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German retail sales post biggest year-on-year slump since 1994

2022-08-02 00:00:00

BERLIN, Aug 01 (Reuters): German retailers ended the first half of 2022 with the sharpest year-on-year sales drop in nearly three decades, as inflation, the Ukraine war and the coronavirus pandemic take their toll, data showed on Monday.Retail sales in...

Shimanto Bank signed MoU with SME Foundation

2022-08-02 00:00:00

Shimanto Bank Ltd. signed an MoU with SME Foundation recently for providing loans under the government financial incentive package for Covid-19. Managing Director & CEO (CC) of Shimanto Bank Rafiqul Islam and Managing Director of SME Foundation Dr. Md. Mafizur...

'Half Yearly Business Conference 2022 of Midland Bank held

2022-08-02 00:00:00

The 'Half Yearly Business Conference 2022 of Relail Distribution Division and NRB Banking' of Midland Bank Limited was held at the Board Room of the bank's Head Office at Gulshan in Dhaka on Saturday, with Ahsan-uz Zaman, Managing Director &...

Bengal Commercial Bank organised 'Half Yearly Business Conference-2022'

2022-08-02 00:00:00

Bengal Commercial Bank organised its 'Half Yearly Business Conference-2022' at the bank's head office at Gulshan Avenue in Dhaka on Thursday, with Md Jashim Uddin, Chairman of the bank, as the chief guest. Tarik Morshed, Managing Director and CEO of...

Covid halts production at coal mine for 15 more days

2022-08-02 00:00:00

Dinajpur, Aug 1 (UNB): The production at Barapukuria Coal Mine will remain suspended for 15 more days as another 16 workers -- six of them Chinese -- tested positive for Covid-19, authorities said on Monday.Production at the state-owned mine was...

US coast guard team visits Ctg port

OUR CORRESPONDENT | 2022-08-02 00:00:00

CHATTOGRAM, Aug 01: A team of the United States Coast Guard (USCG) is visiting the Chittagong Port to scrutinise the compliance of the International Ship and Port Facility Security (ISPS) code in the prime sea port and related establishments. The...

59 businesses fined Tk 1.4m for violating consumer rights

FE REPORT | 2022-08-02 00:00:00

The Directorate of National Consumer Rights Protection (DNCRP) in two separate drives on Monday realised Tk1.4 million in fine from 59 businesses in 36 kitchen markets across the country and the capital.A total of 36 DNCRP officials in cooperation with...

Print media must innovate biz model to boost ad revenue

ISMAIL HOSSAIN | 2022-08-02 00:00:00

Printed newspapers must bring innovation in their business model to increase their revenues, says a top advertising professional.The print media has now come down to the third position after television and digital media in terms of share in the advertising...

BD offers two packages for D-8, OIC states

Doulot Akter Mala | 2022-08-02 00:00:00

Bangladesh has offered two packages of concessionary duty benefits for the D-8 and some OIC countries to facilitate trade with the blocs.After the South Asian Free Trade Area (SAFTA) packages, the country has offered such preferential duty-packages for the first...

Myanmar military extends emergency rule until 2023

2022-08-02 00:00:00

YANGON, Aug 01 (BBC): Myanmar's military regime has extended its emergency rule until 2023 as the country remains riven by internal fighting following last year's coup.The junta seized power last year after overthrowing Aung Sung Suu Kyi's democratically-elected government. The...

Australian MP blasts 'colonising' queen

2022-08-02 00:00:00

SYDNEY, Aug 01 (AFP): Aboriginal Senator Lidia Thorpe branded Britain's Elizabeth II a "colonising" queen on Monday, as the recently elected lawmaker reluctantly swore allegiance while taking the oath of office.In a flash of protest, Greens senator Thorpe raised her...

New Zealand fully reopens borders

2022-08-02 00:00:00

WELLINGTON, Aug 01 (AFP): New Zealand's borders fully reopened Monday, but the return of international visitors and students is only expected to start with a trickle following the lifting of Covid-based travel restrictions.New Zealand reported 52,538 cases of the coronavirus...

Drone hits Russia's Black Sea Fleet headquarters

2022-08-02 00:00:00

KYIV, Aug 01 (AP): A small explosive device carried by a makeshift drone blew up Sunday at the headquarters of Russia's Black Sea Fleet on the Crimean Peninsula, wounding six people and prompting the cancellation of ceremonies there honoring Russia's...

Pelosi lands in S’pore to begin Asia tour

2022-08-02 00:00:00

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 01 (AP): U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi arrived in Singapore early Monday, kicking off her Asian tour as questions swirled over a possible stop in Taiwan that has fueled tension with Beijing.A person familiar with the matter...

Truss wins UK cabinet backing

2022-08-02 00:00:00

LONDON, Aug 01 (AFP): British Conservative frontrunner Liz Truss won another heavyweight endorsement Monday as Tory members began a month of voting to decide the next occupant of 10 Downing Street.Truss's lagging rival Rishi Sunak vied to make up lost...

Boeing to establish R&D facility in Japan

2022-08-02 00:00:00

TOKYO, Aug 1 (Reuters): Boeing Co said on Monday it plans to establish a research and development (R&D) facility in Japan to further development in sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) and to advance electric and hydrogen aircraft technology.The facility will also...

Gold extends gains on dollar dip

2022-08-02 00:00:00

Gold prices rose on Monday as the dollar softened, while investors awaited economic readings that could determine the pace of the US Federal Reserve's interest rate hikes, reports Reuters.Spot gold was up 0.2 per cent to $1,768.69 per ounce by...

Oil drops as weak Chinese factory data heightens demand concerns

2022-08-02 00:00:00

LONDON, Aug 1 (Reuters): Oil prices dropped on Monday as weak manufacturing data from China and Japan weighed on the demand outlook while investors braced for this week's meeting of officials from OPEC and other top crude producers on supply...

Neymar scores twice as PSG romp to easy Super Cup win

2022-08-02 00:00:00

Paris St Germain's Neymar scored twice with Lionel Messi and Sergio Ramos contributing the other two goals as they romped to a 4-0 victory over Nantes in the French Super Cup at the Bloomfield Stadium on Sunday.It was the ninth...

Barcelona sell 25pc of Barca Studios for 100m euros

2022-08-02 00:00:00

BARCELONA, Aug 01 (AFP): Barcelona have sold 25 percent of Barca Studios, which manages the club's digital business and audiovisual productions, to Socios.com for 100 million euros (102.5m dollars), club president Joan Laporta said on Monday.Club members had voted to...

Australia's Ariarne Titmus (R) reacts with Australia's Kiah Melverton

2022-08-02 00:00:00

Australia's Ariarne Titmus (R) reacts with Australia's Kiah Melverton after the women's 800m freestyle heats swimming event at the Sandwell Aquatics Centre, on day four of the Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, central England, on Monday — AFP

England clinch Women's Euro

2022-08-02 00:00:00

An extra time strike from forward Chloe Kelly gave England a 2-1 win over Germany in the Women's European Championship final on Sunday to claim their first ever major title in front of a record crowd on home soil.Substitute Kelly...

Ctg Abahani finish BPL with win

2022-08-02 00:00:00

Nigerian forward Ebimobowei Thankgod scored a brace as Chittagong Abahani Limited finished the TVS Bangladesh Premier League campaign as they defeated Bangladesh Police Football Club by 3-2 goals held on Monday at Shaheed Dhirendranath Datta Stadium in Cumilla, reports BSS....

Bangladesh face Nepal today

2022-08-02 00:00:00

Bangladesh U-20 national football team face Nepal in the ultimate league match of the SAFF U-20 Championship scheduled to be held today (Tuesday) at Kalinga Stadium in Bhubaneswar, India, reports BSS.The match kicks off at 4.30 pm (BST).Bangladesh team placed...

Mosaddek to lead Tigers in Zimbabwe decider today

2022-08-02 00:00:00

Bangladesh have named all-rounder Mosaddek Hossain to lead the side in the series-deciding third Twenty20 against Zimbabwe in Harare today (Tuesday).Mosaddek replaces Nurul Hasan as captain after the wicketkeeper-batsman was ruled out of the rest of the tour with a...

News in Brief (2022-08-02)

2022-08-02 00:00:00

Microbus set on fire after schoolboy hurt in N'ganj road accidentLocal people set a microbus on fire after it hit an auto-rickshaw on Dhaka-Sylhet highway in Araihazar upazila of Narayanganj district on Monday, leaving a schoolboy injured. Quoting local people,...

Shops, house gutted in Rangamati fire

2022-08-02 00:00:00

RANGAMATI, Aug 01 (UNB): Four shops and a house were gutted in a fire in Rangamati district town in the early hours of Sunday.No casualties were reported.Witnesses said the fire broke out around 3:30 am on Sunday in the stadium...

CCC evicts 100 unauthorised shops in Ctg

2022-08-02 00:00:00

CHATTOGRAM, Aug 01 (BSS): Chattogram City Corporation (CCC) in a drive evicted over 100 unauthorised shops built on both the sides of the city's Nasirabad industrial area on Monday.Marufa Begum Neli, executive magistrate of CCC, conducted a three hour-long drive...

Teesta flowing above danger level

2022-08-02 00:00:00

LALMONIRHAT, Aug 01 (UNB): The residents along the Teesta River are passing their days in fear of possible flood as the Teesta River was flowing above its danger level on Monday. The Teesta River was flowing 25 cm above its...

Nagar Paribahan service resumes in Khulna city after two years

2022-08-02 00:00:00

KHULNA, August 01 (UNB): Nagar Paribahan in Khulna city service resumed on Monday morning after remaining suspended for over two and a half years.The Nagar Paribahan service will ply between Khulna city's Fultola and Rupsha Ghat.Passengers travelling on this route...