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Pennsylvania's fracking industry plans to continue, whoever wins White House

2024-09-16 00:00:00

CANONSBURG (United States), Sept 15 (AFP): Pennsylvanians working in the controversial fracking industry are confident that the sector will endure, whoever wins the White House in November's presidential election.With an eye firmly on winning over voters in the gas-rich battleground...

China opposes US tariff hikes, vows steps to defend its firms’ interests

2024-09-16 00:00:00

BEIJING, Sept 15 (Reuters/AP): Beijing firmly opposes US tariff hikes on Chinese imports, China's commerce ministry said in a statement on Saturday, urging the US to immediately correct its "wrongdoings" and lift all tariffs imposed on Chinese goods."China will take...

Asian spot LNG prices down on muted demand

2024-09-16 00:00:00

LONDON, Sep 15 (Reuters): Asian spot liquefied natural gas (LNG) prices fell last week amid limited demand for November deliveries and as supply concerns related to Hurricane Francine's impact on US LNG facilities eased.The average LNG price for October delivery...

India removes floor price for basmati rice exports

2024-09-16 00:00:00

NEW DELHI, Sept 15 (Reuters): India removed a floor price for basmati rice exports on Friday, according to a government order, to help farmers boost overseas sales of the premium grade just weeks ahead of the arrival of the new-season...

AB Bank donates Tk 20m for flood victims

2024-09-16 00:00:00

AB Bank, under its CSR programme, has contributed Tk 20 million to the Chief Advisor's Relief and Welfare Fund to support the people suffering from devastating flood in the various parts of the country. The founder Chairman of the Bank,...

SBAC Bank Hosts Town Hall Meeting

2024-09-16 00:00:00

SBAC Bank PLC held a Town Hall Meeting of Dhaka Zone at the bank's Head Office on Saturday. Md Nurul Azim, Additional Managing Director of SBAC Bank PLC, presided over the meeting while Habibur Rahman, Managing Director & CEO of...

US firms in China see record-low profits amid geopolitical tensions

2024-09-16 00:00:00

HONG KONG, Sep 15 (AP): American companies in China are seeing record-low profits, with business confidence at an all-time low amid US-China tensions and a slowing Chinese economy, according to a report of a US business group.Out of 306 companies...

MetLife settles Tk 14.25b claims in H1

2024-09-16 00:00:00

MetLife Bangladesh has settled Tk 14.25 billion in claims in the first six months of this year. This amount includes the money customers received as insurance benefits and claims for loss of life and medical needs, says a statement.Customers of...

Bangladesh should 'focus on collaboration with Malaysia'

FE REPORT | 2024-09-16 00:00:00

Bangladesh can make various trade-offs and complementarities with Malaysia due to their differing types of economies, Ambassador M. Riaz Hamidullah, Additional Foreign Secretary of Bangladesh, said at a lecture on Sunday.He said that Bangladesh should focus on collaboration with countries...

Virus-hit Ronaldo to miss Asian Champions League opener

2024-09-16 00:00:00

TOKYO, Sept 15 (AFP): Cristiano Ronaldo was diagnosed on Sunday with a viral infection and will miss Al Nassr's Asian Champions League opener this week at Iraq's Al Shorta.The Portuguese veteran is targeting Asia's top club crown to add to...

Brook to captain England for Australia ODIs

2024-09-16 00:00:00

LONDON, Sept 15 (AFP): Harry Brook is set to captain England for the first time in the upcoming one-day international (ODI) series against Australia after Jos Buttler's persistent calf injury ruled him out, team management announced Sunday.Buttler has not played...

Messi scores two in four minutes on injury return

2024-09-16 00:00:00

MIAMI, Sept 15 (AFP): Lionel Messi dazzled in his return from injury Saturday, scoring two goals in the space of four minutes and adding an assist in Inter Miami's 3-1 Major League Soccer victory over the Philadelphia Union.The eight-time Ballon...

Salahuddin to step down from BFF presidency

2024-09-16 00:00:00

The longest serving president of Bangladesh Football Federation (BFF) Kazi Mohammad Salahuddin finally decided not to contest in the upcoming BFF election slated for October 26, reports UNB.Former celebrated footballer Kazi Salahuddin, who acted as BFF president for an uninterrupted...

Winner athletes of BKSP posing with trainers

2024-09-16 00:00:00

Winner athletes of BKSP posing with trainers who have secured three bronze medals, becoming the second runner-up at the 4th South Asian Junior Athletics Championship-2024, held in Chennai, India recently

Champions League starts bigger new era tomorrow

2024-09-16 00:00:00

GENEVA, Sept 15 (AP): The new Champions League format kicks off Tuesday after more than six years of planning, one failed proposal and one Super League launch fiasco.In the end, storied clubs who pushed for change from UEFA and created...

There is extra confidence in our team, says Tigers' skipper Shanto

2024-09-16 00:00:00

Bangladesh captain Najmul Hossain Shanto acknowledged on Sunday that their upcoming tour of India will be a tough challenge. However, he expressed confidence that, following their historic series win against Pakistan, they believe they can perform well against the formidable...

Chicago wheat futures hit 12-week peak

2024-09-16 00:00:00

CHICAGO, Sept 15 (Reuters): Chicago Board of Trade wheat futures reached a 12-week high on Friday, the last trading day of the week, as escalating tensions in Russia's war with Ukraine increased uncertainty about Black Sea exports.Traders focused on the...

Indonesia to cut subsidised fuel sales to limit pollution

2024-09-16 00:00:00

JAKARTA, Sept 15 (Reuters): Indonesia plans to upgrade the quality of subsidised and polluting fuels, while also selling them to fewer vehicles, in a bid to improve the air quality in the capital Jakarta and other big cities, a senior...

Leading olive oil producer Spain turns to olive stones for fuel

2024-09-16 00:00:00

MADRID, Sept 15 (Reuters): Farmer David Jimenez Zamora barely flinched when gas and electricity prices in Spain soared with the energy crisis.He kept heating the covered pool in the 18th century farmhouse he rents to tourists and the hot water...

Boeing strike could drag on as workers push for higher wages: Union leader

2024-09-16 00:00:00

SEATTLE, Sept 15 (Reuters): A strike at Boeing "could go on for a while" as workers are confident they can get bigger wage increases and an improved pension, union leader Jon Holden said in an interview with National Public Radio...

China August crude steel output slumps as mills grapple with losses

2024-09-16 00:00:00

BEIJING, Sept 15 (Reuters): China's crude steel output in August fell 6.1 per cent from July, a third straight month of declines, as steelmakers grappled with losses from a decline in steel prices.The world's largest steel producing country made 77.92...

US denies claim CIA plotted to kill Maduro

2024-09-16 00:00:00

NEW YORK, Sept 15 (BBC): The United States has dismissed claims made by Venezuela that the CIA plotted to assassinate President Maduro and other top officials.Three US citizens, two Spaniards and one Czech national have been arrested on suspicion of...

NATO, others back Ukraine's use of long range weapons to hit Russia

2024-09-16 00:00:00

PRAGUE, Sep 15 (AP): The head of NATO's military committee said Saturday that Ukraine has the solid legal and military right to strike deep inside Russia to gain combat advantage - reflecting the beliefs of a number of U.S. allies...

British PM breaches parliament's rules over clothing donations to wife

2024-09-16 00:00:00

LONDON, Sept 15 (Reuters): British Prime Minister Keir Starmer has breached parliamentary rules by not declaring a wealthy businessman and Labour Party donor bought high-end clothes for his wife Victoria, the Sunday Times reported on Saturday.According to the Sunday Times,...

China prepares for heavy rain

2024-09-16 00:00:00

SHANGHAI, Sept 15 (AFP): Chinese authorities prepared for heavy rain on Sunday as a strong typhoon approached the country's heavily populated eastern seaboard.Typhoon Bebinca was expected to make landfall along a swath of coastline including the megacity of Shanghai between...

Missile from Yemen falls in central Israel

2024-09-16 00:00:00

JERUSALEM, Sept 15 (AFP): A Yemeni rebel missile fired from Yemen triggered a rush to shelters in central Israel on Sunday, causing no injuries but again adding to regional tensions nearly a year into the Gaza war.After the incident, AFP...

Jordan's King to appoint US-educated technocrat as PM

2024-09-16 00:00:00

AMMAN, Sept 15 (Reuters): Jordan's King Abdullah was expected to appoint key palace aide Jafar Hassan as prime minister after the government resigned on Sunday, days after a parliamentary election that saw some gains for the Islamist opposition in the...

Eight perish after Channel crossing attempt

2024-09-16 00:00:00

PARIS, Sept 15 (BBC): Eight people have died overnight while trying to cross the Channel from France to England, French police say.Rescue services were alerted after the boat got into difficulty in waters north of Boulogne-sur-mer in the northern Pas-de-Calais...

SpaceX crew return to Earth

2024-09-16 00:00:00

NEW YORK, Sept 15 (BBC): SpaceX's Polaris Dawn crew has returned to Earth after five days in orbit, following a historic mission featuring the world's first commercial spacewalk.The Dragon capsule made splashdown off the coast of Florida shortly after 03:37...

64 feared dead in Nigeria boat accident

2024-09-16 00:00:00

ZAMFARA, Sept 15 (Reuters): At least 64 people were feared dead following a boat accident on a river in Zamfara State in northwest Nigeria, local officials said on Saturday.A wooden boat carrying 70 farmers capsized as it was transporting them...