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TIB statement on UNGA delegation "deeply disappointing"

2025-09-27 00:00:00

NEW YORK, Sept 26 (UNB): The interim government on Friday reacted to the statement issued by the Transparency International Bangladesh (TIB), noting that it is "deeply disappointing" that it issued a public statement based on unverified social media posts, rather...

Taka getting increasingly overvalued amid subdued dollar demand

JASIM UDDIN HAROON | 2025-09-27 00:00:00

Bangladesh's currency appears increasingly getting overvalued as subdued import demand and weak private-sector credit flows coincide with robust remittance inflows.The trend is reflected in the central bank's latest reading of the real effective exchange rate (REER) index, which rose to...

Pakistan proposes joint working team

REZAUL KARIM | 2025-09-27 00:00:00

The interim government is moving with urgency to resolve the long-standing issue of the repayment of Pabna Sugar Mill loans received under Pakistan Supplier Credit, sources say.In this regard, a high-profile inter-ministerial meeting was held between representatives from Bangladesh and...

Khaleda made member of Fulgazi BNP committee

2025-09-27 00:00:00

Feni, Sep 25 (UNB): Former Prime Minister and BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia has been included as a member of Fulgazi upazila BNP committee in Feni district, her ancestral home.She has repeatedly been elected MP from Feni-1 constituency (Fulgazi upazila).On Thursday...

Dr Yunus pledges labour reforms, baits to net foreign investments

FE REPORT | 2025-09-27 00:00:00

Chief Adviser Prof Muhammad Yunus reaffirms his interim government's stress on labour reforms and mentions other baits for wooing large-scale foreign direct investment into Bangladesh. He was addressing a high-level dinner hosted at the Bangladesh Permanent Mission to the United...

Govt to issue land ownership certificates, smart cards

TALHA BIN HABIB | 2025-09-27 00:00:00

The government will issue certificates of land ownership (CLOs) and land smart cards to land owners to ensure the authenticity of ownership. A land ministry high official involved in the process has told The Financial Express the government has finalised...

Prayer Timings (2025-09-27)

2025-09-27 00:00:00

Transport loans fall 5.5pc YoY in Q2'25

SAJIBUR RAHMAN | 2025-09-27 00:00:00

The outstanding loans and advances by scheduled banks in the transport sector saw a consistent decline over the last year, reflecting a slowdown in borrowing and cautious lending by banks.Transport loans included road transport (excluding personal vehicles and lease finance),...

Microsoft cuts Israel's access to cloud and AI products

2025-09-27 00:00:00

WASHINGTON, Sep 26 (AP): Microsoft said Thursday it had disabled services to a unit within the Israeli military after a company review had determined its artificial intelligence and cloud computing products were being used to help carry out mass surveillance...

Prof Yunus demands global action, diversified funding, political solution in Rakhine

2025-09-27 00:00:00

NEW YORK, Sept 26 (UNB): Seeking diversified and additional global funding for the Rohingyas, Chief Adviser Prof Muhammad Yunus on Friday urged the international community that there must be a political solution to the problems in Rakhine involving ethnic stakeholders...

Interim govt to complete budget revision two months before time

FE REPORT | 2025-09-27 00:00:00

Revision of the current fiscal budget takes place two months ahead of usual timing--by January -- as the interim regime decides to complete it before a new government takes office.Usually, budget is revised by March, before preparing next fiscal budget,...

Taiwan rescuers battle thick mud to look for missing from Super Typhoon Ragasa

2025-09-27 00:00:00

HUALIEN, Taiwan, Sept 26 (Reuters): Rescue workers in Taiwan battled through thick mud on Friday, looking for seven people still missing after Super Typhoon Ragasa this week sent a wall of water into a small town on the east coast.The...

Indian police arrest activist Wangchuk after deadly Ladakh protests

2025-09-27 00:00:00

SRINAGAR, India, Sept 26 (Reuters): Indian police arrested Ladakh activist Sonam Wangchuk on Friday, two days after New Delhi blamed him for violent protests demanding statehood for the Himalayan federal territory in which four people died, and suspended mobile internet...

Million-year-old skull could change human evolution timeline

2025-09-27 00:00:00

BANGKOK, Sept 26 (AFP): A digital reconstruction of a million-year-old skull suggests humans may have diverged from our ancient ancestors 400,000 years earlier than previously thought and in Asia not Africa, a new study said Friday.The findings are based on...

Tehran, Moscow sign $25b deal to build nuclear plants in Iran

2025-09-27 00:00:00

TEHRAN, Sept 26 (Reuters): Iran and Russia signed a $25-billion deal to build nuclear power plants in the Islamic republic, Iranian state media reported Friday, just hours ahead of the likely return of sweeping UN sanctions on Iran.“A deal for...

Madagascar capital deserted after violent protests

2025-09-27 00:00:00

ANTANANARIVO, Sept 26 (Arab News): The streets were largely deserted in Madagascar's capital Friday as residents took stock of the damage from a day of violent protests over frequent power cuts and water shortages.The protest in Antananarivo, led by hundreds...

Nepal's new PM faces uphill battle after deadly unrest

2025-09-27 00:00:00

KATHMANDU, Sept 26 (AFP): After Nepal's deadliest unrest in decades, caretaker Prime Minister Sushila Karki is working to forge her cabinet, restore order and prepare for elections within six months.Karki, a 73-year-old former chief justice, faces the challenge of balancing...

France's Sarkozy prepares for five-year prison term

2025-09-27 00:00:00

PARIS, Sept 26 (AFP): A court on Thursday sentenced former French president Nicolas Sarkozy to five years in prison over a scheme for late Libyan dictator Moamer Kadhafi to fund his 2007 presidential run.In a verdict that will make the...

Moldovan authorities bar pro-Russian party from Sunday's polls

2025-09-27 00:00:00

CAPRIANA (Moldova), Sept 26 (Reuters): Election officials in Moldova barred a pro-Russian party on Friday from standing in Sunday's parliamentary election, a move that threatens to raise tensions ahead of the high-stakes vote.The decision by the Central Election Committee to...

Foreign doctors in Gaza describe worst wounds 'they've ever seen'

2025-09-27 00:00:00

GAZA CITY (Palestinian Territories), Sept 26 (Agencies): International doctors and nurses who treated Palestinians in Gazan hospitals described wounds more severe than civilians had suffered in other modern conflicts, according to a peer-reviewed study published Friday.For the research in the...

Global equity funds log weekly inflows as AI optimism, Fed cut bets boost sentiment

2025-09-27 00:00:00

Global equity funds recorded net inflows for the first time in three weeks in the week to September 24, as optimism around artificial intelligence investments and renewed bets on potential US rate cuts lifted investor sentiment, reports Reuters.Investors poured a...

China's Momenta considers shifting IPO to Hong Kong from New York

2025-09-27 00:00:00

Chinese autonomous driving developer Momenta is considering shifting its IPO to Hong Kong from New York, four people said, adding to a growing list of Chinese companies opting to debut in the Asian financial hub amid heightened US-China tensions, reports...

Asian pharma stocks decline after Trump slaps 100pc levies on branded drugs

2025-09-27 00:00:00

Shares of Asian pharmaceutical companies fell Friday after US President Donald Trump announced fresh tariffs on furniture, heavy trucks and pharmaceutical products, reports CNBC.Starting from October 1, "any branded or patented Pharmaceutical Product" faces 100 per cent duties, except for...

Stocks extend losses as investors turn cautious

FE REPORT | 2025-09-27 00:00:00

The benchmark equity index extended its losing streak for a third consecutive week, as investors mostly stayed on the sidelines amid a lack of clear catalysts while upcoming earnings season kept the market sentiment cautious.Analysts noted that market sentiment remained...

Canada signs historic free trade agreement with Indonesia

2025-09-27 00:00:00

MONTREAL, Sept 26 (AFP): Canada has signed a bilateral free trade agreement with Indonesia, which aims to eliminate or reduce tariffs on over 95 percent of Ottawa's exports to its largest market in Southeast Asia.Several experts told AFP the strategic...

EU says US deal shields Europe pharma from new tariffs

2025-09-27 00:00:00

BRUSSELS, Belgium, Sept 26 (AFP): The EU's trade deal with the United States shields the bloc's drug exports from tariffs higher than 15 percent, Brussels said Friday, after US President Donald Trump announced new levies on pharmaceuticals.The July agreement capped...

Italy hits six oil firms with $1b antitrust fine

2025-09-27 00:00:00

MILAN, Italy, Sept 26 (AFP): Italy's antitrust regulator said Friday it has slapped Italian energy giant Eni and five other companies with fines totalling more than 936 million euros ($1.1 billion) for "restricting competition" in the sale of fuel.The authority...

US soybean futures edge up

2025-09-27 00:00:00

Chicago Board of Trade soybean futures ended slightly higher on Thursday as Argentina reinstated export taxes on grains after a suspension increased competition for sales on the global market, reports Reuters.Corn futures also crawled higher as traders monitored reports from...

CA urges youths to come forward to ensure tourism industry growth

2025-09-27 00:00:00

Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus on Friday called upon the younger generation to come forward to ensure the proper growth of the tourism industry, reports BSSIn a message issued on the eve of World Tourism Day-2025, he said in line...

Gold firms as upbeat US GDP data dampens rate-cut bets

2025-09-27 00:00:00

Gold held steady on Friday after better-than-expected U.S. GDP data dampened bets of further rate cuts, while investors awaited key inflation data due later in the day.Spot gold held its ground at $3,748.39 per ounce, as of 1030 GMT. The...