BIRMINGHAM, United Kingdom, July 29 (AFP): Double Olympic champion Ariarne Titmus posted the fastest time in the women's 200m freestyleheats at the Commonwealth Games on Friday, setting up a mouthwatering final against teenage compatriot Mollie O'Callaghan.Elsewhere on the first day...
A new look Bangladesh will take on Zimbabwe for the first T20 game today (Saturday).The match starts at 5pm (Bangladesh Time) at Harare Sports Club and will be aired live on T Sports Channel, reports BSS.This is the first time...
GENEVA, July 29 (AFP): A deal has been reached to allow for distribution of a low-cost generic version of a long-term preventative treatment against HIV in low-income countries where most of the world's infections occur, Unitaid and the Medicines Patent...
PARIS/SINGAPORE, July 29 (Reuters): Chicago soybeans ticked higher on Friday, with the market set for its biggest weekly rise since 2004, as forecasts of hot and dry weather in the U.S. Midwest raised supply concerns. Corn is on track for...
Bangladesh and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) have discussed a roadmap for future cooperation agenda, including high-level visits to mark the Golden Jubilee of Bangladesh-UAE diplomatic relations in 2024, reports UNB.During the latest bilateral meeting held in Cox's Bazar on...
Stocks' rout deepens on sell-offsStocks continued their downtrend, tumbling for the fourth consecutive week to Thursday as growing concerns over an economic slowdown sapped investor sentiment. Market operators said panic-stricken investors resorted to relentless sell-offs as they apprehend that the...
Saif Uddin | 2022-07-30 00:00:00
Prices of mild steel (MS) rod, a key building construction material, slightly decreased in the local market - mainly due to sluggish demand and slash in prices of raw materials, traders said.However, the drop was very negligible and not proportionate...
TOKYO: Several Asian central banks must raise interest rates rapidly, because inflationary pressures are rising due to a global surge in food and fuel costs caused by the war in Ukraine, said a senior International Monetary Fund (IMF) official, report...
JUBAIR HASAN | 2022-07-30 00:00:00
Government's clearout drive against unlicensed private hospitals, clinics and diagnostic centres across Bangladesh looks almost lull halfway through, leaving healthcare services risky.On allegations from various quarters against such non-compliant hospices, the state-backed health directorate on May 26 asked all illegal...
Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) Mayor Md Atiqul Islam on Thursday asked for the government's help to stop the use of electric rickshaws, reports UNB."Almost every locality in Dhaka city is filled with battery-run rickshaws nowadays. A battery-run rickshaw contains...
FE REPORT | 2022-07-30 00:00:00
Pranay Verma has been appointed as Indian High Commissioner (HC) to Bangladesh, said the Indian External Affairs Ministry. Mr Verma, a 1994-batch IFS officer, will replace Vikram Doraiswami, who is likely to be posted as Indian HC to the UK....
FRANKFURT, July 29 (Reuters): Euro zone inflation rose to another record high in July and its peak could still be months away, keeping pressure on the European Central Bank to opt for another big interest rate increase in September.Consumer price...
Sri Lanka's inflation surged to a record 60.8% in July, the crisis-struck country's statistics department said on Friday, compared to a 54.6% rise in June, reports Reuters.The jump in the Colombo Consumer Price Index was led by a 90.9% climb...
REZAUL KARIMThe online licensing module (OLM) system for making certain export-import services has yielded little three years into its adoption.Factors like poor documentation management, lack of skilled IT professionals, traditional mindset and absence of online interfacing have been identified as...
ODESA, Ukraine, Jul 29 (AP): Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Friday visited the Odesa region to observe the loading of grain as exports resume for the first time since the start of the Russian invasion.Zelenskyy observed a Turkish ship loaded...
Bangladesh Friday reported one Covid-19 death while it recorded 355 coronavirus positive cases, report agencies."Among the Covid-19 fatality, one death was recorded in Dhaka division," a daily statement of Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) said.Bangladesh reported 5.84 per cent...
FE REPORT | 2022-07-30 00:00:00
Chicken, fish and lentil prices increased further last week while most of the consumers were yet to get edible oil at reduced rate. The price of broiler chickens which fell in the second week of July during Eid-ul-Azha festival showed...
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Friday said Bangladesh is encouraging it's investors to set up fertilizer factories in Uzbekistan under joint ventures, reports UNB.She said this when Uzbek Deputy Prime Minister for Investment and Foreign Economic Relations Jamshid Abdurakhimovich Khodjaev...
FE Report | 2022-07-30 00:00:00
Central Asian country Uzbekistan agrees to start direct flights between Dhaka and Tashkent and to ease visa procedure for Bangladeshis, at a meet focused on trade promotion. Foreign Minister Dr AK Abdul Momen disclosed the outcome of his meeting Friday...
The construction work on a portion (from Dhaka airport to Tejgaon) of Dhaka Elevated Expressway is progressing well. This photo was taken from Tejgaon-Bijoy Sarani flyover in the city on Friday. This part of the expressway is expected to open...
Light to moderate rain/thunder showers accompanied by temporary gusty wind is likely to occur at many places over Rangpur, Rajshahi, Mymensingh, Dhaka and Sylhet divisions until 6:00pm today (Saturday), according to Met office.Mild heat wave is sweeping over the districts...
FE REPORT The members of Safe Road Movement (SRM) organised on Friday a procession in the city commemorating Rajeev and Dia, the two students of Shaheed Ramiz Uddin Cantonment College who were killed by a reckless bus four years back.From...
Considering the economic burden and health loss caused by tobacco addiction, the government should enact a harsher anti-tobacco law to check its use in the country aiming to protect public health, according to experts, reports BSS.."If we cannot enact an...
Our Correspondent CHATTOGRAM, July 29: Battery-run rickshaws like Easy-Bike and Tom-Tom ply the roads of the port city of Chattogram in a haphazard fashion, mostly posing risks of accident and hampering smooth movement of other modes of vehicles and pedestrians....
People from all walks of life, including journalists, paying their last respects by placing wreaths on the coffin of the daily Desh Rupantor editor Amit Habib (inset) at the Jatiya Press Club in the city on Friday. He died at...
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (UNB) : Argentina's government announced the appointment of an economic "super minister" Thursday, the third economy minister in less than a month as the country struggles with high inflation and a slumping currency.Sergio Massa, the head of...
RIYADH, July 29 (Arab News): Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman and French President Emmanuel Macron discussed the importance of stabilising global energy markets and food supplies during the crown prince's visit to France, a statement published by state news...
MEXICO CITY, July 29 (AFP): Mexico's economy, the second-largest in Latin America, grew 1.9 percent in the second quarter compared to the April-June period of last year, according to official data released Friday.That was slightly faster than the pace in...
WASHINGTON, July 29 (AFP) : The US House of Representatives passed a bill on Thursday to boost domestic production of semiconductors, the in-demand microchips that power everything from smartphones to cars and weapons.The CHIPS Act was approved by the House...
Bangladesh and Uzbekistan will form a Joint Working Group (JWG) this year to boost bilateral trade and investment removing different barriers, reports BSS.Commerce Minister Tipu Munshi disclosed the information on Friday to the reporters after the '3rd meeting of the...
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