NEW YORK, Oct 03 (Reuters): Traders gauging how to best play a sliding US dollar are eyeing the relative strength of economies around the world, as rate cuts from global central banks shake up currency markets.The US dollar index fell...
NEW DELHI, Oct 03 (Reuters): India's Adani Group will supply clean energy to power Google's cloud services and operations in India, the ports-to- power conglomerate said on Thursday.The group, owned by billionaire Gautam Adani, will supply energy from a new...
ISTANBUL, Oct 03 (AFP): Turkish annual inflation slowed less than expected in September to 49.4 per cent, official data showed Thursday, a figure which analysts said could disappoint central bank officials after a series of interest rate hikes.Turkey's central bank...
SEOUL, Oct 03 (AFP): Samsung Electronics said Wednesday it was planning to cut jobs in some of its Asian operations, after a report that one in ten posts in affected markets could be axed.The world's largest memory chipmaker is modifying...
TASHKENT, Oct 03 (Arab News): Industry leaders from Saudi Arabia joined fashion icon Naomi Campbell and other prominent figures at a pivotal conference in Uzbekistan dedicated to the creative economy. Taking place in Tashkent from Oct. 2 to 4, the...
The 51st Annual General Meeting (AGM) of Berger Paints Bangladesh Limited was held virtually on Wednesday. Gerald K Adams, Chairman of the company, presided over the meeting. Rupali Haque Chowdhury, Managing Director, along with other directors Anil Bhalla, Parveen Mahmud,...
Social Islami Bank organised a business review meeting at the bank's head office on Wednesday. Mohammad Forkanullah, Managing Director (Acting), was present as the chief guest. Abdul Hannan Khan, Deputy Managing Director, Md. Nazmus Saadat, Head of MDS & Investment...
A meeting of the Board of Directors of Islami Bank Bangladesh PLC was held at Islami Bank Tower on Thursday. Md. Obayed Ullah Al Masud, Chairman of the bank, presided over the meeting. Md. Abdul Jalil, Chairman, Executive Committee; Prof...
Export Promotion Bureau (EPB) vice-chairman Md Anwar Hossain has laid emphasis on ensuring cargo facilities at Chattogram and Sylhet airports like that at the Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport, reports BSS."Bangladesh has huge potentiality to export agricultural products such as vegetable...
Md Ruhul Amin Khan joined as Chairman of Bangladesh Agricultural Development Corporation (BADC) on Wednesday. He started his career as an 11th batch officer of BCS (Administration) cadre in 1993. Prior to joining BADC, he was serving as managing director...
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A tripartite 40 MW power agreement was signed among Nepal, Bangladesh and India on Thursday. Syeda Rizwana Hassan, Adviser for Environment, Forest, Climate Change, and Water Resources, witnessed the signing of a 40-megawatt electricity agreement between Nepal, Bangladesh, and India....
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Speakers at a meeting on Thursday underscored the need of diversifying SME loan policy of banks and financial institutions (FIs) and making those inclusive to keep a place for the marginalised groups among SMEs.They said banks and FIs copy one...
Sky Bees Limited, a local company, will invest US$ 45.95 million to establish an Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV, commonly known as drone) manufacturing industry in the BEPZA Economic Zone (BEPZA EZ), reports BSS.This will be the first factory to manufacture...
China has expressed keen interest to import sea fishes, shrimps, crabs, jute products and mangoes from Bangladesh.The interest was evinced as Chinese Ambassador to Bangladesh Yao Wen made a courtesy call on Fisheries and Livestock Adviser Farida Akhter at her...
COLOMBO, Oct 03 (Agencies): Sri Lankan spin bowler Praveen Jayawickrama has been banned from cricket for a year by the sport's world governing body after he pleaded guilty to a corruption charge.The International Cricket Council said the 26-year-old spinner, who...
PARIS, Oct 3, 2024 (AFP): France captain Kylian Mbappe has been left out of his team's UEFA Nations League matches this month after coach Didier Deschamps on Thursday named his squad.The Real Madrid star returned from a short spell on...
Former Pakistan skipper Younis Khan has endorsed ex-captain Babar Azam's decision to resign from captaincy, stating that it will be "beneficial" for him, according to Pakistani Tv channel Geo Tv.The veteran cricketer has also proposed the names of wicketkeeper-batter Mohammad...
SHARJAH, United Arab Emirates, Oct 03 (Agencies): Bangladesh kicked off the Women's T20 World Cup campaign with a scrappy 16-run win over tournament debutants Scotland in the searing heat of Sharjah on Thursday.An unwanted 16-match, decade-long losing streak in T20...
BUENOS AIRES, Oct 03 (AP): A court has authorized the removal of the remains of soccer legend Diego Maradona from a private cemetery so they can be placed at a public mausoleum that is under construction in Buenos Aires.The court...
A farmer busy putting his water spinach, harvested from a landfill in the city's Matuail area, into a bag for sale in the nearby market — bdnews24.com
HABIGANJ, Oct 3, 2024 (BSS): Two youths died after being electrocuted at Goakara village under Lakhai upazila of the district on Wednesday night.The deceased were Faraj Ali, 30, son of Abdur Rauf Mia, and Jamshed Mia, 35, son of Hazi...
RAJSHAHI, Oct 03 (UNB): Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) members have detained two Indian nationals from Yusufpur border outpost area (BOP) in Charghat Upazila of Rajshahi.The detainees were Ainal Haque, 55, son of Abdur Rahim, and Shoaib Nabi Sheikh,40, son of...
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COX'S BAZAR, Oct 03: Local fishermen are returning to the district fish landing centre from the Bay of Bengal with trawlers full of hilsa during its peak season.But, the price of the national fish is still high despite its peak...
Palestinian activist wins prizefor peaceful resistanceSTOCKHOLM, Oct 03: Palestinian activist Issa Amro on Thursday accepted the Right Livelihood prize-considered by some an alternative Nobel-for his "nonviolent resistance to Israel's illegal occupation" in the West Bank, the jury said. Amro was...
SINGAPORE CITY, Oct 03 (BBC): Subramaniam Iswaran, a senior cabinet minister in Singapore's government, has been sentenced to 12 months in prison in a high-profile trial that has gripped the wealthy nation.Iswaran, 62, pleaded guilty to accepting gifts worth more...
WASHINGTON, Oct 03 (AFP): Donald Trump launched a "private criminal effort" to subvert the 2020 US election and should not be shielded by presidential immunity, Special Counsel Jack Smith said in a court filing unsealed on Wednesday.Smith, in a 165-page...
BEIRUT, Oct 03 (BBC/AFP): Overnight Israeli air strikes on central Beirut killed nine people, Lebanese officials say. Israel carried out a deadly air raid Thursday on a Hezbollah rescue facility in central Beirut, Lebanese sources said, after multiple Israeli ground...
GOMA, Oct 03 (AP): A boat carrying scores of passengers capsized on Lake Kivu in eastern Congo on Thursday, killing at least 50 people, witnesses told The Associated Press.It was not immediately clear exactly how many people were on board...
From a young age, children are exposed to devices that release large amounts of dopamine in the brain, a chemical that makes us feel good. Many millennial parents might not realise this, but this exposure can lead to addiction over...
The Chittagong University Central Student Union, known as CUCSU, was established in 1966 with the aim of enhancing students' education, fostering leadership, and giving them a platform to voice their concerns and rights. Unfortunately, these ideals have long been neglected....
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