Desk Report, Initiative to reduce ship traffic congestion Ships are arriving one after another with containerized goods. After unloading, these ships are leaving the port with export containers. The congestion of container ships at the port is increasing as they cannot handle the pressure of transporting goods. To reduce this congestion, the port authority wants to reduce the number of container ships plying the Chittagong port route. Initiative to reduce ship traffic congestion The steps taken by the port to ensure that fewer ships arrive have shocked shipping agents. Leaders…
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Debate over interest waiver, Commerce Bank MD resigns
Desk Report, Debate over interest waiver, Commerce Bank MD resigns Bangladesh Commerce Bank’s Managing Director (MD) Mohammad Mosharraf Hossain has resigned amid the controversy surrounding the decision to waive interest of Tk 48 crore. Debate over interest waiver, Commerce Bank MD resigns According to bank sources, some board members behaved disrespectfully with Mosharraf Hossain at the board meeting last Tuesday. He submitted his resignation the next day. Suruj Mia Spinning Mills, a defaulter of the bank, has a loan of about Tk 88 crore. In contrast, the bank’s board recently…
Read MoreVegetable prices ease, wage growth rate still low
Desk Report, Vegetable prices ease, wage growth rate still low The inflation rate has finally started to decline in the country. The situation that people had been holding back for so long is now getting some relief. Especially in the April-June quarter, the price of vegetables has come down, which has brought relief in food inflation. Vegetable prices ease, wage growth rate still low People have come to feel relieved as the food inflation rate has come down. Because a large part of the daily expenses of poor and low-income…
Read MoreRonaldo’s ‘hunger never wanes’
Desk Report, Ronaldo’s ‘hunger never wanes’ Legend or not, the age of 40 does have its weight. He has spent not one or two seasons in professional football, but 25. Is it possible to maintain the hunger to do well all the time? If the man’s name is Cristiano Ronaldo, then it is possible. Ronaldo’s ‘hunger never wanes’ Even if it is a friendly match. Last night, for example, Al Nasr faced French club Toulouse at the Untersberg-Arena in Austria. The Saudi Pro League team took to the field in…
Read MoreThen being able to draw the series would be India’s biggest achievement.
Desk Report, Then being able to draw the series would be India’s biggest achievement. Experience of leading only five first-class matches. Questions about his form on foreign soil. He also knew that he would not get the best pacer Jasprit Bumrah in all the matches. The team does not have the experienced Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma. When Shubman Gill set foot in England in early June with such a team, there were a thousand questions. There were no answers. Then being able to draw the series would be India’s…
Read MoreTrump imposes 50 percent tariff on Brazil
Desk Report, Trump imposes 50 percent tariff on Brazil US President Donald Trump has imposed an additional 40 percent tariff on goods from the Latin American country of Brazil. He signed an executive order on Wednesday. With this, the total tariff imposed by the United States on Brazil has reached 50 percent. This information was given by the White House. Trump imposes 50 percent tariff on Brazil A White House statement said that the Brazilian government’s politically motivated repression, intimidation, harassment, censorship, and judicial action against former President Jair Bolsonaro…
Read MoreTrump announces trade deal with South Korea, tariffs cut by 15 percent
Desk Report, Trump announces trade deal with South Korea, tariffs cut by 15 percent US President Donald Trump has announced a trade deal with South Korea. The deal with South Korea was announced before Trump’s additional tariffs on dozens of countries take effect on August 1. Trump announces trade deal with South Korea, tariffs cut by 15 percent In a post on his social media account Truth Social, Donald Trump said that under a ‘full and complete’ trade deal, a 15 percent tariff will be in effect on South Korean…
Read MoreCanada plans to recognize Palestine this time
Desk Report, Canada plans to recognize Palestine this time After France and the UK, Canada is planning to recognize Palestine as a state. According to Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney, this recognition may be given in September. In the past few days, three members of the G-7, an alliance of seven developed countries, have spoken about recognizing Palestine. Canada plans to recognize Palestine this time At a press conference on Wednesday, Mark Carney said that the suffering of the people in Gaza, Palestine, is unbearable. It is deteriorating rapidly. In…
Read MoreMore than 70 killed in Israeli attack on aid convoy in Gaza
Desk Report, More than 70 killed in Israeli attack on aid convoy in Gaza At least 71 Palestinians have been killed in an Israeli attack on a relief convoy amid a severe food crisis in Gaza, health sources said. The attack took place on Wednesday. In addition, hospitals in the besieged valley reported the deaths of seven more people due to starvation and malnutrition. More than 70 killed in Israeli attack on aid convoy in Gaza According to the Gaza Media Office, Palestinians were heading towards Zikim Point to receive…
Read MoreTsunami warning lifted, millions return home
Desk Report, Tsunami warning lifted, millions return home A tsunami warning issued for the Pacific Ocean after a powerful earthquake struck Russia’s eastern coast on Wednesday has been lifted, as hundreds of thousands of people seeking refuge in other countries began to return to their homes. Tsunami warning lifted, millions return home A powerful 8.8-magnitude earthquake off Russia’s Kamchatka Peninsula triggered a tsunami warning that could raise waves as high as four meters (12 feet) in some parts of the Pacific Ocean. Citizens from more than a dozen countries, from…
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