The 737 MAX crashes in Indonesia and Ethiopia killed 346 people within five months in 2018 and 2019 and triggered a hailstorm of investigations, frayed US leadership in global aviation and cost Boeing some $20 billion.The US planemaker's best-selling jet will resume commercial service facing strong headwinds from a resurgent coronavirus pandemic, new European trade tariffs and mistrust o...
When the majority of banks are struggling to survive from the ongoing financial meltdown brought on by the coronavirus pandemic, Dhaka Bank has introduced a novel banking product that will help clients open their account from home.The lender rolled out the product named "Account from Home" in mid-May to help clients open accounts by way of maintaining social distance, Emranul Huq, managing directo...
The others expected no move at the Feb. 4-6 meeting.“The MPC has retained its ‘accommodative’ policy stance, which suggests that this is a pause rather than an end to the loosening cycle,” said Darren Aw, Asia economist at Capital Economics.A firm majority, over 80 percent economists said the RBI will cut rates by end-June, with the median forecast for a 25-basis point trim to 4.90 percent...
The main reason of our profit rise in the challenging year was the higher recovery rate and we were able to keep the NPL ratio low," said Ali Reza Iftekhar, managing director and chief executive officer.The lender recovered Tk 63.6 crore from its written-off loans last year which was Tk 42.3 crore and Tk 50.1 crore in 2018 and 2017 respectively. Meanwhile its recovery from classified loans were Tk...
Soumitra Chatterjee was one of the few acting legends who defined the golden era of Bengali cinema. For me, he was a guiding light.His devotion to acting was unparalleled. He was working, even during the coronavirus pandemic.I had the privilege to work with him in 1972 when I was around 15. Only two of my films had released at the time. Being on the sets with two legends, Satyajit Ray and So...
A month-long online art festival, 'Longitude Latitude 8,' directed and curated by Shehzad Chowdhury is currently underway. 'Longitude Latitude,' which started from 2003, is an art happening that takes on many forms—from festivals to exhibitions. This time, it took the form of an online festival for its 8th edition.The festival started on October 23 and will conclude on November 22. However, sinc...
However, all the previous versions beat the one Shahid Afridi put on during a PSL qualifier match on Saturday, which by the looks of it, is as far removed from safety as possible. Afridi, upon his PSL return, sported an unusual yet dangerous-looking helmet, which had the top bar of the grille removed. The helmet has the potential to bring serious damage to the batsman as the huge gap allows the ba...
The 34-year-old had tested positive on November 6 and in the subsequent test too as he was preparing to take part in the Pakistan Super League playoffs for Multan Sultans. "I tested negative for coronavirus yesterday. I will now try to return to the field as quickly as possible. I thank everyone to be by my side during these times," the all-rounder told media today.Mahmudullah will now start ...
It looked like Mumbai Indians were definitely not going to lose the IPL 2020 final and it remained that way as Rohit Sharma's men won a record-extending 5th title by decimating first-time finalists Delhi Capitals by 5 wickets. Barring blips in their first and last league games, Mumbai were always on top gear and they made it all look easy at the end.The powerhouse of T20 cricket needed just 18.4 o...
We know in the big games runs on the board is always critical no matter what the conditions are," skipper Rohit Sharma told reporters."You put runs on the board there is always an additional pressure on the opposition. And also of course our bowling unit has been terrific through the tournament. The way we played today was absolutely perfect."The Shreyas Iyer-led Delhi will get another crack at qu...