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International Desk: The global oil map is being redrawn as the long-run impact of western sanctions channels more barrels from Russia to Asia’s largest economies, with China also taking crude from Iran and Venezuela.China and India took more than 30% of their combined imports from the three states in April,…

Industry Desk: Complications in the hiring process in both source and destination countries have slowed the overseas employment of Bangladeshi workers.According to data from the Bureau of Manpower, Employment and Training (BMET), the outflow of migration from Bangladesh dropped by around 28% in April this year compared to the previous…

International Desk: It is near-certain that 2023-2027 will be the warmest five-year period ever recorded, the United Nations warned yesterday as greenhouse gases and El Nino combine to send temperatures soaring.Global temperatures are soon set to exceed the more ambitious target set out in the Paris climate accords, with a…

BD passport currently ranked as 182, with score of 37.50 Industry Desk: The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has emerged as the world’s most powerful passport, according to a report by the Nomad Passport Ranking Index 2023. The passport ranking was made on the grounds of travel, taxation, dual citizenship, perception…

Industry Desk: A growing number of countries are showing interest to join the BRICS alliance and accept the new currency. BRICS could soon become BRICS+ as the South African ambassador, Anil Sooklal hinted that the alliance could expand this year.The decision to allow other countries to join the bloc could…

International Desk: India’s cotton exports are set to fall to their lowest level in 18 years in 2022/23 as production lagged behind domestic consumption for the second straight year, a leading trade body said yesterday.Lower exports from the world’s biggest producer could support global prices CTc1. It could also lift…

Staff Correspondent: Foreign investors are active in the stock market. Foreign investors’ transactions have doubled in April compared to last March.It is known that the total turnover of foreign investors in the stock market last March was Tk 87.51 crore. It increased to Tk 182 crores in April. In other…

Industry Desk: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday afternoon attended the Commonwealth Leaders Event in London.The event started at 2pm local time (7:00pm Bangladesh Time) at Marlborough House of the Commonwealth Secretariat at Pall Mall.In the event, Sheikh Hasina had Interaction with King Charles III, head of the Commonwealth at the…

International Desk: King Charles will hold a reception yesterday for world leaders gathered in London for his coronation this weekend, the biggest ceremonial event to be staged in Britain for 70 years.Charles, 74, and his wife Camilla will be crowned at London’s Westminster Abbey in a glittering but solemn religious…