MUMBAI, Aug 10 (AFP): India's central bank again left interest rates unchanged Thursday but warned that higher food prices, caused in part by extreme weather, had impacted household budgets and halted a downward inflation trend.The benchmark repurchase rate has remained...
WASHINGTON, Aug 10 (Reuters): The US Commerce Department said on Wednesday that more than 460 companies have expressed interested in winning government semiconductor subsidy funding in a bid to boost the country's competitiveness with China's science and technology efforts.The White...
JOHANNESBURG/SHANGHAI, Aug 10 (Reuters): Hobbled by the impact of sanctions against founding shareholder Russia, the New Development Bank (NDB) set up by the BRICS countries needs to increase its local currency fundraising and lending, South Africa's finance minister told Reuters.South...
LONDON, Aug 10 (AFP): Britain will host an international energy security summit next year, the government announced on Thursday, inviting big oil-producing nations and companies but focusing also on net zero.The London Energy Security Conference, set for early 2024, will...
Shahjalal Islami Bank Limited organised a discussion on the life and works of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman on Wednesday to mark the National Mourning Day 2023. Chairman of the bank Mohammed Younus was present as the chief guest while Managing...
Millions of people in Chattogram are now marooned due to continuous rain and landslide in the past few days. Roads, alleys, and highways have been submerged due to floods and there has been a shortage of daily necessities. In such...
South Korean company Giant BD Footwear Limited is going to invest US$ 9.39 million to set up a shoe and shoe accessories manufacturing industry in BEPZA Economic Zone (BEPZA EZ), reports BSS. Bangladesh Export Processing Zones Authority (BEPZA) on Thursday...
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A three-day international industrial exposition kicked off in the city on Thursday, aiming to help the local industries to contribute more in their innovations.The expo titled 'International Advanced Components and Technology (ATS) Expo-2023' was organised by the country's leading electronics...
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The second meeting of the wage board for 4.0-million garment workers ended on Thursday without discussing any pay hike issue as no representative from workers and owners came up with any proposal.It rather discussed local and global issues, including the...
BENGALURU, Aug 10 (Reuters): KRBL, India's largest exporter of branded basmati rice, on Thursday said its first-quarter profit rose 18.90 per cent on steady demand for its India Gate basmati rice and strong export prices.The company's consolidated net profit rose...
Gold prices rose on Thursday after data showed US consumer prices increased moderately in July, cementing expectations the Federal Reserve is at the end of its rate hike cycle, reports Reuters.Spot gold was up 0.3 per cent at $1,920.69 per...
Saudia, the national flag carrier of Saudi Arabia, announced the expansion of its fleet with the addition of a new aircraft type, the Airbus A321neo, under the slogan "A new way of flying", reports UNB.This feeds into SAUDIA's expansion plans,...
LONDON, Aug 10 (Reuters): Oil prices stabilised on Thursday, with Brent crude holding close to January highs, as speculation about another US interest rate hike faded following inflation data and OPEC remained positive on the oil demand outlook.Both benchmarks have...
The tickets for the 2023 ODI World Cup, to be played across India, will finally go on sale on August 25, just over 40 days before the first game of the tournament on October 5. The update came from the...
Lionel Messi's debut in the Major League Soccer (MLS) will have to wait a little longer, officials said on Wednesday after Inter Miami's top flight return was pushed back due to the team's progress into the Leagues Cup quarter-finals, reports...
LONDON, Aug 10 (AFP): India's Prithvi Shaw struck the sixth highest individual one-day score on Wednesday when he blasted an extraordinary 244 for Northamptonshire in their English county One-Day Cup match at home to Somerset.The 23-year-old, opening the batting, faced...
Liton Das hasn't ruled out the possibility of being appointed full-time ODI captain of Bangladesh even as the country's cricket board attempts to convince veteran all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan to take over from Tamim Iqbal. The captaincy post is up...
A Chattogram court has sentenced a madrasa teacher to life term imprisonment for raping a seven-year-old student in Chattogram's Swandip, reports bdnews24.com.Judge Joynal Abedin of the Chattogram Women and Children Repression Prevention Tribunal-3 announced the verdict on Thursday.The convict, Abu...
Sea attendants rescue a tortoise, presumed to be a mother, trapped beneath stones at Chera Dwip in Saint Martin's island of Cox's Bazar on Wednesday afternoon. A minor injury mark was spotted on the creature's left leg. After giving treatment,...
COX'S BAZAR, Aug 10 (UNB): Two brothers died while cleaning a septic tank without any protective gear in South Bohaddarkata area under Chakaria upazila in Cox's Bazar district on Wednesday night.The dead are Shahadat Hossain (50) and Shahidul Islam (22),...
COX'S BAZAR, Aug 10 (UNB): A man has been stabbed to death at Ukhiya Rohingya camp in Cox's Bazar.The incident took place at Ukhiya Balukhali Camp No. 11 around 10:00 am on Thursday.The dead, Mufti Jamal (35) was son of...
RAJSHAHI, Aug 10 (BSS): Farm machinery has been making the agricultural products more profitable for the last 12 to 15 years.The farmers are happy with the use of modern technology in the region, including its vast Barind tract as they...
NE Ukraine town urges evacuations in face of Russian attacksKYIV, Aug 10: Authorities in the northeastern Ukrainian town of Kupiansk urged vulnerable residents to leave the area on Thursday citing an uptick in Russian attacks on the settlement. "Vulnerable citizens:...
SEOUL, Aug 10 (AFP): North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has dismissed his top general and called for stepping up war preparations "in an offensive way", including boosting weapons production and conducting more drills, state media reported Thursday.The developments came...
BELEN, Aug 10 (AP): President Joe Biden said Wednesday that he's open to granting assistance for people sickened by exposure to radiation during nuclear weapons testing, including in New Mexico, where the world's first atomic bomb was tested in 1945.Biden...
JAKARTA, Aug 10 (AFP): Indonesian capital Jakarta has become the world's most polluted major city, according to air quality monitoring firm IQAir, topping global charts for days as authorities fail to grapple with a spike in toxic smog.Air pollution is...
UNITED NATIONS, Aug 10 (AP): Nearly four months of brutal fighting is driving Sudan to collapse with millions of people trapped in a "humanitarian calamity" and the possibility of a new ethnic conflict spilling into the region, U.N. officials said...
LAHAINA, Aug 10 (Reuters): At least 36 people have died after wildfires, fanned by winds from a faraway hurricane, devastated much of the resort city Lahaina on Hawaii's Maui island, the Maui County said in a statement late on Wednesday.Multiple...
QUITO, Aug 10 (BBC): A candidate in Ecuador's forthcoming presidential election who campaigned against corruption and gangs has been shot dead at a campaign rally. Fernando Villavicencio, a member of the country's national assembly, was attacked as he left the...
Shihab Sarkar | 2023-08-11 00:00:00
Mohammad Rafiq and his contemporary poets belonged to generation of the 1960s. Despite his camaraderie with the poets of this batch, Rafiq has all through maintained a unique and distinctive character. This generation of the last century witnessed an era...
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