Mohammad Mufazzal | 2025-07-21 00:00:00
Bangladesh is not alarmed by Trump's proposed 200 per cent tariff on imported drugs due to the country's relatively small volume of pharmaceutical exports to the United States, but industry insiders caution that the country could lose the US market...
LONDON, July 20 (Reuters): Asian spot liquefied natural gas (LNG) prices declined this week due to weaker demand and strong inventories and as buyers in south Asia found current prices too high.The average LNG price for September delivery into north-east...
BEIJING, July 20 (Reuters): China's exports of rare earth magnets to the United States in June soared by more than seven times from May, a sharp recovery in the flow of critical minerals key to electric vehicles and wind turbines...
Bangladesh has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the United States to import wheat aiming to ensure its overall food security, nutrition and food supply. Md Abul Hasanat Humayun Kabir, Director General of the Food Department, and Joseph K...
The 26th Annual General Meeting (AGM) of Mercantile Bank PLC was held virtually from its Head Office on Sunday. The Balance Sheet as on December 31, 2024 has been approved by the shareholders. The meeting was presided over by Md....
The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Limited (HSBC) has been recognised with two prestigious accolades in the Euromoney Awards for Excellence 2025. HSBC was named the 'Best Bank for Sustainable Finance' and the 'Best Bank for Large Corporates in Bangladesh',...
Eastern Bank PLC (EBL) has been recognised as the 'Best Bank in Bangladesh' at the Euromoney Awards for Excellence 2025, marking the bank's sixth win of this prestigious international honour, says a statement. Ali Reza Iftekhar, Managing Director of EBL,...
FE REPORT | 2025-07-21 00:00:00
In response to the growing threat of ransomware attacks exploiting unknown vulnerabilities, cybersecurity leader Sophos has introduced a major enhancement to its threat detection arsenal by adding Internal Attack Surface Management (IASM) to its Sophos Managed Risk service.The move comes...
NAZIMUDDIN SHYAMOL | 2025-07-21 00:00:00
CHATTOGRAM, July 20: Although the construction work of Single Point Mooring (SPM) with double pipeline ended in March 2024, its operation will not begin until next year due to procrastination in the appointment of operations and maintenance (O&M) contractor.The SPM...
RAJSHAHI, July 20 (BSS): Mango intercropping not only increases overall crop production per unit area but also improves soil health and fertility.The farmers in the region intercrop mango trees with various cereal crops, vegetables, and spices, as the practice also...
NETRAKONA, July 20 (UNB): The quiet Sunday morning in Kuralia village of Durgapur upazila was pierced by a cry far too young, far too heartbreaking - a one-and-a-half-year-old baby, wailing for the parents who would never answer again.Inside the modest...
OUR CORRESPONDENT | 2025-07-21 00:00:00
COX'S BAZAR, July 20: Almost all export and import activities between Bangladesh and Myanmar through Teknaf Land Port in Cox's Bazar have remained suspended for nearly four months, putting hundreds of traders involved the sectors in trouble. Due to the...
Chicago, July 20 (Reuters): Chicago Board of Trade soybean futures touched a two-week high on Friday on worries that heat may threaten U.S. crops and expectations that the country's biofuel policy would boost demand for soyoil, analysts said.Soyoil futures set...
TOKYO, July 20 (AFP): Japan is heavily investing in a new kind of ultra-thin, flexible solar panel that it hopes will help it meet renewable energy goals while challenging China's dominance of the sector.Pliable perovskite panels are perfect for mountainous...
Argentine superstar Lionel Messi surpassed long-term rival Cristiano Ronaldo's record for most non-penalty goals following his brace for Inter Miami and NY Red Bulls in the MLS on Sunday, report agencies. Messi notched up his 764th non-penalty goal in his...
HARARE, July 20 (AFP): A maiden international half-century by Rubin Hermann took South Africa to a seven-wicket win over Zimbabwe in their Twenty20 international tri-series match at Harare Sports Club on Sunday.The left-handed Hermann hit 63 off 36 balls as...
BASEL, Switzerland, July 20 (AP): Germany overcame France on penalties and reached the semifinals of the Women's European Championship despite playing almost the entire match - and extra time - with 10 players.A drama-filled match finished 1-1 on Saturday, then...
England has been confirmed as the host of the next three World Test Championship finals - in 2027, 2029 and 2031 - following the country's successful staging of the first three such events since 2021, according to ESPNcricinfo.The decision, which...
VILLAMIL, July 20 (AFP): At least nine people were shot dead Saturday while playing pool in a tourist city in southwestern Ecuador, the country's prosecutor's office said.A group of armed men opened fire on several people at a bar in...
GANDOLFO, July 20 (AFP/Reuters): Pope Leo XIV slammed the "barbarity" of the war in Gaza on Sunday and urged against the "indiscriminate use of force", just days after a deadly strike by Israel's military on a Catholic church."I once again...
SWEIDA, July 20 (AFP): Druze fighters pushed out rival armed factions from Syria's southern city of Sweida on Saturday, a monitor said, after the government ordered a ceasefire following a US-brokered deal to avert further Israeli military intervention.Fighting nonetheless persisted...
KYIV, July 20 (AFP): Kyiv has proposed to Moscow a new round of peace talks next week, Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky said Saturday, hours after Russian strikes across Ukraine claimed more lives.Two rounds of talks in Istanbul between Moscow and...
TOKYO, July 20 (AFP): Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba's coalition lost its upper house majority in elections on Sunday, local media projected, in a result that could end his premiership.Ishiba's governing coalition was already humiliatingly forced into a minority government...
People often say couples should "stay together for the sake of the kids." But how logical is that, really? Every time I hear it, it feels like an excuse - like parents are blaming their children for their own unhappiness....
Youth unemployment is emerging as a ticking time bomb in Bangladesh. With over 60 per cent of the population under the age of 35, the nation's future lies in the hands of its young generation. However, many of these bright...
Neil Ray | 2025-07-21 00:00:00
Morning fog is quite natural but certainly not at this time of the rainy season. But recently the residents of Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) have been experiencing fog that envelops roads and alleys for a while. This fog is,...
Syed Fattahul Alim | 2025-07-21 00:00:00
Of late, a lurking public health emergency, dengue, does not hit the headlines, since the media is now obsessed with absorbing or exciting political news. Despite the relative public as well as official inattention, the vector of the disease, the...
The interim government's decision to cancel 16 development projects worth around US$3.0 billion under India's Line of Credit (LoC) schemes due to excessive delays in both project implementation and fund disbursement by the lender is a step in the right...
Muhammad Zamir | 2025-07-21 00:00:00
In the second week of July UNHCR spokesperson Babar Baloch in a press briefing at the Palais des Nations in Geneva has indicated that UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, and humanitarian partners are mobilising to respond to the needs of...
WASHINGTON, July 19 (Reuters): The International Monetary Fund warned on Friday that risks related to trade tensions continue to cloud the global economic outlook and uncertainty remains high despite some increased trade and improved financial conditions. IMF First Deputy Managing...
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