Economy

Mon, 20 Jan 2025, 03:08 pm

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Israel continues strike on Syria military sites Rayo stymie Real’s climb to Liga summit Tk 14,000 set as minimum wage for cold storage workers BNP suggests reforms for public administration overhaul Probes, trials of war crimes cases stalled Coldwave hampers daily life across Bangladesh Dhaka becomes 3rd most polluted city with AQI score of 283 Body of JU student recovered from dormitory 550 individuals’ Tk 15,000cr frozen for investigation Financial Accountability: Critical step towards new future

Economy

Volvo Cars bets on electric vehicles

Volvo Cars is only going to sell electric vehicles by 2030, the Swedish firm has said. It will phase out all car models with internal combustion engines by then, including

Maruti Suzuki exports crosses 20 lakh vehicle milestone

India’s largest automaker on Saturday announced that it has accomplished the landmark of exporting 20 lakh vehicles. In a statement Maruti said, “ a true symbol of the Government of

Bitcoin energy use ‘bigger than most countries’

We’ve all heard the stories of Bitcoin millionaires. Elon Musk is the latest. His electric car company Tesla made a paper profit of more than $900m (£646m) after buying $1.5bn

Bitcoin: Elon Musk loses world’s richest title as Tesla falters

Tesla boss Elon Musk has lost his title as the world’s richest person after a recent slide in the electric carmaker’s shares, the main driver of his wealth. Tesla shares

More than half of UK firms plan to hire new staff

More than half of UK employers intend to recruit staff in the next three months, according to new research. The human resources body, the CIPD, said it was the first

Uber drivers are workers not self-employed, Supreme Court rules

Uber drivers must be treated as workers rather than self-employed, the UK’s Supreme Court has ruled. The decision could mean thousands of Uber drivers are entitled to minimum wage and

Ex-Janata Bank chairman Luna Shamsuddoha dies

Luna Shamsuddoha, former chairman of Janata Bank, died at a hospital in Singapore on Wednesday. She was 53. She breathed her last at the hospital while undergoing treatment. Luna Shamsuddoha

Tokyo shares open higher

Tokyo stocks opened higher on Tuesday as investors kept a bullish outlook with Japan preparing to start vaccinations against the coronavirus, fuelling hopes for economic normalisation. The benchmark Nikkei 225

Coca-Cola company trials first paper bottleline

Coca-Cola is to test a paper bottle as part of a longer-term bid to eliminate plastic from its packaging entirely. The prototype is made by a Danish company from an

No cheer for flower growers, traders due to corona

Flower growers and florists across the country are passing an idle time with gloomy faces as the sale of flowers has not gathered pace ahead of Pahela Falgun and Valentine’s