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August 9, 2022

iDEA project: 250 women entrepreneurs receive Tk1.25 crore grant

The Innovation Design and Entrepreneurship Academy (iDEA) Project of Bangladesh Computer Council (BCC) under the ICT Division Sunday distributed a Tk1.25 crore grant to 250 women entrepreneurs.The entrepreneurs received a one-time grant of Tk50,000 eac…

Rains in S. Korea turn Seoul’s roads to rivers, leave 7 dead

Heavy rains drenched South Korea’s capital region, turning the streets of Seoul’s affluent Gangnam district into a river, leaving submerged vehicles and overwhelming public transport systems. At least seven people were killed and six others were missin…

Tea workers strike for wage hike in Sylhet

Hundreds of workers of 23 tea gardens in Sylhet observed a two hour work abstention on Tuesday demanding a daily wage of Tk 300 due to price hike of daily essentials.The workers of Sylhet Valley went on work abstention around 10 am on Tuesday demanding…

Sunk bulkhead’s missing worker found dead

Divers on Tuesday retrieved the body of a worker, who went missing after a bulkhead sank in Sandhya River after hit by another launch in Ujirpur upazila of Pirojpur district on Monday night, from Khejurbari in Banaripara upazila of Barishal district on…

Well marked low intensifies into depression in Bay

All maritime ports of Bangladesh have been advised to keep hoisted local cautionary signal No 3 as the well marked low over Northwest Bay of Odisha Coast and adjoining area intensified into a depression lies over coastal Odisha and adjoining Northwest …

Manpower export to Malaysia resumes after four-year gap

Malaysia on Tuesday resumed recruitment of manpower from Bangladesh after a long pause of four years as the first batch of Bangladeshi workers reached Kuala Lumpur.A flight of Air Asia carrying 53 Bangladeshi workers landed at Kuala Lumpur Internationa…

TIB urges govt to spare people the burden of foreign debt

Transparency International Bangladesh (TIB) has suggested the government to prevent tax evasion and money laundering by adopting ‘Common Reporting Standard (CRS)’ to stabilise foreign exchange reserves without burdening the people with foreign debt.Tak…

India announce Asia Cup squad with Kohli back, sans Bumrah

India announced the squad for the Asia Cup 2022 starting on August 27 in the UAE. Pace bowler Jasprit Bumrah has been ruled out of the squad for a back injury, but Virat Kohli is set to return following his brief break from international cricket.Harsha…

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