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),...
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...
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...
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,...
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...
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...
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, 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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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 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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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 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...
LONDON (Reuters): Oil prices edged up on Friday, on track for a more than 4% weekly gain, as Ukraine's attacks on Russia's energy infrastructure prompted Moscow to curb fuel exports. Brent futures gained 23 cents to $69.65 a barrel by...
FE REPORT | 2025-09-27 00:00:00
Fisheries and Livestock Adviser Farida Akhter, on Thursday, said that China was making remarkable progress day by day, particularly in poverty alleviation, where it has achieved significant success. Millions of people in the country have lifted themselves out of poverty....
The biggest SONY product exhibition of the year has begun in Dhaka at the five-star Hotel Intercontinental Dhaka in the capital named, "SONY Expo 2025", says a press release. This exhibition has offered the buyers and visitors an opportunity to...
JAHIDUL ISLAM | 2025-09-27 00:00:00
The Planning Ministry has identified several challenges hampering the implementation of the Annual Development Programme (ADP), including flawed project formulation, a shortage of skilled project directors, weak feasibility studies, inconsistent data, and delays in land acquisition and utility relocation.These issues...
Barcelona fought back from a goal down to beat Real Oviedo 3-1 on Thursday, with second-half goals from Eric Garcia, Robert Lewandowski and Ronald Araujo overturning Alberto Reina's first-half opener, reports Reuters.The win keeps Barcelona unbeaten in the league, sitting...
PARIS, Sept 26 (AFP): Club captain Marquinhos has joined the growing list of big-name absentees for Paris Saint-Germain after suffering a thigh issue, the European champions announced on Friday.The 31-year-old Brazilian defender "will undergo treatment on a left thigh injury...
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