U.S. West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude futures fell 6 cents, or 0.2%, to $41.21 a barrel at 0130 GMT, while Brent crude futures lost 7 cents, also 0.2%, to $43.68 a barrel. Both benchmark contracts hovered around unchanged levels after having jumped on Wednesday after the U.S. Energy Information Administration reported a sharp, unexpected 10.6 … Read more
A total of nine lakh 88 thousand 29 people have recovered in the country so far and 35 thousand 286 recoveries were reported during the last 24 hours. With this, the recovery rate improved to 64.51 per cent in the country. The case fatality rate has declined to 2.23 per cent. The Health Ministry said, … Read more
Salient features of the new guidelines – Restrictions on movement of individuals during night (Night curfew) have been removed. – Yoga institutes and gymnasiums will be allowed to open from August 5, 2020. In this regard, Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) will be issued by the Ministry of Health & Family Welfare (MoHFW) for ensuring social … Read more
The crucial role of the financial and banking system of supporting growth was discussed. It was noted that the small entrepreneurs, SHGs, farmers should be motivated to use institutional credit to meet their credit needs and grow. Each bank needs to introspect and take a relook at its practices to ensure stable credit growth. Banks … Read more
Nalanda Uccho Bidyalaya is a school run by Chhayanaut which is one of the most prominent cultural organisations of Bangladesh devoted to the preservation and promotion of the cultural heritage of Bangladesh. Speaking on the occasion, the High Commissioner said that Chhayanaut has kept Bangladesh’s bengali heritage alive over the last several decades through its … Read more