LONDON, Nov 23 (Reuters): Arabica coffee futures rose to a fresh 13-year high on Friday, buoyed by concerns that next year's crop in Brazil may be smaller than earlier expected, while cocoa prices were also sharply higher.March arabica coffee settled...
PARIS, Nov 23 (Reuters): European wheat edged lower on Friday after rising for six consecutive sessions as improved prospects for the Australian harvest weighed on the market but it remained supported by sharp fall of the euro and a scaling-up...
Major oil and gas companies have ramped up investments in the biofuels sector, betting on sustainable aviation fuel (SAF), with 43 projects expected to be up and running by 2030, consultancy Rystad said in a report.The energy research firm indicates...
NEW DELHI, Nov 23 (Reuters): Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's party and its allies were set to return to power in the nation's richest state, television channels reported on Saturday, a boost for the Hindu-nationalist leader after a disappointing general...
JERUSALEM, Nov 23 (BBC): Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu faces arrest if he travels to the UK, after an international arrest warrant was issued for him, Downing Street has indicated.A No 10 spokesman refused to comment on the specific case...
KYIV, Nov 23 (AFP): Ukraine is asking its Western partners for updated air defence systems after Russia fired an ultra-fast ballistic missile at the city of Dnipro this week, President Volodymyr Zelensky said Friday.Russia has boasted its new "Oreshnik" hypersonic...
BRUSSELS, Nov 23 (AFP): NATO chief Mark Rutte held talks with US President-elect Donald Trump in Florida on the "global security issues facing the alliance", a spokeswoman said Saturday.The meeting took place on Friday in Palm Beach, NATO's Farah Dakhlallah...
MANILA, Nov 23 (AP): Philippine Vice President (VP) Sara Duterte said Saturday she has contracted an assassin to kill the president, his wife and the House of Representatives speaker if she herself is killed, in a brazen public threat that...
BEIRUT, Nov 23 (Reuters/AFP): A powerful airstrike killed 11 people in central Beirut on Saturday, the Lebanese civil defence said, shaking the capital as Israel pressed its offencive against the Iran-backed Hezbollah group.The attack destroyed an eight-storey building and caused...
GAZA CITY, Nov 23 (AFP): Gaza's civil defence agency said that 19 people, including at least six children, were killed by Israeli air strikes and tank fire on Saturday.Agency spokesman Mahmud Bassal told AFP that "19 people were killed and...
Asjadul Kibria | 2024-11-24 00:00:00
Everyone needs to read history, and some need to study history. It is because we all need to know some chronicles of primary history of the world, the main previous events of the world, so we can put many developments...
Firdousi Naher | 2024-11-24 00:00:00
The unprecedented student-led movement has drawn the full global attention to Bangladesh and Dhaka is now in the focus of news media in the country. Can it be that we become inspired by this attention to our country and it...
Syed Badrul Ahsan | 2024-11-24 00:00:00
There are all those times when I go looking for Dacca as I knew it ages ago. It was a time when Dhaka was spelt as Dacca and yet we pronounced the word in the Bengali way. I will confess...
Waleed Abedin | 2024-11-24 00:00:00
A moment of much-needed breath of fresh air for Bangladesh's people comes with the emergence of an interim government, headed by Dr Yunus. It's nothing short of a turning point for the nation, for a renascence. From an economic standpoint,...
Atiqul Kabir Tuhin | 2024-11-24 00:00:00
Bangladesh came to pass a historical milestone when on June 5, 2024, the High Court ruled that the scrapping of the 30 per cent quota reservation for descendants of freedom fighters in government jobs was illegal. Few could have imagined...
Galib Nakib Rahman | 2024-11-24 00:00:00
Who doesn't remember Tamim Iqbal charging down the wicket to hit a 6 off Zaheer Khan in 2007? Sadly, despite all of his heroics, who doesn't remember the overuse of his 'anchor role' to defend his sudden loss of striking...
Md Shamsul Hoque | 2024-11-24 00:00:00
Bangladesh has achieved an impressive growth at 8.13 per cent until the pandemic hit. During the pandemic, the country witnessed GDP growth in 2020 and 2021 at 7.25 per cent alongside sustained US$ per-capita income in FY2022 containing the pandemic...
FHM Humayan Kabir, Arifur Rahman, Md Rafiqul Islam and SM Salahuddin | 2024-11-24 00:00:00
People's expectations from this interim government veritably know no bounds, in a feel-good ambiance. Since they had failed to speak freely during the unseated Sheikh Hasina government, now their expectations run sky-high from this neutral administration. But they haven't so...
Md. Rubaiyath Sarwar | 2024-11-24 00:00:00
What causes prices to rise in Bangladesh remains a moot question, especially as all well-meant efforts now virtually go in vain. From economists to common people, there is a common view-it has to be either a syndicate or a middleman....
Moslem Uddin Ahmed | 2024-11-24 00:00:00
Corporate ownership of news enterprise is the latest among the modes of media ownerships in Bangladesh, as also elsewhere. This ownership pattern, offering lucrative pay-and-perk packages to journalists, emerged in an evolution spanning a few centuries. This one also seems...
Dr Imtiaz Ahmed | 2024-11-24 00:00:00
In the last few years, we have experienced rapid advances in Artificial Intelligence (AI). Chatbots powered by AI are now at everyone's fingertips. We have seen increasing application of AI in many disciplines. Health care is also going through evolution...
T I M Nurul Kabir | 2024-11-24 00:00:00
The rapid growth of digital platforms is transforming our economic landscapes and social lives. Access to high-speed internet connections and the growing usage of digital applications, tools, and communication technologies are leading to a range of improved business outcomes, such...
Mohammad Avi Hossain | 2024-11-24 00:00:00
Two economists -- Daron Acemoglu and James A. Robinson -- have just received the Nobel Prize in Economics for their outstanding work in the space of institutional and political economics in shaping the development of a nation. Their co-authored book...
Atiur Rahman | 2024-11-24 00:00:00
Even though unprecedented geopolitical tensions are overwhelming the global leaders in not focusing on the biggest global crisis called growing climate change challenges, the climate compassionate leaders both in the public and private sectors are not sitting idle. They are...
M Abu Eusuf and Deen Islam | 2024-11-24 00:00:00
As Bangladesh navigates a shifting political landscape, the call for economic inclusivity is stronger than ever. At the heart of these changes lies an urgent need to make sure that every citizen can benefit from the nation's economic progress. For...
Shanawez Hossain and Saiqua Tabassum | 2024-11-24 00:00:00
Is Bangladesh only desirable as an RMG export nation? This question presents a debate. As expected for a country at this stage of development, Bangladesh is still primarily focused on manufacturing and secondary industries. When discussions about business ties with...
Shafiun N. Shimul | 2024-11-24 00:00:00
Corruption has long been a formidable barrier to economic development, social justice, and effective governance. Traditional methods of combating corruption have largely focused on punitive measures-punishing those who indulge in corrupt activities after the corruption has been detected. While punishment...
Serajul I. Bhuiyan | 2024-11-24 00:00:00
Introduction: A new dawn for private sector growth As Bangladesh comes out of the political transitions of recent times, probably in no time in its history has the need for rejuvenation of the private sector become urgent. The private sector...
M. Rokonuzzaman | 2024-11-24 00:00:00
Upon reaching six to eight per cent growth through a labour-based industrial economy, less-developed countries and their advisers often extrapolate past successes to predict high-income status in the near future. Unfortunately, this outcome rarely materialises. Instead, after investing in infrastructure...
Rizwanul Islam | 2024-11-24 00:00:00
GDP growth as an indicator of progress is popular among politicians and policy makers all over the world. It is easy to use for demonstrating their performance and to convince voters to vote on their behalf (i.e., where people can...
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