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Three killed in Gopalganj road accident

2022-03-29 00:00:00

GOPALGANJ, Mar 28 (BSS): Three people including two college students were killed in a head-on collision between a covered-van and a motorcycle on the Gopalganj-Poysarhat regional highway in Sikirbazar area under Kotalipara upazila of the district this morning.The deceased were...

People drinking sugarcane juice

2022-03-29 00:00:00

People drinking sugarcane juice at a roadside stall to quench their thirst amid the hot weather at Court Chattar of Tangail district recently — Focus Bangla

Quality seed needed to enhance crop production

2022-03-29 00:00:00

RAJSHAHI, Mar 28 (BSS): Farmers' level crop production can easily be enhanced to 15 to 20 per cent on an average if they can use quality seed on their farm lands.The field level agricultural officials and other staff concerned should...

Movement of tourist ships banned for six months

OUR CORRESPONDENT | 2022-03-29 00:00:00

COX'S BAZAR, Mar 28: Movement of tourist ships on the Teknaf-St Martin's route will remain suspended for six months until next October. Sea Cruise Operators-Owners Association of Bangladesh (Squab), an organisation of ship owners, has announced a ban on movement...

Brick kilns threaten environment

2022-03-29 00:00:00

KHULNA, Mar 28 (UNB): The environment and the biodiversity in the south-western region of the country face damage and pollution due to illegal brick kilns built on the locality as well as along the river banks.In addition, people in the...

Popularising rooftop gardening

2022-03-29 00:00:00

High rise buildings are now being built across Bangladesh at a rapid rate. And the unused or underused spaces of these buildings' roofs can be beautifully decorated with gardening, popularly known as rooftop gardening. Of late, it has become so...

Harmful side of short texting

2022-03-29 00:00:00

Texting is a process of sending short messages using a mobile phone. Day by day, it is becoming a very common practice among social media users. However, texting has some negative impacts, too, on our linguistic ability. People are now...

Stop killing wild animals using trap

2022-03-29 00:00:00

Forestlands are decreasing fast in Bangladesh. And wild animals are often killed here in the name of protecting human settlements. In the past few years or so, the killing of tigers in the forests has decreased, as confirmed by the...

Our scientists' contribution to diabetes research

Syed Fattahul Alim | 2022-03-29 00:00:00

The medical condition called diabetes is a global public health issue. People knew about this health hazard since ancient times through its characteristic symptoms such as 'sweet urine' and muscle loss. But the exact cause of this condition was unknown...

Combined festival economy in sight

2022-03-29 00:00:00

Following a two-year corona-induced stalemate, leading to virtual closure of manufacture and business related to festival items, activities are fast regaining their normal pace. Sections of people are preparing to join two large festivals of the country. They are Bangla...

Homage to Liberation War martyrs -

2022-03-28 12:00:00

Globality of inflation in post-Covid world and Bangladesh

Doreen Chowdhury | 2022-03-28 12:00:00

In the past few weeks, "Price Hike" has become a national issue. Soaring commodity prices are taking a toll on Bangladesh's mass people. The Trading Corporation of Bangladesh (TCB) truck selling points (temporary subsidised selling points) have become the face...

LDA's half-day hartal today

2022-03-28 00:00:00

The Left Democratic Alliance (LDA) will enforce a nationwide half-day hartal today (Monday), protesting price hikes of edible oil, other essential commodities and utility services, reports UNB.The shutdown will begin at 6:00 am and continue until 12:00 pm.

Rebel region may join Russia

2022-03-28 00:00:00

The Russian-backed eastern Ukrainian rebel region of Luhansk said on Sunday it may hold a referendum on joining Russia, drawing a warning from Kyiv that any such vote would have no legal basis and trigger a stronger international response, report...

Radio Today employees stage demo

FE Report | 2022-03-28 00:00:00

Employees of Radio Today, a popular fm radio, on Sunday staged a demonstration on Kemal Ataturk Avenue in the city demanding their outstanding salary and other due benefits."The aggrieved employees will go for tougher movement if the authority does not...

BD logs 43 new Covid cases, zero death

FE REPORT | 2022-03-28 00:00:00

Bangladesh reported 43 Covid-19 cases with the virus test positivity rate inching down to 0.54 per cent on Sunday.The Covid-19 infection rate was 0.89 per cent on Saturday.However, the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) reported zero death from coronavirus...

Kazakh worker killed in Rooppur project, 3 Belarusians held

2022-03-28 00:00:00

PABNA, Mar 27 (Agencies): A Kazakhstan national was killed and another injured at a house in Ishwardi Rooppur Residential Project Green city under Rooppur Nuclear Power Plant project in Pabna district Saturday night.Police have recovered the body of the Kazakh...

Japan may help BD with urban dev

MIR MOSTAFIZUR RAHAMAN | 2022-03-28 00:00:00

Improvement of gridlock situation, management of population, and rise in the number of vehicles are factors for proper city development, says Japanese expert Daisuke Shinatani. He observed that the South Asian countries like Bangladesh may seek assistance from Japan for...

Welcome shower in summer

FE REPORT | 2022-03-28 00:00:00

The capital experienced the first rainfall in the summer season on Sunday, which gave city-dwellers some respite from the prevailing hot weather. The Met Office recorded about 2.0-millimetre rainfall until 9:0pm on the day."It is a maiden rainfall during the...

Continue IP issue facility for onion

FE REPORT | 2022-03-28 00:00:00

The Ministry of Commerce (MoC) has requested the Ministry of Agriculture (MoA) to continue the existing import permit (IP) issue facility for onion until the Eid-ul-Fitr to facilitate onion shipment and boost supply of the key kitchen item in the...

Ten bag 7th Agro Award 2021

FE Report | 2022-03-28 00:00:00

Ten individuals and institutions got the 7th Agro Award 2021, hosted jointly by Standard Chartered Bank (SCB) and Channel i, for their significant contributions to the agriculture sector and the impact they have had on their communities.They were given the...

Fresh recovery scheme for CMSMEs launched

FE REPORT | 2022-03-28 00:00:00

Bangladesh launches a fresh scheme worth nearly Tk 4.0 billion in aid to coronavirus-hit cottage, micro, small and medium enterprises (CMSMEs), as part of drives for economic recovery.The recovery package is aided by the Islamic Development Bank (IsDB), and the...

Main accused held: Police

2022-03-28 00:00:00

Police said on Sunday that they arrested the prime accused in the killing of an Awami League politician and a female college student in city's Shahjahanpur from Bogura district, reports UNB.Arrestee Masum Mohammad Akash, 34, admitted to have shot and...

Independence Day celebrated

2022-03-28 00:00:00

Bangladesh observed the Independence and National Day on Saturday, with a fresh vow to take the nation towards prosperity with the Liberation War spirit, reports UNB.On March 26, 1971, Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman proclaimed Bangladesh's independence,...

Govt working to restore Liberation War spirit: PM

2022-03-28 00:00:00

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Sunday said that her government seeks to restore the spirit of the Liberation War and build a non-communal society free from poverty and hunger, reports UNB. The prime minister said this at a meeting of...

Prayer Timings (2022-03-28)

2022-03-28 00:00:00

Tk 20 billion fund for shipbuilding industry soon

SIDDIQUE ISLAM | 2022-03-28 00:00:00

A Tk 20-billion kiss of life to Bangladesh's emerging shipbuilding industry is coming soon, officials say, as it's one of the thrust sectors of the economy.A proposal to this effect was approved at a board-of-directors meeting held at the central...

Colombo Port crisis knocks on BD shipping industry

JASIM UDDIN HAROON | 2022-03-28 00:00:00

Bangladesh's shipping industry begins suffering under a knock-on impact of a crisis at Colombo Port where truck-loading-service disruptions are now a common phenomenon, according to operators of the trade-haulage sector.They say vessels, on average, are now facing two to three...

New export policy sets sights high

DOULOT AKTER MALA | 2022-03-28 00:00:00

The government makes the new Export Policy 2021-24 effective with the highest priority attached to 14 sectors to boost much-needed foreign-currency earnings. With effect from March 23, 2022, the policy contains in its core navigating upcoming post-graduation challenges, fourth industrial...

Realtors rue rod, other materials' price rises

SAIF UDDIN | 2022-03-28 00:00:00

Steep price rises of ms (mild steel) rod along with other building materials pushed construction and real-estate sector into slowdown, with its cascading impact on interlinked sectors of the economy, sources say.According to them, such volatility will impact Bangladesh's overall...