ERIE, Oct 15 (AFP): Kamala Harris stepped up efforts to win back Black male voters who are drifting to Donald Trump, as the presidential rivals headed to dueling campaign events Monday in the crucial battleground of Pennsylvania.The White House race...
ISLAMABAD, Oct 15 (AFP): Indian Foreign Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar arrived in Pakistan on Tuesday for a Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) summit, the first top Delhi diplomat to visit their arch-rival neighbour in nearly a decade.Jaishankar's plane landed just before 3:30...
GAZA, Oct 15 (Reuters/AFP): Israeli military strikes killed at least 40 Palestinians across the Gaza Strip as Israeli forces tightened their squeeze around Jabalia in the north of the enclave on Tuesday, amid fierce battles with Hamas-led fighters.Palestinian health officials...
The environment is a crucial element of human civilisation. Since the dawn of civilisation, people have gradually shaped their surroundings. Plant and animal life develop in harmony with the environment, creating a close link between nature and humanity. However, human...
In the traditional banking era in Bangladesh, customers had to physically visit bank branches for services such as transactions. These banking services were not always readily available, and customers often had to wait in long queues. Banking hours frequently clashed...
Syed Mansur Hashim | 2024-10-16 00:00:00
After a lull of about a month, the prices of essentials are on their way to breaking past records in the meteoric rise across wholesale and retail markets in Bangladesh. People's relief at seriously depressed prices (compared to the past)...
Wasi Ahmed | 2024-10-16 00:00:00
Sea-level rise, the most potentially threatening fallout of climate change, appears to be almost around the corner as studies conducted at home and abroad suggest that what was believed to be a slow-onset disaster is, in reality, not so.Often referred...
The reports of a series of mysterious fire incidents in oil and LPG tankers between September 30 and the small hours of October 13 are disconcerting. So far two oil tankers owned by Bangladesh Shipping Corporation (BSC) caught fires on...
Md. Roushon Jamal | 2024-10-16 00:00:00
World Food Day 2024 echoes the call for a hunger-free world by 2030. With the theme 'Right to food for a better life and a better future', the global event will plan a resilient food system for a better future...
LONDON/MADRID, Oct 15 (Reuters): Banking consolidation is not always the best way to create shareholder value and can lead to oligopolies that are bad for clients, Chair of Spain's Sabadell Josep Oliu said on Monday.Sabadell is trying to fend off...
Major stock markets in the Gulf were mixed in early trade on Tuesday on weakening oil even as tensions escalated in the region and as investors braced for third-quarter earnings, reports Reuters.Saudi Arabia's benchmark index dropped 0.1 per cent, hit...
LONDON, Oct 15 (Reuters): A rapid divergence between euro zone and US government bond markets is expected to continue, as an increasingly lacklustre European economy adds to the pressure on the European Central Bank to quickly cut interest rates.The closely-watched...
MILAN, Oct 15 (Reuters): Global investor optimism posted its biggest jump since June 2020 in October due to Federal Reserve rate cuts, stimulus pledges from China and expectations of a soft landing for the US economy, a BofA survey of...
Pubali Bank recently signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Hotel Ramada, Cox's Bazar at the bank's head office. N. M. Firoz Kamal, deputy general manager, and Chevan Gooneratne, general manager of Hotel Ramada, signed the MoU. According to the...
Bank Asia organised a programme on the occasion of Breast Cancer Awareness Month 2024 to disseminate knowledge about breast cancer among its female employees. The keynote speaker, Prof. Dr. Tasnim Ara, delivered an insightful presentation on modern methods of breast...
United Commercial Bank (UCB) on Tuesday brought in a new range of products, both for depositors and borrowers, in alignment with the Three Zeroes vision, of Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus. The products were launched through a press conference held...
LONDON/SYDNEY, Oct 15 (Reuters): European shares and US futures were little changed on Tuesday after Wall Street scaled record highs the previous day, while oil prices dropped on a report that Israel would refrain from striking Iranian energy targets.Chinese stocks,...
MOHAMMAD MUFAZZAL | 2024-10-16 00:00:00
The securities regulator has recently rejected a few proposals, including the issuance of placement shares to sponsor directors, considering the interest of general shareholders.At least three issuer companies proposed increasing their paid-up capital by floating new shares, but the Bangladesh...
FE REPORT | 2024-10-16 00:00:00
The state-run Dhaka Electric Supply Company (DESCO) is not going to give any dividend to shareholders for the just concluded fiscal year for the first time since its 2026 listing. The primary reasons are operating loss and foreign debt burden....
NOWSHABA ACHAL | 2024-10-16 00:00:00
Palak PaneerTo make an easy palak paneer, start by blanching 3 cups of fresh spinach in boiling water for 2-3 minutes and transfer it to cold water to retain its colour. Blend the spinach into a smooth puree. After that,...
MEGH RAHMAN | 2024-10-16 00:00:00
Remember the time when your Instagram's fyp (for your page) was all covered with gritty black-and-white captures? But if you take a tour of their recent posts it's all colourful with wedding portraits. Not just them, it's like across the...
FE REPORT | 2024-10-15 12:00:00
Dhaka has binned a statement by the spokesperson for Delhi's external affairs ministry alleging "a systemic pattern of desecration of and damage to temples and deities" in Bangladesh as baseless and uncalled for."The attention of the government has been drawn...
A low pressure area has formed over Southeast Bay of Bengal and adjoining areas, according to the Met Office.Besides, rain/thunder showers accompanied by temporary gusty wind is likely to occur at one or two places over Rangpur, Dhaka, Khulna and...
A Dhaka court has sent three snatchers to jail after a one-day remand in connection with a case filed over a snatching incident at a Puja mandap in the capital's Tantibazar area on Friday night, reports BSS.The accused are Askash...
The Ministry of Home Affairs has issued a warning, announcing that legal action will be taken against individuals filing false cases and cases filed for harassment, reports UNB.The notice, released on Monday, is intended to raise awareness about the increasing...
Razia Naseem Sultana, wife of Jahangir Bin Alam, former secretary of Foreign Investors Chamber of Commerce and Industry (FICCI) and India-Bangladesh Chamber of Commerce and Industry ( IBCCI), died at United Hospital in the capital on Tuesday. She was 68,...
FE REPORT | 2024-10-15 00:00:00
The Dhaka metro rail company resumes train operation through Mirpur-10 station today (Tuesday), nearly seven months after its closure.Managing Director of Dhaka Mass Transit Company Limited (DMTCL) Mohammad Abdur Rouf made the announcement at a press conference on Monday.He, however,...
A total of 1, 695 cases have so far been lodged in police stations across the country against those involved in the attacks, instigation and giving orders to brutally kill students during the recent Anti-Discrimination Movement, according to police, reports...
The busy Mugdapara-Manda Road in the capital has long been waterlogged due to lack of proper maintenance and a deplorable drainage system in the area, causing serious inconvenience to the road users. The snapshot was taken on Monday. — FE...
Syeda Rizwana Hasan, Environment, Forest and Climate Change Adviser, has urged manufacturers to adopt responsible practices by producing durable electronic goods. She also discouraged consumers from discarding items prematurely due to fleeting trends, reports UNB.The adviser was addressing a seminar...
© 2026 - All Rights with The Financial Express
