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Bairstow leads England rally

2022-07-04 00:00:00

BIRMINGHAM, United Kingdom, July 03 (AFP): Jonny Bairstow completed his third hundred in successive Tests before falling for 106 at Edgbaston on Sunday to leave England's series-decider against India intriguingly poised.Bairstow's latest century was the cornerstone of England's 284 in...

Roger Federer hopes to play Wimbledon 'one more time'

2022-07-04 00:00:00

LONDON, July 03 (AFP): Roger Federer said Sunday he hopes to play Wimbledon "one more time" despite being sidelined for a year with a knee injury."I hope I can come back one more time. I've missed it here," said the...

Saif return to winning streak

2022-07-04 00:00:00

Saif Sporting Club returned to winning streak as they registered an overwhelming 4-2 goals victory over Abahani Limited, Dhaka in the TVS Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) football at Bir Flight Lieutenant Matiur Rahman Stadium in Munshiganj on Sunday, reports BSS.In...

Ryanair cabin crew in Spain announce 12 more days of strikes

2022-07-04 00:00:00

MADRID, July 3 (Reuters): Spain-based cabin crew at Ryanair plan to strike for 12 days this month to demand better working conditions, the USO and SICTPLA unions said on Saturday, raising the prospect of travel chaos as the summer tourist...

Australia forecasts record mining, energy export sales for 2023

2022-07-04 00:00:00

MELBOURNE, July 3 (Reuters): Australia's mining and energy export revenues are forecast to climb 3.0 per cent to a record A$419 billion ($286 billion) in the year to June 2023, buoyed by surging coal and gas prices in the wake...

New premises of Uttara Bank Foreign Exchange Branch

2022-07-04 00:00:00

Managing Director & CEO of Uttara Bank Limited Mohammed Rabiul Hossain along with other high officials inaugurates the new premises of the bank's Foreign Exchange Branch at Kabir Court, 69 Dilkusha Road (1st floor), Motijheel, Dhaka on Sunday

Fatema wins ‘Food Plating Master’ title

2022-07-04 00:00:00

The grand finale of Dishoom Presents 'Master of Food Plating' was held recently, says a press release.The national food plating master title was awarded to Fatema Binte Shafik, while Sanjida Parvin and Moshiur Rahman became the first runner-up and the...

US LNG exports fall to lowest since Feb

2022-07-04 00:00:00

HOUSTON, July 3 (Reuters): US exports of liquefied natural gas (LNG) in June fell to the lowest in four months, data from Refinitiv Eikon showed, after the country's second-largest LNG plant was shut by an explosion.LNG shipments from the United...

Accused arrested at his wedding

2022-07-04 00:00:00

A man in Pirojpur's Mothbaria has been arrested at his own wedding a day after he had been released by police due to confusion over his name, reports bdnews24.com.A native of Mothbaria's Amorbunia, 35-year-old Babu Talukdar, aka Russel, had a...

BSMRAAU starts academic session on Lalmonirhat campus

OUR CORRESPONDENT | 2022-07-04 00:00:00

LALMONIRHAT, July 03: Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Aviation and Aerospace University (BSMRAAU) formally commenced its academic session on Lalmonirhat campus on Sunday.Chief of Air Staff of Bangladesh Air Force Air Chief Marshal Shaikh Abdul Hannan, BBP, BUP, nswc, fawc, psc...

Makeshift cattle markets gaining momentum in Khulna, Rajshahi

2022-07-04 00:00:00

The cattle markets in Khulna, Rajshahi started gaining momentum ahead of the holy Eid-ul-Azha, report agencies.UNB reports from Khulna, a festive mood looks across Khulna city centring the Eid-ul-Azha, the second largest religious festivals of the Muslim community which will...

30 Nigerian troops killed in ambush

2022-07-04 00:00:00

NIGER, July 03 (Reuters): At least 30 Nigerian soldiers were killed in an ambush after gunmen attacked a mine in the Shiroro area of Niger state earlier this week, three sources said on Saturday.The troops were among security forces deployed...

19 perish as bus falls into deep ravine in Pakistan

2022-07-04 00:00:00

QUETTA, July 03 (AP): A passenger bus slid off a mountain road and fell into a deep ravine in heavy rain in southwest Pakistan on Sunday, killing 19 people and injuring 12 others, a government official said.Mahtab Shah, assistant administrator...

3 police die in Kentucky shooting

2022-07-04 00:00:00

KENTUCKY, July 03 (BBC): Three police officers have been shot dead in the US state of Kentucky while trying to serve a warrant on a man accused of domestic violence.Police took the 49-year-old suspect into custody after the shooting.Floyd County...

China's top diplomat visits Myanmar

2022-07-04 00:00:00

BANGKOK, July 03 (AP): China's top diplomat on Saturday arrived on his first visit to Myanmar since the military seized power last year to attend a regional meeting that the government said was a recognition of its legitimacy and opponents...

Peso, diesel woes: Argentine economy minister quits

2022-07-04 00:00:00

BUENOS AIRES, July 03 (AP): Argentina's economy minister resigned unexpectedly Saturday, dealing a fresh blow to the government of President Alberto Ferández as the country struggles with economic problems.Martín Guzmán stepped down after a week in which Argentina's currency hit...

Need for booster vaccine

2022-07-04 00:00:00

The recent increase in the Covid-19 positivity rate and death shows that the virus is still here. It is true that over the last couple of months, the authorities concerned have become a bit relaxed towards the issue; and so...

Reducing Dhaka's noise pollution

2022-07-04 00:00:00

At least five per cent of every country's population suffer from some form of hearing impairment, according to the World Health Organization (WHO). In Bangladesh, it is even more severe. A recent study has, unsurprisingly, found noise pollution in 70...

Need for hassle-free Eid ticket sale

2022-07-04 00:00:00

Spending Eid holidays with loved ones has long been a common aspiration for Dhaka city dwellers. And every year, we see an exodus of city people towards their ancestral homes on the eve of Eid. But sadly, the home-goers face...

Divided and antagonistic social decline

Neil Ray | 2022-07-04 00:00:00

A small country mostly so homogeneous could not perhaps be so divisive as it looks now. It is all because of the rise of extreme intolerance within society. At a time when the country was supposed to get united on...

Skilled workforce for Japan

2022-07-04 00:00:00

The news of Japan's interest in taking skilled manpower from Bangladesh comes as a remarkable booster to the country's manpower sector. Sadly, the sector has been in the doldrums for the past few years. For Bangladesh, the flow of remittance...

Overall world failure in resolving the Rohingya crisis

Muhammad Zamir | 2022-07-04 00:00:00

The World Refugee Day in the third week of June witnessed massive rallies all over the world generated by those who had become refugees-- having had to flee their places of residence in different countries and seeking shelter in other...

Give extended support to upgrade cross-border link

FHM Humayan Kabir | 2022-07-03 12:00:00

The government has sought extended support from the South Asia Sub-Regional Cooperation (SASEC), a regional funding window of the Asian Development Bank (ADB), for improving cross-border communications, officials said on Saturday.At a recent conference of the SASEC countries, Bangladesh has...

Outgoing BB governor's final battle against inflation

Asjadul Kibria | 2022-07-03 12:00:00

The day the national parliament approved the budget for the fiscal year 2022-2023 (FY23), Bangladesh Bank (BB) also announced its annual monetary policy statement (MPS). It is the last MPS unveiled by Fazle Kabir, the outgoing BB governor of the...

49 dengue new patients hospitalised as cases keep rising

2022-07-03 00:00:00

Forty-nine new dengue patients were hospitalised in 24 hours till Saturday morning as cases are rising again in Bangladesh, reports UNB.Among them, 47 patients were hospitalised in Dhaka, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).As many as 151...

New York bans guns in many public places

2022-07-03 00:00:00

New York lawmakers approved a sweeping overhaul Friday of the state's handgun licensing rules, seeking to preserve some limits on firearms after the Supreme Court ruled that most people have a right to carry a handgun for personal protection, reports...

Toll reaches record Tk 31.6m on day 6

2022-07-03 00:00:00

The government earned a record Tk 31.6 million in revenue through toll from the vehicles that crossed the Padma Bridge on Friday, the 6th day after opening of the bridge to traffic, reports UNB."TK 31.6 million was collected from 6...

BRTA raises bus fare on all routes via Padma Bridge

2022-07-03 00:00:00

The Bangladesh Road Transport Authority (BRTA) has issued a new chart fixing bus fares for all the routes stretching from Dhaka to the southern districts, reports UNB.According to the chart, the distance between Dhaka and Barishal via Mawa-Bhanga-Madaripur route is...

Bangladeshis advised to get visas, permits

FE Report | 2022-07-03 00:00:00

The Maldives has launched a regularisation process of job status for the undocumented workers, including Bangladeshis.The Bangladesh High Commission in Male advised the Bangladeshi undocumented ones who are working there to be regularised through getting visas and work permits immediately,...

BR to run spl trains for RMG workers

FE REPORT | 2022-07-03 00:00:00

The Bangladesh Railway Authority (BR) will operate special trains for garment workers to help them go to their ancestral village homes for celebrating the upcoming Eid-ul-Azha. "We (BR authority) will operate special trains for garment workers on the occasion of...