NEW YORK, Dec 11 (Reuters): Amazon is developing a "rush" pickup service that would let customers collect orders from its stores within an hour, Business Insider reported on Thursday, citing an internal document and a person familiar with the matter.The...
LONDON, Dec 11 (AFP): After soaring for nearly two years, cocoa prices dropped sharply in 2025. However, chocolate, in demand ahead of the festive holiday season, has seen prices rise.AFP examines the reasons for the divergence and the current state...
FRANKFURT, Dec 11 (AFP): The European Central Bank proposed Thursday simplifying rules for the region's lenders to help them compete internationally, but insisted the move would not weaken guardrails aimed at preventing crises.Europe has been under pressure to ease a...
The 18th Annual General Meeting (AGM) of the Bangladesh Institute of Capital Market (BICM) was held at its office in Dhaka on Thursday. The Chairman of BICM's Board of Directors and Chairman of the Bangladesh Securities and Exchange Commission (BSEC),...
BRAC, in partnership with MetLife Foundation, has officially launched Career Hub in Rangpur, a one-stop platform aimed at supporting youth with the skills, guidance, and opportunities needed to succeed in today's workforce. This initiative is designed to directly support 3,000...
BRAC Bank's branch network achieved a historic net deposit of Tk 150 billion in the first eleven months of this year, marking one of the strongest deposit mobilisation performances in the bank's history. The achievement was formally celebrated during the...
MTB Foundation, in partnership with the Centre for Disability in Development (CDD), recently marked International Day of Persons with Disabilities (IDPD) 2025 with this year's theme - "Fostering disability inclusive societies for advancing social progress". The event was organised at...
EcoFlow, together with its exclusive and official distributor ACI Renewable Energy, has signed national football star Ritu Porna Chakma as the brand's new Brand Ambassador. Ritu Porna Chakma was present at the signing ceremony held at the Yamaha Flagship Centre...
FE REPORT | 2025-12-12 00:00:00
GPH Ispat, a leading steel manufacturer, has unveiled its advanced earthquake-resistant technology at the IAB Build Expo, 2025 on Thursday. The company has participated in the three-day IAB Build Expo that began at the Bangladesh-China Friendship Conference Centre in Dhaka...
The NRB Global Convention, the biggest ever event for expatriate Bangladeshis, will be held at a hotel in Dhaka on December 30.People from various walks of life, including expatriate entrepreneurs, businessmen, doctors, engineers, scientists, university teachers, IT professionals and others...
A high-level delegation of investors from various industrial sectors in China in a meeting with the Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA) focused on joint investment in the diversified products sector, reports UNB.The meeting was held at the BGMEA...
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GPH Ispat earned a profit of Tk 24.19 million in the first quarter through September this year, which is 64 per cent lower than the same period of the previous year.The company says it has been facing shrinking demand. Earlier,...
BABUL BARMAN | 2025-12-12 00:00:00
The Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) has received complaints of losses amounting to Tk 680 million from clients of Moshihor Securities, which embezzled investors' shares and cash more than a year ago by using duplicate software.Md Shafiqur Rahman, deputy general manager...
Fakhruddin Ahmed | 2025-12-12 00:00:00
In early 1940s, the folk song composer and singer Abbas Uddin Ahmed (1901-59) met a young man named Hemanta Mukherjee (1920-89) at a Kolkata radio station. After listening to him singing, Abbas praised Hemanta profusely. “Please bless me,” Hemanta beseeched...
Serajul I Bhuiyan | 2025-12-12 00:00:00
A new-world order—one described by increasing numbers of economists as the climate economy—is arising. Rather than being fueled by smoke and coal, it will be propelled by clean energies, climate-resilient infrastructure, clean technologies, and sustainable finance. In reaction to global...
What's the first thing that comes to your mind when you seek medical care? Is it the comfort of being cared for, or is it just the stress of the bill waiting for you at the end?In Bangladesh, this is...
Bangladesh has recently been witnessing a surge of graduates with no jobs. The issue is not restricted to a lack of jobs; rather, it is accentuated by employers offering a low salary compared to the skills and qualifications of an...
Shiabur Rahman | 2025-12-12 00:00:00
A recent incident of allegedly killing eight newborn puppies by stuffing them in a sack and drowning them in a pond by a woman in Pabna has once again exposed a harsh reality about the treatment of animals in Bangladesh....
Nilratan Halder | 2025-12-12 00:00:00
A high-level meeting chaired by Chief Adviser Muhammad Yunus and held at the state guest house Jamuna on Sunday last emphasised the need for making foods safe for consumption. Indeed, food safety is a much neglected issue in this country....
Bangladesh's judiciary is poised to enter a new era of institutional independence and operational efficiency with the promulgation of the Supreme Court Secretariat Ordinance 2025-a long-anticipated reform that grants the Supreme Court financial and administrative autonomy. This landmark measure fundamentally...
BP, Woodside Energy and Chevron were the top winners on Wednesday at the US government's first sale of oil and gas drilling rights in the Gulf of Mexico since 2023, reports Reuters.The auction, which ended with $279.4 million in high...
HANOI, Dec 11 (Reuters): Vietnam's parliament on Thursday approved a revised law that restricts exports of refined rare earths and reaffirms a ban on ore exports, in a bid to support a domestic industry that has struggled for decades to...
Gold edged lower on Thursday, as traders weighed the US Federal Reserve's divided vote on a quarter-percentage-point interest rate cut, while silver climbed to yet another record high, reports Reuters.Spot gold fell 0.3 per cent to $4,217.09 per ounce, as...
LITTLETON, Colorado, Dec 11 (Reuters): Major Asian economies including China, India, Japan and Vietnam have cleaned up their power generation systems by more than the United States and Europe in 2025, setting the stage for an East-West divergence in energy...
LONDON, Dec 11 (Reuters): The International Energy Agency trimmed its forecast of next year's global oil supply glut for the first time since May on Thursday, flagging higher demand prospects due to a stronger world economy and lower supply from...
The implementation of the newly enacted Public Procurement Rules, 2025 has led to a significant increase in participation in tenders through electronic government procurement (e-GP). S. M. Moin Uddin Ahmed, Chief Executive Officer (Secretary) of the Bangladesh Public Procurement Authority...
LONDON, Dec 11 (Reuters): Oil prices eased on Thursday as investors shifted focus back to Russia-Ukraine peace talks and monitored potential fallout from a US seizure of a sanctioned oil tanker off the coast of Venezuela.Brent crude futures were down...
WASHINGTON, Dec 11 (AP): President Donald Trump said Wednesday that the United States has seized an oil tanker off the coast of Venezuela as tensions mount with the government of President Nicolás Maduro.Using U.S. forces to take control of a...
FLORIDA, Dec 11 (AP): NASA has lost contact with a spacecraft that has orbited Mars for more than a decade.Maven abruptly stopped communicating to ground stations over the weekend. NASA said this week that it was working fine before it...
ISLAMABAD, Dec 11 (BBC): Pakistan's former spy chief has been sentenced to 14 years in prison by a military court, on charges including violation of state secrets and interfering in politics.Faiz Hameed led Pakistan's Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) agency from 2019...
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