FE REPORT | 2026-06-06 00:00:00
Bangladesh and Türkiye intensify efforts to deepen economic and strategic ties with focus on a possible free-trade agreement, increased Turkish investment in sectors like defence industry and textiles.The accord featured talks between the foreign ministers of the two countries in...
REZAUL KARIM | 2026-06-06 00:00:00
An artificial intelligence (AI)-driven model is devised to monitor prices and supply of essentials and improve supply-chain management through farmer-market connectivity, sources say. Under the government plan, the Trading Corporation Bangladesh (TCB) has submitted a proposal to the commerce ministry,...
3JERUSALEM/WASHINGTON, June 5 (Reuters): Benjamin Netanyahu has long portrayed himself to the Israeli public as being uniquely adept in dealing with Donald Trump, capable of winning and sustaining the US president's backing.But an acrimonious phone call this week where the...
SARAJEVO, June 5 (AFP): US and European officials failed to agree by Thursday on a top international envoy for keeping the peace in Bosnia after two days of meetings, outgoing high representative Christian Schmidt confirmed.Established as part of the 1995...
NEW DELHI, June 5 (AFP): The founder of India's satirical online "Cockroach People's Party" said he was flying back to New Delhi on Friday, to take the viral social media campaign to the streets.Abhijeet Dipke, the 30-year-old Boston University graduate...
MOSCOW, June 5 (AFP): Russia and Ukraine exchanged 185 prisoners of war on Friday, the Russian defence ministry said, in one of the few areas of cooperation between the warring sides."On June 5, 185 Russian service members were returned from...
WASHINGTON, United States, June 5 (AFP): The US Senate on Friday approved $70 billion in funding for Donald Trump's hardline immigration crackdown, but only after a long day of votes on multiple amendments that highlighted Republican infighting over some of...
WASHINGTON, June 5 (Reuters): US forces conducted an interdiction of the sanctioned stateless oil tanker Davina overnight in the Indian Ocean, the US military's Indo-Pacific Command said on Friday.Washington has imposed a blockade on Iran's sea trade while Tehran has...
WASHINGTON, June 4 (Reuters): The US on Thursday imposed sanctions on Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel and some affiliated people and entities, the US Treasury Department's website showed.The sanctions also targeted four other people and five entities, including Diaz-Canel's wife, Lis...
GENEVA, June 5 (AFP): "Pessimistic" predictions that the Middle East war could push tens of millions more people into acute hunger if drawn out are being proven right, the United Nations said Friday.A few weeks after the US-Israeli strikes against...
Neymar will miss Brazil's World Cup warmup match against Egypt to continue treatment for a leg muscle injury, the Brazilian Football Confederation (CBF) said on Thursday, reports Xinhua.The 34-year-old was last Thursday diagnosed with a grade two calf strain requiring...
Football fans in Dhaka hold a rally at the Dhaka University campus on Friday welcoming the FIFA World Cup 2026 scheduled to be held in the United States, Mexico and Canada. — FE Photo
Defending champions Bangladesh are just one step away from making history as they prepare to face hosts India in the final of the SAFF Women's Championship, reports BSSThe match will be played at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium on Saturday. The...
FIFA will release a new football video game, FIFA World Cup: Launch Edition, on Netflix Games on June 11, timed to coincide with the start of the 2026 World Cup, the soccer governing body said on Thursday, reports Reuters.The title...
Brothers Union conceded a walkover against Agrani Bank in their Dhaka Premier Division Cricket League match at BKSP on Friday over unpaid dues.The match never got underway after Brothers Union players refused to take the field despite arriving at the...
Bangladesh Women beat Netherlands Women by 13 runs in a rain-hit match that was reduced to eight overs per side after a delayed start. A blistering half-century from Dilara Akter helped Bangladesh post 98 for 3 in the last match...
Bangladesh batting all-rounder Mosaddek Hossain said he was aiming to make an impact in the upcoming ODI series against Australia if given an opportunity, considering it could be his first step towards earning a place in the 2027 World Cup...
ISTANBUL, June 5 (AFP): Turkey's annual inflation rate showed a slight increase in May to 32.6 percent from 32.4 in April, official figures showed Friday.On a monthly basis, consumer prices climbed 1.7 percent, a slowdown from the 4.2 percent increase...
TOKYO, June 5 (AFP): Japan's industry ministry said on Friday the nation needs to replace up to 14 ageing nuclear reactors by the 2050s, as Tokyo turns back towards atomic energy more than 15 years after the Fukushima meltdown.The proposal...
Shareholders of Walton Hi-Tech Industries PLC have unanimously approved the proposed merger of Walton Digi-Tech Industries Limited with Walton Hi-Tech. The approval was granted at an Extraordinary General Meeting (EGM) of Walton Hi-Tech held virtually on Wednesday. Walton Hi-Tech's Chairman...
PABNA, June 05 (BSS): Commerce, Textiles and Jute, and Industries Minister Khandaker Abdul Muktadir has said a new BSCIC industrial estate will be established in Pabna district within the shortest possible time.He said the government was committed to maintaining the...
BAW M8 and BAW E7 Pro make their grand debut, marking new chapter in sustainable mobility in Bangladesh.On the occasion of Eid-Ul-Adha, Akij Renewable Energy and Automobiles Ltd. (AREAL), the automotive division of Akij Venture Group, proudly unveiled two innovative...
Bangladesh Institute of Development Studies (BIDS) Director General Dr A K Enamul Haque has said the government must keep inflation at a tolerable level through supply-side interventions although Bangladesh may face challenges to reduce inflation quickly due to global conflicts,...
BRUSSELS, June 5 (Reuters): There are no signs of jet fuel shortages in Europe in the coming months despite the energy shock from the Iran War, though high prices are prompting airlines to cut uneconomic routes, the European Union's transport...
Gold edged lower on Friday, and was headed for a weekly loss, as fading hopes of a swift resolution to the Middle East conflict fuelled fears of higher inflation and interest rates, reports Reuters. Spot gold was down 0.1 per...
NEW YORK, June 5 (Reuters): In April, Travis Arcamone was named flight attendant of the year at Spirit Airlines' Orlando, Florida, base. A month later, he was out of a job, after the company failed to find a way out...
LONDON, June 5 (Reuters): Oil prices stabilised on Friday after Oman said operations at its Mina al Fahal port were proceeding normally, following a Reuters report of disruption after an explosion.Petroleum Development Oman said operations at Mina al Fahal port...
PARIS, June 5 (Reuters): World food prices slipped in May from a revised April level, with vegetable oil prices falling for the first time this year while cereals and sugar jumped, the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization said on...
NEW YORK, June 5 (Reuters): SpaceX publicly set a $135 price for shares in its initial public offering on Wednesday, upending the longstanding Wall Street price-discovery apparatus and underscoring Elon Musk's determination to raise record sums his way.The company's decision...
Mercantile Bank PLC opened four new sub-branches on Thursday, aiming to provide modern and convenient banking services. The sub-branches are Miarhat Sub-Branch in Swarupkathi, Pirojpur; Shibchar Sub-Branch in Madaripur; Merajnagar Sub-Branch in Kadamtali, Dhaka; and Bhola Banglabazar Sub-Branch in Bhola....
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