Judge to hear claims Trump again violated gag orderNEW YORK, May 02: The judge overseeing Donald Trump's trial for covering up payments to suppress details of an alleged affair will hear Thursday that the former president has again breached a...
KATHMANDU, May 02 (AFP): Firefighters and local residents battled a massive wildfire on the outskirts of Nepal's capital Thursday as the Himalayan republic endures a severe fire season authorities have blamed on a heatwave.Nepal sees a spate of wildfires annually,...
JERUSALEM, May 02 (AFP/Reuters): Top US diplomat Antony Blinken has urged Hamas to accept a Gaza truce plan despite an Israeli warning that the army will keep fighting the Palestinian militant group after any ceasefire.Mediators have proposed a truce deal...
DUBAI, May 02 (AFP): Schools and many offices were closed across the United Arab Emirates on Thursday as heavy rains returned to the desert country just two weeks after record downpours that experts linked to climate change.A lightning storm with...
BEIJING, May 02(AP/AFP): The death toll climbed to 48 on Thursday as search efforts continued in southeastern China after a highway section collapsed in a mountainous area, sending more than 20 cars down a steep slope.Officials in the city of...
MANCHESTER, England, May 02 (AP): The English Premier League has missed out on a bonus fifth Champions League place in next season's revamped and expanded competition.Borussia Dortmund's 1-0 win against Paris Saint-Germain in their semifinal first leg on Wednesday confirmed...
The Chinese Taipei Women's Football team to play a two-match International Football series against hosts Bangladesh women's team in next May-June window, reports UNB.Current SAFF Women's Champions Bangladesh will play the two-match series against Chinese Taipei as a part of...
MIAMI, May 02 (AFP): Ten cricket pitches have completed their journey up the East Coast of the United States from Florida to New York state and are being installed in a new stadium built for next month's T20 World Cup.The...
KARACHI, May 02 (Geo Tv): The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has strategically proposed less travel for the Indian cricket team during their stay in Pakistan for the scheduled ICC Champions Trophy 2025. As per the proposal, the PCB suggests hosting...
Bangladesh are all set to kick-start its T20 World Cup preparation formally by taking on Zimbabwe in a five-match series at two venues across the country.The series opening game will be held today (Friday) at Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium in...
Bangladesh Bidi Sramik Federation has held a rally in front of the Jatiya Press Club in the city on Wednesday, demanding pay increases and withdrawal of tax on bidi industry, marking the May Day, says a press release.Presidents of Bangladesh...
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JKKNIU, Mymensingh, May 03: A workshop on 'Grievance and Redress System & GRS Software' was held at Jatiya Kabi Kazi Nazrul Islam University (JKKNIU) on Thursday.The Institutional Quality Assurance Cell of the university organised the eventThe Grievance Redress System, a...
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SYLHET, Apr 24: The pineapple farmers of Sylhet region have expressed happiness with the bumper production of its early varieties and high prices amid the ongoing sultry summer heat.Farmers have got a good output of the early varieties of pineapple...
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RAJSHAHI, May 02: The underground water level has gone down with many deep tube-wells become inoperative in Rajshahi region amid the ongoing sultry summer heat.Due to the water shortage, farmers are failing to provide sufficient irrigation for their cropland.Researchers say...
The Dhaka Mercantile Co-operative Bank Ltd. (DMCB) inaugurated its 145th Blue Sky branch at Bangladesh Air Force (Old Airport), Dhaka on Thursday. Tahmida Hannan, President, BAFWWA & OWCC and Chief Patron, BAF Ladies Club & Children's Club, attended the inauguration...
BEPZA in association with the Quanzhou Maritime Silk Road Industry and Commerce Association organised an investment promotion seminar titled "Investment Opportunities in the Export Processing Zones and BEPZA Economic Zone of Bangladesh" at the Urban Industrial Convention Center in Quanzhou...
Taz Uddin Ahmed joined as General Manager (GM) of Rajshahi Krishi Unnayan Bank (RAKUB) recently. Banking and Financial Institution Division of the government issued an order in this connection, a press release says. Previously, he served as the General Manager...
BEIJING, May 02 (Xinhua):In 2023, the import value of Chinese goods was nearly 17 percent lower than in 2022. This was the first decline since 2016. Fewer Chinese computers, laptops and tablets were imported, in particular. More of these products...
For uninterrupted production, factories rely on alternative sources of electricity in case of loadshedding. But power from generators by burning petroleum is harmful to the environment besides being costly too. Considering this, industrialists now-a-days are shifting to rooftop solar projects...
LONDON, May 02 (Reuters): Oil edged back towards the previous day's seven-week low on Thursday, paring earlier gains, after U.S. data pointed to persistent labour market strength and further dimmed prospects of an early decline in U.S. interest rates.Brent crude...
TOKYO, May 02 (Reuters): US oil and gas producer ConocoPhillips missed Wall Street estimates for first-quarter profit on Thursday, as demand concerns led to a sharp fall in natural gas prices.A milder-than-expected winter hurt demand for the heating fuel in...
TOKYO, May 02 (Reuters): Japanese trading house Sumitomo Corp reported net profit for the fiscal year ended in March fell 31.7 per cent from a year earlier to 386.4 billion yen ($2.5 billion), missing estimates, as it took a one-time...
WASHINGTON, May 02 (AFP): The US Federal Reserve on Wednesday held interest rates steady for a sixth straight meeting, keeping the level at a 23-year high to fight stubborn price increases.After a two-day gathering, the central bank decided unanimously to...
A virtual workshop on 'Operation of Web-Based Card Payment & Deposit Software' was recently organised at the Training Institute of the National Bank Limited. NBL branch managers, regional heads and officers participated in this workshop. Uzzal Kumar Paul, Vice President,...
Janata Bank PLC Managing Director and CEO Md Abdul Jabber launched a service meant for money transfer from Janata Bank account of a client to his own Nagad account at the head office of the bank in the city on...
PARIS, May 2 (AFP): The world's largest carbon credit programme Verra took a step toward working under a new quality standard aimed at helping rebuild confidence in the scandal-hit offsets market.Verra was approved "after making significant changes to its procedures",...
TBILISI (Georgia), May 2 (UNB): Finance Minister AH Mahmood Ali on Thursday sought policy based lending (PBL) supports from the Asian Development Bank (ADB) for undertaking trade policy, logistics, climate and LDC graduation reforms.During a bilateral meeting with President of...
Remittance client Monzal of an agent outlet under the Kapasia Branch of the Islami Bank Bangladesh PLC, won a 1500cc private car worth Tk 3.0 million (30 lakh) as the mega prize of the Islami Bank-Transfast remittance campaign, says a...
Popular mobile financial service provider upay and United Commercial Bank PLC recently organised a freelancer meet to highlight the growth of the industry, discuss the different struggles of those involved in freelancing and the need for addressing the issues through...
Southeast Bank PLC. has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Nawar Properties Ltd., says a press release received on Thursday. Nuruddin Md. Sadeque Hossain, Managing Director of Southeast Bank PLC., and Md. Imran Hossain Khan, Managing Director of Nawar...
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