FE REPORT | 2025-07-18 00:00:00
Direct cotton sourcing from US farmers could boost apparel exports to the country amid rising trade tensions and tariff uncertainties, said a Bangladeshi-born American entrepreneur on Thursday. American cotton farmers wield political influence through their Congressional representatives and senators from...
Bangladesh's first Prime Minister Tajuddin Ahmad's daughter Sharmin Ahmad and son Tanjim Ahmad Sohel Taj meet Chief Adviser Prof Muhammad Yunus at the State Guest House Jamuna in Dhaka on Thursday and invite him to an event marking the centenary...
M AZIZUR RAHMAN | 2025-07-18 00:00:00
In a bid to rein in soaring electricity subsidies and generation costs, the government has initiated a plan to reduce expenditure at power plants where it holds full or partial ownership, officials said.The initial focus will be on trimming operating...
SM NAJMUS SAKIB | 2025-07-18 00:00:00
Political parties have agreed on some fundamental changes to the current constitution but still stand poles apart from other basics to sign a national charter on the July mass uprising, sources say, and expect breakthroughs soon. Despite the National Consensus...
FE REPORT | 2025-07-18 00:00:00
The National Board of Revenue (NBR) has finally withdrawn the 2 per cent advance income tax (AIT) on the import of cotton and other textile fibres -- a long-standing demand from the country's spinning and textile millers.According to a gazette...
JAHIDUL ISLAM | 2025-07-18 00:00:00
The commencement of commercial operations of the Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport's (HSIA) third terminal is facing unusual delays due to emerging risks during the testing phase and poor coordination between the Civil Aviation Authority of Bangladesh (CAAB) and Biman Bangladesh...
FE REPORT | 2025-07-18 00:00:00
After a tense and fearful night Wednesday following mayhem over NCP programme, an uneasy calm prevailed in the curfew-bound Gopalganj town on Thursday while government authorities launched anti-violence action.The ongoing curfew in Gopalganj will continue with a pause from 11...
JASIM UDDIN | 2025-07-18 00:00:00
Bangladesh's export-led economy faces a potential employment crisis as the US prepares to impose a 35-percent countervailing tariff on imports from the country on August 1. Industry leaders warn that the impact will be widespread - threatening not just the...
LONDON, July 17 (BBC): Eight babies have been born in the UK using genetic material from three people to prevent devastating and often fatal conditions, doctors say.The method, pioneered by UK scientists, combines the egg and sperm from a mum...
GAZA, July 17 (Reuters): Two women were killed and several people were injured following a strike which hit the Catholic parish in the Gaza Strip, doctors at the Al-Ahli Hospital in Gaza City said on Thursday.The strike damaged the Holy...
SEOUL, July 17 (AFP): Parts of South Korea were battered by torrential rains Thursday, with one region pummelled by the most rainfall per hour since full records began in 1904, the country's weather agency said.South Korea typically experiences monsoon rains...
SANAA, July 17 (AFP): Yemen's Huthi rebels claimed a missile launched at Israel's main civilian airport, after the Israeli military said it intercepted a missile fired from the Arabian Peninsula country.The Iran-backed rebels targeted Ben Gurion International Airport near Tel...
DAMASCUS, July 17 (AFP): Syria's interim President Ahmed al-Sharaa vowed Thursday that those behind violence against the Druze minority would be held accountable after deadly clashes in their southern heartland, saying security responsibility would be returned to local authorities."We are...
ISLAMABAD, July 17 (BBC): Torrential rains in Pakistan's Punjab province have killed at least 63 people and injured 290 in the 24 hours since downpours started on Wednesday morning.Most of the victims were crushed by collapsing buildings, while the rest...
KUT, July 17 (AFP): A fire tore through a newly opened shopping mall in the eastern Iraqi city of Kut overnight, killing at least 61 people, authorities said Thursday as grief-stricken families searched for missing relatives.Officials said many people suffocated...
BARCELONA, Spain, July 17 (AP): Lamine Yamal will switch to the No. 10 jersey at Barcelona, the same number Diego Maradona, Ronaldinho and Lionel Messi wore for the Catalan club."I'll try to build my own path, but all kids would...
Two-time Twenty20 World Cup winner Andre Russell will retire from international cricket at age 37 after the second T20 match against Australia on July 22 in his hometown of Kingston, Jamaica, Cricket West Indies (CWI) said on Wednesday, reports Reuters.All-rounder...
Penalty rebounds could be scrapped entirely under dramatic new plans being considered by football's law-makers - potentially coming into force in time for the 2026 World Cup.The proposal, being discussed by the International Football Association Board (IFAB), would see any...
LONDON, July 17 (Agencies): Canada forward Olivia Smith has become the most expensive signing in women's football history by completing a $1.5 million (£1m) move to Arsenal from Liverpool.European champions Arsenal shattered the women's transfer record by signing her on...
The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) have announced an unchanged squad for the three-match T20I series against Pakistan, following the 2-1 T20I series win over Sri Lanka, report agencies.Pakistan have already arrived in Dhaka, where they will play all three matches...
KISHOREGANJ, July 17 (UNB): A Kishoreganj court on Thursday sentenced 13 people to death for killing a farmer in Kishoreganj in 2016.Kishoreganj Senior District and Session Judge Muhammad Nurul Amin Biplab handed down the punishment and fined the convicts Tk...
OUR CORRESPONDENT | 2025-07-18 00:00:00
COX'S BAZAR, July 17: Erosion on the Cox's Bazar sea beach is intensifying due to the adverse weather conditions, including rough sea and high tides, over the past few days. Consequently, the coastline has become unsafe for tourists, and the...
WASHINGTON, July 17 (Reuters): US retail sales rebounded more than expected in June, suggesting the economy was regaining momentum and giving the Federal Reserve cover to delay cutting interest rates while it gauges the inflation fallout from import tariffs.The economy's...
WILMINGTON, Delaware, July 17 (Reuters): Mark Zuckerberg and current and former directors and officers of Meta Platforms agreed on Thursday to settle claims seeking $8 billion for the damage they allegedly caused the company by allowing repeated violations of Facebook...
The 11th Sustainable Development Conference (SDC2025) was held in Bangkok, convening a distinguished assembly of international leaders, policymakers, academics, and sustainability experts. Organised by the Tomorrow People Organization, this three-day global event has attracted participants from over 25 countries, all...
DURBAN, South Africa, July 17 (Reuters): The Bundebank expects growth of 0.7 per cent in Germany in 2026 but this could be eaten up if US tariffs of 30 per cent threatened by President Donald Trump were implemented, the central...
LONDON, July 17 (Reuters): Companies in the US are expected to buy $1 trillion worth of their own stock in 2025 and remain the largest buyers of US equities, according to Scott Rubner, Citadel Securities' head of equity and equity...
The 432nd Board meeting of Al-Arafah Islami Bank PLC was held on Thursday. Chairman of the Board of Directors Khwaja Shahriar presided over the meeting. The overall business performance of the bank was reviewed and several policy decisions were taken...
Modhumoti Bank, official ticket selling sponsor partner for Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB), attended a press conference that announced online ticket sale for the three-match Bangladesh, Pakistan T20 series, set to start on July 20. The briefing was held at the...
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