WASHINGTON, Mar 28 (AFP): The United States on Wednesday launched a new initiative to boost imports of African foods-specialties like seafood, nuts and herbs-seeing untapped potential in items that benefit small-scale farmers.The new Africa Trade Desk aims to increase imports...
SYDNEY, Mar 28 (AFP): China promised billions of dollars to infrastructure projects across Southeast Asia, but many of these were never built, according to a study by an Australian think tank released Wednesday.Sydney's Lowy Institute found that since 2015, more...
RIYADH, Mar 28 (Arab News): Foreign direct investment inflows to Saudi Arabia rose 17 per cent in the fourth quarter of 2023 compared to the previous period, according to recent data. The analysis, released by the General Authority of Statistics,...
Islami Bank Bangladesh PLC organized a discussion meeting followed by Doa Mehfil marking the Independence and National Day on a virtual platform on Tuesday. Vice-Chairman of the bank Dr Tanveer Ahmad was present as the chief guest in the programme...
The 58th meeting of Trust Bank Shariah Supervisory Committee was held at the bank's head office on Wednesday. The Chairman of the committee Dr Mohammad Monzur-E-Elahi presided over the meeting. Members of the Shariah Supervisory Committee including Managing Director &...
Pubali Bank PLC and BD Tax Technology Limited signed an agreement for preparation, process and submission of Income Tax through Pubali PI Mobile banking app recently. Md Shahnewaz Khan, Deputy Managing Director of Pubali Bank, and Shamim Rahman, Manager- Finance...
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Amid a growing rush for various shopping-related transactions and money transfers ahead of Eid, Nagad offers its customers convenience, speed and safety.Be it offline or online shopping or exchanging money among friends and family members people heavily rely mainly on...
KURIGRAM, Mar 28 (UNB): Bhutanese King Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck on Thursday visited the proposed Special Economic Zone for Bhutan in Madhabram area under Bhogdanga union in Kurigram.He arrived here with his entourage in the morning and visited the SEZ...
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Local potato prices could rise above Tk 50 per kg later this year due to a potential fall in production, the Bangladesh Cold Storage Association has warned.Adverse weather conditions are likely to cause a production drop of at least 20...
HANOI, Mar 28 (Xinhua): Vietnam's fruit and vegetable export revenue hit 1.25 billion US dollars in the first three months of this year, which is the first time the value exceeded 1 billion dollars right in the first quarter, Vietnam...
LONDON, Mar 28 (Reuters): Gold rose on Thursday, bound for its biggest monthly rise since November 2022 after a blistering rally fuelled by bets for US interest rate cuts, strong safe-haven demand and central bank buying.Spot gold was up 0.8...
WASHINGTON, Mar 28 (AFP): The United States updated rules Wednesday which it said would reduce the waste of natural gas, citing economic and environmental motives for the move.The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) said modernizing the more than 40-year-old regulations...
KUALA LUMPUR, Mar 28 (Reuters): Malaysia will submit an request to India to procure an additional 500,000 metric tons of white rice, its agriculture minister said.The request would be in addition to the 170,000 tons of white rice India has...
On the occasion of the holy month of Ramadan, Janata Bank Independence Officers Parishad distributed Iftar items among destitute people at the bank's head office premises in the capital on Wednesday. President of the organization Mohammad Mehedi Hasan presided over...
Oil prices will gain some momentum this year as demand picks up and output curbs by the OPEC+ producer group continue to squeeze supply that is already being pressured by military conflicts, a Reuters poll showed on Thursday.A survey of...
PARIS, March 28 (AFP): Chelsea reached the semi-finals of the Women's Champions League (CL) on Wednesday despite a 1-1 draw at home to Ajax, while Lyon also progressed after brushing aside Benfica in France.Mayra Ramirez put Chelsea into a first-half...
Rajasthan Royals' Yashasvi Jaiswal walks back to the pavilion after his dismissal during the Indian Premier League Twenty20 cricket match between Delhi Capitals and Rajasthan Royals at the Sawai Mansingh Stadium in Jaipur on Thursday — AFP
BEIJING, March 28 (AFP): Former China coach and ex-Everton midfielder Li Tie went on trial Thursday on allegations of bribery, state media said, part of a broader crackdown on corruption in football in the country.His former boss, the fallen Chinese...
Fakirerpool Young Mens Club thrashed BFF Elite Football Academy team by 6-0 goals in a match of the Bangladesh Championship League football that resumed on Thursday at Birshreshtha Shaheed Sepoy Mohammad Mostafa Kamal Stadium, reports BSS.In the day's match, Dalim...
Kasun Rajitha has been ruled out of the second Test against Bangladesh set to begin tomorrow (Saturday), Sri Lanka Cricket has confirmed, with Asitha Fernando to swap in as his replacement, reports espncricinfo.com.Rajitha is understood to have injured his back...
Title aspirant Abahani Limited registered their eighth successive victories in the Green Delta Insurance Premier Division Hockey League beating Bangladesh Sporting Club by 6-2 goals in the second match of the day held at Maulana Bhashani National Hockey Stadium on...
Sharfuddoula Ibne Shahid said on Thursday it was a "great honour" to be named the first Bangladeshi to join the International Cricket Council's Elite Panel of umpires, reports AFP.Sharfuddoula, 47, who last year became the first umpire from Bangladesh to...
KYIV, Mar 28 (AFP): Ukraine downed 26 drones overnight as Russia launched its latest salvo of aerial attacks, a senior Ukrainian military official said on Thursday."On the night of March 28, 2024, the enemy launched a missile air strike against...
NEW DELHI, Mar 28 (Reuters): An Indian court extended the custody of opposition leader and Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal until April 1 on Thursday in a graft case related to the national capital territory's liquor policy, local media said.India's...
NAIROBI, Mar 28 (AP): The world wasted an estimated 19% of the food produced globally in 2022, or about 1.05 billion metric tons, according to a new United Nations report.The U.N. Environment Programme's Food Waste Index Report, published Wednesday, tracks...
PARÍS, Mar 28 (BBC): France's prime minister says a teenage girl will be sued by the state for falsely accusing her headteacher of striking her in a heated exchange over her wearing an Islamic head-covering.The headteacher insisted that the pupil...
MANILA, Mar 28 (Reuters): The Philippines will implement countermeasures against "illegal, coercive, aggressive, and dangerous attacks" by China's coastguard, President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. said on Thursday, upping the stakes in an escalating row in the South China Sea.The Philippines is...
GAZA, Mar 28 (BBC/AFP/AP): After months of warnings, a recent UN-backed report offered hard statistical evidence that the humanitarian catastrophe in Gaza is turning into a man-made famine.It has increased the pressure on Israel to fulfil its legal responsibilities to...
ROCKFORD, Mar 28 (AP): Four people were killed and seven were hurt when a man went on a stabbing rampage Wednesday across multiple locations in a northern Illinois community, authorities said.A 22-year-old man is in police custody and was being...
Greater Rangpur Bidi Workers Union formed a human chain on Thursday to press for their four-point demand, including a cut in tax on bidis in the upcoming budget.About 1,000 workers took part in the demonstration held in front of Rangpur...
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