 12 (UNB): As many as 0.2 million (two lakh) families who depend on the Sundarbans for their livelihoods have been facing financial hardship due to the three-month restriction on collection of resources from the mangrove forest.The government restricted...
Vice Chancellor of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Aviation and Aerospace University (BSMRAAU) Air Vice Marshal Muhammad Nazrul Islam speaking at the closing and award-giving ceremony of the two-day IEEE Computer Society, Bangladesh Chapter Summer Symposium-2022 held on the university campus...
KURIGRAM, June 12 (UNB): Low-lying areas in six unions of Roumari upazila have been inundated by flash flood triggered by the recent rains and onrush of upstream water, rendering 20,000 people marooned.Aman seedbeds and other paddy fields were submerged following...
Acting British High Commissioner in Bangladesh Javed Patel has said it is extremely important that young people are empowered to be key stakeholders in driving local, national, regional, and global change, reports UNB. "Climate action is a priority for the...
PARIS, June 12 (AP): French voters are choosing lawmakers in a parliamentary election Sunday as President Emmanuel Macron seeks to secure his majority while under growing threat from a leftist coalition.More than 6,000 candidates, ranging in age from 18 to...
KABUL, June 12 (Xinhua): Eight insurgents including a key commander of militants have been confirmed dead in northern Takhar province, the Taliban-run administration's chief spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid said."During a special operation of General Directorate of Intelligence in Police District 4...
DAMASCUS, June 12 (AFP): Syria has confirmed major damage including to runways at Damascus International Airport, which was closed for a second day Saturday for repairs after Israeli air strikes.The transport ministry said in a statement that runways were out...
KYIV, June 12 (AFP): At least 22 people were wounded when Russia struck the western Ukrainian town of Chortkiv, the regional governor said on Sunday.The strike was a rare attack in the west of the country."Yesterday at 19:46 (1645 GMT)...
HUIXTLA, Mexico, June 12 (AP): Mexico's migration agency has issued nearly 7,000 temporary documents and transit visas over the last few days to members of a migrant caravan which by Saturday had broken up in southern Mexico.Hundreds of people were...
CAIRO, June 12 (AP): Libyan officials returned to the Egyptian capital Sunday for a third round of talks on constitutional amendments for elections. The North African nation once again finds itself at a political impasse with two rival administrations claiming...
SINGAPORE CITY, June 12 (AP): China's defense minister accused the United States on Sunday of trying to "hijack" the support of countries in the Asia-Pacific region to turn them against Beijing, saying Washington is seeking to advance its own interests...
Every death is a tragedy to family members, friends and colleagues. But the untimely death of three scientists of Bangladesh Atomic Energy Commission (BAEC) and the engineer is not just a loss for the families, but an irrecoverable loss for...
Those who are overweight or obese are at a higher risk of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD). It is a term used for a range of conditions caused by a build-up of fat in the liver. In the early stages,...
Trade credit is used for short-term import finance for a period of one year normally. The credit is extended by foreign suppliers or lenders. These are in other term called as supplier's or buyer's credit. Under supplier's credit, foreign suppliers...
Notwithstanding repeated warnings about hypertension at seminars, view-exchanges programme, workshops etc., the focus continues to shift from the chief feature. Over the last couple of decades, Bangladesh has witnessed a number of high-profile colloquiums on the now-common malady of hypertension....
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On June 5 the whole world, including Bangladesh, observed World Environment Day. We were reminded that raising environmental standards were essential given the important strategic role it plays within the paradigm of achieving Sustainable Development Goals. There were also media...
State Minister for Information and Communi-cation Technology (ICT) Zunaid Ahmed Palak has said the present world is not of competition, but of collaboration, reports UNB."The more collaboration, the more life can be made easier. To this end, there are opportunities...
Hailing the proposed budget for fiscal year (2022-23), the Bangladesh Frozen Foods Exporters Associa-tion (BFFEA) has termed it as 'practical' and 'time befitting', reports BSS.BFFEA President Md Amin Ullah, in a statement, on Saturday said that the budget prioritised the...
State Minister for Power, Energy and Mineral Resources Nasrul Hamid said that the demand for electricity in Rajshahi region will increase by three times in the next five years."So, you should take necessary projects to cope with the demands," he...
SYDNEY, June 11 (BBC): Australia has announced a €555m ($585m; £475m) settlement with France's Naval Group as compensation for scuppering a submarine contract with Paris.Australia angered France last year by suddenly cancelling a €35bn deal to build a fleet of...
Leaders of the Bangladesh Association of Software & Information Services (BASIS) on Saturday said the budgetary measures for the IT sector in the budget for fiscal year 2022-23 did not reflect the BASIS's proposal as expected. At a press conference...
Sheila Al-Rowaily, a former finance executive at a Saudi Aramco subsidiary, has become the first woman to be appointed to the board of the Saudi Central Bank, report agencies. Her appointment comes after a royal decree issued by Saudi Arabia's...
The 65th meeting of the Board of Directors of Modhumoti Bank Limited was held on Saturday, using Zoom technology. Humayun Kabir, Chairman of the Board of Directors, Shaikh Salahuddin MP, Vice-Chairman, other directors and Md Shafiul Azam, Managing Director &...
FE ReportThe country's apparel exports to the US maintained a robust growth in terms of both value and volume during the first four months of 2022.The US imported readymade garment (RMG) items worth US$3.29 billion from Bangladesh during the period...
A fire swept through two carriages of the Parabat Express when the train was crossing the Shamsernagar Airport area in Moulvibazar on its way to Sylhet from Dhaka on Saturday Story on page 3 — Focus Bangla
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The Shimulia Ghat (terminal) will remain operational for ferry services even after the commissioning of Padma Bridge, said State Minister for Shipping Khalid Mahmud Chowdhury on Saturday. He also said pompous programmes will be held on both sides of Parma...
FE Report | 2022-06-12 00:00:00
The Editors' Council said on Saturday that the progress of newspapers lies in the combination of print and digital contents as the digital revolution has created a new challenge for the industry globally. Under such circumstances, the print media around...
FE Report | 2022-06-12 00:00:00
The country reported 71 new cases of Covid-19 on Saturday, a 10.93 per cent increase from 64 a day earlier, according to the daily update released by the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) on Saturday.However, the positivity rate against...
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