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Fraser-Pryce wins 100m world title

2022-07-19 00:00:00

Jamaica’s queen of the track has her crown back again. And, even at the grand age of 35, Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce somehow keeps finding fresh ways to shatter records and defy the laws of sporting gravity, reports the Guardian.Gold here in...

Ben Stokes to retire from ODI cricket

2022-07-19 00:00:00

LONDON, July 18 (AFP): England's Ben Stokes has announced he will retire from one-day international cricket after Tuesday's match against South Africa on his Durham home ground.The all-rounder, 31, said playing three international formats -- Twenty20, 50-over ODIs and Tests...

Four countries vie to host Asian Cup after China withdrawal

2022-07-19 00:00:00

South Korea, Australia, Indonesia and Qatar have submitted 'Expressions of Interest' to replace China as hosts of next year's Asian Cup, the Asian Football Confederation said on Monday, reports Reuters.The deadline for the four associations to submit their bid documents...

Chandimal powers Sri Lanka's lead past 300 in first Test

2022-07-19 00:00:00

GALLE, Sri Lanka, July 18 (AFP): Red hot Dinesh Chandimal struck his second successive half-century to take Sri Lanka's lead past 300 and thwart the Pakistan attack on day three of the opening Test on Monday.The hosts were 329 for...

BD to play 144 matches in 2023-2027 ICC FTP cycle

2022-07-19 00:00:00

Bangladesh have a bit of a bonanza lined up. The 2023-2027 ICC Future Tours Programme (FTP) has 34 Tests marked for them, behind only England (42), Australia (41) and India (38). They have the most ODIs listed against their name...

Union Bank inaugurated Half Yearly Business Conference 2022

2022-07-19 00:00:00

A. B. M. Mokammel Hoque Chowdhury, Managing Director & CEO of Union Bank Limited, inaugurated the Half Yearly Business Conference 2022 as the chief guest in Dhaka.

A day-long workshop on "Preventing Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing" organized by AIBL

2022-07-19 00:00:00

A day-long workshop on "Preventing Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing" organized by AIBL Chattogram Zonal Office was held at Central Conference Hall at AIBL Jamalkhan Branch, Chattogram on Sunday. Managing Director & CEO of the Bank Farman R. Chowdhury inaugurated...

Bank Asia arranged a 5-day long training

2022-07-19 00:00:00

Bank Asia Ltd arranged a 5-day long training on 'Managerial Capacity & Leadership Skills' for its District Managers at Bank Asia Institute for Training and Development (BAITD), Lalmatia, Dhaka. Mr. Md. Arfan Ali, President & Managing Director of Bank Asia...

GP recommends 125pc interim cash dividend

2022-07-19 00:00:00

The Board of Directors of Grameenphone has recommended interim cash dividend for the year 2022 at the rate of 125 per cent of the paid up capital of the Company which represents 97.5 per cent of the Profit after tax...

GEMCO inks Tk 400m deal with NESCO

FE Report | 2022-07-19 00:00:00

General Electric Manufacturing Company Limited (GEMCO) signed a contract on Monday for supplying 825 distribution transformers to Northern Electricity Supply Company Limited (NESCO).Under the Tk 400-million agreement, the state-run GEMCO will hand over the 250-KVA transformers to the state-owned NESCO...

EBL launches co-branded credit card with JBCCI

2022-07-19 00:00:00

Eastern Bank Limited (EBL) has launched co-brand credit card with Japan-Bangladesh Chamber of Commerce and Industry (JBCCI) in association with Visa. The co-brand credit card was jointly unveiled by Ali Reza Iftekhar, MD and CEO of EBL and Hayakawa Yuho,...

DSE conducts third mock-test of T-bond

FE REPORT | 2022-07-19 00:00:00

The country's premier bourse conducted the mock test on treasury bonds for the third time on Monday as the final trading of much-hyped instruments will begin soon. Mock trading is conducted to assess the preparedness of a system introduced for...

MTB wins AsiaMoney award

2022-07-19 00:00:00

Mutual Trust Bank Ltd. (MTB) has recently been awarded the "Best Bank for Diversity and Inclusion in Bangladesh 2022" by AsiaMoney, said a statement.MTB has been recognized for this prestigious award for initiating and implementing diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives...

Junk stocks dominate top gainers' list

FE REPORT | 2022-07-19 00:00:00

Junk stocks kept gaining for the second straight session on Monday and featured in the top gainers' chart despite the heavyweight stocks kept losing.Only 12 issues closed green out of 382 issued traded on Monday while four junk stocks featured...

Delta to buy 100 Boeing 737 MAX 10 planes

2022-07-19 00:00:00

FARNBOROUGH, England July 18 (Reuters): Delta Air Lines will buy 100 Boeing 737 MAX 10 jets worth about $13.5 billion at list prices and has options to buy another 30, the US carrier said on Monday.Boeing shares were up 4...

Gold recoups some losses

2022-07-19 00:00:00

Gold recovered some of its recent losses on Monday, helped by a pullback in the dollar and easing fears about an oversized rate hike by the US Federal Reserve, reports Reuters.Spot gold was up 0.3 per cent at $1,712.49 per...

Canada sends repaired Nord Stream turbine to Germany

2022-07-19 00:00:00

MOSCOW, July 18 (Reuters): Canada sent a turbine for the Nord Stream gas pipeline to Germany by plane on July 17 after repair work had been completed, Kommersant newspaper reported on Monday, citing people familiar with the situation.The return of...

Oil jumps on soft dollar, supply jitters

2022-07-19 00:00:00

LONDON, July 18 (Reuters): Oil prices extended gains on Monday, boosted by a weaker dollar and tight supplies as concerns over gas supply from Russia mounted, offsetting demand fears brought on by a possible recession and China lockdowns.Brent crude futures...

Three perish in Indiana mall shooting

2022-07-19 00:00:00

GREENWOOD, July 18 (AP): Three people were killed and two injured Sunday evening at an Indiana mall after a man with a rifle opened fire in a food court and an armed civilian shot and killed him, police said.The man...

Zelensky sacks top prosecutor, security head

2022-07-19 00:00:00

KYIV, July 18 (AFP): Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Sunday sacked his chief prosecutor and the head of the country's security agency in the largest government shakeup since the start of Russia's invasion nearly five months ago.Zelensky said he was...

Putin visits Tehran today

2022-07-19 00:00:00

TEHRAN, July 18 (AFP): With the war in Ukraine still raging, Russian President Vladimir Putin travels Tuesday to Tehran for talks with his Iranian and Turkish counterparts on the Syria conflict.Russia, Turkey and Iran have in recent years met to...

Berlin hosts 40 envoys for climate talks

2022-07-19 00:00:00

BERLIN, July 18 (AP): With the world reeling from the economic fallout of the pandemic and the war in Ukraine, senior officials from 40 countries met Monday in Berlin for heart-to-heart talks on how to stay focused on fighting climate...

Iran has 'ability' to build N bomb

2022-07-19 00:00:00

TEHRAN, July 18 (AFP/Xinhua): Iran has the technical capacity to build a nuclear weapon but has not taken a decision to do so, an official told the Al Jazeera broadcaster on Sunday.Iran "has the technical ability to build a nuclear...

When history takes unexpected turn

Syed Fattahul Alim | 2022-07-19 00:00:00

With the consumer price inflation reaching 9.1 per cent, a 40-year high and the energy price rising 42 per cent, the incumbent US president is not definitely in a good shape when he undertook his four-day Middle-east tour. Though the...

Where are the students' MPO fruits?

Shihab Sarkar | 2022-07-19 00:00:00

The intermittent sit-ins organised by non-government school teachers demanding they be listed in the category of MPO had been a common sight in Dhaka not long ago. The common venue was the footpath and its adjacent areas in front of...

Procession of deaths from road crashes

2022-07-19 00:00:00

Road accidents have become so frequent and inevitable that a general sense of resignation now prevails. Every time people get out on streets, roads and highways, a premonition lurks at the back of their heads if they would be able...

Electricity crisis emanates from overdependence on import fuel

Mushfiqur Rahman | 2022-07-19 00:00:00

Load shedding is back in Bangladesh, with its cascading effects. It is not a result of power- generation-capacity shortage. Bangladesh Power Development Board (BPDB) has power plants in the country with installed capacity to generate 25,500 megawatts. But the primary...

ICB congratulated Mr. Abdur Rauf Talukdar

2022-07-18 12:00:00

Investment Corporation of Bangladesh (ICB) congratulated Mr. Abdur Rauf Talukdar, former Senior Secretary, Financial Institutions Department, Ministry of Finance, on his joining as the twelfth Governor of Bangladesh Bank. Mr. Md. Abul Hossain, Managing Director of ICB, greeted him with...

Sri Lanka protest movement reaches 100 days

2022-07-18 00:00:00

COLOMBO, July 17 (AFP): Sri Lanka's protest movement reached its 100th day Sunday, having forced one president from office and now turning its sights on his successor as the country's economic crisis continues.Gotabaya Rajapaksa fled his palace shortly before demonstrators...

Russia strikes south Ukraine city, presses attacks in east

2022-07-18 00:00:00

Pokrovsk, (Ukraine) July 17 (AP): Russian missiles hit industrial facilities at a strategic city in southern Ukraine Sunday as Moscow continued efforts to expand its gains in the country's east.Mykolaiv Mayor Oleksandr Senkevych said that the Russian missiles struck an...