IMF, Ukraine reach deal paving way to full-fledged loan
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) on Friday said that it has reached a staff-level agreement with Ukraine authorities on the first and final review under the Program Monitoring with Board Involvement (PMB)12:20 18 February 2023
Death toll from Turkey-Syria earthquake passes 45,000
The combined death toll following the massive earthquakes and aftershocks in Turkey and Syria on February 6 passed 45,000 as of Saturday and continues to rise, according to international media11:58 18 February 2023
Dhaka air hazardous, most polluted in the world this morning
Dhaka`s air quality is in the "hazardous" zone for the second consecutive day this morning11:09 18 February 2023
Abu Dhabi state gas company to sell 4% of shares in IPO
The Abu Dhabi National Oil Company`s gas processing firm said Friday it plans to sell 4 percent of its shares to local investors in the latest initial public offering to be made by a state-run energy company in the Middle East11:03 18 February 2023
Four envoys visit Rohingyas in Bhasan Char
Japanese Ambassador Iwama Kiminori, Chinese Ambassador Yao Wen, French Ambassador Marie Masdupuy and Indonesian Ambassador Heru Hartanto Subolo reached Bhasan Char on a helicopter around 10:30am21:25 17 February 2023
French energy giant EDF posts worst-ever results
EDF has never before reported such large losses20:26 17 February 2023
Holy Shab-e-Meraj today
Muslim devotees will offer special prayers at mosques and homes seeking blessings of Allah for the welfare of the entire nation and the Muslim Ummah20:22 17 February 2023
TIB for reviewing Dhaka’s power purchase deal with Adani Group
The electricity generated from the Adani power plant will cost almost three times more than the electricity produced in the country19:01 17 February 2023
Bangladesh reports zero dengue case, death in last 24hrs
No fresh dengue case and death caused by the mosquito-borne disease was recorded at any place across the country in the last 24 hours till Friday morning17:06 17 February 2023
8 new Covid cases with no death recorded in last 24hrs
The health authorities recorded eight more new coronavirus cases without any death in the last 24 hours till Friday morning, showing an increasing trend in the infection rate of the virus compared to that of the previous day16:32 17 February 2023
Silicon Valley gets another India-origin CEO as YouTube’s Wojcicki steps down
Mohan and Wojcicki have worked together for nearly 15 years and became YouTube’s chief product officer in 201516:28 17 February 2023
Samsung brings pre-order deals for Galaxy S23 Ultra
Samsung customers can now place pre-orders for Galaxy S23 Ultra with Tk 20,000 to avail of the offers and benefits15:50 17 February 2023
UN appeals for $5.6 billion for millions affected by Russia-Ukraine war
Almost a year since the full-scale Russian invasion of Ukraine, the UN has appealed for $5.6 billion to help millions of people affected inside the war-torn country and beyond14:44 17 February 2023
78mn children don’t go to school at all, warns UN chief in call for action
A staggering 78 million girls and boys around the world today “don’t go to school at all” because of conflict, climate disasters and displacement – while tens of millions more receive only sporadic teaching UN Secretary-General António Guterres said on Thursday14:25 17 February 2023
WB president announces intention to step down
World Bank Group President David Malpass on Wednesday informed the Board of Executive Directors of his intention to step down from his position by the end of the Bank Group’s fiscal year on June 30 after serving more than four years14:09 17 February 2023
Prices of broiler chicken go beyond consumers’ reach
Many low-and limited-income people have started excluding broiler chicken from their menus due to the abnormal price hike of one of the main sources of protein13:06 17 February 2023
UN launches $1bn appeal for aid as death toll in Turkey-Syria crosses 41,000
The United Nations has launched a $1 billion appeal to scale-up aid operations in Turkey as the death toll from the cataclysmic earthquake that has devastated parts of Turkey and Syria exceeded 41,000 on Friday, according to international media11:45 17 February 2023
Biden wants ’sharper rules’ on unknown aerial objects
President Joe Biden said Thursday that the US is developing “sharper rules” to track, monitor and potentially shoot down unknown aerial objects, following three weeks of high-stakes drama sparked by the discovery of a suspected Chinese spy balloon transiting much of the country11:20 17 February 2023
Is Bing too belligerent? Microsoft looks to tame AI chatbot
Microsoft’s newly revamped Bing search engine can write recipes and songs and quickly explain just about anything it can find on the internet10:49 17 February 2023
Dhaka air ‘hazardous’, most polluted in the world this morning
Dhaka`s air quality remained in the "hazardous" zone Friday morning10:40 17 February 2023
Dollar crisis casts a shadow over operation of Rampal coal-fired power plant
The plant is still under a test run that started in August before being discontinued last month21:09 16 February 2023
Unfinished business of international business tax reform
The reform was agreed in 2021 by the members of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development/Group of Twenty Inclusive Framework21:04 16 February 2023
ICMAB for withdrawing tax at source on essentials
They also proposed for making mandatory the provision for appointing local agents for bringing under tax the income of the popular global IT and social media giants like Google and facebook20:51 16 February 2023
HC removes legal bar on demolishing 27 brickfields in Bandarban
The High Court came up with the order after holding hearing on the plea20:47 16 February 2023
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