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  • Bangladesh envoy taken for a trip in identify of Bollywood singer tournament

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    KOLKATA:  The Bangladesh deputy prime commissioner in Kolkata used to be cheated of Rs 8 lakh through fraudsters who promised a musical soiree of Bollywood singer Shreya Ghoshal in Dhaka. The incident got here to mild when artist Chirantan Bandopadhyay, additionally duped of Rs 20 lakh through the similar staff of fraudsters, moved the Calcutta Top Courtroom. The artist went to  court docket after the police didn’t make any headway.

    The plot to dupe the 2 events opened up in January, a police officer mentioned. ‘’The suspects created a fictitious organisation the use of the identify of a real corporate. They defrauded the deputy prime fee’s workplace of Rs 8 lakh as advance. The cash used to be despatched to the  account of 1 Krishna Sharma, the director of the fictional corporate. The deputy prime fee gained acknowledgement message from a faux electronic mail ID and WhatsApp collection of Shreya Ghoshal,’’ mentioned the officer.

    The message knowledgeable that the singer would succeed in Bangladesh an afternoon earlier than the scheduled tournament for which two rooms in a five-star resort have been asked. ‘’The deputy prime commissioner’s workplace attempted to touch the fictional organisation earlier than the development to a get ultimate affirmation however their e-mails and messages went unanswered,” police mentioned.

  • Bangladesh in financial turmoil over hovering commodity costs

    Jhumur Akther (no longer her actual title) misplaced her process two years in the past because of the coronavirus pandemic and hasn’t been in a position to discover a new one since.

    Akther, a resident of Dhaka, the capital of Bangladesh, has spotted a pointy build up in commodity costs and residing prices in fresh months, which has supposed her circle of relatives has needed to devour much less.

    Consuming much less to live to tell the tale

    “We now have made up our minds to devour much less to live to tell the tale on this tough time. From area hire to the safe to eat oil worth, each price of residing has been on the upward thrust,” Akther informed DW.

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    “Our handiest son hasn’t were given a haircut since remaining 12 months, and we haven’t purchased the rest new for the reason that pandemic began two years in the past,” she added.

    Tawsia Tajmim, every other resident of Dhaka, a megacity of over 10 million those who continuously tops the record of maximum polluted towns on the planet, feels the pinch of surging commodity costs in each facet of her existence.

    “I’ve stopped the usage of Uber and driven myself to make use of public shipping to regulate to the cost hike. The selection of beggars could also be expanding within the streets,” she informed DW, including, “our economic system is changing into weaker day-to-day, and the deficient in addition to lower-middle-class other folks had been struggling essentially the most consequently.”

    Inflation emerging to unsustainable ranges

    The Global Financial Fund (IMF) has forecast the headline Client Value Index (CPI) in Bangladesh to upward thrust to five.9% within the fiscal 12 months 2022, because of upper world commodity costs.

    Emerging costs of meals and different day-to-day commodities have an increasing number of develop into some extent of outrage within the Muslim majority nation within the wake of the coronavirus pandemic.

    In step with a survey revealed on the finish of remaining 12 months, the pandemic has driven an estimated 32 million other folks into poverty. Critics blame the federal government for the spike in other folks residing under the poverty line.

    The Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics’ newest knowledge presentations that common inflation within the South Asian nation in February climbed to six.17%, the absolute best since October 2020.

    The cost of safe to eat oil, sugar, and eggs have higher sharply, which contributed in large part to the inflation.

    “Bangladesh imports 95% of its safe to eat oil from in another country. Ahead of the Ukraine battle, the cost of safe to eat oil in keeping with barrel was once $700 (US) (€629); it went as much as $1,940 after Russia invaded its neighbor,” Mohammad Ali Bhutta, a Bangladeshi importer of safe to eat oil, informed DW.

    “We will’t promote oil at any sponsored worth as businessmen,” he added.

    Bangladesh additionally higher the cost of liquified petroleum fuel (LPG), used within the nation for cooking, through 12% this month in line with the instability within the international marketplace. Many families around the nation use LPG as an alternative choice to the herbal fuel equipped through the federal government.

    Executive provides improve to ten million households

    The Bangladeshi govt says that the cost hike of client items has been attached to the world marketplace, and it gained’t move down till the worldwide marketplace is strong once more.

    “Because the commodity worth has higher within the world marketplace, it has additionally affected our native marketplace,” Tipu Munshi, Bangladesh’s trade minister, informed DW, including, “we now have been providing some client items at a sponsored worth to other folks in want to set up the location.”

    The Buying and selling Company of Bangladesh (TCB) provides commodity items at sponsored costs to deficient other folks within the South Asian nation. Ultimate month, Dhaka introduced to increase this be offering to ten million low-income households, round 50 million other folks, in another country’s 35 million households.

    “We’re promoting safe to eat oil, sugar, lentils, and onions at a sponsored worth around the nation,” Humayun Kabir, a director at TCB, informed DW. “1.2 million households in Dhaka and eight.8 million in other places gets this improve until April this 12 months.”

    Professionals see govt failure in the back of worth hikes

    Whilst mavens suppose providing client items to low-income households at a sponsored worth will assist in a little while, they blame the federal government for no longer having the ability to regulate the marketplace.

    Nazneen Ahmed, the rustic economist of the United Countries Building Programme (UNDP), identified that the costs of safe to eat merchandise that Bangladesh produces have additionally long past up in fresh months.

    “Our rice manufacturing was once superb this 12 months. Nonetheless, its worth has were given upper with none affordable reason,” she informed DW. “The federal government has to play a job right here to regulate the marketplace.”

    Economist Mustafizur Rahman echoes that opinion. He thinks the federal government will have to draft a long-term plan to stay the marketplace secure from worth hikes.

    “A tracking mechanism is had to forestall unscrupulous businessmen, who generally tend to extend costs on other events. Executive companies will have to act in combination on this regard,” Rahman informed DW.

    In the meantime, 1000’s of other folks took to the streets throughout Bangladesh this week to protest towards the cost hike following calls from left-wing political events. They demanded the “trade syndicate” be damaged up and referred to as for the marketplace manipulation of very important commodities in addition to ration playing cards for other folks in want.

  • South Africa miss IPL-bound avid gamers from Bangladesh collection Take a look at squad

    South Africa have expectedly not noted the IPL-bound avid gamers from their 15-man Take a look at squad for the two-match house collection towards Bangladesh beginning March 31. South Africa shall be with out their whole first-choice tempo assault comprising Kagiso Rabada, Lungi Ngidi and Marco Jansen in addition to batters Aiden Markram and Rassie van der Dussen as they selected the IPL over the Take a look at collection.

    Cricket South Africa had stated it might be leaving it to the avid gamers to make the verdict whether or not to play within the IPL or within the collection, which the Take a look at captain Dean Elgar had referred to as a “litmus check of loyalty”.

    Heart-order batter Khaya Zondo were given his maiden Take a look at call-up and uncapped fast Daryn Dupavillon additionally discovered a spot within the squad. In the meantime, Anrich Nortje as soon as once more ignored out on variety with a longstanding again and hip factor. That still manner there’s no readability about his availability within the IPL, the place he is a part of the Delhi Capitals aspect. Nortje closing performed in November 2021, on the T20 International Cup within the UAE.

    The IPL-bound avid gamers are set to fly to India for the match, which starts on March 26, on the conclusion of the continuing ODI collection.

    In line with CSA’s present MoU with the South African Cricketers’ Affiliation (SACA), the board can not refuse avid gamers the chance to participate within the IPL, as each organisations glance to stability the livelihoods and alternatives of avid gamers and their tasks to the nationwide workforce.

    The primary Take a look at begins on March 31 in Durban and the second one on April 7 in Port Elizabeth.

    Squad: Dean Elgar (capt), Temba Bavuma (vice-capt), Daryn Dupavillon, Sarel Erwee, Simon Harmer, Keshav Maharaj, Wiaan Mulder, Duanne Olivier, Keegan Petersen, Ryan Rickelton, Lutho Sipamla, Glenton Stuurman, Kyle Verreynne (wk), Lizaad Williams, Khaya Zondo.

  • CRPF guy’s son is India’s hero in U-19 Global Cup, units up win over Bangladesh

    AT THE CRPF camp in Odisha’s Maoist-affected Rayagada district, nobody knew Ravi Kumar. A handful knew his father, Rajinder Singh, an Assistant Sub Inspector. However Saturday evening modified all of it. Ravi, a left-arm seamer, nabbed 3 wickets for 14 runs — highlighted by way of a gap spell of 5-1-5-3 — to arrange India’s five-wicket victory over Bangladesh for a spot within the semifinals of U-19 Global Cup in West Indies.

    It was once India’s sweetest second within the event but, as Bangladesh had crushed them to the trophy within the earlier version.

    As of late, all of the communicate within the CRPF camp is set Rajinder and Ravi. “Kal tak toh koi Rajinder ko yahan janta nahi tha. Aaj sab saheb jante hai (Till the day gone by, nobody knew Rajinder right here. As of late, all of the officials know)… Ravi ka papa Rajinder is the debate of our unit right here. All of the officials have known as and congratulated me, I don’t have many phrases to precise my happiness,” an emotional Rajinder instructed The Indian Categorical.

    The daddy-son duo needed to move a sequence of hurdles to savour this present day. The tale of Ravi was once one that just about didn’t occur. His mom was once frightened about her son taking part in cricket at all times, and sought after him to concentrate on lecturers and earn some extent. Ravi, unperturbed, would inform her: “Aaj aap mujhe rok rahi hai, ek din aisa aayega ki aap mujhe TV pe dekhoge (As of late, you might be preventing me however there’ll come an afternoon when you are going to see me on TV).”

    Rajinder remembered this line when he watched his son slice the Bangladesh top-order, together with his incisive and slippery bowling, on his smartphone within the camp deep into the evening. He admits that there have been instances when he, too, was once frightened about his son’s long run. “I don’t have cash and assets to make him play for India,” he says.

    Ravi Kumar’s father Rajinder Singh

    However then, seeing Ravi’s force and dedication, he instructed him: “In case you have the ‘dum’, you are going to play for India.” That, his son did when he was once slightly 19. However now not prior to overcoming a number of setbacks. Realising that his possibilities of development had been bleak if he stayed in UP, Ravi known as his father after variety trials in Kanpur and instructed him he had heard discuss bribes for a spot within the state’s U-16 squad.

    Rajinder knew that was once past his modest wage and financial savings. However the step forward second got here when a neighbour, who has a space in Kolkata, instructed Rajinder that Ravi may just keep there and play. Then simply 13, Ravi had no 2d ideas and packed his luggage. He began taking part in in the second one department prior to briefly jumping to first department. Misfortunes persevered to hang-out him, although, however he by no means instructed his oldsters about them. “I used to be in an U-16 camp however my identify was once got rid of after some exams, bone take a look at or one thing. I used to be now not given a reason why and I used to be out,” says Ravi.

    And on every occasion he felt defeated, he sought motivation from his father. “Occasionally there are ideas that ‘yaar, yeh toh bahut tricky hai’ however then I take into accounts my father. Unke process se zyada aur kya tricky ho sakta hai (What may also be more difficult than his process)? Each day, he is going throughout the jungle now not figuring out what’s forward of him. On the similar time, he’s doing such a lot for us,” says Ravi, who dreamt of becoming a member of the Air Power and performed cricket “for amusing” prior to native trainer Arvind Bharadwaj noticed him.

    Every now and then, he was once taunted. “I heard a taunt from my buddies that I gained’t have the ability to do a lot,” says Ravi. A few of them are praising him now, he says. He’s taking it as a existence lesson. “That’s existence. Something I’ve learnt is that handiest circle of relatives remains with you until the top,” he says.

    Step by step, fortunes modified. Past due remaining 12 months, he was once picked for Bengal’s U-19 crew for the Vinoo Mankad Trophy. His luck earned him a spot within the Challengers Trophy, a tri-series at house and the Asia Cup. However simply when future perceived to smile on him, he misplaced his uncle in Kolkata because of Covid.

    Ravi has only one want now: “I would like other people to observe me and say ‘we must be like him’.” He is aware of although that this dream adventure has handiest begun, and there’s nonetheless an extended approach to pass. However for now, the celebrity of Rajnder’s son has travelled some distance past the partitions of a CRPF unit.