January2023
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For the first time ever, the price of gold surpasses Tk 90,000
Jan 8, 2023With effect from Sunday, the Bangladesh Jewellers Association (BAJUS) raised the price of gold by Tk 1,575 to Tk 2,333 per bhori. According to the most recent price, 22-karat gold will be sold for the first... -
Djokovic beats Korda in hard fought final for Adelaide title
Jan 8, 2023Prior to this month’s Australian Open, Novak Djokovic fought valiantly to defeat Sebastian Korda in the Adelaide International 1 final on Sunday, winning 6-7(8) 7-6(3) 6-4. A day after dominating Daniil Medvedev in the semi-final despite... -
Indian Meteorological Department issues ‘orange’ alert as cold wave persists
Jan 8, 2023According to the India Meteorological Department, a mid-cold wave is currently affecting portions of northern India, while Safdarjung in Delhi recorded a minimum temperature of 1.9 degrees Celsius today. The IMD said that Aya Nagar, a... -
China ends quarantine for overseas travellers
Jan 8, 2023On Sunday, China lifted its quarantine regulations for incoming travelers, putting an end to a nearly three-year period of seclusion even as the nation confronts an increase in Covid infections. Beijing started a dramatic deconstruction of... -
German MPs travel to Taiwan as China tensions rise
Jan 8, 2023A high-ranking parliamentary delegation from Germany said they were traveling to Taiwan on Sunday, ahead of an anticipated ministerial visit later this year in moves that could spark tensions with China. Johannes Vogel of the pro-business... -
United States contributes $30 Million to support the Government of Moldova to address energy impacts
Jan 8, 2023The United States, through the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), is providing $30 million in direct budgetary support to help the Government of Moldova address spiking energy prices caused by the Kremlin’s unprovoked and unjustified... -
ADB sells $5.5 billion dual tranche 3- and 10-year Global Benchmark Bonds
Jan 8, 2023The Asian Development Bank (ADB) priced a 3-year global benchmark United States (US) dollar bond worth $3.5 billion and a 10-year global benchmark US dollar bond worth $2 billion, proceeds of which will be part of... -
Ford posted a smaller decline in annual U.S. sales compared with a year earlier
Jan 8, 2023Ford Motor Co on Thursday posted a smaller decline in annual U.S. sales compared with a year earlier, as an improvement in inventory levels allowed the automaker to ship more sports utility vehicles (SUVs) and trucks... -
Retail sales of vehicles in India could take a hit in the Q4 of the fiscal year
Jan 8, 2023Retail sales of vehicles in India could take a hit in the final quarter of the fiscal year, an automobile dealers’ body said on Thursday while reporting a more than 5% year-on-year fall in sales for... -
Pakistan frees and returns more than 500 Afghan captives
Jan 8, 2023On Saturday, Pakistani authorities freed 524 Afghan individuals who they had detained for entering the country without proper travel credentials. The migrants were released from Karachi jails, according to a tweet from the Afghan embassy in...
