MOSCOW, Aug 2 (TASS): Grain exports from Russia in the past agricultural season [July 1, 2023 - June 30, 2024] amounted to more than 70 mln metric tons, Agriculture Ministry's press service told TASS."Grain exports in the past season stood...
NEW DELHI, Aug 2 (Reuters): Hyundai, Kia Motors, Tata and Mahindra are lobbying India's most populous state not to offer incentives for hybrid cars, saying the move - set to help rivals Toyota and Maruti Suzuki - would hit targets...
BEIJING, Aug 2 (Reuters): China's cabinet on Friday issued a work plan to accelerate the development of a carbon emissions control system to help China meet its target of hitting peak carbon emissions by 2030.It will create a so-called "dual-control"...
BEIJING, Aug 2 (Reuters): China's state planner has set targets for the use of renewable energy for aluminium production, it said in a statement on Friday.Shandong province, China's biggest aluminium producer, has been set a target for renewables to account...
Gold prices hit their highest in over two weeks on Friday as Treasury yields and the dollar declined after data showed U.S. economy created fewer jobs than expected in July, boosting hopes of rate cuts by the Federal Reserve this...
LONDON Aug 2 (Reuters): Oil prices fell by more than $1 on Friday, remaining on course for a fourth successive weekly drop after data showed the U.S. economy added fewer jobs than expected in July, further clouding the outlook for...
Saudi FM, Blinken discuss Mideast tensions over phoneRIYADH, Aug 02: Saudi Arabian Foreign Minister Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud and US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken discussed regional developments in the Middle East over the phone on Thursday, the Saudi...
BANGKOK, Aug 02 (AFP): Myanmar military airstrikes hit a hospital in a city controlled by an ethnic minority armed group close to the China border killing 10 people, local media reported on Friday.Military planes carried out at least two air...
CARACAS, Venezuela, Aug 02 (AP): The stakes grew higher for Venezuela's electoral authority to show proof backing its decision to declare President Nicolás Maduro the winner of the country's presidential election after the United States on Thursday recognized opposition candidate...
WASHINGTON, Aug 02 (AFP/BBC): US journalist Evan Gershkovich and a Russian intelligence colonel jailed for a Berlin murder were among two dozen prisoners freed Thursday in the biggest East-West prisoner swap since the Cold War.The intricate multinational deal that freed...
DOHA, Aug 02 (Agencies): Mourners and supporters bid farewell Friday in Qatar to Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh after his killing in Tehran, blamed on Israel, has heightened regional tensions as the Gaza war dragged on.Thousands of people gathered at the...
M Rokonuzzaman | 2024-08-03 00:00:00
If only some people are beneficiaries from their ties with the ruling party in grabbing lucrative contracts and thereby gain wealth through corrupt practices at the expense of oppressing others, will such a country ever reach high-income status? Through the...
In Bangladesh, mental and physical health of employees is often overlooked by employers. Maintaining a corporate lifestyle in Dhaka poses greater challenges compared to other major cities worldwide. Employees typically start their day by navigating crowded public transports and enduring...
Tanim Asjad | 2024-08-03 00:00:00
As the nation has just passed a week of horror and anxiety marked by the death of more than 200 people and injuries to many more as well as damage and destruction to valuable public property, it seems that a...
The loan amounting to Tk 50 billion that the loss-making state-owned investment bank, the Investment Corporation of Bangladesh (ICB), has sought from the Bangladesh Bank (BB), is learnt to be under consideration subject to its (ICB's) obtaining a sovereign guarantee...
FE REPORT | 2024-08-02 12:00:00
Eastern Bank Ltd (EBL) experienced a 30 per cent year-on-year growth in consolidated profit to Tk 1.76 billion in April-June (Q2), mainly supported by higher interest income.Its consolidated profit in January-June was also up 33 per cent to Tk 3.22...
OUR CORRESPONDENT | 2024-08-02 12:00:00
Cox's Bazar, Aug 01: As many as 250 villages of the district have been flooded by rainwater in the last couple of days, leaving about 0.3 million (3 lakh) people marooned.Local people fear that incessant rain may also trigger landslides...
WASHINGTON, Aug 1 (AFP): More than 100 countries, including China, are at risk of entering a "middle-income trap" and failing to become wealthy nations, the World Bank said Thursday as it unveiled a "comprehensive roadmap" to reach high-income status.In its...
Light to moderate rain/thunder showers is likely to occur at most places over Rangpur, Rajshahi, Mymensingh, Dhaka, Khulna, Barishal, Chattogram and Sylhet divisions in the country until 6:00 pm today (Saturday), according to the Met office.The highest temperature in the...
One more death was reported from dengue in the last 24 hours until Thursday morning, raising the number of fatalities from the mosquito-borne disease in Bangladesh to 57 this year, reports UNB.During the period, 197 more patients were hospitalised with...
American International University-Bangladesh (AIUB) is deeply saddened by the prevailing challenges faced by students across the country, says a press release.AIUB is highly concerned about its students who are directly or indirectly affected by the ongoing difficult situation. The university...
People from various professions and walks of life have joined the ongoing student protests, expressing solidarity with the movement. Among them, several popular bands and musicians have announced their disassociation from the renowned Joy Bangla Concert, reports UNB. Several artists...
The Higher Secondary Certificate (HSC) and equivalent examinations scheduled to be held on August 4 have been postponed due to the unavoidable reasons, reports UNB.The information was revealed in a notification signed by Chairman of the Inter-Education Board Coordination Committee...
Japanese mother Nakano Eriko has to bring her eldest daughter to Bangladesh twice a year and spend at least five days in the country. The child's father, Imran Sharif, has to bear the cost of the trip and the food...
FE REPORT | 2024-08-02 00:00:00
Eminent citizens including academics and university teachers warned on Thursday that a tougher movement would be launched unless the government did not release the students and ordinary people who were detained without any reasons within the next 24 hours. They...
FE REPORT | 2024-08-02 00:00:00
Heavy rains in Dhaka and Chattogram submerged roads and disrupted commute on Thursday.In Dhaka, sporadic downpour started at 11:30 am and continued throughout the day, and the showers intensified occasionally.Bangladesh Meteorological Department recorded 32 mm of rainfall in the past...
M AZIZUR RAHMAN | 2024-08-02 00:00:00
Summit LNG Terminal would require one more week to fix its technical problem as the divers are struggling to repair its subsea messenger rope amid adverse weather in the Bay of Bengal.The foreign divers were making 2-3 attempts per day...
A Dhaka court has placed six leaders of BNP and Jamaat-e-Islami on a three-day remand each in a case lodged over vandalising and setting Setu Bhaban on fire on July 18, reports BSS.The six accused who were put on remand...
State Minister for Information and Broadcasting Mohammad Ali Arafat has said only terrorists will be brought to book based on specific evidence and no innocent students will be harassed, reports BSS."We want to firmly say that the law will be...
Liberation War Affairs Minister AKM Mozammel Haq has said the miscreants, who killed people and destroyed the state property through arson attacks and terrorism, will be brought to book quickly, reports BSS."The attackers have already been identified . . ....
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