SAO PAULO, July 26 (Reuters): Brazilian and Chinese officials are re-discussing a trade protocol so that Brazil can ship corn to China sooner than intended, Brazilian Agriculture Minister Marcos Montes said on Monday.Montes said the successful revision of the protocol...
FE Report | 2022-07-27 00:00:00
Biman Bangladesh Air-lines is going to start its Dhaka-Toronto-Dhaka flight today (Wednesday).The first commercial flight BG305 is scheduled to fly from the Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport (HSIA) in the capital in the early hours on Wednesday.Biman will operate two flights...
FE Report | 2022-07-27 00:00:00
An inter-ministerial meeting agreed to start negotiation with India for signing the much-expected Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA) with a view to increasing trade and investment with the neighbouring country.Representatives from different ministries, including labour, commerce and home affairs, along...
WASHINGTON, July 26 (AFP): Surging inflation and severe slowdowns in the United States and China prompted the IMF to downgrade its outlook for the global economy this year and next, while warning Tuesday that the situation could get much worse."The...
FE REPORT | 2022-07-27 00:00:00
The entrepreneurs of the D8 (Developing-8) countries have been urged to gear up efforts to raise intra-trade within the bloc to $1.3 trillion.Addressing the meeting of the D8 entrepreneurs dubbed as 'D-8 Business Forum and Expo', foreign minister Dr AK...
FENI, Jul 26 (UNB): Three brothers were killed as a septic tank of an under-construction building exploded in Feni municipality on Tuesday morning, said police.The dead are Md Moniruzzaman, Nurul Islam Munshi and Md Abdur Rahman Munshi, of Bagerhat district....
COX'S BAZAR, July 26 (UNB): A suspected criminal was beaten to death at Badamtol Station in Pekua upazila of Cox's Bazar district on Monday night.The dead is Zafar Alam, son of Najir Ahmed of the upazila.A group of people numbering...
Two people were killed and 35 others injured in separate road accidents in Bagerhat and Munshiganj districts on Tuesday, reports UNB.In Bagerhat, at least two people were killed and 15 others injured after a bus crashed into a roadside tree...
Our Correpondent | 2022-07-27 00:00:00
CHATTOGRAM, July 26: The fishermen are happy with netting a huge amount of hilsa fish in Chattogram after the 65-day ban imposed by the government ended on Saturday.After the ban was lifted, fishermen sailed to the sea and caught fish...
RAJSHAHI, July 26 (BSS): Prospects of rainwater harvesting and use are very bright in terms of easing the life of people, particularly the marginalized and other less-incoming ones, in the water-stress Barind area .In all aspects, rainwater harvesting can be...
OUR CORRESPONDENT | 2022-07-27 00:00:00
CHANDPUR, July 26: Despite holding motivational meetings and workshops occasionally, the number of patients infected with Tuberculosis (TB) are increasing day by day in Chandpur district, one of the TB-prone areas of the country.Due to shortage of doctors and absence...
Swadhianta Krira Sangha were relegated from TVS Bangladesh Premier League football after playing to a 2-2 goal draw with Lieutenant Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club held on Tuesday at Birshreshtha Flight Matiur Rahman Stadium in Munshiganj, reports BSS.With the day's outcome,...
GALLE, Sri Lanka, July 26 (AFP): Skipper Dimuth Karunaratne battled through back pain to extend Sri Lanka's second-innings lead to 323 after key strikes by Pakistan's bowlers in the second Test on Tuesday.The hosts reached 176-5 when bad light stopped...
Allrounder Mahedi Hasan said he is confident in taking a more significant role in the Bangladesh team. The right-handed allrounder is part of the Bangladesh team that is set to tour Zimbabwe for a three-match ODI and three-match T20I series,...
Juventus midfielder Paul Pogba has suffered a knee injury and has been ruled out of Tuesday's friendly against Barcelona in Dallas, Texas, the Serie A club said on Monday, reports Reuters.The Turin-based club did not disclose the estimated recovery time...
When Gustav McKeon took a single off medium-pacer Ashwin Vinod to get to a 58-ball century in Vantaa on Monday, he entered the record books as the youngest man to score a T20 century. McKeon, the teenaged France opening batter,...
After a winning start against Sri Lanka, motivated Bangladesh U-20 national football team are prepared to face their Indian counterpart in their second match of SAFF U-20 Championship scheduled to be held today (Wednesday) at Kalinga Stadium in Bhubaneswar, India,...
FRANKFURT, July 26 (AFP): Local officials in Germany were planning more evacuations on Tuesday as forest fires tore through the east of the country in the wake of punishing heatwave.Authorities in the eastern region of Saxony triggered a "disaster alert"...
KYIV, July 26 (AP): Russia targeted Ukraine's Black Sea regions of Odesa and Mykolaiv with air strikes Tuesday, hitting private buildings and port infrastructure along the country's southern coast, the Ukrainian military said.The Kremlin's forces used air-launched missiles in the...
YANGON, July 26 (Reuters): Myanmar's ruling military on Tuesday defended its execution of four democracy activists as "justice for the people", brushing off a deluge of international condemnation including from its closest neighbours.The military, which seized power in a coup...
NEW DELHI, July 26 (AP): Authorities have detained Indian Congress leader Rahul Gandhi during a road protest in Delhi while his mother Sonia Gandhi was being questioned by the Enforcement Directorate.The opposition leader, surrounded by scores of policemen, was sitting...
NEW DELHI, July 26 (PTI): Around 20 countries gathered to discuss the overall situation in Afghanistan on the opening day of a two-day conference hosted by Uzbekistan at its capital city Tashkent. India was represented at the gathering by senior...
We cannot think of spending a single day without smartphones. From communication to education, entertainment to grocery lists, we rely on them for even the most basic tasks. However, experts have warned that a disproportionate dependence on smartphones can impair...
Although largely unrecognised, drowning is the second leading cause of death for children under the age of five in Bangladesh. Each year, over 14,000 children in the country reportedly die from drowning. The World Health Organization (WHO) points out that...
Bangladesh has made commendable progress over the past 40 years in achieving food security. We have gained significant success in agriculture and become self-sufficient in rice production. However, performance has not been so good in case of other crops, particularly...
Khawaza Main Uddin | 2022-07-27 00:00:00
Not every country is in trouble, unlike Bangladesh, with power cuts, price spiral and loss of value of Taka to US dollars on the same pretext - Russia's invasion of Ukraine. Covid-19 is partially to blame for the Sri Lanka...
Wasi Ahmed | 2022-07-27 00:00:00
Statements that at times appeal to us as quite apt may prove to be not only inappropriate but thoroughly untrue. When the Covid 19 began its onslaught a couple of years ago, sparing none-- rich or poor, it seemed to...
Since unemployment and poverty go together, the first step towards poverty alleviation should be creation of jobs. Obviously, creation of employment poses a huge challenge before the policymakers particularly in a populous country like Bangladesh hemmed in by resource constraints....
Syed Ershad Ahmed | 2022-07-27 00:00:00
We are living in an era of commotion where things are rapidly changing to adjust the contemporary world. The competitive world is continuously being shaped with adoption of new and evolved technology that includes information and communication technologies to upgrade...
Several people were killed in a mass shooting early on Monday in the Canadian province of British Columbia, local media reported.Police had earlier issued an emergency alert for multiple shootings in the city of Langley and asked residents to stay...
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