BAGHDAD, Aug 6 (Reuters): Iraq's telecoms ministry said it has blocked the Telegram messaging app over national security concerns and in order to preserve the integrity of users' personal data, which it said the app had mishandled.The app is widely...
MUMBAI/BENGALURU, Aug 6 (Reuters): State Bank of India, the country's largest lender, on Friday reported a near three-fold jump in first-quarter profit, led by a surge in net interest income, healthy loan growth and lower provisions.Net profit was at a...
BEIJING, Aug 6 (Reuters): Toyota and partner Pony.ai are planning to mass produce robotaxis in China, setting up a venture this year which will build cars that employ the startup's autonomous driving technology and ride-hailing services.The two companies and GAC-Toyota,...
WASHINGTON, Aug 6 (Reuters): The White House wants federal agencies to "aggressively" execute a shift to more in-person work starting next month, saying it is crucial to delivering government services.White House Chief of Staff Jeff Zients, in an email on...
Eastern Bank Limited (EBL) has signed a remittance service agreement with Placid Express SDN BHD, Malaysia, a prominent money services business (MSB) and a fully owned subsidiary of Placid NK Corporation, USA. EBL's partnership with Placid Express aims to boost...
National Bank Limited (NBL) held a half-yearly business review meeting with the Branch managers of the bank's Chattogram Region at its Chattogram Region Office on Saturday. Managing Director & CEO of the bank Md Mehmood Husain, DMD Syed Rois Uddin,...
City Bank recently signed an agreement with Hajee Mohammad Danesh Science and Technology University (HSTU). Under this agreement, the bank will provide a sizeable fund to HSTU to its Plant and Animal Disease Diagnostic Unit as part of its corporate...
Bengal Commercial Bank (BGCB) has opened its new Sub-Branch at Kamrangirchar in Dhaka. Mahbubul Alam, vice chairman of the bank and newly elected president of FBCCI, inaugurated the sub-branch recently as the chief guest. Dr. Joshoda Jibon Debnath, director of...
Daraz Bangladesh, the country's No. 1 e-commerce marketplace, in association with The Daily Star, held the first edition of Influencer Connect, a daylong gathering that brought together hundreds of micro-, nano-influencers and content creators who registered for the event, says...
Elon Musk said in a social media post that his proposed cage fight with Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg would be live-streamed on social media platform X, formerly known as Twitter, reports Reuters.The social media moguls have been egging each other...
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Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission (BTRC) and its licence holders are at odds over a proposed amendment to the telecommunication act, which suggests the revocation of licences for those who fails to pay dues in time. "If the licensee fails to...
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China's digital technology company KFL Group is planning to set up a router manufacturing plant in Bangladesh to produce the device at affordable prices. The company has expressed its willingness to invest Tk 1.0 billion primarily to manufacture the latest...
BERLIN, Aug 6 (Reuters): The boom in holiday travel shows no signs of ending, German airline group Lufthansa said on Thursday, as advance bookings for this winter and next year were already a double-digit percentage above the year-earlier level.The outlook...
CARACAS, Aug 6 (Reuters): Venezuela's gold reserves fell by eight metric tonnes in the year's first half, central bank data showed on Friday, continuing a years-long reduction in the reserves amid a prolonged economic crisis.The drop in the first six...
SINGAPORE, Aug 6 (Reuters): Asian spot liquefied natural gas (LNG) prices fell slightly last week, as demand in the region remained weak.The average LNG price for September delivery into northeast Asia LNG-AS was $10.90 per million British thermal units (mmBtu),...
Manila accuses China of firing watercannon at boats in S China SeaMANILA, Aug 06: The Philippine Coast Guard has accused its Chinese counterpart of firing water cannon at its vessels and blocking them in the disputed South China Sea. It...
NEW YORK, Aug 06 (Reuters): Washington has condemned as terrorism the killing of a Palestinian by suspected Jewish settlers, in sharpened language that appeared to reflect US frustration with surging violence in the occupied West Bank under Israel's hard-right government.Israeli...
KYIV, Aug 06 (BBC/Reuters): A Russian "guided bomb" has hit a blood transfusion centre in north-eastern Ukraine, killing two people and injuring four, Ukrainian officials say. Volodymyr Zelensky posted an image of the building on fire as a result of...
BEIJING, Aug 06 (AP): An earthquake in eastern China before dawn Sunday knocked down houses and injured at least 21 people, according to state media, but no deaths were reported.The magnitude 5.5 quake occurred near the city of Dezhou, about...
ISLAMABAD, Aug 06 (AP/Reuters): Police moved quickly to take former Prime Minister Imran Khan from his home in the eastern city of Lahore to the Pakistani capital, Islamabad, senior police officer Ali Nasir Rizvi said. Later Saturday, he was transferred...
The Cricket Association of Bengal (CAB) has requested the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) to move the England vs Pakistan ODI World Cup game, scheduled to be played at Kolkata's Eden Gardens on November 12, to another...
Bangladesh will participate in next month's South Asian Football Federation (SAFF) U-16 and U-19 Championships to be held in Bhutan and Nepal, reports UNB. The decision was taken at the 6th development committee meeting of Bangladesh Football Federation (BFF) held...
MELBOURNE, Aug 06 (AFP): The United States' long reign as Women's World Cup holders was brought to an end in the most dramatic fashion as they were dumped out on penalties by Sweden, who joined the Netherlands in reaching the...
Four-time Olympic champion Simone Biles has made a triumphant return to gymnastics after a two-year break, according to BBC Sport.The 26-year-old American thrilled the Chicago crowd with a stunning display to win the US Classic in her first event since...
Tamim Iqbal visited Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium in Mirpur for the first time on Sunday as he stepped down as the captain of the ODI team.Meanwhile, when the question of who will become the next ODI captain of Bangladesh surfaces...
Today (Monday) is the first death anniversary of valiant Freedom Fighter and former Additional Inspector General of Police Khandoker Shaheb Ali.Shaheb Ali died on August 07, 2022 at a city hospital. He was laid to rest later at his ancestral...
CHAPAINAWABGANJ, Aug 06 (BSS): A man was killed and five others were injured in a road accident on Amnura-Chapainawabganj road in Atahar Bulonpurarea under Sadar upazila of the district this morning.The deceased was identified as Sadiqul Islam, 65, son of...
RAJSHAHI, Aug 06 (BSS): Integrated efforts of extension, research and other entities concerned can be the best ways of boosting production of quality seeds to meet the gradually mounting demands of various grain and other cash crops.More coordination between the...
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RAJSHAHI, Aug 06: Zillur Rahman, elder son of poor rickshaw-puller Akhtar Ali of Chuniapara village in Joynagar union of Durgapur upazila of Rajshahi district, has been qualified for education cadre in the 41st Bangladesh Civil Service (BCS) exams.Besides, Ratnarani Mondal,...
Several areas of Bandarban district have been inundated and water level in Rangamati's Kaptai Lake keeps rising as the regions have been experiencing continuous heavy rainfall, reports UNB.In Bandarban, the low-lying areas of Hafez Ghona, Bus Station, Army Para and...
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