2022 August 04

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Salt-tolerant crops ‘transform’ lives of farmers in Khulna Hamas studying new Israeli truce proposal as mediators seek to revive talks India to export 99,150 tonnes of onions to Bangladesh, 5 other countries 37m tonnes of debris in Gaza could take years to clear: UN Sammam Junaid’s Raat Kate Nirghum hits YouTube Mushfiq reaction coats DPL in further sorry paint China’s EV execs bullish on Western pressure at Beijing car show New York returns 30 pillaged relics to Cambodia and Indonesia Primary schools across Bangladesh to resume classes from Sunday Ethiopian Airlines, Air China to start operation in Bangladesh from May: CAAB

BPDB seeks Tk 30bn loan to pay outstanding bills

Shawdesh Desk: State-owned Bangladesh Power Development Board (BPDB) seeks Tk 30 billion loan from Power Sector Development Fund (PSDF) to pay bills of purchasing costly electricity from the private sector ReadMore

UEFA to use ‘semi-automated’ offside system in CL

Sports Desk: UEFA announced Wednesday that ‘semi-automated offside technology’ will be used from the group stage of this season’s Champions League as well as in next week’s Super Cup. The ReadMore

Oscars group elects Janet Yang as new president

Shawdesh desk: The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences elected film producer Janet Yang as its new president, the group behind the Oscars announced Tuesday. Yang, best known for ReadMore

Ruling classes’ dereliction of duty

Hazem Saghieh: This alarmist title is not intended to incite alarm. The goal, on the contrary, is to attempt to understand the dark, intractable times our region is going through. ReadMore