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Promises and pitfalls

THE Offshore Banking Act 2024 that was enacted in March marks a significant transformation in the country’s financial sector. This legislative measure aimed at increasing foreign currency reserves can attract international investment and facilitate the modernisation of the banking sector. However, it creates a complicated set of strategic imperatives...

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A Democratic ray of hope

BY WITHDRAWING his candidacy from the presidential election, president Biden has played a ‘president’s gambit,’ and he played it with extreme precision. He opened the platform for vice president Kamala Harris to step in and challenge the Republican candidate, Donald Trump...

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UCB Investment gets Euromoney recognition

UCB Investment Limited has been awarded Euromoney Awards for Excellence 2024 as the ‘Best Investment Bank in Bangladesh’ recently, said a press release...

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22 receive nat’l fisheries medal

Twenty two individuals and organisations have been conferred with the National Fisheries Medal-2024 in recognition of their outstanding contribution to the country’s fisheries sector...

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Sagor makes early exit

Bangladesh archer Sagor Islam made a dismal exit from the Paris 2024 Olympic Games after he conceded a straight 0-6 set points defeat to Italy’s Mauro Nespoli in the elimination round of the men’s recurve individual event at the Esplanade des Invalides on Wednesday...

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World Hepatitis Day today

Bangladesh will observe World Hepatitis Day-2024 today aiming to raise awareness against the deadly virus, with the theme ‘It’s time for action’...

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Bangladesh crush Malaysia to make semis

Bangladesh women’s national team thrashed Malaysia by 114 runs in their third and final group stage game in Dambulla on Wednesday to confirm their place in the last four of the ongoing Asia Cup 2024 in Sri Lanka...

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Olympians off to Paris with very little hopes

The final part of Bangladesh contingent for the Paris Olympics 2024 will leave the country tonight, four days after the archery and shooting teams left Bangladesh for Paris on early Friday...

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Bangladesh face Thailand in do-or-die clash

Bangladesh women’s national team will take on Thailand in their second game of the ongoing Asia Cup 2024 in Sri Lanka today as they look to stay alive in the competition...

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Spain celebrates Euro heroes

Thousands of people in Madrid welcomed Spain’s squad home on Monday after they beat England to win Euro 2024.

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Rodri named best player of Euro 2024

Spain midfielder Rodri was named the best player of Euro 2024 after helping La Roja beat England 2-1 to win the competition for a fourth time in Berlin on Sunday.

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Spain beat England to win Euro 2024

Substitute Mikel Oyarzabal scored a dramatic late winner as Spain triumphed in Sunday's Euro 2024 final, beating England 2-1 to confirm their re-emergence as a force on the international stage and end their opponents' dreams of winning a first title in almost six decades.

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Records that fell at Euro 2024

Ahead of Sunday’s final between Spain and England, AFP Sport looks back at some of the records that fell over the last month at Euro 2024...

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The five breakthrough stars

After 50 games and the exit of 22 teams, England take on three-time winners Spain in the Euro 2024 final in Berlin on Sunday...

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Euro 2024 highs and lows

Ahead of the Euro 2024 final on Sunday between Spain and England, AFP Sport looks at some of the highs and lows of this summer’s football festival in Germany...

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A postmortem of our debacle

THE curtain of T-20 World Cup dropped on 29 June. India won the trophy by beating South Africa in a cliffhanger match. Now, we have to wait for two more years for the 10th session of T-20 in 2026 to be held in this subcontinent and to be organised by India and Sri Lanka jointly...

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Startup culture needed to generate smart jobs, economic dev: Palak

State minister for posts, telecommunications and information technology Zunaid Ahmed Palak on Sunday said that startup culture, innovation ecosystem and entrepreneurial supply chain were needed to generate smart employment and citizen in the country, as well as to boost the economy...

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