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'No pressure' Azam blasts critics as WC dream slips away

2023-11-11 00:00:00

KOLKATA, Nov 10 (AFP): Pakistan skipper Babar Azam blasted his critics on Friday, telling them "it's easy to give advice on TV" as he refused to surrender his World Cup dreams.Pakistan have to defeat defending champions England by at least...

Tigers' coach calls for timed-out rule change as Shakib row rumbles on

2023-11-11 00:00:00

PUNE, Nov 10 (AFP): Bangladesh coach Chandika Hathurusingha called for a change to cricket's timed-out law, saying it should be a matter for the umpires only, as debate rumbled on about Shakib Al Hasan's role in a controversial dismissal of...

Donald bids farewell to BD cricket

2023-11-11 00:00:00

Allan Donald, Bangladesh's pace bowling coach, has announced that he will no longer be associated with the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB), reports UNB. He made it clear that he would not be returning to Dhaka after Bangladesh's final match in...

Tigresses clinch ODI series against Pakistan

2023-11-11 00:00:00

Showing an unwavering resolve, Bangladesh Women's team secured a seven-wicket win against Pakistan in the third and final One Day International (ODI) to clinch the series by 2-1 at Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium on Friday, BSS.Pakistan won the first match...

Australia's final group match against Bangladesh today

2023-11-11 00:00:00

PUNE, Nov 10 (AFP): Glenn Maxwell is still feeling the effects of his stunning World Cup double century and could now miss Australia's final group match against Bangladesh in Pune (today) Saturday.Australia will also look at calling up fast bowler...

IMF, Jordan reach agreement on $1.2b loan programme

2023-11-11 00:00:00

WASHINGTON, Nov 10 (AFP): The International Monetary Fund (IMF) said Thursday it had reached agreement with Jordan on a new four-year loan program worth around $1.2 billion to help it weather financial shocks including the Israel-Hamas war.The agreement, which is...

WB offers prop for S Lanka's stressed banks

2023-11-11 00:00:00

COLOMBO, Nov 10 (AFP): The World Bank (WB) on Friday provided Sri Lanka $150 million to underwrite savings of millions of depositors in a move that highlights the bankrupt country's financial fragility as it recovers from a crisis last year.The...

Japan to spend $13b to boost domestic chip production

2023-11-11 00:00:00

TOKYO, Nov 10 (AFP): Japan's government said on Friday that it plans to spend 2 trillion yen ($13 billion) to boost domestic production of strategically important semiconductors and generative AI technology.The planned outlays will include 700 billion yen ($4.6 billion)...

Apple agrees to $25m settlement with US

2023-11-11 00:00:00

WASHINGTON, Nov 10 (Reuters): Apple Inc will pay $25 million to settle claims by the US Department of Justice that the company illegally favored immigrant workers over US citizen and green card holders for certain jobs, the agency said on...

Biden backs Tesla, Toyota unionization, slams Trump

2023-11-11 00:00:00

BELVIDERE, Nov 10 (Reuters): President Joe Biden on Thursday backed the United Auto Workers' efforts to unionize carmakers Tesla and Toyota and asked auto workers to reject his Republican opponent, Donald Trump.Biden spoke to UAW workers in Belvidere, Illinois, as...

ICMAB Khulna Branch celebrates International Accounting Day

FE REPORT | 2023-11-11 00:00:00

The Khulna Branch of the Institute of Cost and Management Accountants of Bangladesh (ICMAB) Khulna Branch on Friday celebrated the International Accounting Day.The 10th November is celebrated as International Accounting Day in most of the countries across the world.Marking the...

Factories start commercial production in Bangabandhu Shilpa Nagar

NAZIMUDDIN SHYAMOL | 2023-11-11 00:00:00

CHATTOGRAM, Nov 10: Factories in Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Shilpa Nagar (BSMSN) at Mirsarai Economic Zone (MEZ) in the port city of Chattogram has started commercial production. The first consignment of exports has gone from the Shilpa Nagar.China-owned KPST Su (BD)...

Navigating inflation-induced supply chain challenges

Mohammad Ashraful Islam Khan | 2023-11-11 00:00:00

Inflation has become a pressing concern in Bangladesh, echoing the challenges experienced by numerous other countries in South Asia and beyond. According to data from Bangladesh Bank, the point-to-point inflation rate reached 9.92 per cent in August 2023. This surge...

A great asset class for risk-averse investors

Abul Ahsan Ahmed | 2023-11-11 00:00:00

Bangladesh is one of the fastest growing economies of the world. According to a Bloomberg report, Bangladesh is seen on a track to be a trillion dollar economy by 2040. In contrast, the number of MAC (middle and affluent class)...

When World Cup Cricket is at its best

Nilratan Halder | 2023-11-11 00:00:00

If cricket has ever remained a team game, unlike tennis, that myth was shattered on Tuesday last. And it was done in a manner that will be etched in golden letters in the history book of cricket. Glenn Maxwell was...

News in Brief-(2023-11-11)

2023-11-11 00:00:00

Last 12 months on Earth were the hottestever recorded, analysis findsNEW YORK, Nov 10: The last 12 months were the hottest Earth has ever recorded, according to a new report by Climate Central, a nonprofit science research group. The peer-reviewed...

'Positive results' reached in climate talks with US: China

2023-11-11 00:00:00

BEIJING, Nov 10 (AFP): China said Thursday that climate talks with the United States in California had yielded "positive results" after the world's two largest greenhouse gas emitters met ahead of the COP28 summit in Dubai.The negotiations between US climate...

Cambodian artist turns tyres into giant King Kong

2023-11-11 00:00:00

KANDAL, Nov 10 (AFP): A giant, snarling gorilla rears from the peaceful paddy fields on the outskirts of the Cambodian capital Phnom Penh, made entirely from old tyres by a Cambodian artist keen to encourage others to reuse materials in...

Actors get back to work

2023-11-11 00:00:00

LOS ANGELES, Nov 10 (AFP): Hollywood celebrated Thursday after actors ended a crippling months-long strike, kicking off a race to get the cameras rolling and salvage next year's movies and television shows.The Screen Actors Guild (SAG-AFTRA) called off its 118-day...

Putin, military leaders assess Ukraine war

2023-11-11 00:00:00

Nov 10 (UNB) -- Russian President Vladimir Putin visited the Southern Military District headquarters in Rostov-on-Don as he assessed the state of his country's forces in Ukraine as the war drags on toward winter. It was his second public visit...

US okays world's first vaccine for chikungunya

2023-11-11 00:00:00

SINGAPORE, Nov 10 (BBC): The US Food and Drug Administration has approved the world's first vaccine for chikungunya, which it sees as an "emerging global health threat". The mosquito-borne disease causes fever and joint pains and can be fatal to...

Palestinians leaving besieged Gaza city

2023-11-11 00:00:00

GAZA, Nov 10 (Reuters/AFP): Palestinians trudging past Israeli tanks and decomposing corpses along a frontline passage out of encircled Gaza City on Thursday said they feared a new "Nakba", the "catastrophe" of their mass dispossession after Israel was founded in...

World's first complete eye transplant performed

2023-11-11 00:00:00

NEW YORK, Nov 10 (BBC): Surgeons in New York say they have performed the world's first complete eye transplant on a man, although it is not certain he will regain vision. Aaron James, who survived a high-voltage electrical accident, underwent...

RMG workers deserve better

Tanim Asjad | 2023-11-11 00:00:00

For the last couple of weeks, unrest in the country's readymade garments (RMG) industry has cast a shadow on the already weakened economic situation. Industry workers turned violent at one stage of their continuous protests over the delay in announcing...

Debate over renewable energy

Syed Mansur Hashim | 2023-11-11 00:00:00

Recently, the government has announced plans to increase power from renewable energy (RE) sources up to 40 per cent by 2041. This has kicked off a major debate amongst energy planners and experts on how realistic this plan is, particularly...

Riding out challenges facing apparel sector

2023-11-11 00:00:00

Still retaining its position as the world's second largest exporter with its 7.9 per cent share in global apparel export after China, Bangladesh's Readymade Garment (RMG) sector is now experiencing its most challenging time. Given the fast-changing external and domestic...

Gender gap, sexual harassment, and economic retardation

Muzahida Tasbiha and Abdullah Dewan | 2023-11-11 00:00:00

Discrimination in employment and in workplaces under any labeling is a degradation of human spirits and capabilities to pursue activities for self-actualisations and societal cause and effect. Discriminatory environment results in economic retardation–a situation in which an economy progresses with...

ECNEC approves 44 projects involving huge investment

FE REPORT | 2023-11-10 12:00:00

The Executive Committee of the National Economic Council (ECNEC), the government's highest economic-policy-making body, has endorsed 44 projects with a combined cost of Tk 390.94 billion.Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina chaired the ECNEC meeting, held on Thursday in the capital.A total...

Beijing working on FTA, may help Dhaka resolve reserves stress

FE REPORT | 2023-11-10 12:00:00

China wants to implement free-trade agreement with Bangladesh by 2026, Chinese Ambassador Yao Wen said Thursday while speaking on major issues of common concern that include election. At a meet with diplomatic journalists in Dhaka, the envoy made China's stand...

Bangladesh Bank Training Academy (BBTA) on 30 November organized its 'Policy Dialogue to Improve

2023-11-10 00:00:00

Bangladesh Bank Training Academy (BBTA) on 30 November organized its 'Policy Dialogue to Improve Supervisory Tools and Techniques' at its auditorium. BBTA's Executive Director Md. Zulkar Nayn conducted the programme while Bangladesh Bank (BB) Director Md. Sarwar Hossain presented the...