Apple on Tuesday launched its new generation of the iPad mini packed with AI features including writing tools and an improved Siri assistant, as the iPhone maker races to boost its devices with artificial-intelligence capabilities, reports Reuters.The new iPad mini...
The world's total public debt is set to exceed $100 trillion this year for the first time and may grow more quickly than forecast as political sentiment favours higher spending and slow growth amplifies borrowing needs and costs, the International...
Dhaka Chamber of Commerce and Industry (DCCI) President Ashraf Ahmed on Tuesday called for automation in port operations, increasing logistics facilities and reducing gap regarding coordination among related organizations, reports BSS."Automation in port operations, increasing logistics facilities, improving coordination of...
Grameenphone, through its free Learning Management System, Grameenphone Academy, has launched 'Freelancing Factory', an initiative designed to equip students with the necessary training, and mentorship required to build a freelancing career. This programme aims to bridge job market gaps, unlock...
Standard Chartered Bangladesh recently implemented a unique structured trade solution for T.K. Group, helping them navigate challenging market conditions to procure critical commodities with unmatched efficiency. The facility is supporting import of critical commodities such as refined, bleached, and deodorised...
FE REPORT | 2024-10-16 00:00:00
The government is considering withdrawal of 5.0 per cent value-added tax (VAT) at the import stage of soybean and palm oils, aiming to keep the supply and prices stable in the market.The commerce ministry would soon request the National Board...
NAZIMUDDIN SHYAMOL | 2024-10-16 00:00:00
CHATTOGRAM, Oct 15: Production at the state-owned Chattogram Urea Fertiliser Company Limited (CUFL) resumed on Monday, eight months after it was suspended for unavailability of gas supply as well as for renovation of the machinery.The factory resumed its production after...
RANGAMATI, Oct 15 (BSS): A man was electrocuted while trying to repair a water pump at Chandraghona in Kaptai upazila of the district on Tuesday.The deceased was Shoifu Khiang, 60, hailed from Chandraghona union of the upazila.Shoifu Khiang electrocuted when...
PABNA, Oct 15 (UNB): Two people died and three others fell sick after excessive liquor consumption during post-Durga Puja celebrations at Bhangaura upazila in Pabna district on Monday night.The deceased have been identified as Robin Ghosh, 25, son of Ramchandra...
OUR CORRESPONDENT | 2024-10-16 00:00:00
GAIBANDHA, Oct 15: Different crops on 136 hectares of land have been submerged due to the flood triggered by incessant rain in the district.Out of the total land, crops on 43 hectares have been damaged totally, sources said.Saplings and vegetables...
OUR CORRESPONDENTS | 2024-10-16 00:00:00
In the wake of supply crunch and low production amid floods and rains, vegetable prices have gone sky-high across the country.However, customers allege that vegetable traders are desperate to make more profit due to lack of market monitoring.In Rajshahi city,...
West Indies' Deandra Dottin and Hayley Matthews celebrate the dismissal of England's Alice Capsey during the ICC Women's T20 World Cup in Dubai on Tuesday — ICC
BENGALURU, India, Oct 15 (AP): India will have a keen eye on its upcoming tour of Australia as it takes on New Zealand in a three-Test series starting in Bengaluru on Wednesday.Before the five-Test clash in Australia from next month,...
MULTAN, Pakistan, Oct 15 (AFP): Kamran Ghulam hit a superb century on his debut to guide Pakistan to 259-5 on the opening day of the second Test against England in Multan on Tuesday.The 29-year-old replaced out-of-form Babar Azam at number...
MUNICH, Germany, Oct 15 (Reuters): Germany booked a place in the Nations League quarter-finals on Monday after midfielder Jamie Leweling enjoyed a dream international debut by scoring the winner in a hard-fought 1-0 home success over the Netherlands in Group...
The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) said on Tuesday it had suspended head coach Chandika Hathurusingha for misconduct including an alleged assault of a player, report agencies.Trinidadian former all-rounder Phil Simmons has been appointed stand-in coach and will take the team...
LONDON, Oct 15 (Reuters): London cocoa futures on ICE rose to their highest in a month on Tuesday amid renewed worries over supply, while coffee also gained.March London cocoa edged up 0.3 per cent at 5,093 pounds a metric ton,...
Gold prices held steady on Tuesday as the US dollar remained near two-month highs, with markets caught between profit-taking and prospects for further rate cuts by the Federal Reserve, reports Reuters.Spot gold was steady at $2,652.72 per ounce at 1108...
PARIS, Oct 15 (Reuters): France has raised its risk level of bird flu to 'moderate' from 'negligible', it said in a decree published in the official journal on Tuesday, a move that will reinforce security measures around poultry farms.The ministry...
CHICAGO, Oct 14 (Reuters): US corn and soybean futures fell on Monday on supply pressure after the US government reiterated its bumper crop forecast while improving rains in Brazil eased concerns that a dry start to the planting season would...
LONDON, Oct 15 (Reuters): Oil prices tumbled more than 4 per cent to a near two-week low on Tuesday due to a weaker demand outlook and after a media report suggested Israel would not strike Iranian oil targets, easing fears...
NASA launches probe to study if life possible on icy Jupiter moonNEW YORK, Oct 15: NASA's Europa Clipper probe blasted off from Florida on Monday, bound for an icy moon of Jupiter to discover whether it has the ingredients to...
SEOUL, Oct 15 (AFP): North Korean leader Kim Jong Un convened a top national security meeting to direct a plan of "immediate military action" in a dispute with the South over drone flights, state media reported Tuesday.The nuclear-armed North has...
ALBUQUERQUE, Oct 15 (AP): Ten times as many migrants died in New Mexico near the U.S.-Mexico border in each of the last two years compared with just five years ago as smuggling gangs steer them - exhausted, dehydrated and malnourished...
ERIE, Oct 15 (AFP): Kamala Harris stepped up efforts to win back Black male voters who are drifting to Donald Trump, as the presidential rivals headed to dueling campaign events Monday in the crucial battleground of Pennsylvania.The White House race...
ISLAMABAD, Oct 15 (AFP): Indian Foreign Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar arrived in Pakistan on Tuesday for a Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) summit, the first top Delhi diplomat to visit their arch-rival neighbour in nearly a decade.Jaishankar's plane landed just before 3:30...
GAZA, Oct 15 (Reuters/AFP): Israeli military strikes killed at least 40 Palestinians across the Gaza Strip as Israeli forces tightened their squeeze around Jabalia in the north of the enclave on Tuesday, amid fierce battles with Hamas-led fighters.Palestinian health officials...
The environment is a crucial element of human civilisation. Since the dawn of civilisation, people have gradually shaped their surroundings. Plant and animal life develop in harmony with the environment, creating a close link between nature and humanity. However, human...
In the traditional banking era in Bangladesh, customers had to physically visit bank branches for services such as transactions. These banking services were not always readily available, and customers often had to wait in long queues. Banking hours frequently clashed...
Syed Mansur Hashim | 2024-10-16 00:00:00
After a lull of about a month, the prices of essentials are on their way to breaking past records in the meteoric rise across wholesale and retail markets in Bangladesh. People's relief at seriously depressed prices (compared to the past)...
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