MOSCOW, Mar 31 (Reuters): The Russian rouble strengthened back past 84 to the dollar on Thursday, and stocks jumped higher as some curbs on short selling were lifted, with the market focused on what Moscow's demand that its gas exports...
LONDON, Mar 31 (Reuters): European Union (EU) lawmakers were set on Thursday to back tougher safeguards for transfers of bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies, in the latest sign that regulators are tightening up on the freewheeling sector.Two committees in the European...
Five state-owned banks signed a syndicated term loan facility of Tk 30324.30 million for Bashundhara Gold Refinery Limited at a city hotel on Wednesday. Bashundhara Group Chairman Ahmed Akbar Sobhan was present as the chief guest at the event. Chairman...
The 22nd Annual General Meeting of the Infrastructure Investment Facilitation Company (IIFC) was held virtually on Wednesday, with Fatima Yasmin, Chairman, IIFC and Secretary, Economic Relations Division, in the chair, says a press release.Mohammed Mezbah Uddin Chowdhury, Secretary, Ministry of...
Infrastructure Development Company Limited (IDCOL) organised a workshop on installation of rooftop industrial solar systems at a hotel in the capital recently. The objective of the workshop was to promote rooftop solar technology among the suppliers of H&M, according to...
President Md Abdul Hamid has laid the foundation stone of Sheikh Kamal IT Training and Incubation Centre in Kishoreganj, said a press release.The president unveiled the foundation stone plaque of the centre at Mahinda adjacent to Sadar Upazila Parishad on...
As part of its regular activities, the Bangladesh International Arbitration Centre (BIAC) in collaboration with Accord Chambers held two daylong training courses on 'Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR)' this week, says a press release. The training sessions, held at the BIAC...
FE REPORT | 2022-04-01 00:00:00
The country's plastic goods manufacturers have sought necessary fiscal supports in the upcoming national budget to facilitate smooth growth of the sector. To this effect, they placed a set of proposals to the government such as a waiver of import...
HONG KONG, Mar 31 (Reuters): Hong Kong's retail sales fell in February after 12 straight months of growth as a wave or Covid-19 infections hit the city and anti-epidemic measures weakened consumer sentiment and reduced the numbers of people going...
SINGAPORE, Mar 31 (Reuters): Gold was on course to post its biggest quarterly gain since September 2020 as the safe-haven metal's appeal was lifted by the Russia-Ukraine conflict and concerns over sky-high inflation.However, by 1129 GMT on Thursday, spot gold...
LONDON, Mar 31 (Reuters): Oil prices plunged on Thursday on news that the United States was considering the largest ever release from its Strategic Petroleum Reserve, while OPEC+ stuck to its existing deal for May output.Brent crude futures for May,...
DOHA, Mar 31 (Reuters): Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi will learn on Friday their opponents for what is almost certainly their last World Cup finals when the draw is made for November's tournament in Qatar.The two biggest names in the...
DOHA, Mar 31 (AFP): FIFA is on target to reap record revenues of seven billion dollars on the back of this year's Qatar World Cup, president Gianni Infantino said Thursday as experts predicted a long-term financial boom for football.Infantino told...
Sri Lanka is set to tour Bangladesh for a two-match Test series, to be played in May 2022. The Test series is set to be part of the 2021-23 ICC Test Championship cycle, reports Cricbuzz.The Sri Lankan team will arrive...
CHRISTCHURCH, New Zealand, Mar 31 (AFP): England continued their fairytale revival at the Women's World Cup Thursday when Danni Wyatt's century set up a 137-run semi-final thrashing of South Africa to set up a final showdown with Australia.Wyatt's outstanding 129,...
DOHA, Mar 31 (AFP): The countdown towards the most controversial World Cup in history really begins on Friday as the draw for Qatar 2022 takes place in Doha, less than eight months before the start of the tournament itself.As pandemic...
DURBAN, South Africa, Mar 31 (AFP): Bangladesh hit back with three wickets during the first afternoon of the first Test against South Africa at Kingsmead on Thursday.South Africa were 153 for three at tea after being sent in on a...
ISTANBUL, Mar 31 (AFP): A Turkish prosecutor asked an Istanbul court to dismiss a case into the gruesome murder of Riyadh critic Jamal Khashoggi and transfer it to Saudi Arabia, local media reported on Thursday.The development comes as Turkey is...
ISTANBUL, Mar 31 (AFP): Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and his Ukrainian counterpart Dmytro Kuleba could meet within two weeks for talks, Turkey said Thursday, after hosting negotiators from both sides earlier this week."There could be a higher-level meeting, at...
GENEVA, Mar 31 (AFP): The United Nations urged the world to stand by Afghanistan at a pledging conference on Thursday where it is seeking a record $4.4 billion in humanitarian assistance to the broken country.The Taliban seized power in Afghanistan...
JERUSALEM, Mar 31 (AP): Israeli forces raided a refugee camp in the occupied West Bank early Thursday, setting off a gun battle in which two Palestinians were killed and 15 were wounded, the Palestinian Health Ministry said.In a separate incident,...
ISLAMABAD, Mar 31 (BBC): Pakistan's Prime Minister Imran Khan is facing arguably the biggest challenge of his political career, as the opposition seeks to remove him from office in a vote of no confidence.The country's lawmakers will convene on Thursday...
Litchi trees are in full bloom in an orchad of Sarugram village in Dhunat upazila of Bogura district. The photo was taken on Thursday — Focus Bangla
JAMALPUR, Mar 31 (UNB): Police fished on Thursday out the bodies of a man and his five-year-old daughter from the Jhinai river in Sarishabari upazila of Jamalpur.The deceased were identified as Abdul Aziz, 35, and his daughter Jannat, both residents...
A total of six persons were killed in separate road accidents in Dinajpur, Bagerhat and Khulna districts on Wednesday night, reports UNB.In Dinajpur, three youths returning home died after a speeding vehicle hit their bike from behind in the district's...
KHULNA, Mar 31 (UNB): For years, Latifur Rahman farmed just shrimps on his small plot of land in Khulna's Paikgachha upazila to earn two square meals a day -- because nothing would grow due to coastal salinity."Salinity in soil in...
Helal Uddin Ahmed | 2022-04-01 00:00:00
According to reliable estimates, there are currently over seven thousand active languages in the world. However, human languages also have hundreds of branches and sub-branches based on regional or territorial variations, which are usually called dialects. Bangla also has numerous...
Shihab Sarkar | 2022-04-01 00:00:00
As Bangladesh celebrated its 51st anniversary of independence as a sovereign state, politico-economists and social thinkers have continued to make appraisal of the nation's half century journey. It started in 2021, when the country celebrated the golden jubilee of its...
It is already difficult for fresh graduates to find a suitable job. The task has become even more challenging due to nepotism that runs rampant in different sectors generating jobs. This is demoralising our young people who tirelessly submit applications...
Sunamganj is the home to several haors. So, the district is rightly called a haor basin. Farmers here grow several kinds of crops including boro paddy every year. However, their crops sometimes get washed away by the flash floods caused...
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