Leading Indian businessmen have expressed their interest to invest in setting up jewellery manufacturing factories in Bangladesh.They have shown the interest upon receiving a request from Bangladesh Jewellers' Association (BAJUS) President Sayem Sobhan Anvir during an international expo held in...
GALLE, Sri Lanka, July 05 (AFP): Uncapped spinners Maheesh Theekshana and Dinuth Wellalage were on Tuesday drafted into Sri Lanka's Covid-hit squad for the second Test against Australia.Left-arm spinner Praveen Jayawickrama tested positive for coronavirus after former captain Angelo Mathews...
New Zealand Cricket (NZC) and the players' association have agreed a five-year deal which sees men and women players receive equal pay, reports BBC Sports.The deal means all players will be paid the same match fees at international and domestic...
PARIS, July 05 (AP): Christophe Galtier became Paris Saint-Germain's seventh coach in 11 years of Qatari-backed ownership after Mauricio Pochettino was fired on Tuesday.PSG president Nasser al-Khelaifi presented Galtier to media at a news conference and said, "We have a...
LONDON, July 05 (AFP): Germany's Tatjana Maria came from behind to beat compatriot Jule Niemeier 4-6, 6-2, 7-5 on Tuesday and reach her first Grand Slam semi-final.The 34-year-old mother of two will play either third seed Ons Jabeur or unseeded...
BIRMINGHAM, United Kingdom, July 05 (AFP): Joe Root and Jonny Bairstow both hit hundreds as England continued their resurgence with a record fourth-innings chase to beat India by seven wickets in the Covid-delayed fifth Test at Edgbaston on Tuesday.Set 378...
The Bangladesh team reached Guyana, the venue for the third and final T20 match, on Monday as they gear up to hold back the hosts West Indies after losing the second match by 35 runs, reports BSS.The third and last...
A total of six persons were killed in separate road accidents in Rangpur, Manikganj districts on Tuesday, reports UNB.In Rangpur, five people were killed and two others injured when a truck rammed an auto-rickshaw on Mahiganj-Pirgachha road at Sareyartal in...
OUR CORRESPONDENT | 2022-07-06 00:00:00
MAGURA, July 05: Physical distancing goes for a toss as hundreds of buyers and sellers throng cattle markets in Magura district amid an uptrend of Covid infections in the country.Both buyers and sellers are seen without masks in the markets....
The flood situation in Sylhet district improved slightly on Tuesday morning, with most of the rivers except the Kushiyara showing a receding trend, reports UNB. Meanwhile, the district recorded 2456.02 mm of rainfall last month, the highest rainfall recorded in...
Talks with IMF difficult, says Sri Lanka PM COLOMBO, July 05: Sri Lanka's negotiations with the International Monetary Fund are more complex and difficult than in the past because it is a bankrupt nation, the country's prime minister said Tuesday....
ILLINOIS, July 05 (BBC): US police have arrested a suspect after six people were killed in a mass shooting at an Independence Day parade in Highland Park, Illinois.Robert E Crimo III, 22, was detained after a brief chase, police said.The...
HELSINKI, July 05 (BBC): Finnish researchers have installed the world's first fully working "sand battery" which can store green power for months at a time.The developers say this could solve the problem of year-round supply, a major issue for green...
The flood-hit people of Sylhet, Sunamganj and other areas are still in need of relief materials and rehabilitation. The people who have just returned home from shelters and spent the past few days repairing their houses are now having difficult...
When we turn the pages of a newspaper or browse an online news portal, we come across many headlines reporting cases of rapes, molestation, sexual harassment, violence against girls and women etc. The list goes on and we can no...
Even a decade ago, it was unimaginable to think of a hot day without power outages. Load-shedding used to be a household word. The word had, however, started to fade from our memory since 2018 when the interruption of power...
Khawaza Main Uddin | 2022-07-06 00:00:00
Some events and incidents that happen around us, as reported, these days could not be more bizarre. A student of Jagannath University pens down the state of his (gloomy) mood in the answer sheet of an examination. An elderly man...
Notwithstanding the rising inflation with attendant fall in the demands for consumer products globally, performance of the country's export sector during the last fiscal year (FY2021-22) was indeed robust. According to the data provided by the Export Promotion Bureau (EPB),...
Md. Kamrul Bari | 2022-07-06 00:00:00
On the last of day of June, Bangladesh Bank (BB) has declared its annual monetary policy statement (MPS) for the fiscal year 2022-23 (FY23). The new monetary and credit plans are intended to pursue a cautious policy stance with a...
Firemen spraying water to bring under control the blaze at Sonargaon Printing and Packaging factory at Sonargaon in Narayanganj on Monday — Focus Bangla
FE REPORT | 2022-07-05 00:00:00
The High Court on June 22 stayed a part of the trial court verdict that fined Destiny Group managing director Rafiqul Amin Tk 2.0 billion in a case.It also admitted an appeal petition for hearing against his 12-year jail term...
FE Report | 2022-07-05 00:00:00
Bangladesh has ranked seventh among the world's saddest and most-stressed nations, according to a new global report released on Monday.According to the 'Gallup 2022 Global Emotions Report', Bangladesh has secured the seventh position in the list with a score of...
Nazimuddin Shyamol | 2022-07-05 00:00:00
CHATTOGRAM, July 05: The Chittagong port would soon install two more Quay Gantry Cranes (QGC) as these arrived here on Sunday to facilitate smooth operation of the country's main seaport.With these two, the port will have a total of 18...
Fazle Kabir went on retirement Sunday after serving as governor of Bangladesh Bank for a little more than six years, reports UNB.His successor Abdur Raouf Talukder is scheduled to join the top post of the central bank on July 12....
KYIV, July 4 (Reuters): Ukrainian forces were taking up new defensive lines in the east on Monday, preparing for a hard new phase in the war as President Vladimir Putin proclaimed Russia's victory in the months-long battle of Luhansk.Russia's capture...
FE REPORT | 2022-07-05 00:00:00
A trader reportedly tried to take his life in an attempted suicide by setting himself on fire on the National Press Club premises on Monday.An eyewitness account of the unprecedented incident said the suicide attempt was made in broad daylight...
FE Report | 2022-07-05 00:00:00
The government is expected to sit with the traders' associations and stakeholders concerned today (Tuesday) to fix the prices of rawhides of sacrificial animals during the upcoming Eid-ul-Azha, said officials.Commerce Minister Tipu Munshi is likely to preside over the meeting...
FE REPORT | 2022-07-05 00:00:00
Apparel exporters seek faster delivery of imported raw materials through coordination between customs and port authorities, as they eye business bonanza in global market rebound.Issuing "self-clearance licence" to the exporters by the revenue board is demanded as a main mechanism...
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Monday arrived at her ancestral home at Tungipara in Gopalganj crossing the Padma Bridge for the first time. She inaugurated the bridge last month, report agencies.Prime Minister spent some time on the Padma Bridge along...
Gas-supply shortage has forced the power plants to cut generation substantially, prompting the electricity-distribution companies to go for countrywide load-shedding at an increased rate. According to data from the Bangladesh Power Development Board (BPDB), the country had to resort to...
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