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  Haval launches two new models in Bangladesh

  Staff Correspondent | Updated at 07:48pm on April 13, 2021

  Carmaker Haval has recently launched two new sports utility vehicles series H2 Jolion and H6 in Bangladesh. The models are loaded with luxury and world...

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  BB allows remittances abroad for online study

  Staff Correspondent | Updated at 06:26pm on April 13, 2021

  Bangladesh Bank on Tuesday allowed remittances abroad for the payment to foreign academic institutions for online study. The facility would be available for two semesters...

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  Bangladesh’s upper poverty rate hits 30pc: WB report

  Staff Correspondent | Updated at 11:55pm on April 12, 2021

  Bangladesh’s upper poverty rate has reached 30 per cent of the population as an adverse impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, the World Bank said in...

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  Microsoft discusses buying Nuance Communications: report

  Agence France-Presse . Washington | Updated at 10:28am on April 12, 2021

  Technology giant Microsoft is in advanced discussions to buy the US group Nuance Communications, which specialises in artificial intelligence, for $16 billion, according to media...

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  Post-COVID era of hybrid work beckons in UK

  Agence France-Presse . Nunhead, United Kingdom | Updated at 10:41pm on April 11, 2021

  Consultant Rachel Watson enjoys being based at her home that looks onto the London skyline but misses the office vibe. She will soon get the...

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  Maybank Islamic provides relief to COVID-19 affected people in 11 countries

  Staff Correspondent | Updated at 07:23pm on April 11, 2021

  Maybank Islamic on Sunday contributed food packs to over 5,000 families who are affected by COVID-19 pandemic in 11 countries where the bank operates. The...

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  Biden aims $1.5t budget at health, edn, social services

  Agence France-Presse . Washington | Updated at 10:28pm on April 10, 2021

  US president Joe Biden’s administration on Friday unveiled a more than $1.5 trillion budget proposal that would see funding for health, education and social services...

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  Brazil eyes record grain harvest as China demand booms

  Agence France-Presse . Salto do Jacui | Updated at 10:27pm on April 10, 2021

  Brazil is on track to harvest record amounts of soya, corn and other grains this year, fuelled by newly booming demand for commodities, particularly from...

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  Khokon re-elected BTMA president

  Staff Correspondent | Updated at 10:24pm on April 10, 2021

  Maksons Group chairman Mohammad Ali Khokon has been re-elected the president of the Bangladesh Textile Mills Association uncontested for the next two-year term. Khokon has...

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  Experts want guidelines on economic recovery

  Staff Correspondent | Updated at 10:20pm on April 10, 2021

  Experts and businesses on Saturday said that the national budget for the next fiscal year 2021-22 should have clear guidelines on the recovery of economy...