Paceman Blair Tickner took four quick wickets as New Zealand held their nerve to beat Bangladesh by 26 runs and take a 1-0 lead in the three-match one-day international series on Friday, reports AFP.Chasing 248 on a slow surface at...
Cricket Australia has confirmed the schedule for a white-ball tour of Bangladesh in June, with some revisions made to the itinerary earlier announced by the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB), reports BSS.Australia will play a three-match ODI series followed by three...
SYDNEY, April 17 (AFP): Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said Friday the United States has made "no new requests" to help in Iran after President Donald Trump said he was "not happy with Australia".US security ally Australia has said it...
BANGKOK, Apr 17 (AP): Myanmar's former President Win Myint has been released as part of a sweeping prisoner amnesty announced by newly inaugurated President Min Aung Hlaing, state media reported Friday.The pardon, issued to mark the country's traditional New Year,...
BUDAPEST, Apr 17 (AP): European Union officials held talks in Budapest on Friday with representatives of election winner Péter Magyar, focusing on releasing billions of euros in frozen funds and advancing cooperation ahead of his government taking office next month.The...
Indian and Pakistani strategic experts, parliamentarians, and former diplomats have participated in at least four back-channel meetings since the high-intensity conflict in May 2025.The first of these engagements took place just two months after Operation Sindoor, according to the Hindustan...
TYRE, Lebanon, April 17 (AFP): Alongside hundreds of others forced to flee south Lebanon, Amani Atrash and her family waited eagerly on Friday morning for bulldozers to reopen the Qasmiyeh bridge, which Israel bombed just hours before a ceasefire began.Her...
GAZA STRIP, Palestinian Territories, April 17 (AFP): Gaza's civil defence agency said Thursday that Israeli fire killed four people, including one child, in different locations across the Palestinian territory.Violence continues despite a ceasefire in the Gaza war that came into...
PARIS, France, April 17 (AFP): French President Emmanuel Macron and UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer on Friday chair a meeting of allies to consider sending a multinational force to ensure security and free-flowing trade in the Strait of Hormuz once...
WASHINGTON, United States, April 17 (AFP): The US House of Representatives on Thursday rejected an effort to curb President Donald Trump's authority to wage war in Iran, another setback in Democrats' campaign to force Congress back into decisions over military...
WASHINGTON, United States, April 17 (AFP) : The IMF and World Bank said Thursday they are restoring relations with Venezuela, further legitimizing the interim government and opening new doors to financial support.Within hours the Venezuelan government confirmed it too would...
KUALA LUMPUR, April 17 (AFP) : Australia has secured an additional supply of some 100 million litres of diesel from Brunei and South Korea, as the country looked to boost supplies hit by the Mideast war, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese...
CHATTOGRAM, April 17 (BSS) : State Minister for Power, Energy and Mineral Resources Anindya Islam Amit on Friday said Bangladesh had sufficient fuel reserves to meet demand through April and May, while steps are underway to ensure supply for June.He...
SUNAMGANJ, April 17 (BSS): Farmers of the district are expecting a good Boro harvest this season, with a production target set at 12,33,517 metric tons of paddy, according to the Department of Agriculture Extention.Boro paddy has been cultivated on 223,511...
NAZIMUDDIN SHYAMOL | 2026-04-18 00:00:00
CHATTOGRAM, Apr 16: Eastern Refinery Limited (ERL), the only state-owned oil refinery in Bangladesh, has been facing a shortage of crude oil since the beginning of April as imported stocks are running low.The refinery is operating at a reduced capacity...
FHM HUMAYAN KABIR | 2026-04-18 00:00:00
A government move gets underway to import two oceangoing oil tankers to beef up energy security as the Mideast imbroglio, officials say.Each vessel is of 40,000-55,000DWT (deadweight tonnage) capacity, which is planned to build up on the country's energy logistics.The...
KUALA LUMPUR, April 17 (Reuters): Malaysian palm oil futures slipped on Friday, logging a second straight weekly decline, as weaker crude oil prices and Chicago soyoil pressured prices.The benchmark palm oil contract for July delivery on the Bursa Malaysia Derivatives...
India issued an order on Friday listing banks authorised to import gold and silver, providing relief for banks that were forced to halt imports because the list's publication was delayed, reports Reuters.Reuters reported earlier on Friday that more than 5...
LONDON, April 17 (Reuters): The war in the Middle East is the latest reminder of how commodities are reshaping the geopolitical landscape, leaving currencies from Norway, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand well placed to outperform larger rivals.These commodity currencies -...
Boeing is hiring around 100 to 140 factory workers a week, the highest pace since 2024, as the US jetmaker replaces retirees and increases staffing to support higher production rates and new models, a union leader said, reports Reuters.Boeing's unionised...
SINGAPORE/KUALA LUMPUR, April 17 (Reuters): Rubber glove makers have raised prices and warned of production cuts as the Iran war chokes supplies of key inputs, raising concerns for the healthcare sector.Glove makers have already hiked the average price of synthetic...
Gold held broadly steady on Friday, poised for a fourth straight weekly rise, supported by optimism over a potential US-Iran peace deal that cooled inflation fears and pushed the dollar lower, reports Reuters.Spot gold was largely flat at $4,799.85 per...
LONDON, April 17 (Reuters): The trading desks of Europe's top three oil majors have reaped billions of dollars from the energy supply crunch caused by the Iran war, eclipsing their more cautious U.S. rivals and helping offset the conflict's impact...
Chinese artificial intelligence startup DeepSeek is in talks with investors to raise at least $300 million at a valuation of $10 billion, according to a report published in The Information on Friday, reports Reuters.The company, whose low-cost models took the...
Wall Street's main indexes jumped on Friday after investors cheered Iran's decision to open the Strait of Hormuz following a ceasefire accord agreed in Lebanon, reports Reuters.Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi announced in a post on X that passage for...
Global equity funds received a fourth successive weekly inflow in the week through April 15 as upbeat earnings and increased optimism that the Iran war could be resolved more quickly than expected boosted risk appetite, reports Reuters.Investors allocated a net...
NCC Bank has recently signed two financing agreements with SME Foundation aimed at expanding access to finance for Cottage, Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises (CMSMEs). The agreements cover the Credit Wholesaling Programme under the government's Revolving Fund and a participation...
FE REPORT | 2026-04-18 00:00:00
Stocks closed flat this week as investors remained cautious amid lingering uncertainty surrounding ceasefire negotiations between the US and Iran, keeping overall market sentiment subdued.Market participants said the bourse is currently in a consolidation phase, as investors lack strong directional...
Abdullah A Dewan | 2026-04-18 00:00:00
A thoughtful reader of my recent article (April 7, 2026, P-4, FE) raised a pertinent question: Is "geopoliticonomy" meant to be a formal model, or is it simply a descriptive expression? The question is important-not because it challenges the validity...
If you walk into almost any manufacturing unit in Gazipur, Ashulia, or Narayanganj today, you will not hear the usual deafening hum of machinery. Instead, you are likely to find factory managers staring anxiously at pressure gauges. The harsh reality...
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