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44 VEHICLES REMOVED FROM HATTON-KANDY ROAD FOR DEFECTS

Sri Lanka, June 20 -- Forty-four vehicles, including both Sri Lanka Transport Board and private buses, were temporarily removed from service on the Hatton-Kandy main road yesterday (19). This action w... Read More


NBR nears FY25 goal with 83pc collection

Dhaka, June 20 -- The National Board of Revenue (NBR) has collected Tk 3,27,782 crore (Tk 3.28 trillion) in revenue during the first 11 months of the current 2024-25 fiscal year, achieving 83.10 perce... Read More


Japan's free high school policy may provoke exodus from public schools

Dhaka, June 20 -- Japan's decision to make high school tuition virtually free, even for private institutions, is raising alarm among educators and policy experts, who warn it could accelerate an exodu... Read More


Warning signs on climate flashing bright red

Dhaka, June 20 -- From carbon pollution to sea-level rise to global warming, the pace and level of key climate change indicators are all in uncharted territory, more than 60 top scientists warned Thur... Read More


FDI slumps again, hits $1.27b in 2024

Dhaka, June 20 -- Net foreign direct investment (FDI) in Bangladesh fell by 13.2 percent to $1.27 billion in 2024, down from $1.47 billion in the previous year, marking the country's fourth consecutiv... Read More


Increased investment 'fails' to fix flaws in social safety aim

Dhaka, June 20 -- Despite increased government investment, the effectiveness of Bangladesh's social protection programmes continues to be undermined by persistent inefficiencies in targeting, a recent... Read More


Meta Shifts Focus to Star AI Leaders After Failed $32 Billion Acquisition Attempt

Nigeria, June 20 -- Meta's AI ambitions are full speed ahead. Following the offer to acquire Safe Superintelligence, the $32 billion AI firm established by now-former OpenAI researcher Ilya Sutskever,... Read More


'Mindset of abundance': Netizens react as Pavel Durov leaves $13 billion fortune to his 100 biological kids

India, June 19 -- Remember when Telegram became the go-to app for privacy-conscious users during the WhatsApp backlash in 2021? Its elusive founder, Pavel Durov, has now found a new reason to make hea... Read More


MG Windsor EV to Vida VX2: Battery-as-a-Service or BaaS schemes changing games in Indian EV market

India, June 19 -- The auto manufacturers in India have been increasingly pushing electric vehicles, which is a strategy in sync with the growing positive consumer perception towards the cleaner powert... Read More


Bajaj Chetak 3001 vs rivals: Can it beat TVS iQube, Vida V2 Plus, Ather Rizta

India, June 19 -- The Bajaj Chetak 3001 has been recently introduced as a lower-cost version of the popular electric scooter. Starting at Rs.99,990, ex-showroom, the model becomes the new starting poi... Read More