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Orion Pharma, Beximco grab 25pc of weekly turnover on DSE

FE REPORT | 2022-09-24 00:00:00

Ten most-traded companies accounted for 44 per cent of transactions on the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) in the outgoing week, with Orion Pharma leading the turnover list.For the past few weeks, some selective stocks have dominated the DSE turnover chart....

Stocks back in black after correction

BABUL BARMAN | 2022-09-24 00:00:00

Stocks bounced back in the outgoing week, returning to uptrend after a single-week correction, with investors mostly focused on selective large-cap issues.Of the five trading days this week, three sessions posted gains while two others suffered losses amid high volatility,...

Turkey to send 3,000 police to Qatar to help secure WC

2022-09-24 00:00:00

ANKARA, Sept 23 (Reuters): Turkey will send more than 3,000 riot police to Qatar to help secure World Cup stadiums and hotels in a security operation paid for by the competition hosts but under Turkish command, a Turkish Interior Ministry...

Federer's retirement leaves a void that can't be filled, says McEnroe

2022-09-24 00:00:00

LONDON, Sept 23 (Reuters): Roger Federer's retirement from competitive tennis will leave a void that can never be filled, according to former world number one and seven-time Grand Slam singles champion John McEnroe.Federer, who owns 20 Grand Slam singles titles...

Fifteen players resign from Spain women's nat'l team

2022-09-24 00:00:00

BARCELONA, Sept 23 (AFP): Fifteen players have quit the Spanish women's national team in an "unprecedented" mass resignation, the Spanish football federation (RFEF) announced late Thursday, coming after weeks of speculations of divisions in the camp.Spanish media has recently reported...

BCCI planning to have IPL auction in mid-December

2022-09-24 00:00:00

The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) is planning to hold the Indian Premier League (IPL) auction for the 2023 edition in mid-December this year, with December 16 likely to be the date. The tentative schedule has been...

Raducanu surges into Korea Open semis

2022-09-24 00:00:00

SEOUL, Sept 23 (AFP): Emma Raducanu surged into the Seoul semi-finals on Friday as she won three matches in a row at a tournament for the first time since her US Open triumph.The 19-year-old Briton blew away third seed Magda...

Babar-Rizwan record double century stand helps Pakistan level series

2022-09-24 00:00:00

KARACHI, Sept 23 (AFP): Openers Babar Azam and Mohammad Rizwan put on an unbeaten 203-run partnership as Pakistan claimed a remarkable 10-wicket victory over England in the second T20 international in Karachi on Thursday.Azam hammered 110 not out for his...

Qatar confident about hosting World Cup

2022-09-24 00:00:00

DOHA, Sept 23 (AFP): Qatar is no longer listening to "sceptics" and has always been confident about hosting the World Cup, its chief organiser said on Thursday as the tournament kick-off looms.The tiny, gas-rich Gulf state is preparing for the...

Sabina given hero's welcome at her hometown

2022-09-24 00:00:00

SATKHIRA, Sept 23 (UNB): Skipper Sabina Khatun, who led the Bangladesh national women's soccer team to its maiden SAFF Women's Football Championship triumph, was given a hero's welcome on return to her hometown of Satkhira on Friday. Sabina was received...

Booters leave Cambodia for Nepal

2022-09-24 00:00:00

Bangladesh national football team left Cambodia on Friday for Nepal to take part in their second FIFA Tier-1 Int'l against Nepal, reports BSS.Bangladesh beat Cambodia 1-0 in their first FIFA Friendly match, courtesy of a lone goal by winger Rakib...

Britain unveils anti-inflation budget as recession looms

2022-09-24 00:00:00

LONDON, Sept 23: The UK's new government unveils Friday multibillion-pound measures aimed at supporting households and businesses hit by decades-high inflation.Finance minister Kwasi Kwarteng, fresh from being appointed by new Prime Minister Liz Truss, will deliver his mini-budget at 0830...

Copper slumps as rising interest rates heighten demand fears

2022-09-24 00:00:00

LONDON, Sept 23 (Reuters): Copper prices slid on Friday to their lowest in nearly two months on a strong dollar and fears of recession-hit metals demand after further increases to interest rates.Three-month copper CMCU3 on the London Metal Exchange (LME)...

UN food chief wants action now

2022-09-24 00:00:00

UNITED NATIONS (AP): The U.N. food chief warned Thursday that the world is facing "a perfect storm on top of a perfect storm" and urged donors, particularly Gulf nations and billionaires, to give a few days of profits to tackle...

Gold dips on dollar strength, Fed rate hike concerns

2022-09-24 00:00:00

Gold prices slipped on Friday as a cocktail of factors from a robust dollar and elevated U.S. bond yields to worries around more interest rate hikes by the U.S. Federal Reserve weighed on sentiment, reports Reuters.Spot gold was down 0.4%...

German oil imports up 13.5 pc in January-July period

2022-09-24 00:00:00

FRANKFURT, Sept 23 (Reuters): German crude oil import volumes rose 13.5% in the first seven months of 2022 on a year-on-year basis as the economy recovered from the COVID-19 pandemic, while the bill more than doubled due to higher prices,...

Fossil fuels make up 90 pc of Middle East air pollution: study

2022-09-24 00:00:00

PARIS, Sept 23 (AFP): More than 90 percent of harmful air pollution in the Middle East and parts of North Africa comes from fossil fuels, according to research Thursday that showed the region "permanently exceeded" dangerous air quality levels.The World...

US can fight inflation without sinking job market: Yellen

2022-09-24 00:00:00

WASHINGTON, Sept 23 (AFP): It is possible to bring down record-high inflation in the United States while maintaining a healthy labor market, US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said Thursday.Her comments come a day after the Federal Reserve hiked interest rates...

HK replaced by Singapore as Asia's top finance centre

2022-09-24 00:00:00

HONG KONG, Sept 23 (AFP): Hong Kong has lost its crown as Asia's premier finance centre to Singapore in a global ranking list where New York and London maintained their number one and two spots.Singapore jumped three places to third...

FBCCI seeks investment in ICT sector

2022-09-24 00:00:00

The Federation of Bangladesh Chambers of Commerce & Industries (FBCCI) has invited the US entrepreneurs to invest in Bangladesh's ICT sector after Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina declared to establish a dedicated economic zone for the US companies, reports UNB.The PM...

Good incentives attract Saudi cos to invest in Bangladesh: Saudi Envoy

2022-09-24 00:00:00

Dhaka, Sept 23 (UNB): Ambassador of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) to Bangladesh Essa bin Yousef Al Duhailan has said Saudi companies have expressed their eagerness to invest in Bangladesh in various sectors because of peace, political stability, rules-regulations...

Bangladesh, Cambodia likely to sign FTA to promote bilateral trade

2022-09-24 00:00:00

New York, Sept 23 (UNB): Bangladesh and Cambodia are likely to sign a Free Trade Agreement (FTA) to boost the bilateral trade between the two Asian countries.Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen, at a bilateral meeting...

Two young entrepreneurs established a malta orchard

2022-09-24 00:00:00

Two young entrepreneurs established a malta orchard on more than eight acres of land in Hajimara village under Raypur upazila of Laxmipur in 2017. There are now 1600 malta trees in the orchard. They are now making hefty profits which...

267 nurses fly to Kuwait in last 3 months

ARAFAT ARA | 2022-09-24 00:00:00

Bangladesh sent 267 nurses to Kuwait in the last three months while 998 more jobs are in the pipeline right now, raising hope for increasing the outflow of the professionals to the Arab nation gradually, officials said. On the other...

News in brief (2022-09-24)

2022-09-24 00:00:00

Putin, Saudi crown prince satisfied after prisoner exchangeMOSCOW, Sept 23: Russian President Vladimir Putin and Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman spoke by phone to express their satisfaction over a prisoner-of-war swap between Moscow and Kyiv facilitated by Riyadh, the...

Cancer-killing virus shows promise in patients

2022-09-24 00:00:00

LONDON, Sept 23 (BBC): A new type of cancer therapy that uses a common virus to infect and destroy harmful cells is showing big promise in early human trials, say UK scientists.One patient's cancer vanished, while others saw their tumours...

Biden, Philippines' Marcos discuss tensions in South China Sea

2022-09-24 00:00:00

NEW YORK, Sept 23 (Reuters): US President Joe Biden and his Philippine counterpart, Ferdinand Marcos, underscored their support for freedom of navigation and overflight in the South China Sea on Thursday, in response to China's efforts to exert its influence...

Dozens of migrants killed as boat sinks off Syrian coast

2022-09-24 00:00:00

TRIPOLI, Sept 23 (BBC/AFP): The bodies of 71 migrants have been found after the boat they were travelling in sank off Syria's coast, the health minister has said.Twenty survivors are being treated in a hospital in the Syrian city of...

US aircraft carrier arrives in S Korea to 'deter' North

2022-09-24 00:00:00

BUSAN, Sept 23 (AFP): A US aircraft carrier arrived in South Korea Friday for the first time in nearly five years, ahead of joint drills in a show of force aimed at the nuclear-armed North.The nuclear-powered USS Ronald Reagan and...

US urges world to tell Russia to stop its nuclear threats

2022-09-24 00:00:00

UNITED NATIONS, Sept 23 (AP/Reuters): The United States (US) urged other nations to tell Russia to stop making nuclear threats and end "the horror" of its war in Ukraine as all three countries' top diplomats spoke - but didn't quite...