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Sonali Bank Limited CEO and Managing Director Md Ataur Rahman Prodhan inaugurated four new GM's offices of the bank through

2022-05-01 00:00:00

Sonali Bank Limited CEO and Managing Director Md Ataur Rahman Prodhan inaugurated four new GM's offices of the bank through videoconferencing from the bank's Head Office in Dhaka recently. The new General Manager's offices are located in Dhaka North, Dinajpur,...

BD to increase listed firms to supply spot LNG

M AZIZUR RAHMAN | 2022-05-01 00:00:00

Bangladesh will increase the number of listed liquefied natural gas (LNG) suppliers from international spot market expecting to get more participants in the selective bidding process and purchase the fuel at a competitive price."We shall invite expressions of interests, or...

Eateries, amusement centres gear up for Eid cheer as pandemic wanes

2022-05-01 00:00:00

After two years of muted celebrations due to the pandemic, entertainment centres and restaurants in Dhaka are preparing for a return to normal this Eid, reports bdnews24.com.Thursday was the last working day before the Eid holidays and the week of...

Push to develop blockchain-based traceability solution locally

2022-05-01 00:00:00

Speakers at a knowledge session stressed the need for developing blockchain-based traceability solution locally for all the sectors in the country. The Bangladesh Association of Software and Information Services (BASIS) in collaboration with the Information and Communication Technology (ICT) Division...

BD sets sights on export possibilities in Africa

REZAUL KARIM | 2022-05-01 00:00:00

Bangladesh looks to grab export opportunities in untapped African countries, including tightening trade ties and increasing export earnings, with intent to address its LDC graduation challenges, officials say.With this end in view, commerce ministry is working to explore the prospects...

Eid sparks tourism boom in Cox's Bazar, Sylhet

OUR CORRESPONDENTS | 2022-05-01 00:00:00

COX'S BAZAR, Apr 30: The beach city of Cox's Bazar is expected to draw holidaymakers in droves during Eid holidays. About 70 per cent hotels, motels and guest houses have already been booked in advance. Hoteliers are happy with the...

Biden, Lopez talk migration, diplomacy

2022-05-01 00:00:00

WASHINGTON, Apr 30 (AP): President Joe Biden and Mexico's Andres Manuel López Obrador agreed in a phone call Friday to do more to promote "just, humane and effective efforts to reduce irregular migration" at the southern border, the White House...

Kabul Sunni mosque blast tolls cross 50

2022-05-01 00:00:00

KABUL, Apr 30 (Reuters): A powerful explosion killed more than 50 worshippers after Friday prayers at a Kabul mosque, its leader said, the latest in a series of attacks on civilian targets in Afghanistan during the Muslim holy month of...

Ukraine holds off Russian advances

2022-05-01 00:00:00

KHARKIV, Apr 30 (AP/Reuters): Ukrainian forces fought to hold off Russian attempts to advance in the south and east, where the Kremlin is seeking to capture the country's industrial Donbas region, and a senior U.S. defense official said Moscow's offensive...

Taka depreciation and import restrictions

Shakhawat Hossain | 2022-05-01 00:00:00

During Covid-19, the central bank was found busy with the implementation of different stimulus packages. No tensed situation was faced with regard to the external sector since imports were at manageable level with export proceeds and wage remittances. Wage remittances...

Uniform fee structure for English-medium schools

2022-05-01 00:00:00

It is an open secret that most English-medium schools in Bangladesh charge exorbitant fees from their students. Sometimes, it is too costly for a middle- or upper middle-class family to afford it. There are no rules and regulations for such...

Being aware of fortified foods

2022-05-01 00:00:00

Most of our people do not eat fruits at least twice a day. And so, they cannot meet the recommended dietary guidelines. Worldwide, more than two billion people have micronutrient deficiencies because they are not getting enough essential vitamins and...

Significance of May Day

2022-05-01 00:00:00

Today marks the International Labour Day. This day recalls the labourers' historic struggle and encourages them to be be aware of their rights. The day has its origins in the labour union movement, specifically the eight-hour day movement. Every year...

Why many stay back during Eid

Shihab Sarkar | 2022-05-01 00:00:00

Not too long ago, even in the seventies and the eighties, people going to villages during Eid were fewer in number than that seen later. Two reasons could be cited for it. First, as Dhaka had yet to emerge as...

Enduring relevance of May Day

Asjadul Kibria | 2022-05-01 00:00:00

Though a large number of industrial units have paid the wages and salaries for March and some have also paid half of the salaries for April before Eid-ul-fitr holiday, workers in many factories have not got their dues. Though some...

A journey of learning through creativity, imagination, inquiry

Nilanthi Panabokke Das | 2022-04-30 12:00:00

Aisha Khan, at 18 now, completed her International Baccalaureate (IB) Diploma Programme (DP) from a reputed school in Bangladesh. Besides academic learning, she learned time management, critical thinking, and research skills in school. Thanks to a dynamic learning environment that...

Ukraine war becoming clash of nuclear egos

Syed Fattahul Alim | 2022-04-30 12:00:00

With the Western powers hell-bent on seeing that Russia is defeated in its ongoing campaign in Ukraine, the Kremlin has also upped the ante by reiterating its threat of using its unspecified weapon of the ultimate kind. The latest of...

Study predicts mass marine life extinction if warming continues

2022-04-30 00:00:00

WASHINGTON, April 29, (AFP): By the year 2300, life in the oceans faces a mass die-off rivaling the great extinctions of Earth's deep past if humanity fails to curb greenhouse gas emissions, a study in the journal Science said Thursday.But...

Speaker of the Jatiya Sangsad Shirin Sharmin Chaudhury and Army Chief

2022-04-30 00:00:00

Speaker of the Jatiya Sangsad Shirin Sharmin Chaudhury and Army Chief General SM Shafiuddin Ahmed exchange greetings with the guests at the Iftar party of Bangladesh Army at Senamalancha at Dhaka Cantonment on Friday — ISPR

Two dead after lorry crushes motorcycle in Dhaka

2022-04-30 00:00:00

Two motorcycle riders have died after a lorry ploughed into the two-wheeler on the Khilgaon flyover in Dhaka, reports bdnews24.com.The incident occurred early on Friday, according to police.The riders were flung off the motorcycle when a speeding lorry hit the...

Erdogan visits Saudi Arabia hoping for new era in ties

2022-04-30 00:00:00

Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan arrived in Saudi Arabia on Thursday in the first high-level visit in years which he hopes will herald a new era of relations after intense efforts to repair strained ties, reports Reuters.Erdogan met with King Salman...

Civilians can exit Azovstal: Putin

2022-04-30 00:00:00

MOSCOW, April 29 (TASS): Kremlin sees no negotiations matter in the situation around the Azovstal plant in Mariupol, Russian President Vladimir Putin said it already that civilians can exit the plant freely, while militants must lay down their arms, Kremlin...

Blasts kill nine in Afghanistan

2022-04-30 00:00:00

Bombs exploded aboard two passenger vans carrying Shia Muslims in the northern Afghanistan city of Mazar-e-Sharif on Thursday, killing at least nine people, an official said, reports Reuters.The blasts follow an explosion at a Shia mosque in the city last...

1.38m more SIMs, 2.1m net users added in Mar

FE Report | 2022-04-30 00:00:00

The country's four cell phone operators registered 1.38 million more mobile SIM (subscriber's identity module) cards and 2.1 million internet subscribers in March. At the end of March, the total number of mobile phone subscribers reached 182.92 million while the...

Caution about malware strikes on financial systems

SAJIBUR RAHMAN | 2022-04-30 00:00:00

Bangladesh is alerted against botnet and malware infections of important data infrastructures, including in financial institutions, to forestall cyber-attacks on the sidelines of the Ukraine war.Officials say government's dedicated cyber-threat agency issued the warning as global cyberwar is getting spawned...

Use Paturia Ghat for hassle-free journey

FE REPORT | 2022-04-30 00:00:00

The government asked the vehicle operators to use Paturia Ghat to reduce growing pressure - created by cars and other vehicles on Shimulia Ghat (Mawa) - to facilitate hassle-free journey of homebound passengers during the Eid-ul-Fitr holidays.State Minister for Shipping...

Tripura CM urges B'desh ICT firms to invest in state

FE Report | 2022-04-30 00:00:00

The government of neighbouring Indian state Tripura has urged Bangladeshi entrepreneurs to invest in its ICT sector, especially in data centre.Chief Minister of Tripura Biplab Kumar Deb made the call at a conference with a visiting Bangladeshi delegation held in...

90pc of haor paddy harvested

2022-04-30 00:00:00

Farmers have harvested 90 per cent of Boro paddy in haor areas, said AKM Enamul Haque Shamim, deputy minister for water resources, reports UNB."The remaining ten percent paddy in haor areas will be harvested soon," he told reporters, after inspecting...

Jumatul Wida observed

2022-04-30 00:00:00

The holy Jumatul Wida, the last Friday of the holy month of Ramadan, was observed across the country yesterday with due solemnity and religious fervour, reports BSS.The biggest Jumatul Wida congregation was held at the Baitul Mukarram National Mosque in...

Beef so prohibitive!

YASIR WARDAD | 2022-04-30 00:00:00

Beef prices have shot up to as high as Tk 760 a kilo in an unregulated market in the capital just a couple of days ahead of the Eid-ul-Fitr festival.Lack of market monitoring by government agencies concerned and two city...