November2024
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Fresh Rohingya influx put enormous pressure on govt. bodies
Nov 11, 2024A fresh surge of inflow has exacerbated the long-running Rohingya problem, putting tremendous pressure on the local government and important government agencies to take practical action. According to a news release issued here today, this was... -
US Secret Service launches anti-money laundering training to Bangladesh law enforcement
Nov 11, 2024Today, the US Embassy in Dhaka, along with Bangladeshi law enforcement, opened the Police Staff College with an extensive Anti-Money Laundering and Counter-Threat Finance (AML/CTF) training program. Under the direction of the US Secret Service and... -
Chief Adviser off to Baku to join COP-29
Nov 11, 2024Today, Chief Adviser (CA) Professor Muhammad Yunus departed for Baku, the capital of Azerbaijan, for a four-day state visit to attend the “Conference of Parties-29 (COP-29)” global climate summit. “A flight of Biman Bangladesh Airlines carrying... -
Booking.com could cut jobs as part of a review of its organizational structure
Nov 11, 2024Online travel agency Booking.com could cut jobs as part of a review of its organizational structure, it said on Saturday. The company, a unit of Booking Holdings, said in an emailed statement that it was in... -
The dollar started in a cautious mood on Monday
Nov 11, 2024The dollar started in a cautious mood on Monday as markets braced for U.S. inflation data and a throng of Federal Reserve speakers this week, while the yuan nursed a hangover from Beijing’s latest underwhelming stimulus... -
Novonix signed a binding off-take agreement with Stellantis to supply synthetic graphite material
Nov 11, 2024Australian battery maker Novonix said on Monday it had signed a binding off-take agreement with automaker Stellantis to supply high-performance synthetic graphite material to its cell manufacturing partners in North America. As part of the agreement,... -
Bitcoin traded near record $80,000 on Sunday
Nov 11, 2024Bitcoin was trading near record $80,000 on Sunday after hitting it earlier in the session, following Donald Trump’s decisive victory in the U.S. presidential election earlier in the week. Bitcoin, the world’s biggest and best-known cryptocurrency,... -
Toyota aims to make at least 2.5 million vehicles a year in China by 2030
Nov 11, 2024Toyota aims to make at least 2.5 million vehicles a year in China by 2030, three people said, an overhaul that will see it bring its Chinese sales and production operations closer together and allow local... -
The residents of 2,500 villages ordered to evacuate as Severe Tropical Storm Toraji approached the northern Philippines
Nov 11, 2024The residents of 2,500 villages were ordered to evacuate their homes as Severe Tropical Storm Toraji approached the northern Philippines, the government said Sunday, after three massive cyclones battered the country in less than a month.... -
China consumer prices rise at slower rate in October
Nov 10, 2024China’s consumer inflation rate slowed in October, official data showed Saturday, in a sign that demand remains sluggish in the world’s number two economy. The slowdown comes as authorities have been seeking to boost domestic activity...
