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Raspadori scores late as Napoli beat Juventus

2024-03-05 00:00:00

NAPLES, Mar 04 (Reuters): Substitute Giacomo Raspadori scored an 88th-minute winner as champions Napoli beat visitors Juventus 2-1 in Serie A on Sunday to secure their first back-to-back wins in five months and boost their slim hopes of a late...

Bangladesh's Shoriful Islam (L) rejoicing with teammate

2024-03-05 00:00:00

Bangladesh's Shoriful Islam (L) rejoicing with teammate after taking the wicket of Sri Lanka's Avishka Fernando during the first Twenty20 international at the Sylhet International Cricket Stadium in Sylhet on Monday — AFP

Dhaka Wanderers, PWD notch win in BCL

2024-03-05 00:00:00

Dhaka Wanderers Club and PWD Sports Club won their respective matches of the Bangladesh Championship League football held at Bir Shrestha Shaheed Shipahi Mustofa Kamal Stadium in the city's Kamalapur on Monday, reports BSS.In the day's first match, Dhaka Wanderers...

‘Man Utd face uphill task to reach Champions League’

2024-03-05 00:00:00

LONDON, Mar 04 (AFP): Bruno Fernandes admits it will be tough for misfiring Manchester United to qualify for the Champions League after an 11th Premier League loss of the season at Manchester City.Marcus Rashford fired unfancied United into a shock...

Phil Foden double helps Man City fight back to win derby

2024-03-05 00:00:00

MANCHESTER, Mar 04 (Reuters): Phil Foden kept Manchester City's Premier League title challenge bang on track with a superb second-half double as his side hit back to clinch a 3-1 home win over Manchester United on Sunday.Marcus Rashford's eighth-minute thunderbolt...

Bangladesh play archrivals India today

2024-03-05 00:00:00

Bangladesh U-16 Women's Football team will play archrivals India in their second match of the four-nation SAFF U-16 Women's Championship'2024 today (Tuesday), reports UNB.The vital match between neighbouring countries will kick off at 3:15 pm Bangladesh time today (Tuesday) at...

Missing schoolgirl's body recovered from Manikganj river

2024-03-05 00:00:00

MANIKGANJ, Mar 04 (UNB): Police recovered the body of a schoolgirl from the Kaliganga River in Kusherchar area of Sadar upazila in Manikganj on Monday morning, two days after she had gone missing.The deceased was identified as Samia Islam, daughter...

Polish national found dead in Ctg hotel

2024-03-05 00:00:00

CHATTOGRAM, Mar 04 (UNB): Police recovered the body of a foreign national from the Peninsula Hotel in Chattogram on Monday.The deceased was identified as Zdzislaw Michale Czerbaya, a Polish national.He worked as a quality controller of a buying house in...

Natore road crash kills schoolgirl, hurts father

2024-03-05 00:00:00

NATORE, Mar 04 (UNB): A schoolgirl died and her father injured as a truck bit a motorbike on Natore-Bagura highway in Singra upazila of Natore on Monday morning.The deceased was identified as Trisha Rani, daughter of Taposh of Bagatipara upazila...

RU admission test begins today

2024-03-05 00:00:00

RAJSHAHI, Mar 04 (BSS): A three-day admission test for first year honours classes in 2023-2024 academic session of Rajshahi University (RU) will begin from tomorrow (Tuesday).This year, a total of 1,85,680 students are going to appear in the test for...

Onion farmers bag huge profits

OUR CORRESPONDENT | 2024-03-05 00:00:00

GOPALGANJ, Mar 04: Farmers of Muksudpur upazila in the district are getting huge benefits from the cultivation of 'king and king hybrid' onion as the spicy item is being sold at a higher price in markets.A total of 2,206 hectares...

Ishwardi farmers distraught as ‘panama disease’ attacks banana trees

OUR CORRESPONDENT | 2024-03-05 00:00:00

PABNA, Mar 04: Widespread attack of `panama disease' on the banana trees has shuttered dreams of the farmers in Ishwardi upazila of Pabna district in the current season. Sources said banana trees on several hundred hectares of land in the...

The power of Artificial Intelligence can ignite Bangladesh's financial revolution

Md Yousup Faruqu | 2024-03-05 00:00:00

The rate of advancement in the field of Artificial Intelligence (AI) is one of the most fascinating stories of human progress. According to an article published on Forbes Advisor, the market size of global artificial intelligence is projected to expand...

Why they still reside in varsity residential halls?

2024-03-05 00:00:00

First-year students enter university campuses envisioning spacious campus, big dormitories and decent residential facilities. But, as far as managing a seat in the dorm is concerned, their dream shatters into pieces as soon as they step into the campus due...

Medical mistakes: ensuring fair investigation and justice

2024-03-05 00:00:00

Yet another tragic incident of a child's death during circumcision has occurred. This time it happened at the JS Diagnostic and Medical Check-up Centre in Malibag Chowdhurypara of the capital.Ten-year-old Ahnaf Tahmin Ayham was brought to the health centre in...

Ekushey and its book fair

Syed Fattahul Alim | 2024-03-05 00:00:00

The Ekushey BooK Fair, which had a modest beginning under private initiative immediately after Bangladesh's independence, has meanwhile turned into a big national event organised every year in February. Why the month is important even a child of this country...

Bangladesh CSOs: of definitions and confusions

Afsan Chowdhury | 2024-03-05 00:00:00

That there are so many definitions and ideas about what constitutes a civil society organization (CSO) is a good pointer that people think it exists robustly but most are not sure what it means. Amongst development workers and academics, there...

Adverse impacts of indirect tax

2024-03-05 00:00:00

The correlation between poverty and tax does not usually figure prominently because the poor are nontaxable. They are dismissed as a social segment which does not generate revenue for the state. But this is a wrong conception. As consumers –...

Pros and cons of the new income tax law

K M Hasan | 2024-03-05 00:00:00

New Income Tax Act 2023 has been passed repealing the old Income Tax Ordinance, 1984. One of the objectives was to make the new Act updated and appropriate considering the current economic condition of the country. As a concerned citizen...

Tackling plastic pollution --

2024-03-04 12:00:00

Polythene and plastic goods have become a daily necessity, and are widely used due to their affordability. However, its extensive use poses significant environmental and health risks. Polythene contributes to environmental degradation through river pollution, water logging, air pollution, and...

Restaurants at wrong places prove deadly

Syed Fattahul Alim | 2024-03-04 12:00:00

The springtime in Bangladesh is not all fun and merriment. Because in this pre-monsoon months, dry air and rising temperature turn the environment into a tinderbox. So, it is also the time when deadly fires break out. But though the...

Bank of Beijing ex-chairman under probe for corruption

2024-03-04 00:00:00

BEIJING, Mar 03 (AP): The former chairman of the state-owned Bank of Beijing is under investigation for corruption, the latest in a series of graft investigations focused on the country's financial sector.Yan Bingzhu, who led the bank since its establishment...

Yellen sees big jump in US imports from Chile

2024-03-04 00:00:00

LA NEGRA, Mar 03 (Reuters): US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen on Saturday predicted expanding demand for lithium - a core component needed in batteries for electric vehicles - would boost US imports from Chile substantially in coming years.Yellen toured US...

Spot LNG prices flat as ample inventories weigh

2024-03-04 00:00:00

Asian spot liquefied natural gas (LNG) was flat last week to trend at a near three-year low as high inventories kept prices capped, though the slump in prices has attracted some spot demand, reports Reuters.The average LNG price for April...

SHAHJALAL ISLAMI BANK HOLDS SCHOOL BANKING CONFCE

2024-03-04 00:00:00

Shahjalal Islami Bank PLC organised a School Banking Conference-2024 at the International Convention Centre in Chattogram on Saturday. Director of Financial Inclusion Department of Bangladesh Bank (BB) Md Amir Uddin was present as the chief guest and Managing Director of...

IFIC BANK WELCOMES NEWBORNS WITH GOLD COINS

2024-03-04 00:00:00

IFIC Bank PLC welcomed the arrival of newborns of its employees by presenting commemorative gold coins. The special event was organised at IFIC Tower's Multipurpose Hall in the capital on Saturday. Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of the bank...

BRAC Bank, J.P. Morgan launch new remittance service

2024-03-04 00:00:00

BRAC Bank PLC and J.P. Morgan Payments have launched 'Xpedite Select Receipt' facility to facilitate inward remittance. The 'Xpedite Select Receipt' facility by J.P. Morgan enables customers to conveniently receive remittances in 40 different currencies. This is a secured and...

PRIME BANK UNVEILS CAMPAIGN TO EMPOWER WOMEN

2024-03-04 00:00:00

In a significant move to empower the women across different social strata, Prime Bank announced the launch of a new campaign within its woman banking segment, Neera, aptly named 'Narir Joye Neera'. The initiative was unveiled by Munia Khan, consultant...

StanChart launches Bancassurance

2024-03-04 00:00:00

Standard Chartered Bangladesh has announced the launch of its Bancassurance services, a strategic initiative aimed at providing comprehensive financial solutions to customers, in partnership with MetLife Bangladesh. This partnership will enable Standard Chartered's clients to access a wide range of...

UNDP to support BD for LDC graduation: Stefan Liller

2024-03-04 00:00:00

A delegation led by the United Nations Development Program's (UNDP's) resident representative Stefan Liller made a courtesy call on State Minister for Commerce Ahasanul Islam Titu at his secretariat office on Sunday, reports UNB. UNDP Representative Stefan congratulated Titu on...