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Omera goes online for doorstep LPG delivery

2022-04-12 00:00:00

Omera Petroleum Limi-ted (OPL), a leading LP Gas operator in the country, has introduced online e-commerce system to provide doorstep delivery of LPG to the customers within the capital, reports UNB.The OPL inked an agreement with My Fuel Pump (MFP),...

Shimanto Bank signed MoU with IOM

2022-04-12 00:00:00

Shimanto Bank Ltd signed an MoU with International Organisation for Migration (IOM) at the bank's head office recently. Under this MoU, the IOM will avail certain banking services from Shimanto Bank. Rafiqul Islam, Deputy Managing Director, Shimanto Bank, and Nusrath...

Deadline for opinions extended

FE REPORT | 2022-04-12 00:00:00

The ministry of finance has extended the deadline by seven more days for providing opinions on the formation of National Pension Authority.People now can provide their opinions about the entity until April 19 using the finance ministry's website link, the...

3.2MWp rooftop solar plant opens

FE REPORT | 2022-04-12 00:00:00

The country's largest rooftop solar power plant under the opex model, a 3.2-megawatt peak (MWp) array, was inaugurated in Narayanganj on Monday.The facility has been established on a textile mill's buildings in Bhulta, on the outskirts of Dhaka city.Sustainable and...

S Korea to create decent jobs for girls in Bangladesh

2022-04-12 00:00:00

A new project has been undertaken to empower out-of-school adolescent girls and young women with market-driven occupational skills, transferable skills and job placements with support from the South Korean government, reports UNB. Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA), on behalf of...

News in Brief (2022-04-12)

2022-04-12 00:00:00

2 killed, 4 hurt in Los Angeles shootingLOS ANGELES, Apr 11: Two people were killed and four more injured in a shooting Sunday afternoon in the U.S. city of Los Angeles, local authorities said. The shooting occurred at approximately 4:13...

Palestinians vandalise W Bank shrine

2022-04-12 00:00:00

TEL AVIV, Apr 11 (AP): Palestinians set fire to a West Bank shrine revered by Jews as Israeli forces operated in the occupied territory following a spate of recent Palestinian attacks in Israel, the Israeli military said Sunday.The developments come...

They want López to finish his term

2022-04-12 00:00:00

MEXICO CITY, Apr 11 (AP): Fewer than two of every 10 eligible Mexican voters bothered to cast ballots Sunday on whether their popular president should end his six-year term barely midway through or continue to the end, according to the...

Lankan parties want interim govt with new PM

2022-04-12 00:00:00

COLOMBO, Apr 11 (Reuters): Three parties that recently withdrew from Sri Lanka's ruling coalition have proposed forming an interim government with a new prime minister replacing President Gotabaya Rajapaksa's brother, they said on Monday, as the country's economic crisis rolls...

China closes Guangzhou to most arrivals as Covid spreads

2022-04-12 00:00:00

BEIJING, Apr 11 (AP): The manufacturing hub of Guangzhou closed itself to most arrivals Monday as China battles a major COVID-19 surge in its big eastern cities.Shanghai has taken the brunt of the surge, with another 26,087 cases announced on...

Macron will face Le Pen in runoff for presidency

2022-04-12 00:00:00

PARIS, Apr 11 (AP): Incumbent Emmanuel Macron will face far-right nationalist Marine Le Pen in a winner-takes-all runoff for the French presidency, after they both advanced Sunday in the first round of voting in the country's election to set up...

Next few days of war are crucial: Zelenskyy

2022-04-12 00:00:00

LVIV, Apr 11 (AP/AFP): Ukraine's president warned his nation Sunday night that the coming week would be as crucial as any in the war."Russian troops will move to even larger operations in the east of our state," Volodymyr Zelenskyy said...

Sk Jamal confirm Super League

2022-04-12 00:00:00

Shiekh Jamal Dhanmondi Club secured a hard-fought four-run win over Rupganj Tigers in the ongoing Dhaka Premier Division Cricket League at Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium in the city on Monday, reports BSS. They became the first team to confirm the...

S Africa make two Covid replacements in Test against Bangladesh

2022-04-12 00:00:00

GQEBERHA, South Africa, Apr 11 (AFP): Two players were withdrawn from South Africa's team on the fourth day of the second Test against Bangladesh at St George's Park in Gqeberha on Monday after testing positive for Covid-19.Batsman Sarel Erwee and...

Opelka beat childhood hero Isner to win tallest final in ATP history

2022-04-12 00:00:00

HOUSTON, Apr 11 (AFP): Reilly Opelka defeated his childhood hero John Isner to win the tallest final in ATP Tour history at the US Clay Court Championship in Houston on Sunday.The 24-year-old Opelka powered past the veteran Isner in straight...

Man City remain one point clear of Liverpool

2022-04-12 00:00:00

MANCHESTER, England, Apr 11 (Reuters): Manchester City remained one point clear of Liverpool at the top of the Premier League standings after the highly-anticipated clash of the giants ended in a pulsating 2-2 draw at the Etihad Stadium on Sunday.The...

Tigers fold inside an hour!

2022-04-12 00:00:00

GQEBERHA, South Africa, Apr 11 (AFP): Keshav Maharaj and Simon Harmer bowled South Africa to a crushing 332-run win on the fourth day of the second Test against Bangladesh at St George's Park on Monday.Bangladesh were bowled out for 80,...

Kochua farmers worried about rat attack on IRRI-Boro field

OUR CORRESPONDENT | 2022-04-12 00:00:00

CHANDPUR, Apr 11: Hundreds of farmers in Kochua upazila are worried as their IRRI-Boro paddy fields are infested with rats for the past few weeks. The farmers' hope for getting bumper harvest is being shattered by rats' infestation. They have...

24-day CU Eid vacation from April 17

2022-04-12 00:00:00

CHATTOGRAM, Apr 11 (UNB): A 24-day summer and Eid-ul-Fitr vacation will begin at Chittagong University from April 17.The academic activities of the universities will resume on May 11, said a press release of the university signed by Deputy Registrar SM...

Hailstorm lashes Thakurgaon damaging crops in four UZs

2022-04-12 00:00:00

THAKURGAON, Apr 11 (UNB): A hailstorm coupled with strong wind has lashed the district, damaging crops in four upazilas of Thakurgaon district.Crops in several unions of Ranisankail, Haripur, Baliadangi, and Pirganj upazilas were destroyed as hailstones weighing approximately 300 to...

Untimely Teesta erosion takes a serious turn

2022-04-12 00:00:00

KURIGRAM, Apr 11 (UNB): About 70-80 houses at Gharialdanga union in Rajarhat upazila are under threat as untimely erosion by the Teesta River has taken a serious turn due to rise in water level in the last few days.Six houses...

Shunning deep-fried Iftar items

2022-04-12 00:00:00

The holy month of Ramadan is back again. During this month, the faithful Muslims break their daylong fasting with delicacies of Iftar. Almost every restaurant of Dhaka city displays their special and traditional Iftar items on open-air stalls and tables....

Preventing abuse of social media

2022-04-12 00:00:00

Nowadays, it is difficult for most of us to stay away from using social media platforms. They keep us updated on current affairs and connect with our near and dear ones. Unfortunately, many people have taken advantage of the absence...

Zakat as right of the poor

2022-04-12 00:00:00

Mentioned in the Holy Quran 88 times, Zakat is considered as one of the fundamental pillars of Islam. It is the compulsory and systematic giving of 2.5 per cent of one's wealth each year to benefit the poor. To be...

The haughty Biman staff

Syed Fattahul Alim | 2022-04-12 00:00:00

Since its birth in January 1972, Bangladesh's flag carrier, the Biman Bangladesh Airlines, in short, Biman, has been grabbing the headlines more often than not for the wrong reason. It was mostly for lack of performance-poor customer service, failure to...

Special service desks at police stations

2022-04-12 00:00:00

Although the service desks for women, children, the differently abled and elderly people at all the 659 thanas (police stations) of the country were formally inaugurated by the prime minister on Sunday last, the initiative made its debut in January,...

Upholding autonomy of the Central Bank

Helal Uddin Ahmed | 2022-04-12 00:00:00

The central bank of the country Bangladesh Bank (BB) is entrusted with the responsibility of regulating and controlling the domestic banking sector. As has been the usual practice for decades, the government had never issued any written directives to BB...

Sehri, Iftar & Prayer Timings (2022-04-11)

2022-04-11 00:00:00

MGI gets licence to run CEZ

FE Report | 2022-04-11 00:00:00

The Meghna Group of Industries (MGI) received final licence for operating the Cumilla Economic Zone (CEZ) from the Bangladesh Economic Zones Authority (BEZA) at a ceremony held at a city hotel on Sunday.The CEZ is expected to create employment opportunities...

Spinners strike three times as Tigers crumble chasing 413

2022-04-11 00:00:00

GQEBERHA, South Africa, Apr 10 (AFP): Keshav Maharaj took two wickets in his first two overs to plunge Bangladesh into deep trouble on the third day of the second Test against South Africa at St George's Park in Gqeberha on...