PARIS, Oct 03 (Agencies): Israeli strikes and gunfire killed at least 57 Palestinians in the Gaza Strip, health officials said Thursday, as Hamas was still considering its response to US President Donald Trump's proposal for ending the nearly two-year war.The...
WASHINGTON, Oct 3 (AFP): US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent signaled Thursday that "substantial support" for farmers would be announced next week, particularly for those growing soybeans, as they struggle with fallout from President Donald Trump's trade conflicts.Worries have been growing...
TOKYO, Oct 3 (AP): A major Japanese beverage producer says it has been hit by a cyberattack that left its operations disrupted for the fifth day on Friday, and Japanese media are reporting that stocks of the company's popular beer...
Gold edged higher on Friday and was set for a seventh straight weekly gain, buoyed by expectations of further U.S. interest rate cuts this year and worries over the impact of a U.S. government shutdown, reports Reuters.Spot gold was up...
MILAN, Italy, Oct 3 (AFP):The Italian government said Thursday it was trimming its growth estimates for this year and the next, but said its deficit-to-GDP ratio was currently at the EU-mandated threshold of three percent.For this year, gross domestic product...
LONDON (Reuters): Oil prices were stable on Friday but remained on course for a weekly loss of about 7-8% after news of potential increases to OPEC+ supply. Brent crude futures were up 21 cents, or 0.33%, at $64.32 a barrel...
ISTANBUL, Oct 3 (AFP): Turkish inflation accelerated for the first time in more than year in September, reaching 33.29 percent, official data showed on Friday.The annual inflation rate rose from 32.95 percent in August.On a monthly basis, consumer prices rose...
BUENOS AIRES, (Argentina), Oct 3, (AFP) : Argentina's struggling President Javier Milei suffered a new setback Thursday as Congress overturned his vetoes of laws increasing funding for public universities and pediatric care.Senators invalidated both vetoes, which had already been rejected...
OUR CORRESPONDENT | 2025-10-04 00:00:00
CHATTOGRAM, Oct 03: The Chittagong Port Authority (CPA) has taken an initiative to issue licences to recruit new operators. Despite the protest by the existing berth and ship handling operators, the CPA has decided to recruit the new operators. Sources...
Agrani Bank PLC Managing Director Md. Anwarul Islam attended as the chief guest the conference of regional heads and branch heads of the bank under the Khulna circle in Jashore on Friday. At the conference 97 borrowers of the bank...
Only two goldsmiths work at a jewellery factory at Tantibazar in the city on Thursday as the orders for making gold ornaments have fallen sharply following excessive hikes in gold prices.— FE photo by Shafiqul Alam
JAHIDUL ISLAM | 2025-10-04 00:00:00
The government plans to launch a new digital transformation initiative to integrate siloed, fragmented, and duplicative data from public agencies across multiple ministries and divisions, say Planning Commission sources.The initiative aims to link the National Board of Revenue (NBR) with...
Stockholm has unexpectedly become Europe's busiest hub for initial public offerings (IPOs) in 2025, raising $6.8 billion so far this year.The Swedish capital has surpassed traditional centres like London, with small and mid-sized companies finding fertile ground to list in...
Shares in the Asia-Pacific markets traded mixed on Friday, reports CNBC.Japan's Nikkei 225 climbed 1.85 per cent to close at 45,769.50, while the Topix ended 1.35 per cent at 3,129.17.Shares of Japanese conglomerate Hitachi closed over 10 per cent higher...
Global equity funds witnessed robust demand in the week through October 1 as an inline US inflation report and weaker-than-expected private payrolls data renewed hopes of Federal Reserve rate cuts, reports Reuters.Investors bought a net $49.19 billion worth of global...
LONDON, Oct 3 (Reuters): Giorgio Armani representatives have approached potential buyers over a minority stake in the renowned Italian fashion group, three sources told Reuters, starting a de facto auction, opens new tab for a slice of one of the...
FE REPORT | 2025-10-04 00:00:00
The benchmark equity index ended the holiday-shortened week flat, halting the three straight weeks of decline as bargain hunters came out of the sidelines to snap up beaten-down stocks while most investors stayed cautious ahead of the upcoming earnings season....
Bangladesh captain Jaker Ali decides to bowl first after winning the toss against Afghanistan in the second T20I in Sharjah on Friday. — Afghanistan Cricket Board
LIVERPOOL, Oct 3 (AFP): Liverpool have no time to lick their wounds after back-to-back defeats as they prepare for a trip to Chelsea on Saturday while Manchester United boss Ruben Amorim is under severe pressure to beat in-form Sunderland.Arsenal can...
MADRID, Oct 3 (AFP): Real Madrid host Villarreal on Saturday aiming to get their La Liga campaign back on track after a punishing derby defeat last weekend.Xabi Alonso's side's perfect start to the campaign came to a juddering halt with...
NEW YORK, Oct 3 (AFP): FIFA has unveiled the official match ball for the 2026 World Cup, combining high-tech refinements and design details celebrating the three co-host countries -- the United States, Mexico and Canada.The ball, called Trionda, was again...
Bangladesh Football Federation (BFF) President Tabith Awal on Friday said that the development of football had been stalled for a long time due to the entry of dirty politics into the sport, reports BSS."There is still significant work to be...
GUWAHATI, India, Oct 3 (AFP): England flexed their muscles in their Women's World Cup opener with a ruthless 10-wicket demolition of South Africa in Guwahati on Friday.After bowling out the Proteas for a paltry 69 in just 20.4 overs, England's...
Md. Touhidul Alam Khan | 2025-10-04 00:00:00
Small and medium enterprises (SMEs) have persisted as vital engines of economic diversification and employment creation for the last few years. However, the rapid growth of this sector has accelerated remarkably with dedicated support of international institutions like the Islamic...
Nilratan Halder | 2025-10-04 00:00:00
Loneliness and being alone are not synonymous. One can feel lonely in a crowd while someone else can seek solitude and enjoy being alone away from the known social circle. Loneliness is marked by emotional and social detachment or withdrawal....
The World Health Organization (WHO), in 2017, called upon at least 75 per cent of its member states to prioritise dementia as a public health issue by 2025 and to formulate national policies and action plans on dementia prevention and...
The ongoing move by the Bangladesh Bank to purchase US dollars from commercial banks at higher exchange rates has sparked considerable debate. To many observers, paying more than necessary for foreign currency appears counterintuitive. Yet this policy is not a...
Tanim Asjad | 2025-10-04 00:00:00
A news report, carried in a vernacular daily, revealed that approximately 60 per cent of the seats in the country's state-owned technical schools and colleges remain vacant each year. This situation, while disappointing, also presents an opportunity for improvement in...
Syed Muhammed Showaib | 2025-10-04 00:00:00
Audit reports are powerful documents in the world of finance. They are meant to be pillars of trust that help investors, banks, donors and regulators make sense of the often-complex world of corporate activity. As independent watchdogs, auditors provide a...
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