Our Correspondent | 2022-04-02 00:00:00
CHATTOGRAM Apr 01: A roundtable discussion on India-Bangladesh Trade and Business jointly organised by Assistant High Commission of India, Chattogram and Chittagong Chamber of Commerce and Industry (CCCI) was held at the World Trade Center in the port city on...
FE REPORT | 2022-04-02 00:00:00
Local solar module producers seek a special fund like the one introduced in neighbouring India with intent to boost the Covid-hit sector, sources say.Solar Module Manufacturers Association of Bangladesh (SMAB) has recently requested power, energy and mineral resources ministry for...
Newly-appointed Payra Port Authority chairman Rear Admiral Mohammad Sohail along with members of the port authority placing a wreath at the grave of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman at Tungipara of Gopalganj on Thursday
A 15-day 'Banking Foundation Course' for newly recruited probationary officers of United Commercial Bank Ltd. began at the Bangladesh Institute of Bank Management (BIBM) on Wednesday. Dr. Md. Akhtaruzzaman, Director General of BIBM, presided over the inaugural session while N...
OUR CORRESPONDENT | 2022-04-02 00:00:00
CHATTOGRAM, Mar 30: A feasibility study on a project to construct a 136-kilometre-long expressway from the port city to tourism town Cox's Bazar under the Public Private Partnership (PPP) has already been completed.Sources said the study proposed two alternatives regarding...
Mid-air collision of S Korean trainer planes kills fourSEOUL, Apr 01: Two South Korean air force planes collided in mid-air on Friday during a training exercise, killing four pilots, authorities said. A total of 130 troops, 95 police officers and...
BELGRADE, April 01 (AFP): At least eight miners were killed and around 20 were injured on Friday when a blast occurred at a coal mine in southern Serbia, causing it to collapse, the state broadcaster reported.The blast occurred at around...
AHMEDABAD, April 01 (Reuters): Scientists on Thursday published the first complete human genome, filling in gaps remaining after previous efforts while offering new promise in the search for clues regarding disease-causing mutations and genetic variation among the world's 7.9 billion...
ISLAMABAD, April 01 (Arab News): Information Minister Chaudhry Fawad Hussain said on Friday the security of Prime Minister Imran Khan had been increased after intelligence agencies reported there was a plot to assassinate him.The minister's comments came after Khan on...
NEW DELHI, April 01 (Arab News): Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov began meetings with India's leaders in New Delhi on Friday after seeing his Chinese counterpart earlier in the week, as Moscow tries to keep the Asian powers on its...
MOSCOW, April 01 (Reuters/AFP): Russia accused Ukraine of carrying out an air strike against a fuel depot in the Russian city of Belgorod on Friday, an incident the Kremlin said set an unfavourable tone for peace talks with Kyiv.Ukraine's foreign...
PARIS/BEIJING, April 1 (Reuters): Chicago soybeans fell for a second day on Friday to hit a one-month low after a US Department of Agriculture (USDA) forecast of record US soy acreage pressured the market. Corn was little changed after the...
Export prices of rice in India were unchanged this week amid prospects of increased supplies and an appreciation in the rupee, while an increase in stocks weighed on rates in Vietnam, reports Reuters.Top exporter India's 5 per cent broken parboiled...
Gold eased on Friday and headed for a weekly decline as a stronger dollar and higher Treasury yields dented the appeal of zero-yield bullion, while investors also awaited a key US jobs report.Spot gold was down 0.5 per cent at...
Russian energy giant Gazprom said on Friday it was exiting its business in Germany, amid a row between the two countries over Moscow's insistence on switching payments for Russian gas to roubles from euros, reports Reuters.It was not immediately clear...
Nilratan Halder | 2022-04-02 00:00:00
This is the Basanta (spring), the king of seasons in this part of the world. But is it pronounced enough in Nature and people's life? In the first month of the two considered spring on the Bangla calendar, there is...
BERLIN, Apr 01 (AFP): The new head of the Bundesliga on Friday revealed a drop in total revenue of more than one billion euros for the two seasons disrupted by the Covid pandemic.According to figures released by the German Football...
MANCHESTER, United Kingdom, Apr 01 (AFP): Bruno Fernandes extended his contract at Manchester United till 2026 on Friday in a deal expected to make the Portuguese midfielder one of the club's highest earners.Fernandes has been a key player for the...
LAHORE, Pakistan, Apr 01 (Reuters): Australia's Marnus Labuschagne did not allow the disappointment of defeat to interfere with his appreciation of Babar Azam's sublime century, saying he learned from the Pakistan captain's masterclass in the second one-dayer on Thursday.Babar orchestrated...
Bangladesh Navy emerged champions in the Bangabandhu 31st National Swimming, Diving and Water Polo competition that concluded on Friday at Syed Nazrul Islam National Swimming complex in the city's Mirpur, reports BSS.Bangladesh Navy dominated the medal tally securing 33 gold,...
Bangladesh all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan will not be available for the second Test against South Africa, BCB's chief selector confirmed on Friday, reports Cricbuzz.Shakib had to return home from South Africa after the third ODI due to a family emergency....
PARIS, Apr 01 (AFP): FIFA on Friday faced calls to sanction Iran and even throw its team out of the 2022 World Cup finals over the Islamic republic's renewed failure to allow women to attend an international football match.Iranian news...
Miami Gardens, USA, Apr 01(Reuters): Second seed Iga Swiatek will face Naomi Osaka for the Miami Open title after the Pole defeated American Jessica Pegula in Thursday's semi-finals.After Japan's Osaka battled past Belinda Bencic 4-6 6-3 6-4 earlier in the...
DURBAN, Apr 01 (AP): Temba Bavuma made 93 and the tailenders added valuable runs to help South Africa post 367 all out in its first innings in the opening test against Bangladesh on Friday. Bangladesh was 52-1 after 16 overs...
Whenever there is a food crisis or price hike of essential commodities, many urban people start talking about food self-sufficiency and support to farmers. In other times, we simply forget our farmers. We even feel shaky over giving them their...
In Bangladesh, there has been a significant rise in rapes and other crimes against women and children in past several years. Unfortunately, we have failed to act against this rising epidemic of violence and crime against women and children. Every...
The number of diarrhoea patients is rising day by day in Dhaka city. The International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research, Bangladesh (icddr,b) is reportedly struggling to tackle the diarrhoea patients and has had to set up tents on its premises...
Tanim Asjad | 2022-04-02 00:00:00
A commuter in Dhaka usually takes at least double the time to reach his/her destination. This is nothing but a waste of precious time and working hours along with costly fuel. Moreover, the waste also leads to air and sound...
Syed Fattahul Alim | 2022-04-02 00:00:00
Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov's comment that there has not been much progress in the negotiations one day after the Ukrainian and Russian delegates sat in Istanbul of Turkey has only confirmed Western misgivings about any positive outcomes from the talks....
Soaring prices of commodities worldwide have negatively impacted Bangladesh's agriculture, especially by increasing production cost of food grains. A 23 per cent hike in the price of diesel has triggered a spike in the costs of various agricultural inputs including...
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