RIYADH, Aug 11 (Arab News): Expatriate remittances from Saudi Arabia reached $3.2 billion in June, reflecting an annual increase of 11.32 per cent, according to the latest data from the Saudi Central Bank, also known as SAMA.This figure underscores the...
Unilever Bangladesh Limited (UBL) has taken an emergency humanitarian initiative to provide essential support to more than 2,100 waste workers from 41 wards in Chattogram to mitigate their financial instability and improve livelihood condition. The support gesture comes as a...
LONDON, Aug 11 (Reuters): Asian spot liquefied natural gas (LNG) prices remained at their highest level in over seven months, tracking European gains amid concerns over supply disruption.The average LNG price for September delivery into north-east Asia was at $12.90...
BRAC Bank and Gram Unnayan Karma (GUK) have again signed a strategic alliance to help farmers in remote char areas grow high-value crops using innovative agricultural technology and knowhow.The two organisations will work together as part of a specially designed...
ICC Bangladesh President Mahbubur Rahman hosted a farewell dinner in honour of Malaysian High Commissioner Haznah Binte Md. Hashim; Indonesian Ambassador Heru Hartanto Subolo and Head of the Mission of Singapore High Commission Sheela Pillai in Dhaka on Friday. Also...
FE REPORT | 2024-08-12 00:00:00
Loan disbursement by micro-finance institutions (MFIs) as well as the number of microcredit beneficiaries increased substantially across the country, thanks to a suitable policy and easy access to the loan, according to a latest report.Though the rate of interest is...
BEIJING, Aug 11 (Reuters): China's central bank will extend a programme providing financial institutions with low-cost loans intended to help companies to cut carbon emissions, the government said on Sunday.The People's Bank of China (PBOC) will extend the policy to...
ACCRA, Ghana, Aug 11 (Reuters): Ghana opened its first commercial gold refinery in which the state holds shares on Thursday as part of an effort by Africa's leading gold producer to add value and earn more from the precious metal,...
BEIJING, Aug 11 (AFP): Beijing said on Friday it had filed an appeal with the World Trade Organization over the European Union's imposition of additional tariffs on imports of electric vehicles from China.In July, the EU slapped extra provisional duties...
NEW DELHI/SEOUL, Aug 11 (Reuters): Petrochemical producers in Europe and Asia are in survival mode as years of capacity build-up in top market China and high energy costs in Europe have depressed margins for two consecutive years, forcing firms to...
PARIS, Aug 11 (AFP): The River Seine was the fickle star of the Paris Olympics, taking centre stage at the opening ceremony and open water swimming and triathlon events despite a running saga over water quality.It was under torrential rain...
PARIS, Aug 11 (AFP): From a colourful, sometimes controversial opening ceremony to boxers caught up in a gender row to respectful bows on the gymnastics podium, the 2024 Olympics served up many memorable moments.AFP Sport looks at 10 of the...
PARIS, Aug 11 (AFP): The Olympic cauldron rising over Paris beneath a huge balloon each night has become such a popular sight that it may become a permanent fixture in the City of Light.The unique version of the Olympic flame,...
Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) on Sunday announced a 16- member Bangladesh Test squad for the tour of Pakistan including Shakib Al Hasan to play a two- match Test Series, part of ICC World Test Championship against hosts Pakistan, reports UNB.Bangladesh...
Asif Mahmud, the youth and sports advisor of Bangladesh's interim government, said on Sunday that they have asked Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) to see if it can appoint an interim head under the ICC framework, reports Cricbuzz. Asif, who came...
PARIS, Aug 11 (Agencies): The spirit of the Olympics was on full display at the Paris Games on Sunday, the last day of competition. In the women's marathon race, Sifan Hassan created history with an Olympic record time for her...
CARACAS, Aug 11 (Reuters): Venezuela's supreme court on Saturday said that it had not received evidence from the opposition coalition in the disputed Jul 28 presidential elections and warned that its decision in determining the winner would be final.The South...
SYDNEY, Aug 11 (AFP): An alliance of leading Australians has demanded the government impose a total ban on gambling ads in a country that racks up some of the biggest losses per person in the world.Gambling losses in Australia, with...
PRETORIA, Aug 11 (BBC): Mia le Roux has become the first deaf woman to be crowned Miss South Africa following a divisive competition which saw one finalist withdraw after being trolled over her Nigerian heritage.In her acceptance speech, Ms Le...
NEW YORK, Aug 11 (BBC): Donald Trump's campaign has said some of its internal communications have been hacked and suggested it was targeted by Iranian operatives.US news website Politico reported on Saturday that it had been emailed campaign documents including...
KYIV, Aug 11(AP/AFP): Days after Ukraine began a surprise military incursion into Russia's Kursk border region, Zelensky broke the government's silence on it late Saturday by indirectly acknowledging ongoing military actions to "push the war out into the aggressor's territory"...
DUBAI, Aug 11 (AP): Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian on Sunday proposed former nuclear negotiator Abbas Araghchi as the country's new foreign minister and also sought to appoint a woman as roads and housing minister. If approved, she would be Iran's...
MOSCOW, Aug 11 (AFP): Palestinian Authority President Mahmud Abbas will visit Moscow next week to discuss the Gaza war with Russian President Vladimir Putin, a Palestinian envoy said.Russia's state-run TASS news agency cited the Palestinian ambassador in Moscow as saying...
NARSINGDI, Aug 11 (UNB): Two people were killed and 45 others injured when a bus lost control and fell off the overpass at Basail area of Narsingdi on Sunday night.The deceased were identified as Nurul Islam, 50, son of Abul...
SUNAMGANJ, Aug 11 (UNB): The tourism sector in Sunamganj has been severely impacted, incurring losses of approximately Tk 0.5 bllion (50 crore) due to a significant drop in visitors amid the ongoing situation and three devastating floods that struck the...
OUR CORRESPONDENT | 2024-08-12 00:00:00
RAJSHAHI, Aug 11: Since after Sheikh Hasina resigned from the post of Prime Minister and left the country on August 05, Varendra Research Museum of Rajshahi, the country's first and one of the main archaeological museums in South Asia, has...
Bangladesh has seen its democratic reputation severely tarnished over the last sixteen years, as voting rights have been stripped away and three consecutive rigged elections could not be recognised as free, fair, and transparent. Under Sheikh Hasina's totalitarian regime, all...
In recent days, violent attacks on Sufi shrines across the country have alarmingly increased. Following the recent political changeover, fanatics have vandalised and set several shrines on fire in Sylhet, Comilla, and Chattogram. In the absence of media coverage and...
Neil Ray | 2024-08-12 00:00:00
The kitchen market has eased up a little to the relief of the consumers. Vegetables that were selling at Tk 80 -100 per kilogram a week ago ---in fact, for months ---are now priced Tk 10-40 less. However, the prices...
Syed Fattahul Alim | 2024-08-12 00:00:00
Students of Bangladesh during their 36-day movement launched between July 1 and August 5 last demonstrated a new kind of power. It was a veritable tsunami of political nature, though not driven by any politics, that brought down the government...
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