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Youth beaten to death in Lalmonirhat

Our correspondent | 2022-04-16 00:00:00

LALMONIRHAT, Apr 15: A youth was beaten to death allegedly by the police after he was detained from Baishakhi Mela at Kazir Chawra village under Sadar upazila of the district on Thursday night.The deceased was identified as Rabiul Islam Khan,...

EduHive to offer int'l courses for BD students

FE Report | 2022-04-16 00:00:00

EduHive, a local education technology or EdTech start-up, is set to offer a number of international courses for Bangladeshi students as it has recently inked a deal with a Hong Kong (HK)-based global platform.Besides, the digital learning platform will also...

Farmers striving to save Haor crops as fresh floods loom

2022-04-16 00:00:00

Hundreds of thousands of farmers in Sunamganj are in a race against the clock to save paddy on more than 200,000 hectares of marshland in the Haor region by strengthening the dams or harvesting the crops early amid threats of...

General SM Shafiuddin Ahmed pays homage to Lance Corporal Kafil Majumder

2022-04-16 00:00:00

Chief of Army Staff General SM Shafiuddin Ahmed pays homage to Lance Corporal Kafil Majumder who lost life while discharging duty as a Bangladeshi peacekeeper in South Sudan by placing a wreath on his coffin at a programme at Dhaka...

Pahela Baishakh marked with great gaiety

2022-04-16 00:00:00

After a two-year hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Pahela Baishakh, the first day of Bengali New Year-1429, was celebrated across the country in a festive mood, upholding the rich cultural values and rituals of the Bangalees, reports BSS.Different cultural...

Two Jubo League men hacked dead in Jhenaidah over toll collection

2022-04-16 00:00:00

JHENAIDAH, Apr 15 (UNB): Two Jubo League activists were hacked to death in a clash between two groups over collecting toll of Kotchandpur municipality in Jhenaidah on Thursday. The deceased were identified as Akhtar Hossain, 22, and Jibon Mia, 21,...

DU BCL activist 'thrashes' journo

2022-04-16 00:00:00

A Dhaka University (DU) correspondent of a news portal has alleged that he was beaten up in his room by a Bangladesh Chhatra League activist for failing to mention the name of a BCL leader in his reports, reports UNB....

AL int'l affairs sub-committee hosts Iftar for foreign diplomats

2022-04-16 00:00:00

The international affairs sub-committee of Bangladesh Awami League hosted an Iftar on Friday at a hotel in the capital in honour of foreign diplomats stationed in Dhaka, reports UNB. Ambassadors, High Commissioners and Head of Missions including Indian High Commissioner...

Speaker lauds PM's timely steps in tackling Covid

2022-04-16 00:00:00

Jatiya Sangsad (JS) Speaker Dr Shirin Sharmin Chaudhury on Friday lauded the pragmatic and timely steps of the Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina led government during the COVID-19 situation, reports BSS."The timely decision of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has kept the...

Members of Bangabandhu Sangskritik Jote hold candlelight vigil

2022-04-16 00:00:00

Members of Bangabandhu Sangskritik Jote hold candlelight vigil at the Central Shaheed Minar in the city on Friday marking the first death anniversary of film actress Sarah Begum Kabori — Focus Bangla

Bangladesh Garment Sramik Sanghati forms a human chain

2022-04-16 00:00:00

Bangladesh Garment Sramik Sanghati forms a human chain in front of the National Press Club in the city on Friday demanding payment of April salary and festival bonus by 20th Ramadan — Focus Bangla

US report exposes AL govt's misdeeds: BNP

2022-04-16 00:00:00

BNP on Thursday praised the US report on Bangladesh's human rights practices as the party said it has exposed the misdeeds and 'deadly misrule' of the current Awami League government, reports UNB. "The US State Department's human rights report has...

RAB arrest Ramna bomb attack convict after two decades

2022-04-16 00:00:00

The Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) arrested a man condemned to death over the bomb attack on Chhayanaut's Pahela Baishakh programme at Ramna Batamul in Dhaka two decades ago, reports bdnews24.com.Mufti Shafiqur Rahman was also sentenced to life in prison for...

Human rights situation in BD better than US: Hasan

2022-04-16 00:00:00

The human rights situation in Bangladesh is better than the United States in many instances, said Information and Broadcasting Minister Hasan Mahmud on Thursday dismissing the report of the US on human rights issues in Bangladesh, reports UNB. "We do...

News Briefs (2022-04-16)

2022-04-16 00:00:00

CAPM declares Unit Fund NAVCAPM Company Limited has declared the Net Asset Value (NAV) of CAPM Unit Fund. The total NAV of CAPM Unit Fund stood at Tk 133,013,153.52 on the basis of cost price and Tk 150,624,910.90 on the...

Citigroup reduces forecast for potential Russia losses

2022-04-16 00:00:00

NEW YORK, Apr 15 (Reuters): Citigroup Inc could lose as much as $3 billion from its Russia exposures, $2 billion less than previously forecast, the bank said on Thursday while reporting a nearly halving of its first-quarter profit.The bank said...

IPDC Finance tops weekly turnover chart

FE REPORT | 2022-04-16 00:00:00

Ten most-traded stocks accounted for one-fourth of transactions on the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE), with IPDC Finance making its way to the top of the weekly turnover list after a long time.Market operators said IPDC Finance dominated the turnover chart...

'Mahe Ramadan for Universal Welfare'

2022-04-16 00:00:00

Nawabpur Road Corporate Branch of Islami Bank Bangladesh Limited organised a discussion on 'Mahe Ramadan for Universal Welfare' & iftar mahfil at a city hotel recently. Muhammad Qaisar Ali, Additional Managing Director of the bank, addressed the programme as the...

GP sets sights high on helping BD progress

Ismail Hossain | 2022-04-16 00:00:00

The country's largest mobile network operator, Grameenphone, has faith in Bangladesh's potential and looks forward to contributing to its long-term development, says the company's top executive. He notes that the mobile-phone firm has been a partner to Bangladesh's growth for...

Stocks extend losses as selloff continues

BABUL BARMAN | 2022-04-16 00:00:00

Stocks extended the losing streak in the outgoing week, as nervous investors continued selloffs in major sector issues amid persistent market volatility.The week featured four trading days as trading remained suspended on Thursday on the occasion of Bangla New Year....

Russia should diversify energy exports towards Asia: Putin

2022-04-16 00:00:00

MOSCOW, April 15 (AFP): Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday called for diversification of energy exports towards Asia, while accusing European countries of destabilising the market by moving to cut out Russian deliveries."We need to diversify exports," Putin said at...

Biman's Boeing 777 flies to Saudi after collision in Dhaka airport hangar

2022-04-16 00:00:00

One of the two Boeing jets of Biman Bangladesh Airlines that were grounded after a collision in a hangar in Dhaka's Shahjalal International Airport has returned to service, reports bdnews24.com.The Boeing 777, Ranga Prabhat, flew to Saudi Arabia's Jeddah on...

Pak remittances at all-time high of $2.8b in Mar

2022-04-16 00:00:00

The inflow of workers' remittances soared beyond maret expectations and hit an all-time high at $2.8 billion in March, extending much-needed support to foreign exchange reserves and the rupee value against the US dollar, reports The Express Tribune."These are the...

E-commerce platform helping transgender to be entrepreneur

2022-04-16 00:00:00

Manisha Meem Nipun, a member of the transgender community, has changed myths about transgender community by becoming an entrepreneur, overcoming social barriers and financial troubles.Social barriers were about to beleaguer the dream of Nipun, but her incisive determination has led...

A fire gutted six Indian trucks

2022-04-16 00:00:00

A fire gutted six Indian trucks laden with imported goods at the Indian Truck Terminal of the Benapole Landport in Jashore of Bangladesh early on Friday — Focus Bangla

Japanese companies in BD top export ratio list: JETRO

2022-04-16 00:00:00

Export ratio of Japanese companies operating in Bangladesh is atop among the Asia and Oceania countries as the ratio of exports to total sales by Japanese companies has stood at 65.4 percent, said Country Representative of the Japan External Trade...

Why we need DVC

Dipok Kumar Roy FCA | 2022-04-16 00:00:00

A Document Verification Code (DVC), a numerical unique number/ code auto-generated by the document verification system (DVS) (software adopted by the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Bangladesh (ICAB)) upon inserting few legal information and audited figures of a company, is...

Nostalgia for childhood simple delights Pahela Baishakh offered

Nilratan Halder | 2022-04-16 00:00:00

With each Pahela Baishakh knocking at the door, it becomes irresistible to undertake a journey down the memory lane. For one who was born in a village and had spent the early years there, the sights and sounds, the simple...

News in Brief (2022-04-16)

2022-04-16 00:00:00

32 die in Zimbabwean bus accidentHARARE, Apr 15: At least 32 people died Thursday night when a bus carrying members of the Zion Christian Church was involved in an accident in Chipinge, southeastern Zimbabwe. State broadcaster ZBC reported Friday that...

S Africa flood toll nears 400

2022-04-16 00:00:00

DURBAN, Apr 15 (AFP): Police, army and volunteer rescuers on Friday widened the search for dozens still missing five days after the deadliest storm to strike South Africa's coastal city of Durban in living memory as the death toll rose...