HONG KONG, June 1 (AFP): Asian equities firmed Monday as a surge in artificial intelligence-linked stocks helped offset uncertainty over US-Iran talks.Gains in tech-heavy markets drove investor optimism, despite uncertainty driven by US-Iran negotiations to end the war that has...
LONDON, June 1 (Reuters): From Europe to Japan and Switzerland, huge bond issues by Big Tech companies are proving that smaller markets, often overshadowed by the US, can punch above their weight in the $40 trillion world of corporate debt.Google-parent...
Dhaka Bank has entered into a payroll banking agreement with New Asia Group (Malek Spinning Mills, Salek Textile & Denim Asia). The signing ceremony took place at New Asia Group head office in the capital. The agreement was formally exchanged...
BRAC Bank has signed two agreements with Bangladesh Bank (BB) to improve to affordable financing for cottage, micro, small, and medium enterprises (CMSMEs). The agreements include Tk 30 billion Cluster Finance Refinance Scheme and the Tk 15 billion Financial Sector...
FE REPORT | 2026-06-02 00:00:00
SK Trims & Industries, a scam-hit company allegedly tied to the ill-gotten money of former revenue official Md Matiur Rahman, posted a loss of Tk 282 million in FY25 - the first since its listing.The company's earnings disclosure on Monday...
FE REPORT | 2026-06-02 00:00:00
The benchmark index of the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) climbed to a three-month high on Monday as investors returned from the Eid holidays with renewed optimism, betting on undervalued blue-chip stocks.The equity market was upbeat against the backdrop of a...
NAIROBI, June 1 (Reuters): Hundreds of people took to the streets in the central Kenyan town of Nanyuki on Monday to protest moves by the United States to set up an Ebola quarantine facility at a military base there, residents...
KHARTOUM, June 1 (AFP): Nearly 70 people were killed in Sudan's Kordofan region in two recent drone attacks, a rights group and a local leader reported on Sunday.The Emergency Lawyers, a group that documents abuses in Sudan's long-running war, said...
YEREVAN, June 1 (AFP): Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan on Monday rebuffed Moscow's call for his country to hold a referendum on joining the EU, saying ties with Russia were in a "transformation phase."The Kremlin has upped pressure on Armenia...
YANGON, Myanmar, June 1 (AFP): A blast in northern Myanmar killed dozens of people on Sunday, two rescue workers said, with rebels controlling the region saying it was caused by the accidental detonation of mining explosives.One first responder in Shan...
PARIS, France, June 1 (AFP): France's President Emmanuel Macron said on Monday he had encouraged his US counterpart Donald Trump to pursue his "determined efforts" to reach a ceasefire deal with Iran to end the Middle East war.In a phone...
TEHRAN, June 1 (AFP): Iran's chief negotiator warned on Sunday the United States was not to be trusted, saying Tehran would not agree to any deal with Washington unless it fully secured Iranian rights.Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf's remarks came as reports...
Mudassir Hossain Khan | 2026-06-02 00:00:00
Diplomacy often unfolds behind closed doors. But occasionally, world politics is expressed more powerfully through symbolism than agreements. The recent visits of Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin belong to that category.Taken individually, neither visit appears revolutionary. No dramatic treaties were...
Syed Almas Kabir | 2026-06-02 00:00:00
The government's renewed focus on the creative economy, that is, artisans, weavers, blacksmiths, musicians, drama artists, painters, and countless other cultural practitioners, is a welcome and long-awaited recognition of the people who carry our heritage forward. Allocating funds for financing...
M. Rokonuzzaman | 2026-06-02 00:00:00
Reports indicate that the government is drafting a new policy with a stronger push to reduce reliance on imported inputs and develop backward linkage industries, aiming for increasing value addition-at least by 50 per cent by 2029. Furthermore, if an...
Taxes on all tobacco products, including cigarettes, should be increased. All tobacco products cause immense harm to human health. Cigarettes contain more than 3,000 chemicals, many of which are toxic and carcinogenic. Nicotine and carbon monoxide in cigarette smoke constrict...
Around seven years ago, the government of the time established two modern slaughterhouses in Dhaka's Kaptan Bazar and Hazaribagh areas at a combined cost of nearly Tk 1.33 billion. These facilities were equipped with modern machinery and designed to ensure...
Syed Fattahul Alim | 2026-06-02 00:00:00
The tragedy on the day before the Eid-ul Azha that struck the parents whose six newborns died in the post-operative room of a private hospital in Dhaka is a rude awakening for us all, as hospitals, too, may not be...
Mir Mostafizur Rahaman | 2026-06-02 00:00:00
The first 100 days of a government are often treated as a symbolic milestone rather than a definitive measure of success or failure. No administration can be fairly judged on the basis of three months alone, particularly in a country...
Ever since his assumption of the office of the Ministry of Finance, Amir Khosru Mahmud Chowdhury has been expressing his opposition to the $4.5 billion IMF (International Monetary Fund) loan negotiated in January 2023. During the IMF-World Bank (WB) Spring...
US carrier JetBlue raised its second-quarter fuel costs forecast on Monday as shipping disruptions in the Strait of Hormuz entered a fourth month, increasing pressure on the global aviation industry due to rising jet fuel prices, reports Reuters.The US-Israeli attack...
MOSCOW, June 1 (Reuters): Saudi Arabia's state oil producer Saudi Aramco has raised official selling prices for liquefied petroleum gas by between 1 per cent and 3 per cent in June, while Algeria's Sonatrach has cut them by between 18...
JOHANNESBURG, June 1 (Reuters): Some 200 companies attended a European Union investment roadshow in South Africa on Monday, vying for a slice of €12 billion ($13.98 billion) in investments the bloc has pledged amid global rivalry over critical minerals.The EU's...
LONDON, June 1 (Reuters): Aluminium prices soared to their highest point in more than four years on Monday as Middle East supply risks escalated after the US and Iran traded military strikes, traders said.Benchmark aluminium on the London Metal Exchange...
Gold prices slipped on Monday as fresh strikes between Iran and the United States heightened inflation concerns and reinforced expectations that central banks may keep monetary policy tighter for longer, reports Reuters.Spot gold was down 0.7 per cent at $4,502.89...
PRAN-RFL Group, the country's leading conglomerate, organised a special Eid celebration event for underprivileged children as part of its corporate social responsibility (CSR). The event was held at an orphanage and a daycare centre in the capital's Rayerbazar and Mirpur...
LONDON, June 1 (Reuters): Oil prices rose more than $3 a barrel on Monday after Iran and the US traded strikes and Israel ordered troops to move further into Lebanon in its battle with the Tehran-backed Hezbollah militant group.Brent futures...
CUMILLA, Jun 01 (BSS): Three children drowned in separate incidents within a span of six hours in Chauddagram upazila of the district on Monday.The victims were identified as Ayan, 12, son of Mizanur Rahman, councilor of Ward No-9 of Chauddagram...
JASHORE, Jun 01 (UNB): Two motorcyclists were killed after their motorcycle crashed into a roadside tree in Taltala area of Monirampur upazila in Jashore district on Sunday.The deceased were identified as Rakib, 27, son of Ismail, and Mehedi Hasan, 25,...
RANGPUR, Jun 01 (UNB): Three people have died and two others have fallen sick reportedly after consuming toxic liquor at Balarhat in Mithapurkur upazila of Rangpur district.The deceased were identified as Sattar Mia, 50, son of Tamij Uddin, Hujur Ali,...
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