Gold prices edged higher on Friday, buoyed by a weaker dollar, but were poised for a weekly decline after hotter-than-expected U.S. producer price data dampened prospects for a super-sized September rate cut by the Federal Reserve, reports Reuters.Spot gold rose...
TIRANA, Aug 15 (Reuters): Ryanair is seeing strong demand across Europe with bookings ahead of last year, and is "reasonably optimistic" about hitting its summer targets, Chief Executive Michael O'Leary said in an interview on Thursday.He also praised Boeing for...
LONDON, Aug 15 (Reuters): Oil prices declined on Friday as traders awaited talks between US President Donald Trump and Russian leader Vladimir Putin, which some say could lead to an easing of the sanctions imposed on Moscow over the war...
OUR CORRESPONDENT | 2025-08-16 00:00:00
CHATTOGRAM, Aug 14: Fishermen in Rangamati's Kaptai Lake have landed 740 tonnes of fish in the first 10 days of the current fishing season, generating Tk 16.4 million in fish landing revenue, according to the Bangladesh Fisheries Development Corporation (BFDC).Fishing...
LONDON, Aug 15 (AFP): Enzo Maresca is keen for Chelsea to a sign a centre-back to cover the absence of the injured Levi Colwill.England international Colwill is set to miss most of the new season after suffering an anterior cruciate...
Humanoid robots showcased hip-hop dance moves, martial arts skills, and musical performances on keyboard, guitar, and drums at the opening ceremony of the inaugural World Humanoid Robot Games in Beijing, reports UNB.The three-day competition, which kicked off Friday, features more...
Shakib Al Hasan made a disappointing return to the Caribbean Premier League (CPL) as his Antigua & Barbuda Falcons slumped to a six-wicket defeat against the St Kitts & Nevis Patriots in the tournament's opening fixture, reports bdnews24.com.The Bangladesh all-rounder,...
CINCINNATI, Aug 15, (AFP): French qualifier Terence Atmane toppled another top-10 player in Holger Rune on Thursday to line up a semi-final showdown with world number one Jannik Sinner at the Cincinnati Open.Atmane followed up his victory over fourth-ranked Taylor...
MANCHESTER, United Kingdom, Aug 15 (AFP): Arsenal face an immediate test of their title credentials against a revamped Manchester United, while a new-look Liverpool launch the new Premier League season at home to Bournemouth on Friday.Newcastle are set to be...
The BCB's decision to include Mymensingh as a first-class team is long-awaited reward for a region where cricket has thrived for more than a century. It was regarded as the cradle of the game in undivided Bengal, as cricket clubs...
A. S. M. Ahsan Habib | 2025-08-16 00:00:00
The hardworking people of the country are moving towards the cities in the hope of work. Therefore, the major cities of Bangladesh are getting busy day by day to provide them with employment. Therefore, the capital of Bangladesh, Dhaka, has...
The tragic fighter jet crash at Milestone School and College in Uttara on July 21 has left the nation shaken. With over 30 lives lost - mostly young students - and more than a hundred injured, the physical toll is...
In today's fast-changing world, academic knowledge alone is no longer sufficient for success. Many students graduate without essential skills to manage money, which often leads to poor financial decisions and creates significant problems in their daily lives. That is why...
Tanim Asjad | 2025-08-16 00:00:00
One year after the July mass uprising, the issue of student politics at the educational institutions, public universities to be precise, has re-emerged in public discourse. Many argue that political activities by students joining so-called student wings of the mainstream...
Syed Muhammed Showaib | 2025-08-16 00:00:00
There is little reason for optimism nowadays when it comes to the banking sector. With declining income, rising expenses and a facade of stability that masks its weaknesses, the industry has been in poor health for quite some time. Most...
The country's export sector admittedly faced unprecedented challenges posed by difficult domestic as well as external factors in the previous calendar year. Even so, it pulled through these difficulties rather commendably earning USD48.28 billion from exports in the last fiscal...
Dhiman Chowdhury | 2025-08-16 00:00:00
Over and under-pricing of goods is very common in the business world. This illegal practice takes place between related parties having mutual self-interest. Importers and exporters having control, influence, and ownership on each other are the related parties. On the...
Manmohan Parkash | 2025-08-16 00:00:00
In 1992, the world gathered in Rio de Janeiro for the Earth Summit and took a historic step by recognizing a group of nations as uniquely vulnerable to environmental and economic shocks: the Small Island Developing States, or SIDS. Comprising...
PARIS, Aug 15 (AFP): The United Nations urged countries Thursday to maintain diplomatic pressure on the Taliban authorities in Afghanistan, saying their ban on girls' education has left millions shut out of classrooms since the group retook power four years...
SEOUL, Aug 15 (AFP): South Korean President Lee Jae Myung vowed Friday to "respect" North Korea's political system and build "military trust", a day after Pyongyang said it had no interest in improving relations with Seoul.Lee has vowed to reach...
ISTANBUL, Aug 15 (AFP): Turkish police arrested 44 people Friday in the opposition stronghold of Istanbul, including the mayor of the central district of Beyoglu and several of his close advisers, the Anadolu news agency reported.The latest wave of arrests,...
MADRID, Aug 15 (AFP): All of Spain was on a heatwave alert on Friday, while the weather agency warned that much of the country was at "very high to extreme risk" from wildfires.Nearly two weeks of high temperatures have left...
PESHAWAR, Aug 15 (AFP/Reuters): Heavy monsoon rains triggered landslides and flash floods across northern Pakistan, killing at least 50 people in the last 24 hours, disaster authorities said Friday.The majority of the deaths, 43, were recorded in mountainous Khyber Pakhtunkhwa,...
TOKYO, Aug 15 (AFP): Tens of thousands of people braved blazing heat to pay their respects at a controversial Japanese shrine Friday, as Emperor Naruhito spoke of his "deep remorse" on the 80th anniversary of the nation's World War II...
NEW DELHI, Aug 15 (AP): Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi warned Pakistan that India will punish its neighbour if there are future attacks on India as he marked 78 years of independence from British colonial rule.Modi’s remarks Friday come three...
MRAUK U, Aug 15 (AFP): People in western Myanmar have been driven to scavenging for bamboo shoots, as humanitarian workers warn a wartime blockade and aid cutbacks led by Washington have caused hunger cases to surge."Another day has gone, and...
BEIRUT, Aug 15 (Agencies): The UN human rights office said on Friday an Israeli plan to build thousands of new homes between an Israeli settlement in the West Bank and near East Jerusalem was illegal under international law, and would...
FE REPORT | 2025-08-15 12:00:00
A clarion call now comes from leaders of major trade bodies for deferring Bangladesh's LDC graduation by three to five years as businesses are rendered unprepared by last few years' economic volatility.At a meet Thursday in Dhaka, they said the...
Chief Adviser Professor Dr Muhammad Yunus said Malaysian Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim's official visit to Dhaka last year provided a much needed morale boost to the nation as it was just emerging from political turmoil, reports BSS.The Nobel...
The Ministry of Housing and Public Works has cancelled the allocation of plots to 15 former Prime Minister's Office drivers in RAJUK's Jhilmil Residential Project in Keraniganj, reports bdnews24.com.In a statement issued on Thursday, the ministry said it had written...
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