WASHINGTON, Apr 04 (Reuters): Rental car firm Hertz Global Holdings said on Monday it would buy up to 65,000 electric vehicles over five years from Swedish EV maker Polestar, the latest move by the rental car firm to add zero-emission...
RIYADH, Apr 04 (Arab News): Indonesia will introduce a 0.1 per cent crypto tax from May 1, a senior Minister of Finance official has confirmed.The levy will be charged on capital gains from crypto investments and value-added tax on crypto...
NEW YORK, Apr 04 (Reuters): JPMorgan boss Jamie Dimon warned on Monday that the bank could lose about $1.0 billion on its Russia exposure, the first time it has detailed the extent of its potential losses resulting from the conflict...
MANHATTAN, Apr 04 (Reuters): Insurers want to put more money into private equity this year as they contend with rising inflation and its effects on monetary policy, a survey by Goldman Sachs Asset Management showed on Monday.More than 40 per...
FRANKFURT, Apr 04 (AFP): German exports bounded higher in February, the official statistics agency said Monday, cautioning that the Ukraine conflict and sanctions against Russia were likely to cloud the picture in the months ahead.Exports rose by a higher-than-expected 6.4...
Symphony, the number one handset brand in Bangladesh, has launched a new smartphone called 'Symphony i80', says a press release. The smartphone comes in two colors -- Blue and Green with an attractive bundle offer for just at Tk 7,599.The...
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CHATTOGRAM, Apr 04: The Chittagong Chamber of Commerce and Industry (CCCI) has opened a 'fair price' outlet to sell essentials at subsidised rates during Ramadan.CCCI President Mahbubul Alam inaugurated the outlet on Monday in front of its office at Agrabad...
On the occasion of Mujib Centenary and Golden Jubilee of Independence, the Premier Bank Limited signed an agreement with 'Bangabandhu Olympiad-Online Academic Game' recently to introduce 'Shikkhangon Premier Card', says a press release. Bangabandhu Olympiad is the first web and...
Agriculture Minister Dr Muhammad Abdur Razzaque told Parliament on Monday that there is sufficient stock of fertiliser in the country against the demand, reports UNB."The amount of stocked fertiliser is enough against the demand. There is no shortage," he said,...
Rahmatganj Muslim and Friends Society split point with Sheikh Russell Krira Chakra when their match ended in a 1-1 goal draw in the TVS Bangladesh Premier League Football held Monday at Bashundhara Sports Complex in the city, reports BSS.In the...
Bangladesh called for the return of neutral umpires in international cricket after claiming "inconsistent" decisions put them at a disadvantage in the first Test against South Africa currently being played in Durban, reports AFP.South African umpires Marais Erasmus and Adrian...
Bangladesh skipper Mominul Haque said that they failed to absorb the pressure in their second innings of the opening Test against South Africa in Durban, as they crashed to 53 all out, reports Cricbuzz.''I think we failed to handle the...
HAMILTON, Apr 04 (AP): Ross Taylor made 14 for New Zealand against the Netherlands in the third one-day cricket international on Monday, coming to the crease and leaving it to a standing ovation. The match was Taylor's 450th and last...
Salma Khatun has been selected in the ICC Women's World Cup 2022 team of the tournament after a memorable debut campaign in New Zealand, reports bdnews24.com.The Bangladesh stalwart made the star-studded lineup on the back of some stellar displays with...
DURBAN, South Africa, Apr 04 (AFP): Spin bowling won the first Test for South Africa against Bangladesh at Kingsmead on Monday, but captain Dean Elgar said he still preferred to attack opponents with fast bowling.Left-arm spinner Keshav Maharaj and off-spinner...
Orban scores fourth consecutive winBUDAPEST, Apr 04: Hungary's nationalist Prime Minister Viktor Orban scored a fourth consecutive landslide win in Sunday's election, as voters endorsed his ambition of a conservative, "illiberal" state and shrugged off concerns over Budapest's close ties...
CUENCA, Apr 04 (AFP): At least 20 people died in a prison riot early Sunday in southern Ecuador, the president's office said, the latest outburst of deadly violence in the South American country's detention facilities."There are 20 reported dead who...
NEW YORK, Apr 04 (BBC): In October, Donald Trump announced he was planning to launch a revolutionary technology company."I created Truth Social… to stand up to the tyranny of big tech," he said."We live in a world where the Taliban...
SEOUL, Apr 04 (Xinhua): South Korean President-elect Yoon Suk-yeol nominated former Prime Minister Han Duck-soo as the prime minister of his incoming government, the presidential transition team said on Monday.Yoon, who will be sworn in as the country's 20th president...
BUCHA, Apr 04 (AP): Bodies with bound hands, close-range gunshot wounds and signs of torture lay scattered in a city on the outskirts of Kyiv after Russian soldiers withdrew from the area. Ukrainian authorities accused the departing forces on Sunday...
Carambola fruit (Kamranga) flowers bloom on a roadside tree at Ashuganj upazila of Brahmanbaria district on Monday — Focus Bangla
CHATTOGRAM, Apr 4 (UNB): Two under-trial prisoners died at Chattogram Medical College and Hospital within a span of an hour, said jail authorities on Monday.The deceased were identified as Mohammad Rafique, 54, and Babul Mia, 38, of Chandanish upazila of...
BRAHMANBARIA, Apr 04 (UNB): A trader was shot dead by some unknown assailants in his house at Baghaura village in Nabinagar upazila of Brahmanbaria district in the early hours of Monday.The deceased was Atikur Rahman Sumon, 28, owner of a...
BARISHAL, Mar 04 (UNB): A housewife was killed allegedly for refusing to pay extortion money in Barishal city on Sunday.The deceased was identified as Afia Khatun, 45, wife of former army member Gias Uddin and a resident of Khasipur Fishery...
CHUADANGA, Apr 04 (UNB): A truck driver and his assistant died in Alamdanga upazila in Chuadanga on Monday as the vehicle turned over and fell into a roadside canal. The deceased were identified as Alamin, the truck driver, son of...
RAJSHAHI, Apr 04 (BSS): Speakers at a discussion opined that creating mass awareness has become crucial for protecting the existing groundwater resources from further degradation to safeguard human civilisation and biodiversity.They viewed that the groundwater resources in the region, including...
FARIDPUR, Apr 04 (UNB): The number of diarrhoea patients, mostly children, has been rising alarmingly in Faridpur hospitals for the last one month.Besides diarrhoea, hospitals are struggling to manage the huge flow of patients suffering from fever, cold, and pneumonia.During...
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NETRAKONA, Apr 04: People of 10 villages in Barhatta upazila of the district have been suffering immensely for 18 years as the bridge over the Chakuya Beel does not have approach roads on either side. Villagers, however, put bamboo bridges...
The country's forest coverage stands at 14.10 per cent, while the tree-covered area is 22.37 per cent, said Environment and Forests Climate Change Minister Md Shahab Uddin on Monday, reports UNB. A number of projects are now being implemented to...
I went to a local market a few days ago to buy some fruits for Iftar, but I was taken aback by the price. Watermelon is now out of the reach of the ordinary consumers. Traders are now selling this...
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