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Hyundai, Kia to recall nearly 170,000 EVs over software problem in S Korea

2024-03-15 00:00:00

SEOUL, Mar 14 (Reuters): Hyundai Motor Co and sister company Kia Corp will recall about 170,000 electric vehicles (EVs) in South Korea over problems with software in the charging systems, South Korea's transport ministry said on Thursday.Hyundai will recall 169,332...

India’s wholesale prices rise 0.20pc

2024-03-15 00:00:00

NEW DELHI, Mar 14 (Reuters): India's wholesale price index in February rose at a slower pace than in the previous month, mainly due a sharper fall in manufactured products and power prices, government data showed on Thursday.In February, wholesale prices...

Ford has big goals for software sales to small business truck fleets

2024-03-15 00:00:00

DETROIT, Mar 14 (Reuters): HomeTown Services, a heating and cooling repair company in Tulsa, Oklahoma, is getting ready to install driver monitoring cameras in some of its trucks, and already uses streamed data to remind drivers not to sit too...

Thousands of farmers rally in New Delhi to demand higher crop prices

2024-03-15 00:00:00

Thousands of farmers rode buses and trains from across India to gather on Thursday at a rally in the capital, New Delhi, pressing a demand for higher guaranteed prices for their crops, as they faced down police barricades and tough...

Change of auditor in accordance with law: BASIS President

2024-03-15 00:00:00

Members of Bangladesh Association of Software and Information Services (BASIS) are criticising the step to change its auditor firm without approval at the annual general meeting of the organisation, reports UNB.The BASIS Board of Directors appointed an audit firm, Mijan...

Shimanto Bank gets new chairman

2024-03-15 00:00:00

Major General Mohammad Ashrafuzzaman Siddiqui has been elected as Chairman of Shimanto Bank PLC. Board of Directors of the Bank elected him as the chairman of the Bank in the Board Meeting held on Tuesday, said a press release.He joined...

Pubali Bank teams up with ONE Bank

2024-03-15 00:00:00

Pubali Bank PLC and ONE Bank PLC signed an agreement for fund transfer facilities between Pubali Bank's mobile banking app (PI) and ONE Bank's mobile financial service (OK Wallet). Md. Rabiul Alam, DGM & Head of Alternative Delivery Channel (ADC)...

Visit Makkah-Madina on transactions thru' Nagad Islamic

2024-03-15 00:00:00

Nagad, a leading mobile financial service provider in Bangladesh, has made an exciting offer for millions of devout Muslims to visit Makkah and Madina in the holy month of Ramadan, said a press release. For going on the pilgrimage, customers...

Govt to produce fertilizer from waste: Saber

2024-03-15 00:00:00

Environment, Forest and Climate Change Minister Saber Hossain Chowdhury said on Thursday the government would take an initiative to produce fertilizer from waste as it is working to turn wastes into resources, reports BSS."An initiative is going to be taken...

Banglalink receives unified licence

FE REPORT | 2024-03-15 00:00:00

Banglalink, the fourth and final mobile operator in Bangladesh, has been awarded a unified licence by the Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission (BTRC).The licence was presented at the BTRC office in Dhaka's Agargaon on Thursday afternoon. This completes the rollout of...

ILO for improved safety measures, law enforcement

FE REPORT | 2024-03-15 00:00:00

The International Labour Organisation (ILO) on Thursday expressed deep concern over the Bailey Road restaurant fire and similar other recent incidents.It recognised the need for improved safety measures, regulatory reforms, and strict enforcement to prevent such tragedies in future.The ILO...

Gold subdued as dollar, yields firm

2024-03-15 00:00:00

Gold edged lower on Thursday as the dollar and Treasury yields held firm ahead of a slew of US economic data due later in the day, which could offer more clarity on the timing of the Federal Reserve's first interest...

India rice export prices come off record highs

2024-03-15 00:00:00

Rates of parboiled rice exported from India eased off from record highs this week, as buyers sought cheaper deals elsewhere, while a weaker baht weighed on Thai prices, reports Reuters.Top exporter India's 5 per cent broken parboiled variety was quoted...

Singapore Airlines readies 10-yr dollar bond issuance

2024-03-15 00:00:00

SYDNEY, Mar 14 (Reuters): Singapore Airlines or SIA has launched a $500 million 10-year dollar bond at U.S Treasuries plus 110 basis points, according to a term sheet seen by Reuters on Thursday.Initial price guidance for the deal has been...

Oil rises as IEA forecasts suggest tighter market

2024-03-15 00:00:00

LONDON, Mar 14 (Reuters): Oil prices rose on Thursday as investors digested the International Energy Agency's (IEA) latest oil market report, in which it made an upward revision to demand growth forecasts and cut its projection for non-OPEC supply in...

Kim 'drives' new tank during mock battle

2024-03-15 00:00:00

PYONGYANG, Mar 14 (Reuters): North Korean leader Kim Jong Un guided a military demonstration involving a new battle tank, state media KCNA reported on Thursday, in the latest show of force by the isolated state as South Korea and the...

Hundreds rescued from love scam centre in Philippines

2024-03-15 00:00:00

MANILA, Mar 14 (BBC): Hundreds of people have been rescued from a scam centre in the Philippines that made them pose as lovers online. Police said they raided the centre on Thursday and rescued 383 Filipinos, 202 Chinese and 73...

New strategy to fight aggressive brain tumor shows promise

2024-03-15 00:00:00

WASHINGTON, Mar 14(AP): A new strategy to fight an extremely aggressive type of brain tumor showed promise in a pair of experiments with a handful of patients.Scientists took patients' own immune cells and turned them into "living drugs" able to...

Israeli strikes kill 69 more Palestinians

2024-03-15 00:00:00

GAZA, Mar 14 (Reuters/AFP): Israeli fire killed six Palestinians and wounded dozens of others as crowds of residents awaited aid trucks in Gaza City, Gaza health ministry officials said on Thursday.Palestinians were rushing to get aid supplies at the Kuwait...

Atletico reach Champions League quarters

2024-03-15 00:00:00

MADRID, Mar 14 (Reuters): Atletico Madrid needed a penalty shootout to edge past Inter Milan and reach the Champions league quarter-finals after a dramatic last-16 clash ended 2-2 on aggregate on Wednesday.Atletico looked to be on their way out after...

Aston Villa's Diaby gets France call-up

2024-03-15 00:00:00

PARIS, Mar 14 (AFP): Aston Villa winger Moussa Diaby was recalled to the France squad named Thursday for this month's friendly double-header at home to Germany and Chile.The 24-year-old Diaby, who has six goals in 39 appearances for Villa this...

Navarro stuns Sabalenka, Gauff cruises into quarters

2024-03-15 00:00:00

INDIAN WELLS, California, Mar 13 (AP): Emma Navarro beat second-seeded Aryna Sabalenka 6-3, 3-6, 6-2 in the fourth round of the BNP Paribas Open on Wednesday for the biggest win of the young American's career.Navarro improved to 18-5 this year,...

BSFIC's Annual Picnic and Sports Competition- 2024

2024-03-15 00:00:00

Chairman (Grade-1) of Bangladesh Sugar and Food Industry Corporation (BSFIC) Sheikh Shoebul Alam delivering speech at the prize giving ceremony of BSFIC's Annual Picnic and Sports Competition- 2024 at Madhumati Model Town in the city recently. Later, he handed over...

Women's fooballer Razia dies

2024-03-15 00:00:00

Former national women's footballer Razia Khatun died early Thursday at her village home in Sathkira due to excessive bleeding after a delivery of a child, reports UNB.She was 23.She was the member of the AFC U-14 Regional Champions Bangladesh women's...

Hemp pleased with Tigers' batting approach in series opener

2024-03-15 00:00:00

The experience of Mahmudullah and Mushfiqur Rahim helps us a lot, Bangladesh skipper Najmul Hossain Shanto had said in the post-match presentation after receiving the man-of-the-match award for guiding his team to a six-wicket win over Sri Lanka in the...

Tigers look to seal three-match ODI series against Sri Lanka today

2024-03-15 00:00:00

Bangladesh are keen to seal the three-match ODI series against Sri Lanka with a match at hands when they will take on the visitors for the second match at Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium in Chattogram today (Friday), reports BSS. The...

Manikganj road accident kills SSC examinee

2024-03-15 00:00:00

MANIKGANJ, Mar 14 (UNB): An SSC examinee died when a Dhaka-bound truck hit his motorcycle while he was on his way to attend his agriculture practical exam in the Jagir area of Manikganj's Sadar upazila around 9 am on Thursday.The...

Khulna Divisional Museum a rich collection repository

OUR CORRESPONDENT | 2024-03-15 00:00:00

KHULNA, Mar 14: The Khulna Divisional Museum is located near Shibbari intersection in the city. On the way up the wide stairs to the first floor, the eyes will be stuck seeing numerous rare pictures of the great Liberation War...

25,000 villagers suffer for want of a concrete bridge

OUR CORRESPONDENTS | 2024-03-15 00:00:00

Absence of a concrete bridge over the Dhum River in Haragachh Sarai area of Kaunia upazila under Rangpur district have mounted sufferings for around 25,000 villagers. Meanwhile, road communication for about 0.1 million (one lakh) inhabitants of a vast area...

Celebrating the Quran during Ramadan

Asjadul Kibria | 2024-03-15 00:00:00

Ramadan, the ninth lunar month, carries profound spiritual significance for Muslims worldwide. For them, it is time for fasting from dawn to dusk and abstaining from physical intimacy to purify the soul and strengthen one’s connection with Allah. This sacred...