NEW YORK, July 11 (Reuters): The US coffee industry asked the Trump administration to keep Brazilian green coffee exempt from tariffs, during a session of public consultation that is reviewing tariffs on Brazilian imports.The National Coffee Association (NCA) also asked...
More than 20 countries will participate in the first-ever Bangladesh Travel Mart (BTM) 2026 in September, aiming to promote Bangladesh as an emerging tourism and travel trade hub in South Asia, reports BSS.The three-day international travel marketplace, organised by the...
BHOLA, July 11 (UNB): Several HSC examinees allegedly vandalised an examination centre and clashed with authorities at a women's college in Char Fasson upazila of Bhola on Saturday after claiming the ICT examination was difficult and accusing invigilators of not...
OUR CORRESPONDENTCOX'S BAZAR, July 11: Approximately 0.3 million people have been suffering severe hardships for the past seven days as torrential rainfall, flash floods, landslides and hill runoff continue to batter Cox's Bazar district, leaving vast areas submerged and disrupting...
Portugal has appointed Jorge Jesus as their new national team coach, and he has said he would continue to call on veteran superstar Cristiano Ronaldo if he is available, insisting the forward will "never" be a problem, report agencies.Ronaldo, who...
The 2026 FIFA World Cup is proving to be about far more than football. While teams compete for glory on the pitch, brands, broadcasters and host cities are engaged in a parallel contest to capture attention, build lasting connections and...
EAST RUTHERFORD, N,.J., July 11 (AP): Even the field for the World Cup final is for sale.FIFA, accused of charging high prices for this year's tournament in the United States, is selling the grass that will be used for the...
INGLEWOOD, California, July 11 (Reuters): Super-sub Mikel Merino snatched another late winner for Spain on Saturday (as per BST) after Belgium goalkeeper Senne Lammens failed to hold onto the ball as they claimed a 2-1 win over their injury-hit opponents...
ANKARA, July 11 (AFP): Turkey's health ministry has fined more than 100 obstetrician-gynaecologists for carrying out Caesarian sections, suspending them from duty and forcing them to undergo training, BirGun newspaper reported on Saturday.The country has the highest rate of C-section...
ANKARA, Turkey,Jul 11 (AP): Western leaders came to Turkey to discuss security in an increasingly perilous world. They each left with a revolver and six rounds.The unconventional gift from the host of this week's NATO summit, Turkish President Recep Tayyip...
CARACAS, July 11 (AFP): The death toll in Venezuela's devastating twin earthquakes has topped 4,000, the government said Friday.At least 4,118 people were killed and 16,740 injured in the back-to-back June 24 quakes, which flattened entire districts in the coastal...
TEHRAN, July 10 (AFP): Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi travelled to Oman on Saturday for talks on the Strait of Hormuz, state media said.The visit "will be focused on the Strait of Hormuz and shipping safety" and is "a continuation...
Progya Paromita Karmakar and Ashfa Binta Latif | 2026-07-12 00:00:00
When Bangladesh discusses educational inequality, the conversation almost always begins with money. We debate tuition fees, stipends, free textbooks, and the rising cost of private tutoring, assuming that financial hardship is the primary barrier separating successful students from those who...
EPAN MOHAMMAD ARMAN | 2026-07-12 00:00:00
Throughout the country, parents are selling their property, gold ornaments or savings bonds to send their sons and daughters abroad as students, often on the recommendation of an education consultancy firm and without proper knowledge of the institution or the...
PRIME BANK, BRITISH COUNCIL INK DEAL TO OFFER SPECIAL PROGRAMMESPrime Bank and the British Council in Bangladesh have entered into a strategic partnership to strengthen learning, professional development and employee empowerment while extending exclusive benefits to its customers ranging from...
Flows to India's equity mutual funds jumped 26.5 per cent month-on-month in June, from their lowest in a year, as easing Middle East tensions and rupee-stabilising measures lifted sentiment, reports Reuters.This marks five years and four months of net inflows...
LONDON, July 11 (Reuters): A sharp retreat from tech-heavy equities in South Korea and Taiwan fuelled net emerging market stock outflows of $46.1 billion from foreign investor portfolios in June, banking trade group data showed, contributing to a second straight...
BANK ASIA SMART APP REBRANDEDBank Asia has officially launched Bank Asia ZEN, the new and enhanced version of its mobile banking platform. The inaugural ceremony was held on Wednesday at Bank Asia Tower. Sohail RK Hussain, managing director of the...
WASHINGTON, July 11 (Reuters): US President Donald Trump began this week with an Oval Office first: ringing the stock market's opening bell.The moment captured a defining feature of his second term. Trump has increasingly cast Wall Street's gains as a...
Mohammad Mufazzal | 2026-07-12 00:00:00
The securities regulator has moved to launch a web portal that will display the performance of all open-ended mutual funds (MFs) to help investors make investment decisions.In a telephonic conversation with the FE, the chairman of the Bangladesh Securities and...
A full-fledged pharmacy is urgently needed at Islamic University, Bangladesh (IU). With around 16,000 to 18,000 students enrolled in undergraduate and postgraduate programmes, the absence of such a basic healthcare facility has become a matter of serious concern.Although the university...
The Bangladesh Textile Mills Association (BTMA) has raised several demands to the Government to revive the spinning and yarn industries in Bangladesh amid current vulnerabilities driven by global warfare and intense competition with peer nations. This sector constitutes an investment...
Atiqul Kabir Tuhin | 2026-07-12 00:00:00
Bangladesh's position in World Investment Report (WIR) 2026, which was released recently by the UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD), evokes a mixed reaction. Bangladesh witnessed a strong rebound in FDI inflow in 2025, ending two consecutive years of...
Asjadul Kibria | 2026-07-12 00:00:00
Globally, investor-state disputes have become a concern, especially for developing nations, as shown by the surge in investor-state dispute settlement (ISDS) over the last decade. At the end of 2025, the cumulative number of ISDS cases stood at 1,463, according...
For all the talk of diversification and the policies formulated in its name, Bangladesh's export basket looks hardly any different than it did five years ago. The country remains tied to a single engine of export growth, with readymade garments...
Muhammad Mahmood | 2026-07-12 00:00:00
The United States marked its semiquincentennial on July 4, 2026, exactly 250 years after the adoption of the Declaration of Independence in 1776. Before independence, Britain controlled more than 20 colonies in North America, stretching from present-day Canada to the...
Egypt reached the last 16 of the World Cup for the first time in the country's history after defeating Australia 4-2 in a penalty shootout, with Salah playing a key role in the victory, reports AP.The squad is scheduled to...
BEIJING, July 10 (AFP) : China's economic growth likely slowed in the second quarter of the year, according to an AFP survey, though strong exports linked to a global AI boom helped offset trade disruptions and high energy prices caused...
The National Press Club and the Pyaythai-2 International Hospital in Thailand sign a memorandum of understanding (MOU) on Friday at the National Press Club in Dhaka. Pyaythai-2 Hospital Marketing Director Sorawong Siribunpan and National Press Club President Hasan Hafiz sign...
A trader was killed and his cousin sustained burn injuries after a gas cylinder exploded at a motor parts shop in the Bangshal area of the capital early Friday, reports UNB.The deceased was identified as Delwar Hossain, 35, a resident...
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