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Betis win Copa del Rey for first time since 2005

2022-04-25 00:00:00

SEVILLE, Apr 24 (Reuters): Real Betis held their nerve to win a penalty shootout 5-4 and edge out Valencia in the Copa del Rey final on Saturday after a thrilling contest had ended 1-1 following extra time at a packed...

Mustafiz will have to play Test cricket if needed, says BCB chief

2022-04-25 00:00:00

Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) president Nazmul Hasan said Mustafizur Rahman will have to play Test cricket if he is required by the team, reports Cricbuzz. Mustafizur had recently insisted that he is not ready to return to Test cricket, and...

Tamim, Bijoy help Prime Bank secure top place in DPL Super Legaue

2022-04-25 00:00:00

Bangladesh ODI captain Tamim Iqbal hit 90 and his opening partner Anamul Haque Bijoy scored 52 to guide the Prime Bank Cricket Club to the top place of the Super League of Dhaka Premier Division Cricket League on Sunday, reports...

Shakib back in squad for Lanka Test

2022-04-25 00:00:00

Bangladesh all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan returned to the national side with selectors naming a 16-man squad Sunday for the first Test of two-match series against Sri Lanka next month, report agencies.Shakib was part of Bangladesh's one-day international squad during the...

Prisoner dies at CMCH

2022-04-25 00:00:00

CHATTOGRAM, Apr 24 (UNB): A 58-year-old prisoner of Rangamati jail has died on Sunday while undergoing treatment at Chattogram Medical College and Hospital (CMCH).The deceased was identified as Kaisang Marma, 56, a resident of Raikhali area in Rangamati.In-charge of CMCH...

One killed over land dispute in Khulna

2022-04-25 00:00:00

KHULNA, Apr 24 (UNB): A 65-year-old man has been killed over land dispute at Shiyali village in Rupsha upazila of Khulna district on Sunday.The deceased is Chittaranjan Bala, a resident of Shiyali village in Ghatbhog union of the upazila.Witnesses said...

Magura litchi growers expect bumper yield

OUR CORRESPONDENT | 2022-04-25 00:00:00

MAGURA, Apr 24: Magura farmers are eyeing bumper production of litchi this season due to favourable weather. During the visit, this correspondent found that workers are now busy at litchi orchards at Isakhada, Rautara, Alamkhali, Khalimpur, Meerjapur, Kanchanpur, Alaipur, Hazipur,...

Sylhet road accident kills two -

2022-04-25 00:00:00

SYLHET, Apr 24 (UNB): Two people were killed in a road crash in Jaintapur upazila of Sylhet district on Saturday.The deceased were identified as hawkers Sohel Mia, 15, of Gowainghat upazila, and Ruhel Mia, 15, Baniachang upazila in Habiganj.Witnesses said...

Bumper production delights Khulna watermelon growers

2022-04-25 00:00:00

6KHULNA, Apr 24 (BSS): Watermelon growers in the coastal district are happy with bumper yield and satisfactory price of their produce in local markets.Department of Agriculture Extension (DAE) in Khulna said this year watermelons have been grown on 13,970 hectares...

Road encroachment may mount woes of Eid holidaymakers

2022-04-25 00:00:00

NARAYANGANJ, Apr 24 (bdnews24.com): Markets, factories, and illegal truck stands located next to the Dhaka-Chattogram and Dhaka-Sylhet highways in Narayanganj may add to traffic woes during Eid travels, according to transport workers and passengers.Unusually high and low spots at different...

Importance of social research

2022-04-25 00:00:00

As social beings we have a continuous need to understand reality of our surroundings, environments and our requirements. Social research is the study of the activities of the physical and social environment. Basically, it is the study of human relations...

Pet companionship can help cure mental problems

2022-04-25 00:00:00

Since the advent of the Covid-19 pandemic, mental health issues have aggravated among many. Many people have reported experiencing a sense of helplessness and detachment along with anxiety and depression -- the two most commonly reported mental health concerns. Forced...

Banning notebooks, guidebooks

2022-04-25 00:00:00

A High Court bench delivered a verdict prohibiting the printing, sale and marketing of notebooks and guidebooks back in 2008. Sadly enough, the verdict has not yet been implemented. Students in most of our schools are now fully dependent on...

Standing by flash flood-hit haor people

2022-04-25 00:00:00

People in the flood-affected haor areas are now passing days in untold miseries as many of them have lost their crops to the recent flash floods. Although the overall flood situation has improved, sufferings of haor people continues as they...

'No' to overhead cables

Neil Ray | 2022-04-25 00:00:00

Overhead cables are making a greater mess with time for reasons understandable. With sprawling housing complexes popping up, multi-storied residential and commercial buildings dotting vacant city spaces and replacing smaller accommodations, the networks of electric cables, dish, telephone and internet...

Sri Lankan lessons: as you sow, so you reap

Abdul Bayes | 2022-04-25 00:00:00

Economic experiences of some of the South-East Asian countries like South Korea, Singapore, Taiwan had long been taught in courses on economic development. In fact, developing countries like Bangladesh were advised to follow the paths of the so-called emerging tigers....

Recovering lost shrimp market

2022-04-25 00:00:00

The frozen food exporters' renewed focus on allowing the export of the vannamei type of shrimps as the only way out for saving this segment of the country's exports couldn't have been timelier. Shrimp exports in the post-Covid period show...

Natural dimensions and human emergency

Muhammad Zamir | 2022-04-25 00:00:00

One needs to recall an interesting and thoughtful article written by climate activist, scientist and analyst Matt McGrath on April 28, 2019 highlighting the natural and human emergency the facing the world. His assessment drew attention of most climatologists who...

Zia, Ershad formed parties to legitimise power grabbing: Joy

2022-04-24 12:00:00

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's ICT Adviser Sajeeb Wazed Joy has said military dictators Ziaur Rahman and HM Ershad formed the political parties to legitimise the state power they seized illegally, condemning their parties for lack of involvement with democracy, reports...

New DMD of BRAC Bank-----

2022-04-24 12:00:00

The board of BRAC Bank Limited has promoted the bank's Head of Treasury and Financial Institutions, Md. Shaheen Iqbal, CFA to the position of Deputy Managing Director. Mr. Iqbal rose to the role of Head of Treasury and Financial Institutions...

India wants friends in West but needs Russia to defend borders

2022-04-24 00:00:00

India wants to be strong friends with the "liberal world" but it needs Russia's assistance to defend its borders, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman told Bloomberg in an interview in Washington.India procures most of its military hardware from Russia and in...

Russia renews assault on Mariupol, Luhansk

2022-04-24 00:00:00

Russia resumed its assault on the last Ukrainian defenders holed up in a giant steel works in Mariupol, a Ukrainian official said on Saturday, days after Moscow declared victory in the southern port city and said its forces did not...

Global Covid cases top 508 million

2022-04-24 00:00:00

The overall number of Covid cases has surged past 508 million amid a rise in new infections in parts of the world, report agencies.According to Johns Hopkins University (JHU), the total case count mounted to 508,524,104 while the death toll...

No Covid death as 26 cases logged in BD

FE REPORT | 2022-04-24 00:00:00

Bangladesh has reported not a single death from coronavirus as it recorded 26 new cases in the past 24 hours until Saturday morning.With the latest figures, the overall caseload now stands at 1,952,532 while fatalities remain the same at 29,127,...

BD, Mizoram plan to set up 4 border 'haats'

FE REPORT | 2022-04-24 00:00:00

Bangladesh and Mizoram, a northeastern state of India, are set to identify potential sites for border 'haats' as Bangladesh's commerce minister Tipu Munshi is now on a three-day visit there, Indian media reported on Saturday.According to it, Mr Munshi along...

Act fast to address food security

2022-04-24 00:00:00

The leaders of the International Monetary Fund, World Trade Organization and the World Bank on Friday called for quick work on a new action plan on food security to be prepared by international financial institutions, reports Reuters."It is truly pressing...

Long queues as sale of Eid train tickets begins

FE REPORT | 2022-04-24 00:00:00

People in large numbers queue up to buy train tickets at Kamalapur station on Saturday as the railway opened sale of advance tickets ahead of Eid. — FE photo by KAZ Sumon Sales of advance train tickets for the upcoming...

Govt moves to shape strategies

REZAUL KARIM | 2022-04-24 00:00:00

A move is underway to prepare strategies for branding Bangladesh abroad, aiming to present correctly the country's image including its overall economic strength as a nation.To this effect, a Terms of Reference has already been prepared in order to appoint...

Sehri, Iftar & Prayer Timings (2022-04-24)

2022-04-24 00:00:00

Briefing 24-04-2022

2022-04-24 00:00:00

10 cos grab 32.67pc of market turnoverTop 10 turnover leaders in last week grabbed 32.67 per cent of the market transaction of Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE). The companies featured an aggregate amount of turnover worth Tk 8.96 billion in five...