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Mehrab Masayeed Habib

Mehrab Masayeed Habib studied Electrical and Electronics Engineering (EEE) at American International University Bangladesh (AIUB). Currently, he is working for News Hour. He is passionate about automobiles. He is also the founder & trainer of Bangla Automobile School. He conducts workshops on automobile engineering at local level.

Ola Electric to invest $920 million in Tamil Nadu to manufacture electric cars and batteries

by Mehrab Masayeed Habib - Feb 20, 2023

SoftBank Group-backed Ola Electric would invest $920 million in the southern Indian state of Tamil Nadu to manufacture electric cars and batteries for electric vehicles (EVs), a state government statement said on Saturday. Ola will invest...
Tokyo stocks opened higher on Wednesday

by Mehrab Masayeed Habib - Dec 15, 2022

Tokyo stocks opened higher Wednesday after US inflation data came in better than expected, with markets shifting focus to the Federal Reserve’s upcoming policy decision. The benchmark Nikkei 225 index was up 0.29 percent, or 80.17...
Oil giants have “greenwashed” their public image while locking in fossil fuel production for years to come

by Mehrab Masayeed Habib - Dec 11, 2022

Oil giants have “greenwashed” their public image while locking in fossil fuel production for years to come, potentially foiling moves to prevent climate change, said a US House committee memo released on Friday. The document follows...
Up to 10 mln customers caught in cyber attack, Optus said

by Mehrab Masayeed Habib - Sep 23, 2022

Australian No. 2 telco Optus, owned by Singapore Telecommunications Ltd, said it will contact up to 10 million customers whose personal details were taken in a “sophisticated” hack, but added no corporate clients were compromised. Optus...
Sri Lanka’s annual inflation rate surged to more than 70% in August

by Mehrab Masayeed Habib - Sep 22, 2022

Sri Lanka’s annual inflation rate surged to more than 70% in August as it struggles with its worst economic crisis in more than 70 years. Official data also showed food prices rose by 84.6% compared to...
American exports set another record in June

by Mehrab Masayeed Habib - Aug 6, 2022

American exports set another record in June, narrowing the US trade gap for the third consecutive month, according to official data on Thursday. Goods and services exports rose by $4.3 billion last month to $260.8 billion,...
Acute hunger in Yemen at unprecedented levels as funding dries up

by Mehrab Masayeed Habib - Mar 15, 2022

Yemen’s already dire hunger crisis is teetering on the edge of outright catastrophe, with 17.4 million people now in need of food assistance and a growing portion of the population coping with emergency levels of hunger,...
US consumer prices hit a new 40-year high last month

by Mehrab Masayeed Habib - Mar 11, 2022

US consumer prices hit a new 40-year high last month as the world’s largest economy continued to be battered by a surge of inflation, which the fallout from Russia’s invasion of Ukraine is expected to worsen....
Honeywell International Inc suspended business in Russia and Belarus

by Mehrab Masayeed Habib - Mar 9, 2022

U.S. industrial conglomerate Honeywell International Inc said it suspended business in Russia and Belarus, following Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine. The company said late on Tuesday it had substantially suspended all its sales, distribution and service activities...
Freelancers in Bangladesh to be able to receive payments instantly to their bKash account through Payoneer

by Mehrab Masayeed Habib - Feb 12, 2022

Freelancers in Bangladesh will now be able to receive payments instantly to their bKash account from all over the world through Payoneer. The 24/7 real-time payment service will bring more dynamism to the thriving freelancing sector...