Hisham Khan | 2025-06-22 00:00:00
Bangladeshi-USA based entrepreneurs have quietly built a growing presence in the USA home-care sector. According to recent data, over 208,000 people of Bangladeshi origin live in the United States, with nearly half residing in New York State. Many have leveraged...
FE Youth Desk | 2025-06-22 00:00:00
While most people spend their free time scrolling, gaming, or in leisure, Reazul Karim Arif was quietly building skills that would beat over 5,000 global contenders in a high-stakes AI hackathon. Armed with a custom team of AI agents and...
Oishi Khan | 2025-06-22 00:00:00
When Ornob Barua left Dhaka for Sydney, he carried with him more than just student dreams and a packed suitcase. He brought a quiet conviction that time spent in university doesn't have to be just about lectures and deadlines, but...
SYDNEY, June 21, (AFP) : Teenage opener Sam Konstas said Saturday he had "come a long way" from his combative debut against India after winning his place back for Australia's opening Test against the West Indies.The 19-year-old made headlines in...
GALLE, Sri Lanka, June 21, (AFP): The first Test between Bangladesh and Sri Lanka fizzled out into a damp draw on Saturday, with rain robbing the match in Galle of a proper climax.Sri Lanka were set a tall order of...
PHNOM PENH, June 21 (AFP): Cambodia registered its fifth bird flu death this year after a 52-year-old man died from the virus, the health ministry said on Saturday.The villager from eastern Svay Rieng province died on Thursday with tests confirming...
ISLAMABA, June 21 (Reuters): The government of Pakistan said Friday it would formally recommend Trump for the 2026 Nobel Peace Prize "in recognition of his decisive diplomatic intervention and pivotal leadership" during the recent conflict.However, Trump's claims for the Abraham...
DAMASCUS, June 21 (AFP): UN refugee agency chief Filippo Grandi has urged more international support for Syria to speed up reconstruction and enable further refugee returns after some 14 years of civil war."I am here also to really make an...
JERUSALEM, June 21 (AFP): Israel claimed on Saturday it has already set back Iran's presumed nuclear programme by at least two years, a day after US President Donald Trump warned that Tehran has a "maximum" of two weeks to avoid...
GENEVA, June 21 (AFP/Reuters): Iran said Friday it would not resume nuclear negotiations with the United States until Israel halts its attacks, as Israel's military chief warned the week-old war will be "prolonged".A series of blasts were heard in Tehran...
RIYADH, June 21 (Arab News): Gold prices may be at record highs, but that has not stopped Saudi consumers from buying. In the first quarter of 2025, demand for gold jewelry in the Kingdom jumped 35 per cent year on...
Janata Bank holds Barishal division branch managers' conference A branch managers' conference of Barishal Division organised by the Janata Bank PLC was held at a local hotel on Friday. Chairman of the bank M Fazlur Rahman attended the conference as...
KARACHI, June 21 (Arab News): Pakistan has signed term sheets with 18 commercial banks for a 1.275 trillion Pakistani rupee ($4.50 billion) Islamic finance facility to help pay down mounting debt in its power sector, government officials said on Friday.The...
Eastern Bank, as the lead bank for Chattogram district, organised a comprehensive training workshop on anti-money laundering (AML) and combating the financing of terrorism (CFT) for representatives of all scheduled commercial banks operating in the district, according to a press...
Mashrur Arefin, managing director & CEO of City Bank, was unanimously elected as the chairman of Association of Bankers Bangladesh (ABB). ABB, the apex platform of top banking professionals in the country, has elected its new chairman for the interim...
Mohammad Mufazzal | 2025-06-22 00:00:00
Many companies have been navigating the current adverse business climate with commendable agility; however, expansion is not in their foreseeable plan. Meanwhile, many others have been sinking into a deluge of losses, making fresh investments out of the question. So,...
Muhammad Mahmood | 2025-06-22 00:00:00
"Global economic prospects are weakening" the OECD said in a report published on June 3, pointing to an array of factors such as substantial barriers to trade, tighter financial conditions, and heightened policy uncertainty which are projected to have adverse...
In times of global tension, investors usually turn to U.S. Treasury bonds for safety. But this time, they are pulling out - especially from long-term bonds. This shows that many no longer see U.S. bonds as the world's safest bet,...
The Annual Statistics Report 2024 of the Swiss National Bank (SNB) revealed that, after two consecutive years (2022 and 2023) of sharp decline, Bangladesh-linked deposits surged dramatically in 2024-rising by nearly 23 times. It has raised fresh questions amid ongoing...
Atiqul Kabir Tuhin | 2025-06-22 00:00:00
Many of the fruits and vegetables grown locally are a storehouse of rich vitamins but largely wasted. Unfortunately many are not aware of it. This is largely due to a lack of awareness and insufficient publicity of their benefits among...
Asjadul Kibria | 2025-06-22 00:00:00
Two decades ago, Bangladesh enacted a law mandating the registration of all births and deaths within 45 days of occurrence. The new law replaced the more than a century-old law administering birth and death registration. Under the new act, titled...
The Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics (BBS) has recently published its Citizen Perception Survey, which demonstrated no let-up in the pervasiveness of corruption faced by service-seekers in government offices. It's a disheartening reality that public servants, paid by the very people...
SINGAPORE (Reuters): Oil prices fell on Friday, but remained on course for a third consecutive weekly rise, after the White House delayed a decision on U.S. involvement in the Israel-Iran conflict.Brent crude futures fell $1.89, or 2.4%, to $76.96 a...
FE REPORT | 2025-06-21 12:00:00
The government has signed loan agreements worth $1.3 billion with the Asian Development Bank (ADB) to implement four major development projects in Bangladesh, covering climate resilience, renewable energy, transport infrastructure, and banking-sector reforms.Economic Relations Division (ERD) Secretary Md Shahriar Kader...
MAHMUDUL ISLAM | 2025-06-21 12:00:00
The internet has undergone a remarkable change since its inception. From the static pages of its infancy to the interactive social hubs of today, each version has redefined how we connect, consume, and create online. Now, we stand on the...
Hossain Mohammed Omar Khayum | 2025-06-21 12:00:00
In the early 2000s, Bangladesh was envisioning a maritime breakthrough strategically located on the Bay of Bengal, offering natural depth, proximity to transhipment routes, and a convenient release valve for Chittagong's increasing congestion - the Sonadia Deep Sea Port (DSP)....
Serajul I Bhuiyan | 2025-06-21 12:00:00
“We do not inherit the Earth from our parents; we borrow it from our children.” — Native American Proverb.Few nations are as exposed to the wrath of climate change as Bangladesh. Divided by over 700 rivers, populated by over 170 million people, and...
Japan-US-Philippines hold coast guard drills with eye on ChinaKAGOSHIMA, June 20: Japan's coast guard will simulate a collision between vessels Friday during joint exercises with the United States and the Philippines seen as a show of unity against Chinese activity...
MOSCOW, June 20 (Reuters): President Vladimir Putin said on Friday that Russia intends to develop military and technical cooperation with "friendly countries" with whom Moscow wants to jointly produce arms and train military personnel.In a speech at Russia's showcase economic...
ODESA (Ukraine), June 20 (AFP): One person was killed and more than a dozen others were wounded in Russia's latest aerial attack on Ukraine, which targeted the southern port city of Odesa, officials said on Friday.Emergency services published images of...
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