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BB allows banks to open deferred import LCs for up to 1 yr

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Bangladesh Bank (BB) has allowed banks to open deferred letters of credit (LCs) for import up to one year, reports BSS.“It has been decided to continue the issuance tenure of 360 days till December 31, 2025. The extended issuance period will not be applicable for imports under EDF loans as earlier,” said a BB circular ...

PCB breaks silence on reports of rohit sharma not travelling for champions trophy ceremony

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A Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) official has expressed concerns over the Board of Control for Cricket in India's (BCCI) alleged decision of not sending India captain Rohit Sharma to Pakistan for the opening ceremony of the Champions Trophy 2025 set to begin on February 19, reports NDTV.Rohit was also expected to attend the customary captains' ...

Biden pre-emptively pardons Trump foes

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US President Joe Biden on Monday issued pre-emptive pardons to former Covid-19 advisor Anthony Fauci and retired general Mark Milley to shield them from "politically motivated prosecutions" under the Trump administration.In an extraordinary move in his last hours in the White House, Biden gave similar pardons to members, staff and witnesses of a US House committee probing the violent January ...

Iran says hopes Trump will take 'realistic' approach to region

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Iran said Monday it hoped the incoming US administration under Donald Trump would adopt a "realistic" approach and show "respect" for the interests of countries in the region, reports AFP. Trump will be sworn in for a second term as US president on Monday."We hope that the approaches and policies of the (new) US government will ...

NBR to install EFD in jewellery shops for revenue collection

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The National Board of Revenue (NBR) has initiated a move to install electronic fiscal device (EFD) at all jewellery shops across the country, aiming to enhance the revenue collection from this sector.At the primary stage, the EFD will be installed at all jewellery shops in Dhaka, Narayanganj, Narsingdi, Munshiganj, Manikganj, Savar, Gazipur, Mymensingh, Netrakona, Kishoreganj, ...

Liton continues superb form to guide Dhaka to 196-6

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Opener Liton Das continued his rich vein of form to steer Dhaka Capitals to a hefty 196-6 against Sylhet Strikers in their ninth match of the Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) at Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium on Monday, reports BSS.Liton contributed with 48 ball-70, hammering four fours and as many sixes. It was his third fifty ...

China executes man who killed 35 in car rampage

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China on Monday executed a man who killed 35 people in a car rampage in the southern city of Zhuhai in November, in the country's deadliest mass attack in years.On November 11, Fan Weiqiu, 62, deliberately drove a small SUV through crowds of people exercising outside a sports complex, also injuring 45 in China's worst ...

Over 33,000 illegal foreign national staying in Bangladesh: Adviser Jahangir

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Over 33, 000 foreigners are still illegally staying in the country, Home Affairs Adviser Lt. Gen (retd) Md Jahangir Alam Chowdhury has said.He came up with the information while briefing the media after a meeting on law and order at the conference room of his ministry on Monday.Warning of strict action against the illegal foreigners, ...

Stock Market: Indices surge as most company stocks gain in early trading

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All three indices of the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) witnessed an upward trend in the first hour of trading on Monday, with the majority of listed companies seeing price increases.During the initial hour of the second trading day of the week, DSE's benchmark index, DSEX, gained 23 points.Similarly, the Shariah-compliant DSES index and the blue-chip ...

'Mufasa' claws its way back atop N.America box office

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Disney's "Mufasa: The Lion King" topped the North American box office on a long holiday weekend after ceding the top spot a week earlier, analysts said Sunday.The animated film earned an estimated $15.5 million for the period from Friday to Monday, which is Martin Luther King Jr. Day, industry watcher Exhibitor Relations said.Two new releases -- ...