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Bankrupt Sri Lanka's inflation jumps beyond 50 per cent

2022-07-02 00:00:00

COLOMBO, July 1, (AFP) : Sri Lanka's inflation hit a ninth consecutive record in June, official data showed Friday, rising to 54.6 percent a day after the IMF asked the bankrupt nation to rein in galloping prices and corruption.It was...

ME market holds bait for nurses

ARAFAT ARA | 2022-07-02 00:00:00

The Middle-Eastern job market emerges as a major hub of Bangladeshi nurses as the government successfully sent a group of professionals recently while a good number are in the pipeline.Europe can also be a potential destination for medical professionals as...

Muslim World League holds first confce of Asian ulama in KL

2022-07-02 00:00:00

KUALA LUMPUR, July 01 (Arab News): Participants from 17 countries gathered in Kuala Lumpur on Thursday for the first conference of Asian religious scholars organized in Malaysia by the Muslim World League to unite efforts addressing extremist ideologies.The MWL is...

Rise of Arab-Israel axis spurs Iran to redouble nuclear talks push

2022-07-02 00:00:00

DUBAI, July 01 (Reuters): The spectre of an emerging Arab-Israeli bloc that could tilt the Middle East balance of power further away from Iran is driving the Islamic Republic to pursue nuclear talks with world powers with renewed determination, officials...

India’s top court asks Nupur to apologise for Prophet remarks

2022-07-02 00:00:00

NEW DELHI, July 01 (AP): India's highest judiciary on Friday asked former Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) spokesperson Nupur Sharma to "apologise to the whole country" for her remarks on the Prophet Muhammad."It is shameful. She (Sharma) should apologise to the...

Russia kills 19 with missiles near Odesa

2022-07-02 00:00:00

SERHIIVKA (Ukraine), July 01 (Reuters): Russia rained missiles near Ukraine's Black Sea port of Odesa on Friday, hitting an apartment building and a resort and killing at least 19 people, Ukrainian officials said, hours after Russian troops were driven off...

EU sees smaller wheat crop, record exports in 2022/23

2022-07-02 00:00:00

MOST ACTIVE PARIS, July 1 (Reuters): The European Union's executive on Friday lowered its forecast for soft wheat production in the bloc in 2022/23 to well below last season's level but maintained its outlook for record exports.In supply and demand...

India raises import tax on gold to 12.5pc from 7.5pc

2022-07-02 00:00:00

India has raised its basic import duty on gold to 12.5% from 7.5%, the government said on Friday, as the world's second biggest consumer of the precious metal tries to dampen its demand and bring down the trade deficit, reports...

OPEC oil output again misses target in June as outages weigh

2022-07-02 00:00:00

LONDON, Jul 1 (Reuters): OPEC in June did not deliver on an oil output increase pledged under a deal with allies, a Reuters survey on Friday showed, as involuntary declines in Libya and Nigeria offset supply increases by Saudi Arabia...

BGMEA's training held in Ctg

OUR CORRESPONDENT | 2022-07-02 00:00:00

CHATTOGRAM, July 01: The certificate giving ceremony was held after the end of a two-day training of garment employees and workers in the port city on Thursday afternoon. The Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA) in association with the...

No red ball in my bag, says new England ODI captain Buttler

2022-07-02 00:00:00

BIRMINGHAM, United Kingdom, July 01 (AFP): Newly-appointed England limited-overs captain Jos Buttler accepts his Test cricket career is on hold, with "no red ball in my bag", as he prepares to concentrate on white-ball internationals.Buttler succeeded Eoin Morgan as England...

Van Rijthoven, Ostapenko into Wimbledon last 16

2022-07-02 00:00:00

LONDON, July 01 (Agencies): Dutch wild card Tim van Rijthoven set up a potential Wimbledon clash with defending champion Novak Djokovic when he reached the last 16 on Friday.Playing in his debut Grand Slam main draw, the world number 104...

India in trouble against England

2022-07-02 00:00:00

BIRMINGHAM, United Kingdom, July 01 (AFP): James Anderson marked his return to England duty with two wickets to leave India 53-2 at lunch on the first day of the delayed fifth Test at Edgbaston on Friday.Anderson missed the conclusion to...

Semi-automated offside in place for Qatar World Cup

2022-07-02 00:00:00

GENEVA, July 01 (AP): FIFA will introduce new technology to improve offside calls at the World Cup in Qatar this year, using a limb-tracking camera system.FIFA said Friday it is ready to launch semi-automated offside technology (SAOT) that uses multiple...

Aussies rip thru SL to secure huge win

2022-07-02 00:00:00

GALLE, Sri Lanka, July 01 (AFP): Spinner Nathan Lyon starred with a match haul of nine wickets as Australia wrapped up the opening Test on Friday with a crushing victory over Sri Lanka before lunch on the third day.The hosts...

First couple umpire together in ECB match today

2022-07-02 00:00:00

Umpires Naeem Ashraf and Jasmine Naeem will make history today (Saturday) when they become the first husband and wife to officiate together at a professional England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) fixture, reports ESPNcricinfo.The pair will travel from their Blackburn...

Bangladesh cricketers crossing the Atlantic ocean

2022-07-02 00:00:00

Bangladesh cricketers crossing the Atlantic ocean on a ferry on Thursday as they are traveling to Dominica from Saint Lucia for 1st T20 International against West Indies to be held today (Saturday) — Focus Bangla

Tigers face Windies in 1st T20 today

2022-07-02 00:00:00

ROSEAU, Dominica, July 01 (Agencies): Comprehensively beaten in both Test matches by the West Indies, Bangladesh's cricketers are hoping the clouds of uncertainty ahead of their three-match T20 International series will blow away in time for Saturday's opening encounter at...

An expedition to BARD

Ahmad Tousif Jami and Dr Shanawez Hossain | 2022-07-02 00:00:00

For the past 63 years, the Bangladesh Academy for Rural Development (BARD) at Cumilla has been playing a leading role in local development. Although BARD is known for its innovative working method and contributions, it is also a place with...

The brutality of 'bulldozer justice' in India

Binoy Kampmark | 2022-07-02 00:00:00

It looks all too eerily similar as a method: the expulsion of individuals from their home, the demolition of said home and the punishing of entire families. All excused by a harsh reading of local regulations. But this method, used...

Diarrhoea outbreak in Jatrabari

2022-07-02 00:00:00

The International Centre for Diarrheal Disease and Research, Bangladesh (icddr,b) in Dhaka has reportedly been struggling to cope with the number of diarrhoea patients for past several weeks. And a large number of the patients are from Dhaka's Jatrabari area....

Diet tips for dengue patients

2022-07-02 00:00:00

Bangladesh has been experiencing dengue fever for the past several years. But are we actually looking at ways through which we can get rid of it? Unfortunately the answer is no. We really need to focus on coming up with...

Improving Dhaka's liveability

2022-07-02 00:00:00

In terms of liveability, there has been little improvement in Dhaka's global ranking this year. The Bangladesh capital reportedly ranks as the seventh least liveable city in the world, moving up three spots from its 2021 ranking, according to an...

How to ensure cleanliness during Eid-ul-Azha

Tanim Asjad | 2022-07-02 00:00:00

Muslims in Bangladesh, as also elsewhere in the world, will observe Eid-ul-Azha in correspondence with Hajj, one of the five sacred pillars of Islam. Those who are going to perform Hajj have already reached Saudi Arabia. Formal rituals of Hajj...

Welcome move for digital labour survey of industries

2022-07-02 00:00:00

To meet a long-felt need of the country's labour sector, the government is learnt to have taken an initiative to create a digital database of workers employed in the formal as well as informal sectors of the economy. A project...

Use of chemicals and challenges ahead

Tareq Ahmed Robin | 2022-07-01 12:00:00

The remarkable industrial growth of Bangladesh is not a hype anymore. The country's industrial footprints are continuously expanding beyond the conventional light industries to medium and heavy industries. In the last 10 years, the number of petrochemical industries increased from...

US Supreme Court limits Biden's power to cut greenhouse gas

2022-07-01 00:00:00

NEW YORK, June 30 (BBC): The US Environmental Protection Agency has lost some of its power to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.The landmark ruling by the US Supreme Court (SC) represents a major setback to President Joe Biden's climate plans. His...

MCCI, Dhaka handed over a cheque worth Tk. 5.0 million and some other materials to Sajida Foundation

2022-07-01 00:00:00

Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Dhaka (MCCI) handed over a cheque worth Tk. 5.0 million and some other materials to Sajida Foundation on Thursday. This was a joint contribution of MCCI members to support the victims of the recent...

The Dhaleshwari toll plaza

2022-07-01 00:00:00

The Dhaleshwari toll plaza on the Jatir Pita Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman has been kept ready as the government is going to impose toll on vehicles for using the expressway from today (July 1). Once the authorities concerned start toll...

Ride-sharers put on alert for road rage

FE REPORT | 2022-07-01 00:00:00

The Bangladesh Road Transport Authority (BRTA) has directed ride-share companies to alert their listed motorbikers to casualties on highways during Eid trips.The advisory comes following increased fatality in the country during the last Eid-ul-Fitr holidays.Sources say a meeting was held...