MIR MOSTAFIZUR RAHAMAN | 2026-07-25 00:00:00
Wild speculations come true as Mohammed Shahabuddin stands down as President ostensibly to end an odd position in the highest seat of Bangladesh since the fall of Awami League government in an uprising. In tendering his resignation on Friday, he...
FE REPORT | 2026-07-25 00:00:00
Bangladesh appears set to retain a competitive advantage on the lucrative US apparel market after Washington imposed new labour-related tariff on imports from 60 economies, placing the country on the lowest rung while subjecting several of its biggest rivals to...
ZAMFARA, July 24 (Reuters): Armed bandits riding motorcycles killed at least 24 farmers and wounded several others in an attack on remote farming villages in northwest Nigeria's Zamfara state, residents told Reuters on Thursday.The attackers stormed communities in the Sauna...
KYIV (Ukraine), July 24 (AFP): At least 17 people were killed Friday in Russian and Ukrainian long-range strikes-including just outside Kyiv and hundreds of miles east of Moscow-as both sides intensify strikes with diplomacy in a deadlock.Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky...
WASHINGTON, July 24 (AFP) : US President Donald Trump said Thursday that a nuclear deal with Saudi Arabia depends on the kingdom recognizing Israel-throwing the agreement into turmoil just the day after it was signed.Riyadh has long resisted joining the...
ISLAMABAD, July 24 (Agencies): Militants rammed an explosives-laden vehicle into a security check post in north-western Pakistan overnight, killing 15 people including soldiers, police and government personnel, the military said on Friday."Fifteen brave sons of soil including twelve military, two...
GENEVA, July 24 (Arab News): United Nations Human Rights chief Volker Turk, an outspoken critic of Russia's war in Ukraine and Israel's conduct in Gaza, faces opposition from both countries to a second four-year term ahead of a vote on...
GAZA, July 24 (Agencies): More than two-thirds of Gazans could face acute hunger by the year-end as humanitarian agencies cut aid flows due to funding shortages, a global hunger monitor said on Wednesday.The latest assessment by the Integrated Food Security...
WASHINGTON, July 24 (Reuters): US President Donald Trump said on Thursday that he will discuss artificial intelligence with Chinese President Xi Jinping when he visits the United States on Sept 24.Xi's visit comes after the pair met during Trump's trip...
LEGE-CAP-FERRET, France, July 24 (Agencies): French authorities have ordered the evacuation of the entirety of the Cap Ferret peninsula on the south-west coast, with hundreds of people escaping the area by boat.Tens of thousands of people are being evacuated from...
Outlining the government's economic strategy, Prime Minister's Finance and Planning Adviser Dr Rashed Al Mahmud Titumir on Friday said Bangladesh needs an investment-driven development model tailored to domestic realities and changing global geoeconomic conditions."We need to pursue a model where...
WELLINGTON, July 24 (AFP): New Zealand Prime Minister Christopher Luxon condemned new US tariffs on Friday as "extremely disappointing" after his and 59 other countries were slapped with fresh levies over forced labour concerns."The US investigation did not provide meaningful...
Bangladesh Bank (BB) has issued new reporting guidelines requiring all scheduled banks to include specific Economic Sector Codes/IDs when submitting information on government deposits, aiming to strengthen transparency in government cash management and the Treasury Single Account (TSA) system, reports...
Janata Bank PLC Chairman Md Fazlur Rahman presiding over the 895th board meeting of the bank at its head office in the city on Thursday. Directors of the bank Badre Munir Ferdous, Abdul Mazid Sheikh, Abdul Awal Sarkar, Dr Md...
SYDNEY, July 24 (AFP): Australia said on Friday it would pump an additional $3.2 billion into building the country's nuclear-powered submarines, part of a controversial defence pact with the United States and Britain.Under the 2021 AUKUS deal, Australia's most expensive...
Foreign Minister Dr Khalilur Rahman has reaffirmed Bangladesh’s commitment to working closely with ASEAN and its partners to strengthen regional cooperation in tackling emerging and transnational threats, reports BSS.Addressing the commemorative ceremony marking the 50th anniversary of the Treaty of...
FE REPORT | 2026-07-25 00:00:00
The country's apex trade body has requested the Bangladesh Standards and Testing Institution (BSTI) to reduce its licence, product testing and renewal fees.The Federation of Bangladesh Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FBCCI) has said the BSTI's existing higher charges have...
HSBC has agreed to sell its life and health insurance business in Singapore to Allianz for S$2.7 billion ($2.1 billion), as it trims non-core operations and focuses on its Asian wealth and wholesale banking operations, Reports Reuters.The global bank will...
Eastern Bank PLC (EBL) has signed a MoU with Chokher Sheba Hospital to expand access to quality eye care for underprivileged communities. Following the signing ceremony at the bank's Head Office in Dhaka, EBL Managing Director Hassan O. Rashid handed...
SINGAPORE, July 24 (Reuters): Chinese memory chip manufacturer CXMT Corp's shares will start trading in Shanghai on Monday, it said on Thursday after raising 57.92 billion yuan ($8.6 billion) in Asia's biggest initial public offering so far this year.The debut...
Global equity funds attracted inflows for a ninth straight week through July 22 as investors remained optimistic about a robust earnings season despite an escalation in Middle East tensions and the recent weakness in semiconductor stocks, reports Reuters.They bought a...
FE REPORT | 2026-07-25 00:00:00
Heidelberg Materials Bangladesh slipped into the red in the second quarter (Q2) of 2026 as soaring raw material costs, weak demand and intense market competition squeezed profit margins.The Germany-based cement producer reported a net loss of more than Tk 61...
FE REPORT | 2026-07-25 00:00:00
Stocks fell sharply this week, snapping a three-week winning streak as investors rushed to lock in short-term gains amid uncertainty over proposed amendments to margin lending rules and renewed geopolitical tensions.The benchmark index of the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) retreated...
July 24 (Reuters): India's gold discounts widened to their highest level in seven weeks as demand remained subdued after a price rebound earlier in the week deterred buyers, while top consumer China saw an improvement in buying interest.Domestic gold prices...
TOKYO, July 24 (AFP): Japan said Friday it plans to conduct full-scale mining tests in February for rare earth minerals from a seabed near a remote Pacific island, after a mission successfully recovered samples from six kilometres below the waves.Japan...
OSLO, July 24 (AFP): Norway on Friday protested against a new wave of US tariffs imposed by Washington on its key trading partners, complaining that they were higher for the Scandinavian country than for the EU.The new US tariffs targeting...
West Indies head coach Daren Sammy has revealed that fast bowler Alzarri Joseph "declined selection" for the two-match Test series against Pakistan, reports Cricbuzz."Yeah, it is a big loss," Sammy said in a media interaction. "Mr Joseph has declined selection....
Argentina defender Nicolas Otamendi announced his retirement from international football on Friday, (BST) bringing the curtain down on a 17-year career during which he won the 2022 World Cup and two Copa America titles, reports Reuters.The 38-year-old centre back made...
Germany have appointed Juergen Klopp as head coach on a four-year contract, the country's football association (DFB) said on Friday, handing the former Liverpool and Borussia Dortmund manager the task of leading the national team into a new era after...
Mohammad Nabi, the veteran all-rounder, has been left out of Afghanistan's 15-player squad named, on Friday, for the five-match One-Day International series against Ireland. Afghanistan have instead recalled pacer Fazalhaq Farooqi and also included Yamin Ahmadzai, Saleem Safi for the...
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