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Nadal still unable to resume training

2022-04-13 00:00:00

MONTE CARLO, Principality of Monaco, Apr 12 (AFP): Rafael Nadal has not yet been able to resume training with a racket, said one of his team said on Tuesday, adding that the world No. 4 will "logically" miss the Barcelona...

Anderson still waiting on word from England after being dropped

2022-04-13 00:00:00

Fast bowler James Anderson said he has not heard from the England set-up since being controversially dropped from the squad but expects to hear from them after a new coach and director of cricket has been appointed, reports Reuters.Anderson and...

Liverpool's FA Cup semifinal has no bearing on Benfica line-up: Klopp

2022-04-13 00:00:00

LIVERPOOL, Apr 12 (AFP): Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp has insisted a looming FA Cup semi-final against Manchester City will have no impact on his team selection for Wednesday's Champions League tie at home to Benfica.Last weekend the Reds, still in...

PSG's Sergio Ramos wants five more years at the top

2022-04-13 00:00:00

PARIS, Apr 12 (AFP): Paris Saint-Germain's veteran Spanish defender Sergio Ramos would like to play four or five more years of top-level football before retiring, according to an interview he gave to Prime Video.The 36-year-old Ramos joined PSG in July...

Khaled fined for throwing ball at SA batsman

2022-04-13 00:00:00

Bangladesh pace bowler Khaled Ahmed has been fined for throwing a ball at a South African batsman during the second Test in Gqeberha, the International Cricket Council said Tuesday, reports AFP.The incident happened in the 95th over of South Africa's...

Tigers pay price for veering away from trusted batting approach

2022-04-13 00:00:00

Mominul Haque's team were riding high on confidence following their maiden Test win over New Zealand in Mount Maunganui and their maiden ODI series win over South Africa, but the hosts brought them down to earth in the Test series,...

Razib emerges unbeaten champion

2022-04-13 00:00:00

Grand Master Enamul Hossain Razib of SAIF Sporting Club emerged unbeaten champion in the Walton International Rating Chess Tournament that concluded on Tuesday at the Bangladesh Chess Federation hallroom in the city, reports UNB.Grand Master Ziaur Rahman of Bangladesh Police...

News Briefs (2022-04-13)

2022-04-13 00:00:00

Board meetingsUsmania Glass Sheet Factory Ltd: A board meeting of the company will be held on April 18, 2022 at 3:00 PM to consider, among others, un-audited financial statements of the company for the third quarter period ended March 31,...

IFIC Bank achieved internationally recognized ISO 27001:2013 certification

2022-04-13 00:00:00

IFIC Bank Limited has achieved internationally recognized ISO 27001:2013 certification for its Information Security Management System (ISMS). Shoriful Islam, Head of Business Assurance, Intertek Bangladesh, handed over the certificate to Md. Monitur Rahman, Deputy Managing Director & Chief of Information...

LafargeHolcim Bangladesh inaugurated new CIAC Laboratory

2022-04-13 00:00:00

LafargeHolcim Bangladesh Limited has inaugurated its new Concrete Innovation & Application Centre (CIAC) Laboratory in Niketon, Dhaka recently. Rajesh K Surana, Chief Executive Officer of the company, inaugurated the laboratory in presence of renowned consultants and engineers of the country....

Al-Arafah Islami Bank launch contactless debit and prepaid cards

2022-04-13 00:00:00

Al-Arafah Islami Bank, in collaboration with Mastercard, announced the launch of contactless debit and prepaid cards at a city hotel Tuesday. Md. Mezbaul Haque, General Manager, Payment Systems Department, Bangladesh Bank, was present as the chief guest and Vikas Varma,...

Promoted as AMD of Bank Asia

2022-04-13 00:00:00

Mr. Shafiuzzaman has recently been promoted to the post of Additional Managing Director of Bank Asia Limited. Prior to the promotion, he was Deputy Managing Director of the Bank. Mr. Shafiuzzaman is Chief Credit Officer of Bank Asia and overseeing...

BRAC Bank launches QR-based transactions

2022-04-13 00:00:00

BRAC Bank has launched Quick Response (QR)-based transactions through the mobile app 'ASTHA' to provide its customers with the convenience of daily transactions. It lets users scan a BRAC Bank QR or other banks' QR displayed by the merchant points...

LankaBangla price tumbles 4.12pc

FE REPORT | 2022-04-13 00:00:00

LankaBangla Finance posted an over 31 per cent increase in its earnings per share (EPS) for the year ended on December 31, 2021 because of a surge in net capital market investment income.In a filing with the Dhaka Stock Exchange...

BSEC allows BD Paints to raise Tk 120m through QIO

FE REPORT | 2022-04-13 00:00:00

The stock market regulator has approved the proposal of qualified investor offer (QIO) of Bangladesh Paints Ltd which will raise Tk 120 million from the capital market.The approval came on Tuesday at a meeting held at the office of the...

Core index dips below 6600 mark

FE REPORT | 2022-04-13 00:00:00

Stocks tumbled on Tuesday, with the key index of Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) falling below the 6,600-mark after one-month, as jittery investors sold shares to avoid further losses.DSEX, the prime index of the DSE, slid 64.49 points or 0.97 per...

Chicago wheat up 3pc on tight global supply

2022-04-13 00:00:00

US grain futures rose on Tuesday, with wheat rallying to its strongest level in nearly three weeks and corn near a five-week high on persistent concerns over the Russia-Ukraine conflict that continues to disrupt Black Sea exports, reports Reuters.As Black...

Gold steady as investors await US inflation data

2022-04-13 00:00:00

LONDON, Apr 12 (Reuters): Gold prices held steady on Tuesday as investors braced for likely hot US inflation data that would consolidate bets of aggressive measures from the Federal Reserve to tame pricing pressures.Spot gold ticked 0.1 per cent higher...

EasyJet sees summer return to pre-Covid bookings

2022-04-13 00:00:00

LONDON, Apr 12 (AFP): British airline EasyJet on Tuesday forecast its flight bookings to return to pre-Covid levels this summer, guiding it towards a lower-than-expected loss.The global aviation sector was ravaged by the coronavirus crisis as authorities rushed to contain...

Global LNG body urges govts to support fuel buyers

2022-04-13 00:00:00

TOKYO, Apr 12 (Reuters): An international liquefied natural gas (LNG) body has appealed to governments to help mitigate fuel price spikes and promote new LNG developments to secure a stable global supply."This is the first time the International Group of...

Oil rises on OPEC warning and easing of Shanghai Covid curbs

2022-04-13 00:00:00

LONDON, Apr 12 (Reuters): Oil prices climbed on Tuesday as Shanghai's relaxation of some Covid-19 restrictions eased concerns about Chinese demand and as OPEC warned it would be impossible to replace potential supply losses from Russia.Brent crude futures rose by...

Chile unveils plan for water rationing

2022-04-13 00:00:00

SANTIAGO, Apr 12 (AFP): Authorities in Chile on Monday announced possible plans to ration water in the capital Santiago due to a drought that has lasted more than a decade."We have had 12 years of drought, therefore it's quite likely...

Malaysia sees 19 more Covid deaths

2022-04-13 00:00:00

KUALA LUMPUR, Apr 12 (Xinhua): Malaysia recorded 7,739 new COVID-19 infections as of midnight Monday, bringing the total tally to 4,333,557, according to the health ministry.They included 23 new imported cases and 7,716 local transmissions, data released on the ministry...

Somalis at risk of famine: UN

2022-04-13 00:00:00

NAIROBI, Apr 12 (AFP): Millions of people in Somalia are at risk of famine, with young children the most vulnerable to the worsening drought in the troubled Horn of Africa nation, UN agencies warned on Tuesday."Somalia is facing famine conditions...

S Africa floods, mudslides leave 5 dead

2022-04-13 00:00:00

JOHANNESBURG, Apr 12 (AFP): At least five people have been killed in floods and mudslides across South Africa's port city of Durban following heavy rains in recent days, authorities said on Tuesday.Days of rains have flooded several areas and shut...

Rise in rights abuses in India being monitored: Blinken

2022-04-13 00:00:00

NEW YORK, Apr 12 (Reuters): US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said the United States was monitoring what he described as a rise in human rights abuses in India by some officials, in a rare direct rebuke by Washington of...

Concern over Mariupol chemical attack

2022-04-13 00:00:00

KYIV, Apr 12 (BBC/AP): The US and Britain say they are looking into reports that chemical weapons have been used by Russian forces attacking the Ukrainian port of Mariupol.Ukraine's Azov regiment said three soldiers were injured by "a poisonous substance"...

Hills bejewelled for Boisabi

2022-04-13 00:00:00

After muted celebrations of two years due to Covid-19, Boisabi, the traditional New Year festival of different ethnic communities living in the hilly districts of Khagrachhari and Rangamti, began on Tuesday, reports UNB.The word 'Boisabi' is a combination of the...

Another flash flood likely soon

2022-04-13 00:00:00

SUNAMGANJ, Apr 12 (UNB): Farmers in the Tahirpur haor area of Sunamganj fear they may be deprived of their Boro harvest this year, with the possibility of further flash floods in the days ahead on the back of heavy rainfall...

Panchagarh road accident kills suspended cop

2022-04-13 00:00:00

PANCHAGARH, Apr 12 (UNB): A 52-year-old suspended cop was killed in a road crash in Atwari upazila of Panchagarh Monday after being allegedly chased by some villagers.The deceased was identified as Moinul Haque, a resident of Danabir village in Dhamor...