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Thai PM declares millions in watches and bags among $400mn assets

2025-01-04 00:00:00

BANGKOK, Jan 3 (AFP): Thailand's Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra declared more than $400 million in assets on Friday, her party said, including more than 200 designer handbags worth over $2 million and at least 75 luxury watches valued at almost...

India conveys concerns to China over hydropower dam in Tibet

2025-01-04 00:00:00

NEW DELHI (Reuters): India's foreign ministry said on Friday that New Delhi has conveyed its concerns to Beijing about China's plan to build a hydropower dam in Tibet on the Yarlung Zangbo river which flows into India.Chinese officials say that...

Ethiopia backs new peacekeeping force in Somalia

2025-01-04 00:00:00

NAIROBI, Jan 3 (AFP): Ethiopia on Friday announced that it will collaborate with a new African Union force against Islamist Al-Shabaab insurgents in Somalia, which is set to deploy later this month.Mogadishu previously indicated that Ethiopian troops would not take...

Bereaved orca seen carrying another dead calf in US waters

2025-01-04 00:00:00

WASHINGTON, Jan 3 (AFP): A bereaved female killer whale who carried her dead calf for more than two weeks in 2018 has again lost a newborn and is bearing its body, US marine researchers said.Scientists say whales are among the...

Syria to include all sectors in new government

2025-01-04 00:00:00

DUBAI (Reuters) : Syria's foreign minister has told Saudi Arabian officials that the new leadership in Damascus wants to set up a government involving all parts of Syrian society following the overthrow of Bashar Al-Assad last month.Minister Asaad Hassan Al-Shibani...

Israeli strikes across Gaza kill 40, including kids

2025-01-04 00:00:00

WASHINGTON, Jan 3 (AP/AFP): Israeli airstrikes killed at least 40 people on Thursday across central and southern Gaza, including an attack on a sprawling tent camp that Israel has repeatedly bombed despite designating it a humanitarian safe zone. Israel said...

Apple to pay $95m to settle lawsuit accusing Siri of eavesdropping

2025-01-04 00:00:00

WASHINGTON, Jan 3 (AP): Apple has agreed to pay $95 million to settle a lawsuit accusing the privacy-minded company of deploying its virtual assistant Siri to eavesdrop on people using its iPhone and other trendy devices.The proposed settlement filed Tuesday...

Turkish inflation slows to 44.3 pc in Dec

2025-01-04 00:00:00

ISTANBUL, Jan 3 (AFP): Turkey's annual inflation rate slowed for the seventh consecutive month in December, official figures showed Friday.Consumer prices rose by 44.3 percent last month, down from 47.1 in November, the Turkish statistics agency said.The figure was largely...

Beijing slams US over potential Chinese drone ban

2025-01-04 00:00:00

BEIJING, Jan 3 (AFP): China said on Friday it would take "all necessary measures" in response to the United States announcing it was considering restrictions on commercial Chinese drones for national security reasons.On Thursday, the United States Commerce Department said...

2-month ban on Sundarbans crab fishing from Jan 1

2025-01-04 00:00:00

Khulna, Jan 3 (UNB)-The Forest Department has imposed a two-month ban on crab fishing in the rivers and canals of the Sundarbans' Satkhira Range during the breeding season.The ban, effective from January 1, will remain in place until February 29...

WALTON LAUNCHES NEW DUAL-BAND WI-FI ROUTER

2025-01-04 00:00:00

Walton Digi-Tech Industries Limited has launched a new model of dual-band Wi-Fi router in the market. The router, modelled as 'WR61i', comes under the packaging of 'Torongo' brand name. The router at 5GHz band is enriched with high performing technology...

BTCL to add metrorail payment to 'Alaap Pay'

2025-01-04 00:00:00

State-owned Bangladesh Telecommunications Company Limited (BTCL) has planned to facilitate metrorail and other utility bill payments through its wallet "Alaap Pay".BTCL moving up with new features so its clients could avail different types of utility payment services under a single...

Four bypasses, a flyover to be constructed at five points

NAZIMUDDIN SHYAMOL | 2025-01-04 00:00:00

CHATTOGRAM, Jan 03: Four bypasses and a flyover will be constructed at five important points on Chattogram-Cox's Bazar highway to improve the road communication between the two districts.Meanwhile, the Executive Committee of the National Economic Council (ECNEC) has approved the...

India gold demand lags, China premiums rise ahead of Lunar New Year

2025-01-04 00:00:00

Gold discounts in India remained steady this week as elevated prices kept buyers away, while Chinese dealers charged higher premiums in anticipation of stronger demand ahead of the upcoming Chinese New Year, reports Reuters. Indian dealers offered a discount of...

Why Apple is offering rare iPhone discounts in China

2025-01-04 00:00:00

Shoppers in China are getting rare discounts on iPhones as Apple faces growing competition from local brands, reports BBC.The four-day promotion, which starts this Saturday (4 January), includes discounts of as much as 500 yuan ($68.50, £55.30) on some of...

Gold hits three-week peak on softer dollar and safe haven inflows

2025-01-04 00:00:00

Gold prices touched their highest level in three weeks on Friday supported by a softer dollar and safe-haven buying, while markets braced for potential economic and interest rate changes from US President-elect Donald Trump's proposed policies, reports Reuters.Spot gold was...

Oil set for weekly gains on colder weather, Chinese policy support

2025-01-04 00:00:00

LONDON, Jan 3 (Reuters): Oil prices held steady on Friday, remaining poised for weekly gains after closing the previous session at their highest in more than two months, underpinned by colder European and US weather and additional economic stimulus flagged...

World food price index eases in Dec, pushed lower by sugar

2025-01-04 00:00:00

ROME, Jan 3 (Reuters): The United Nations' world food price index dipped in December against November levels, led lower by a drop in international sugar quotations, but still showed a robust gain year-on-year, data showed on Friday.The index, compiled by...

Global equity fund inflows drop on higher US bond yields

2025-01-04 00:00:00

Demand for global equity funds shrank in the week through January 1, as higher US Treasury yields led to caution and investors took profits during the year-end trading lull, reports Reuters.Data from LSEG Lipper showed that investors added a net...

Biden blocks Nippon Steel's bid for US Steel

2025-01-04 00:00:00

WASHINGTON, Jan 3 (Reuters): US President Joe Biden on Friday followed through on his pledge to block Nippon Steel's $14.9 billion bid for US Steel, citing concerns the deal could hurt national security.The move, long expected, cuts off a critical...

Ten firms account for 28pc of DSE weekly turnover

FE REPORT | 2025-01-04 00:00:00

The ten most-traded firms accounted for more than 28 per cent of weekly turnover on the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE), with Orion Infusion dominating the chart for the second week in a row.Orion Infusion, a concern of Orion Group, continued...

Stocks rebound as bank shares shine

FE REPORT | 2025-01-04 00:00:00

The equity market saw a rebound this week as bargain hunters sought to capitalise on attractive bank stocks amid renewed optimism following a challenging 2024, which witnessed the largest fall in four years.The New Year started on a positive note,...

Tax return submission deadline

2025-01-04 00:00:00

The National Board of Revenue (NBR) has extended the deadline for income tax returns submission by all types of taxpayers except companies. The new deadline is January 31, 2025. The NBR issued the order a few days ago. Earlier, it...

Suspension of BSK mobile library programme

2025-01-04 00:00:00

It is sad news. The mobile library programme run by the Bishwa Shahitya Kendro (BSK) has been temporarily suspended. Run under a project for more than two decades, the programme gained huge popularity. Books carried in minivans were transported to...

Celebration to some, torture for others

Tanim Asjad | 2025-01-04 00:00:00

As predicted earlier, the New Year celebration on the so-called 31st night was marked with sound and air pollution in different parts of the country. Only a week ago, a study revealed that fireworks during the New Year celebration heightened...

Maximising benefits of agricultural production

Sarker Nazrul Islam | 2025-01-04 00:00:00

The importance of food preservation is next to production of food. Preservation helps build a buffer stock of food and ensures price stabilisation through steady supply of the items round the year. Food preservation enables an individual, a community or...

Giving no quarter to unruly civil servants

2025-01-04 00:00:00

Amid the brouhaha of demands and protest programmes both on the streets and indoors raised by every conceivable social and political quarter in the country, the civil servants are learnt to have recently joined the fray. But that is against...

Coherence of policy documents a must

Shahriar Ahmed Chowdhury and Shakila Aziz | 2025-01-04 00:00:00

Technological advances and environmental concerns are rapidly changing the energy landscape of the world. Renewable energy currently comprises more than 50 per cent of total primary energy and more than 90 per cent of electricity production in some countries. The...

Rajshahi beat Dhaka in BPL

2025-01-03 12:00:00

Taskin Ahmed produced a spell for the ages as Durbar Rajshahi defeated Dhaka Capitals by seven wickets in the Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium on Thursday, reports UNB.Dhaka batters had no clue against Taskin who bagged...

From celebrations to integration of national expectations

Nilratan Halder | 2025-01-03 12:00:00

The Bangalees are fond of celebrations so much so that they have invented 13 festivities of their own for 12 months. Lately they have shown growing interests in incorporating quite a few from foreign or alien cultures. While the generational...