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ME market holds bait for nurses

The Middle-Eastern job market emerges as a major hub of Bangladeshi nurses as the government successfully sent a group of professionals recently while a good number are in the pipeline.Europe can also be a potential destination for medical professionals as Italy has already expressed its willingness to hire nurses from...

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Bankrupt Sri Lanka's inflation jumps beyond 50 per cent

COLOMBO, July 1, (AFP) : Sri Lanka's inflation hit a ninth consecutive record in June, official data showed Friday, rising to 54.6 percent a day after the IMF asked the bankrupt nation to rein in galloping prices and corruption.It was the first time the increase in the Colombo Consumer Price...

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Martin Raiser appointed WB Vice President for South Asia

The World Bank (WB) has appointed Martin Raiser, an economist and development expert with almost two decades of experience at the World Bank Group, as its new Vice President for the South Asia Region, with effective from July 1, 2022.As the regional Vice President for South Asia, Mr. Raiser's responsibility...

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KGDCL and Karnaphuli Fertiliser Company signed revised agreement

Karnaphuli Gas Distribution Company Ltd. (KGDCL) and Karnaphuli Fertiliser Company Ltd. signed a revised agreement under a new price formula at the gas distribution company's liaison office recently. KGDCL Managing Director M A Majed and other high officials of both the sides were also present.

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Putin denies Russia's role in looming global food crisis

MOSCOW, July 1 (AFP) : President Vladimir Putin denied Thursday that Russia bore any responsibility for a looming global food crisis due to the conflict in Ukraine.Ukraine, a major exporter of grain, especially corn and wheat, has seen its production blocked by Moscow's military offensive, sparking a surge in prices...

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Japanese asked to save power as east sizzles

The highest temperatures in at least 147 years have scorched much of eastern Japan for a week as of Friday, with the government asking citizens to cut power use as much as possible, while still running air conditioners to stay safe, reports Reuters. The region around Tokyo was set for...

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