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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...