GENEVA, Sept 13 (AFP): A third of the world's population is still without access to the internet, even though the number of people connected has never been so high, according to the latest UN statistics published on Tuesday.Around 100 million...
LONDON, Sept 13 (Reuters): H&M plans to sell second-hand clothes and accessories at its flagship store in London from October 5, as pressure increases on fast fashion companies to curb their environmental impact by encouraging the reuse and recycling of...
A five-day 'Basic course for cash officers' (32nd batch) of National Bank Limited concluded at the training institute of the bank recently. Some 58 newly appointed cash officers participated in this course. Head of Human Resource Department & SEVP Sheikh...
ONE Bank Limited signed an agreement with Chhuti Resort (Gazipur and Purbachal) recently. Mostofa Mahmud Arifee, Chairman of Chhuti Resort, and Md. Kamruzzaman, Head of Retail Banking of ONE Bank, signed the agreement on behalf of their respective organisations. Under...
Shimanto Bank signed an MoU with Medix, a concern of United Healthcare Services Limited, at the bank's head office recently. Under this MoU, all debit and credit cardholders of Shimanto Bank will enjoy special facilities while they avail services from...
Prime Bank has recently signed an agreement with Prime Bank Securities Limited (PBSL) to facilitate the latter with the automated transaction banking solutions through its sophisticated omni digital platform PrimePay, which offers a cost-effective and time-efficient transactional service with a...
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The state-run Trading Corporation of Bangladesh (TCB) is set to begin its sale of some selected essential commodities at subsidised prices for low-income households in the capital today (Thursday) for the month of September.Commerce Minister Tipu Munshi will formally inaugurate...
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Bangladesh's current average nominal tariffs, which are as high as 27 per cent, are higher than average tariffs of the low-income countries (LICs), middle-income countries (MICs) and high-income countries (HICs), said eminent economist Dr. Zaidi Sattar. The Policy Research Institute...
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The government has approved import of 0.3 million tonnes of wheat from Russia under government-to-government arrangement at a total cost of Tk 10.32 billion or Tk 33.43 per kilogram.The Directorate of Food will import the cereal as approved by the...
Gold steadied on Wednesday after retreating immediately following data showing an acceleration in US consumer prices, on expectations that the inflation readings may not prompt a big change in the Federal Reserve's interest rate strategy, reports Reuters.Spot gold was steady...
China's installed solar capacity will double to 1,000 gigawatts (GW) by the end of 2026 as the world's second-largest economy continues to ramp up investment in renewables, energy research firm Rystad Energy wrote in a note published on Monday, reports...
The Panama Canal said on Tuesday it could further reduce the maximum amount of vessel transits authorised per day if a drought that has hit the waterway this year continues, reports Reuters.The canal began restricting vessel draft and authorized daily...
LONDON, Sept 13 (Reuters): Oil output cuts which Saudi Arabia and Russia have extended to the end of 2023 will mean a substantial market deficit through the fourth quarter, the International Energy Agency (IEA) said on Wednesday, as it largely...
NAOGAON, Sept 13 (BSS): Two motorcyclists were killed and two others injured in a road accident on the Naogaon-Rajshahi regional highway in Bijoypur Bazar under Manda upazila of the district on Wednesday.The dead are Rabiul Islam (18), son of Ferdous...
NATORE, Sept 13 (UNB): A 60-year-old man, who went to see a football match at Punduri Dakhil Madrasa ground in Singra upazila of Natore district, died after being hit by a football on Tuesday afternoon.The dead is Shukur Ali of...
KHULNA, Sept 13 (UNB): Police arrested a fugitive convict from Bariardanga village in Phultala upazila of Khulna district on Wednesday.The arrestee is Zahid Hasan (50), son of Kawsar Molla of Pariardanga village in Khanjahan Ali area.Tipped off, a team of...
The National Committee to Protect Shipping, Roads and Railways has expressed deep concern over the construction of nine 'unplanned bridges' by the Local Government Engineering Department (LGED) on six rivers in Jashore, including on the Bhairab and the Chitra rivers,...
Three unions in Sadar upazila of Narail district haven't had a concrete bridge over the Kajla river in 50 years, reports UNB.Villagers cross the river every day by ferrying themselves on boat.The residents of Mulia, Sheikhhati and Tularampur villages have...
Indian opener Shubman Gill has moved up to a career-best No. 2 in the ICC ODI rankings for men's batters, with only Pakistan's captain Babar Azam ahead of him, according to ESPNcricinfo.Gill scored 58 and stitched a 121-run opening partnership...
LA PAZ, Bolivia, Sept 13 (AP): Argentina expected a struggle in the altitude of La Paz. The World Cup champion's climb appeared even steeper with Lionel Messi out of the lineup.Argentina still beat Bolivia 3-0 on Tuesday in its second...
NEW DELHI, Sept 13 (PTI): Pakistan, grappling with injuries, is set to confront a resilient Sri Lanka in a crucial Super Four match on Thursday that will determine a spot in the Asia Cup final.Both Pakistan and Sri Lanka currently...
With just two more Super Fours matches to go in the Asia Cup, here is how the qualification scenarios stand for Pakistan and Sri Lanka, the only two teams left in contention for a Finals berth alongside India, report agencies.India's...
A four-day 35th National Team Bridge Championship will start tomorrow (Friday) at the Engineers Recreation Center of Institution of Engineers, Bangladesh in the city. It was disclosed at a Meet the Press programme held at Olympic Bhaban, DIT Avenue in...
Bangladeshi batsman Mushfiqur Rahim will skip tomorrow (Friday)'s Asia Cup Super Four match against India to spend time with his wife and newborn daughter, the cricket board said Wednesday, reports AFP.Bangladesh is already out of the race for the September...
NEW DELHI, Sept 13 (BBC): The southern Indian state of Kerala has issued an alert after it confirmed that two people have died from the rare Nipah virus. One of the deaths occurred earlier this month while the other took...
KYIV, Sept 13 (BBC): Russia says Ukraine has launched 10 missiles and three unmanned boats in an attack on the home of its Black Sea fleet in Crimea. The attack caused a large fire at a Sevastopol shipyard which left...
TOKYO, Sept 13: Japan's struggling Prime Minister Fumio Kishida named new foreign and defence ministers on Wednesday in a major reshuffle that raised the number of women in the cabinet to five.Kishida's popularity and his standing within the ruling party...
BEIJING, Sept 13: The former chairman of China Life Insurance, Wang Bin, has become the latest high-profile boss to be imprisoned as Beijing's crackdown on the financial industry continues.Mr Wang was sentenced to death with a two-year reprieve, according to...
MOSCOW, Sept 13 (AFP): Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday said there were "possibilities" for military co-operation with North Korea despite international sanctions, speaking in an interview with state television."There are certain limitations.... Within the framework of existing rules, there...
HANOI, Sept 13 (AFP): 56 people died in a fire at an apartment block in Vietnam's capital Hanoi, state media said Wednesday, with witnesses reporting screams from inside and a small boy thrown from the building.The fire started just before...
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