July2024

Sri Lanka will save $5 billion following the restructure of its bilateral debt, much of which is owed to China, through slashed interest rates and longer repayment schedules, the president said Tuesday. The island nation defaulted...

China Southern Airlines, a major carrier of China will start operation ‘Beijing-Dhaka-Beijing’ flight from July 15 as first ever direct air connectivity between the capitals of the two nations. Initially, the airlines will operate two weekly...

Turkey’s annual inflation rate fell to 71.6 percent in June, official data showed Wednesday. Consumer prices began slowing after reaching a peak of 75.45 percent in May. Turkey has been battling a cost-of-living crisis that prompted...

Asian stocks rose Wednesday following fresh records on Wall Street after Federal Reserve chief Jerome Powell fanned hopes of an interest rate cut by saying the battle against inflation had made “progress” and the job market...

Despite no appreciable increase in foreign loan disbursements over the first 11 months of the 2023–24 fiscal year (FY24), the repayment of foreign debts has exceeded USD 3 billion. The demand to pay back the foreign...

It appears that seasoned actor Morgan Freeman is unimpressed with the recent rise in the application of AI technology. According to a media outlet, Morgan Freeman recently commended his admirers on social media for pointing out...

French authorities Monday detained leading arthouse film directors Benoit Jacquot and Jacques Doillon for questioning over accusations of sexual abuse, as a renewed #MeToo reckoning rocks France’s film industry. Their interrogation over the alleged abuse, some...

At the 2024 Locarno Film Festival, superstar Shah Rukh Khan will receive the Pardo alla Carriera, the lifetime achievement award. The festival’s organizers released this news on Tuesday. The honour will be given in recognition of...

Loans for the development of a metro rail line that would travel via Sadarghat from Gabtoli to Narayanganj are of interest to China Exim Bank. The Tk 600 billion metro rail-2 project would receive Tk 450...

Amnesty International stated that women and girls who are victims of domestic abuse in Iraqi Kurdistan encounter “daunting obstacles” when they attempt to obtain state protection, alleging that the authorities are not holding the perpetrators accountable....