ABIDJAN/LONDON, June 3 (Reuters): Ivory Coast has sold about 1 million metric tons of cocoa in export contracts for the 2026-27 main crop, but has started to slow sales due to concerns about the impact of a looming El Nino...
Gold prices dipped on Wednesday, weighed down by expectations that war-driven inflation will keep interest rates elevated, while investors focused on developments in the Middle East and upcoming economic data, reports Reuters.Spot gold fell 0.7 per cent to $4,452.09 per...
KUALA LUMPUR, June 3 (Reuters): Malaysian palm oil futures surged more than 3 per cent on Wednesday, reaching a four-week high, supported by stronger Chicago soyoil prices, though profit-taking limited the upside.The benchmark palm oil contract for August delivery on...
LONDON, June 3 (Reuters): Oil prices rose more than 2 per cent on Wednesday, extending gains from the previous session, as hostilities in the Middle East erupted anew and talks between Tehran and Washington showed little progress.Brent futures were up...
Indonesian Ambassador to Bangladesh Ms. Listyowati visited PRAN's mango collection and pulping factory at its Barendra Industrial Park (BIP) in Godagari, Rajshahi, on Wednesday.Kamruzzaman Kamal, Marketing Director of PRAN-RFL Group and Hazrat Ali, General Manager of the factory, welcomed the...
KHAGRACHHARI, Jun 03 (UNB): A fire gutted two shops that broke out at Jaliapara Bazar in Guimara upazila of Khagrachhari district early Wednesday.The fire broke out at the bazar around 3:45 am and engulfed two shops, said Jane Alam, acting...
Two construction workers have died after being overcome by "toxic gas" inside a septic tank at a building site in Barguna's Amtali Upazila, reports bdnews24.com.The incident took place around 10am on Wednesday at a building under construction belonging to Mohammad...
Police have recovered the body of a teenage girl in a gunny sack floating in the River Padma in Sadar Upazila of Pabna. The body had its hands tied, reports bdnews24.com. The floating body was recovered near the river bank...
OUR CORRESPONDENT | 2026-06-04 00:00:00
MANIKGANJ, June 03: The historic Ghior Market and weekly bazar in Ghior Upazila, Manikganj, established nearly 200 years ago on the banks of the Ichamati River, is facing severe infrastructure challenges. The absence of a proper drainage system, frequent waterlogging,...
Shafiq R Bhuiyan | 2026-06-04 00:00:00
During the long Eid holidays, Dhaka experienced a rare calm. The usual chaos, heavy traffic, constant honking and busy crowds disappeared as about 10 to 15 million people left the city and nearby areas to celebrate Eid at home.Dhaka is...
The growing loneliness of urban life in Dhaka has become an alarming social issue that deserves immediate attention. Although Dhaka is home to more than 20 million people, countless residents today feel emotionally isolated and disconnected from society. Rapid urbanisation,...
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) recently stated that Bangladesh's debt-to-GDP ratio has reached around 41 per cent and recommended the formation of an independent Debt Management Office (DMO) to strengthen oversight of public debt and improve overall debt management within...
Atiqul Kabir Tuhin | 2026-06-04 00:00:00
According to the Tobacco Atlas, a research organisation that tracks the tobacco epidemic worldwide, about 200,000 people die every year from tobacco-related illness in Bangladesh. This means 548 deaths per day, more than 3,800 deaths per week and over 16,600...
The fracas over appointment of a chairman to the Islami Bank Bangladesh PLC exposes the disconcerting fact that financial institutions in this country are yet to come of age. Why should its customers---if they are really so--- organise a protest...
Muhammad Zamir | 2026-06-04 00:00:00
Bangladesh needs to take note of the different dimensions pertaining to the use of proper seeds for improving our agricultural output and also facilitating farmers. The present government has already taken significant measures to assist famers within the paradigm of...
FE REPORT | 2026-06-03 12:00:00
Bangladesh assumes the presidency of the United Nations General Assembly with Foreign Minister Dr Khalilur Rahman being elected President of the 81st UNGA Session, in a major diplomatic victory for the country. He happens to become only a second Bangladeshi...
Abdullah A Dewan | 2026-06-03 12:00:00
Following the discussion on the architecture of newspaper influence (The Financial Express, May 22, 2026), an equally important question emerges: who produces the analytical journalism capable of generating such influence in the first place? If newspapers constitute part of a...
Plaintiff Abdul Mannan Molla is being taken to testify before the Dhaka Metropolitan Children Violence Suppression Tribunal in the case for the rape and murder of his eight-year-old daughter Ramisa Akter on Tuesday. — Focus Bangla
The Ministry of Expatriates' Welfare and Overseas Employment has established a 'Complaint Resolution and Redress Cell' to ensure the prompt handling of various complaints lodged by the Bangladeshi expatriates living abroad, reports BSS.The information was disclosed in an office order...
Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) has urged motorists not to resort to fraudulent methods to evade the city's AI-based traffic monitoring system and instead comply with traffic laws, reports UNB.Strict action will soon be taken against vehicles with unclear, damaged, distorted...
A total of 174 more Bangladeshi migrants were repatriated from Libya on Tuesday through a joint initiative of the Bangladesh government, Libyan authorities and the International Organization for Migration (IOM), reports BSS.The returnees arrived at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport (HSIA)...
Bangladesh has achieved a significant diplomatic milestone with its unanimous election as a vice-president of the 114th International Labour Conference (ILC) 2026, reports UNB.International Labour Conference is the premier global forum on labour and employment issues convened by the International...
MUNIMA SULTANA | 2026-06-03 00:00:00
No visible steps have so far been taken to transfer the Dhaka Transport Coordination Authority (DTCA) to the Prime Minister's Office following the Prime Minister's directive during the last two months showing a lax attitude towards easing the city's traffic...
FE REPORT | 2026-06-03 00:00:00
Development organisation Ghashful has presented Eid gifts to Finance and Planning Minister Amir Khosru Mahmud Chowdhury, showcasing products made by marginal communities and highlighting the potential of safe agriculture and the rural economy.The gifts were handed over at the minister's...
FE REPORT | 2026-06-03 00:00:00
The government is going to launch a three-month nationwide dengue awareness campaign from Saturday as part of an intensified initiative to prevent the spread of the mosquito-borne viral disease ahead of the peak transmission season.The health ministry also said private...
Rickshaw van drivers loll on their vehicles in the capital's Motijheel area as the usual hustle and bustle of city life has yet to resume after the Eid-ul-Azha holiday. — FE Photo by Shafiqul Alam
FARIDPUR, June 2 (UNB): Five people were killed and two children sustained serious injuries after a private car rammed into the rear of a stationery truck on the Dhaka-Mawa-Bhanga Expressway in Faridpur's Bhanga upazila early Tuesday.The deceased were identified as...
FE REPORT | 2026-06-03 00:00:00
After the past several months' hikes, the Bangladesh Energy Regulatory Commission (BERC) Tuesday cut the price of liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) at the retail level by around 2.83 per cent for June.The price of 12kg LPG cylinders was fixed at...
A special tribunal in Dhaka on Tuesday completed recording depositions of prosecution witnesses (PWs) in a case lodged over the rape and murder of second-grade student Ramisa Akter in the city's Pallabi area.Sixteen out of the total 18 PWs testified...
FE REPORT | 2026-06-03 00:00:00
The protesting clients of Islami Bank Bangladesh Limited (IBBL) have put forward a seven-point demand including the resignation of the bank's newly appointed Chairman Md. Khurshid Alam and the reinstatement of its former Managing Director Omar Faruk Khan.Their demands were...
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