WASHINGTON, Nov 27 (Reuters): Sales of new US single-family homes fell more than expected in October, likely as higher mortgage rates reduced affordability, but the housing segment remains supported by a persistent shortage of previously owned properties on the market.New...
REZAUL KARIM | 2023-11-28 00:00:00
The Bangladesh Trade and Tariff Commission (BTTC) has recommended exempting the income of indenting services from value-added tax (VAT) as these earnings are recognised as export earnings by the government. Currently, indenting agents in the country are required to pay...
Summit Communications and Amal Foundation have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to introduce 'Project Poripurna', a women's empowerment project aimed at uplifting communities in need. According to the MoU, Summit Communications will fund the project, says a press release....
ASJADUL KIBRIA | 2023-11-28 00:00:00
The South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) is in hibernation now and it can only be restored with many changes, Indian trade and connectivity expert Dr Prabir De has said. "It is known to all that India-Pakistan rivalry is...
HAMBURG, Nov 27 (Reuters): Chicago soybeans rose from their lowest in around three weeks on Monday as dealers waited to see how much urgently needed rain would fall in Brazilian crop areas after leading consultants cut harvest forecasts.Wheat and corn...
Gold prices hit a more than six-month high on Monday, firming above the $2,000 per ounce level, as a weaker dollar and expectations of an end to US interest rate hikes lifted demand, reports Reuters.Spot gold was up 0.6 per...
LONDON, Nov 27 (Reuters): Oil prices fell on Monday, with the Brent benchmark dropping below $80 a barrel as investors awaited this week's OPEC+ meeting and expected curbs on supplies into 2024.Brent crude futures were down 91 cents, or 1.1...
NEW DELHI, Nov 27 (AFP): Hardik Pandya has been traded to his former franchise Mumbai Indians from Gujarat Titans with Cameron Green moving from Mumbai to Royal Challengers Bangalore, the IPL said on Monday.Five-time winners Mumbai got all-rounder Pandya back...
MÁLAGA, Spain, Nov 27 (Agencies): A dominant Jannik Sinner outclassed Australia's Alex de Minaur to help Italy secure their first Davis Cup title for 47 years.Italy won the Davis Cup for the first time since 1976 as Sinner crushed Minaur...
COLOMBO, Nov 27 (AFP): Sri Lanka's sports minister was sacked Monday hours after he accused President Ranil Wickremesinghe of trying to assassinate him over his moves to clean up corruption at the cricket board.Officials said Roshan Ranasinghe was dismissed ahead...
MANCHESTER, United Kingdom, Nov 27 (AFP): Newcastle must overcome the might of Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) and a mounting injury list if the Magpies' first foray into the Champions League for 20 years is not to come to a premature end...
Former Bangladesh captain Tamim Iqbal has announced that he will make a decision regarding his career path after the upcoming session of the Bangladesh Premier League (BPL), reports UNB.The BPL is scheduled to take place sometime following the next general...
OUR CORRESPONDENT | 2023-11-28 00:00:00
CHATTOGRAM, Nov 27: The 9th KSRM Golf Tournament was held in colourful arrangements at Bhatiari Golf and Country Club on Friday. A total of 196 golfers participated in the tournament including women and senior category.On Friday morning, the chief guests...
The inaugural Test of the two-match series between hosts Bangladesh and the touring New Zealand is set to kick off at Sylhet International Stadium in Sylhet on Tuesday, reports agencies.This series marks the commencement of the new cycle of the...
China says surge in respiratory illnessescaused by flu, other known pathogensBEIJING, Nov 27: A surge in respiratory illnesses across China that has drawn the attention of the World Health Organization is caused by the flu and other known pathogens and...
CRÉPOL, Nov 27 (AFP): The French government urged calm Monday after the killing of a teenage boy at a village dance party earlier this month was followed up with violent demonstrations by the extreme right.The death of the 16-year-old, named...
BANGKOK, Nov 27 (BBC): A Thai para-athlete and former soldier shot his bride and three others before killing himself on his wedding day, police told the BBC. Chaturong Suksuk, 29 and Kanchana Pachunthuek, 44, were married on Saturday in north-east...
PYONGYANG, Nov 27 (Reuters): North Korea warned on Monday it would continue to exercise its sovereign rights, including through satellite launches, while its troops were reported to be restoring some demolished guard posts on the border with South Korea.North Korea's...
BANGKOK, Nov 27 (AP): An alliance of armed ethnic minority groups that launched a surprise offensive last month against Myanmar's military has seized a major trading gate on the country's northeastern border with China, a spokesperson for one of the...
TEL AVIV, Nov 27 (AP/Reuters/AFP): International mediators were pressing to extend a cease-fire in Gaza that has halted the deadliest Israeli-Palestinian violence in decades but is set to expire after Monday, as Israel and Hamas prepared for a fourth exchange...
DHAKA (Nov 27): Bangladesh has launched a sweeping and violent crackdown on opposition parties to "eliminate competition" ahead of general elections, including arresting almost 10,000 activists, Human Rights Watch said Monday, reports AFP.As well as the thousands arrested -- many...
Eight more deaths were reported from dengue in 24 hours till Monday morning, raising the fatalities from the mosquito-borne disease in Bangladesh to 1,606 this year, reports UNB.During the period, 920 more patients were hospitalised with the viral fever, according...
US Ambassador to Bangladesh Peter Haas returned to Dhaka Monday after a holiday, reports UNB.He reached Dhaka on a regular flight of SriLankan Airlines at 11:50 am, a source at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport said.It could not be known immediately...
Jatiya Party (Ershad) has announced the names of its candidates for 287 constituencies out of 300 for the 12th Jatiya Sangsad (JS) election slated for January 7, reports BSS.Jatiya Party secretary general Md Mujibul Haque Chunnu announced the names in...
NAZIMUDDIN SHYAMOL | 2023-11-28 00:00:00
CHATTOGRAM, Nov 27: The tourism industry in greater Chattogram, encompassing the hill districts of Rangamati, Bandarban and Khagrachhari, and Cox's Bazar, faces severe setbacks due to the current hartals and blockades. Political unrest ahead of the impending national elections has...
FE REPORT | 2023-11-28 00:00:00
The Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) has declared a 24-hour road, rail, and waterway blockade set to commence tomorrow (Wednesday) morning, followed by a daylong hartal on Thursday. This protest is in response to the Election Commission's (EC) announcement of the...
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Monday directed the authorities concerned to work out a master plan for every upazila on land use, reports BSS.She gave the directive at a cabinet meeting with herself in the chair at her office in...
YASIR WARDAD | 2023-11-28 00:00:00
The harvest of early-winter potato varieties has begun, but the arrival of new potatoes is yet to provide any price relief to the local market. Stored potatoes continue to sell at Tk 45-55 per kilogram across the country.Newly harvested potatoes...
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