LONDON, May 22 (Reuters): Asian spot liquefied natural gas (LNG) prices were down last week despite news of potential COVID lockdown easing in China as players await an actual rebound in procurement activity to meet Autum-Winter seasonal demand.Meanwhile, in Europe,...
NEW DELHI, May 22 (Reuters): The Indian government is considering spending an additional 2 trillion rupees ($26 billion) in the 2022/23 fiscal year to cushion consumers from rising prices and fight multi-year high inflation, two government officials told Reuters.The new...
KURASHIKI, May 22 (Reuters): Japan's Mitsubishi Motors Corp and Nissan Motor Co unveiled their first jointly developed light electric vehicles (EVs), aiming to draw more Japanese drivers to battery-powered cars by offering low-priced micro models.The two Japanese automakers, part of...
LONDON, May 22 (Reuters): British retail sales jumped unexpectedly in April as shoppers loaded up on alcohol and tobacco, likely a blip in an otherwise bleak trend that has driven consumer confidence to all-time lows amid a worsening cost-of-living crunch.Retail...
Premier Bank has been awarded 'Letter of Appreciation' by Bangladesh Bank for its achieving 100 per cent disbursement target of Covid-19 Stimulus Package (first phase) for the agriculture sector. Managing Director of Premier Bank M Reazul Karim received the letter...
Bangladesh Bank has appreciated Exim Bank for meeting investment target under the government incentive scheme for agriculture during the Covid-19 pandemic. Governor of the central bank Fazle Kabir handed over the letter to Managing Director and CEO of Exim Bank...
WASHINGTON, May 22 (Reuters): The US Securities and Exchange commission on Friday said Wells Fargo Advisors had agreed to pay $7 million to settle charges of anti-money laundering related violations.The regulator said Wells Fargo Advisors failed to file at least...
CAIRO May 22 (Reuters): Egypt expects the Suez Canal's revenues to reach about $7 billion by the end of the current fiscal year, finance minister Mohamed Maait said on Saturday.Tourism revenues are expected to reach between $10 billion and $12...
McDonald's Corp is selling its restaurants in Russia to one of its current local licensees, who will reopen the branches under a new name yet to be decided - the most high-profile rebranding so far of companies extricating themselves from...
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The authority of Bangladesh Standards and Testing Institution (BSTI) will set up 89 new state-of-the-art labs aiming to ensure international standard of local products for gearing up export. "The BSTI will set up new 89 labs soon that will play...
SEOUL, May 22 (Xinhua): South Korea reported 19,298 new COVID-19 cases as of midnight Saturday compared to 24 hours ago, raising the total number of infections to 17,957,697, the health authorities said Sunday.The daily caseload was down from 23,462 the...
MOSCOW, May 22 (TASS/AFP): Six Ukrainain servicemen were killed on the territory of the Azovstal Plant in Mariupol when they tried to blow up their ammunition caches before surrendering, Donetsk People's Republic (DPR) leader Denis Pushilin told the Soloviev Live...
MONTREAL, May 22 (AFP): Four people are dead and nearly 900,000 homes without power after severe storms pummeled the eastern Canadian provinces of Ontario and Quebec, authorities said Saturday.Ontario police said on Twitter that three people had died and several...
ISLAMABAD, May 22 (AP): A court in Pakistan's capital has ordered an investigation into the controversial arrest of a former human rights minister over a decades old land dispute.Chief Justice Ather Minallah of the Islamabad High Court late Saturday ordered...
SEOUL, May 22 (AFP): Before President Joe Biden left South Korea for Japan Sunday, he offered a brief message to Kim Jong Un, whose nuclear sabre-rattling has risked overshadowing the US leader's first Asia trip: "Hello. Period."He offered the succinct...
SYDNEY, May 22 (BBC): Australia's new leader has vowed to take the country in a new direction, with a big shift in climate policy.Anthony Albanese, who won Saturday's election with the opposition centre-left Labor Party, said Australia could become a...
PARIS, May 22 (AFP): Arab trailblazer Ons Jabeur crashed out of the French Open at the first hurdle on Sunday as Spanish teenage sensation Carlos Alcaraz prepared to give Roland Garros a glimpse of the future of Grand Slam tennis.Sixth...
MADRID, May 22 (AP): The Spanish league will file a complaint against Paris Saint-Germain over the renewal of Kylian Mbappé's contract, saying the "scandalous" agreement attacks the economic stability of European soccer.The league's announcement on Saturday came after Mbappé's decision...
Bangladesh won't get the service of Shakib Al Hasan in all format of cricket during their West Indies tour as the allrounder verbally informed Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) about his withdrawal from at least one format of cricket, reports BSS.Shakib...
The International Cricket Council (ICC) Chairman Greg Barclay arrived in the city on Sunday on a two-day visit to Bangladesh, reports BSS.On the first day of his trip, Mr Barclay visited the Sheikh Hasina Cricket Stadium site at Purbachal in...
Hosts Bangladesh hope that team spirit would propel them to victory in the series-deciding second Test against Sri Lanka from today (Monday) with their four frontline bowlers all out injured, report agencies.Bowlers from both teams struggled to make an impact...
RAJSHAHI, May 22 (BSS): The present government has been working relentlessly to reach the land services to the people doorsteps through digitising those for the welfare of the public.The government under the prudent and dynamic leadership of Prime Minister Sheikh...
FENI, May 22 (UNB): A 58-year-old security guard of a building was burned to death in a fire that broke out following a gas cylinder blast at Charipur in Feni district town on Saturday night.The deceased was identified as Anisur...
NARSINGDI, May 22 (UNB): A woman and her two minor children were found dead with their throats slit in their house at Babla village of the district's Belabo upazila on Sunday.The deceased were identified as Rahima Begum, 36, her son...
PABNA, May 22 (UNB): Two 15-year-old girls allegedly committed suicide by drinking pesticide in Chatmohar upazila of Pabna on Saturday.The deceased were identified as Juthi Akter, 15, daughter of Jillur Hossain from Jayghar village, and Shabana Khatun, 15, daughter of...
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CHATTOGRAM, May 22: The Marine Safety Week of Chittagong Port Authority (CPA) began on Sunday. Member (Harbour and Marine) of CPA Commodore Mohammed Mostafijur Rahman inaugurated the programme of Marine Safety Week as chief guest on the CPA office premises....
SYLHET, May 22 (UNB): Lack of drinking water, gas and electricity has compounded the sufferings of flood-affected residents of Sylhet city about a week into the deluge. Several blocks under Power Development Board-2 in the suburban areas of Teroroton, Subhanighat,...
Giving a gift to one's loved ones is not easy. Although it is an expression of love and gratitude, choosing the perfect gift is a challenging task. Selecting a present that conveys the thought and love that have gone into...
A group of researchers from Jahangirnagar University has recently found the presence of various types of microplastics in packed and unpacked sugar sold in the markets of Bangladesh. A research article, published in the journal titled Science of the Total...
Old age is a sensitive phase. Since age progresses, various medical issues occur. Some of the particular known diseases usually are blood pressure, diabetes, heart diseases, arthritis, joint pains, as well as kidney infections. It is just not disease that...
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