BRISBANE, Australia, Dec 5 (AFP): A relentless Australia seized a 44-run lead over England in the day-night second Ashes Test in Brisbane on Friday, with aggressive opener Jake Weatherald and Steve Smith leading the charge.By stumps the hosts had not...
NEW DELHI, Dec 5 (Reuters): India's steel exports to Europe are expected to fall once the European Union's carbon tax takes effect next month, prompting mills to seek alternative buyers in Africa and the Middle East, industry executives and analysts...
SAO PAULO, Dec 5 (Reuters): Brazil's soybean exports jumped 64 per cent in November from a year ago to 4.2 million metric tons, the government said on Thursday, with good local supply allowing elevated shipments before the world's largest importer...
PARIS, Dec 5 (Reuters): Saab and Airbus are discussing co-operation on unmanned warplane technology, senior executives of the companies told Reuters, a move highlighting surging interest in drones and evolving alliances in Europe's fractured defence industry.The project, revealed in separate...
WASHINGTON, United States, Dec 5 (AFP): US President Donald Trump's administration on Thursday cut to 18 months from five years the period of time work permits are valid for refugees, asylum seekers and other migrants.The move, the latest in the...
Gold gained on Friday, supported by growing bets on a US interest rate cut, with markets focused on upcoming US inflation data ahead of the Federal Reserve's policy meeting next week, reports Reuters.Spot gold rose 0.5 per cent to $4,226.99...
LONDON, Dec 5 (Reuters): Oil prices were steady on Friday, supported by stalled Ukraine peace talks, though gains were offset by expectations of a supply glut.Brent crude was down 7 cents, or 0.1 per cent, to $63.19 per barrel by...
MUMBAI, India, Dec 5 (AFP): India's central bank cut interest rates on Friday and signalled more could be on the way as low inflation provided room to help cushion the world's fifth-largest economy against US President Donald Trump's tariff blitz.The...
Shimanto Bank PLC has launched "NARI Shanchoy Account", a specialised savings product offering exclusive benefits for women. The product was inaugurated at the bank's corporate head office in presence of all female officials. The account provides 1 per cent higher...
Midland Bank PLC. has donated an ambulance to Anjuman Mofidul Islam, a charitable organization and one of the leading ambulance service providers in Dhaka city, serving both patients and deceased persons within and outside Dhaka, says a Press Release, This...
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CHATTOGRAM, Dec 05: The Chittagong Port Authority (CPA) has again extended the suspension of its four-fold penal rent on imported full container load (FCL) units at both Chittagong Port and Dhaka's Kamalapur ICD, aiming to ease pressure on traders and...
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The 12th National SME Products Fair, the largest event of 100 per cent domestic products, will kick off tomorrow (Sunday) in the city's Bangladesh-China Friendship Conference Centre. The SME Foundation under the Ministry of Industries is organising the fair.SME Foundation...
Impact Hub, in partnership with MetLife Foundation, is supporting 14 women entrepreneurs with disabilities through the 'Building Entrepreneurial Access Model' (BEAM) programme, which equips participants with essential tools, resources, and the confidence to run their businesses effectively.The BEAM programme provided...
Bangladesh team won six bronze medals at the 22nd International Junior Science Olympiad (IJSO-2025). Al-Arafah Islami Bank is the title sponsor of the Bangladesh team, says a press release.This international Olympiad, with the participation of 25 countries, was held in...
Eastern Bank PLC (EBL) unveils EBL Priority Next Gen, a bespoke banking segment created for the next generation of achievers-young visionaries poised to carry forward the values, ambition and legacy of EBL's Priority families at an exclusive launch evening at...
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The Bangladesh Tea Board (BTB) has requested the customs authorities not to allow any tea import consignments without prior approval from the regulator, sources saidThe move comes amid growing concerns over the influx of foreign tea brands into local super...
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Freight Forwarders are considered as the architects of international trade logistics. They organise and coordinate the carriage of goods from origin to destination through the maze of customs regulations, multimodal transport systems, and intricate supply chains. In today's world of...
ANINDETA CHOWDHURY | 2025-12-06 00:00:00
It's a refreshing, busy, and truly once-in-a-lifetime experience, at least for now. I have just returned from Rangamati backwoods. Even after reaching Dhaka, the flashbacks are constantly running through my mind. I feel an urge to write them down, to...
HONG KONG/MUMBAI, Dec 5 (Reuters): A strong pipeline of high-profile IPOs by companies in China and India looking to tap into a move by investors to diversify bets will bolster Asian equity capital deals next year, although worries over soaring...
MUMBAI, Dec 5 (Reuters): The Reserve Bank of India lowered its key interest rate on Friday and announced measures to infuse up to $16 billion into the banking system this month in the form of debt purchases and a foreign...
NEW YORK, Dec 5 (Reuters): Hedge funds are using near-record levels of leverage to trade equities and betting on debt-backed strategies in efforts to juice returns, making the most of markets buoyed by a boom in artificial intelligence.Over the past...
SYDNEY, Dec 5 (Reuters): Japan's Nikkei skidded on Friday, wiping out this week's gains amid an otherwise upbeat Asian performance as investors wait for a USinflation reading that could sway a deeply divided Federal Reserve.The Nikkei 225 fell 1.3 per...
ROME, Dec 05 (Arab News): The Mediterranean's first sanctuary for dolphins that have lived in captivity will open off Italy next year, as demand for re-homing rises with the closure of marine parks across Europe."We must develop a new model...
American talk show host Oprah Winfrey has praised Australia's decision to ban social media for under-16s from next week, saying the move would help young people socialise more, reports Reuters.The law, due to take effect on Dec 10, will block...
TAIPEI/TOKYO, Dec 05 (Reuters): Taiwan and Japan voiced concern on Friday over Chinese military activities in the region, after Reuters reported that Beijing had deployed a large number of vessels across East Asian waters this week in its largest maritime...
BEIRUT, Dec 05 (Agencies): Lebanese President Joseph Aoun on Friday told a United Nations Security Council delegation his country does not want war with Israel, days after civilian representatives from both sides held their first talks in decades.Despite a November...
WASHINGTON, Dec 05 (AFP): Experts appointed by the Trump administration's vaccine-skeptic health secretary reviewed on Thursday the routine practice of administering hepatitis B vaccines to newborns, considering whether to delay the shot.The reorganized Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) is...
Pakistan has appointed Field Marshal Syed Asim Munir as the country's first Chief of Defence Forces (CDF), further consolidating his authority at the top of the military hierarchy, reports Reuters.President Asif Ali Zardari approved Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif's recommendation to...
WASHINGTON, Dec 05 (AFP): US President Donald Trump has pardoned a Democratic member of Congress in a bribery case, saying the justice system had been "weaponized" by his predecessor Joe Biden."I am hereby announcing my full and unconditional PARDON of...
NORTH ACEH, Dec 05 (Reuters): For fisherman Effendi Basyaruddin, the deadly floods and landslides in Indonesia's Aceh province over the past week have triggered traumatic memories of the day 21 years ago when he ran for his life as the...
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