BEIJING/SINGAPORE, Jan 5 (Reuters): A boom in battery storage has bolstered the demand outlook for lithium in 2026, driving hopes for an accelerated turnaround for an industry struggling with oversupply.The lithium market has been grappling with a supply glut since...
BREB AND PALLI BIDYUT SAMITY DISTRIBUTE BLANKETS The Bangladesh Rural Electrification Board (BREB) and the Krira, Sangskriti and Kalyan Parishad of 80 Palli Bidyut Samity have distributed blankets among cold-affected people across the country recently.
HOUSTON, Jan 5 (Reuters): White House and State Department officials have told US oil executives in recent weeks that they would need to return to Venezuela quickly and invest significant capital in the country to revive the damaged oil industry...
Oil held broadly steady on Monday as traders shrugged off any possible impact on oil flows from the US capture of President Nicolas Maduro of Venezuela, home of the biggest global oil reserves, reports Reuters.Brent crude futures were up 37...
OUR CORRESPONDENT | 2026-01-06 00:00:00
MANIKGANJ, Jan 05: For nearly a week, the liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) cylinder market in Manikganj town had been facing severe instability. Ignoring government-fixed prices, dealers and retailers were selling LPG cylinders at arbitrary rates. In some areas, cylinders were...
KYIV, Jan 05 (AFP): Russia bombarded Ukraine early Monday, killing two people in the Kyiv region, authorities said on the eve of a diplomatic summit in France.A countrywide siren was issued just after midnight, while Ukraine's military said air defences...
SEOUL, Jan 05 (AFP): North Korean leader Kim Jong Un oversaw the firing of "cutting-edge" hypersonic missiles to ready Pyongyang's nuclear forces for war, state media reported Monday, saying "geopolitical crisis" made the test even more urgent in a clear...
Pakistan Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif visited the Bangladesh High Commission in Islamabad on Monday to offer condolences over the death of former Prime Minister Begum Khaleda Zia. During the visit, Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif wrote his remarks in the visitors’...
NEW YORK, Jan 05 (Agencies): US President Donald Trump's claim that the United States is "in charge" of Venezuela will be underscored Monday when the oil-rich nation's deposed leader is hauled before a New York court, while his successor offers...
BGIC CELEBRATES M A SAMAD'S BIRTHDAY & NEW YEARBangladesh General Insurance Company PLC (BGIC) celebrated the New Year 2026 and 103rd birth anniversary of M A Samad, the pioneer of insurance industry in Bangladesh and founder of BGIC, with a...
Islami Bank INAUGURATES INTERNSHIP PROGRAMME Islami Bank Training and Research Academy (IBTRA) inaugurated the 165th internship programme on Sunday. Md Omar Faruk Khan, Managing Director of the bank, inaugurated the event as the chief guest, with ASM Rezaul Karim, Director...
DOA MAHFIL HELD FOR KHALEDA ZIA AT RUPALI BANK A doa mahfil was held at the Head office of Rupali Bank PLC in Dhaka on Monday, seeking eternal peace of the departed soul of three-time former prime minister and BNP...
LONDON/NEW YORK, Jan 5 (Reuters): Global stock markets, riding high on AI euphoria at the start of 2026 may be disregarding one of the biggest threats that could spoil the party: a surge in inflation driven partly by the tech...
SHAHJALAL ISLAMI BANK HOLDS 911TH EC MEETING The 911th meeting of the Executive Committee (EC) of Shahjalal Islami Bank PLC (SJIB PLC) was held recently at the Corporate Head Office of the bank. The meeting was presided over by Akkas...
AL-ARAFAH ISLAMI BANK HOLDS 449TH BOARD MEETING The 449th Board meeting of Al-Arafah Islami Bank PLC was held at the bank's Head Office on Sunday. Chairman of the Board of Directors Khwaja Shahriar presided over the meeting. The overall business...
SOUTHEAST BANK HANDS OVER INSURANCE CLAIM CHEQUESoutheast Bank has handed over an insurance claim cheque to the family of a deceased employee of Shrabony Knitwear Ltd, under the group insurance coverage of the bank's "BETON CARD" programme. The insurance benefit...
Mashrur Arefin, managing director & CEO of City Bank, has been elected chairman of the Association of Bankers, Bangladesh (ABB), the apex body of the country's commercial bank executives. Ahsan Zaman Chowdhury, managing director & CEO of Trust Bank, has...
FE REPORT | 2026-01-06 00:00:00
United Commercial Bank (UCB) has posted a landmark achievement in deposit mobilization, setting a new standard in the country's banking industry at a time when the sector has been navigating significant challenges.The first generation private commercial bank recorded a deposit...
BRAC Bank has organised an Anti-Money Laundering (AML) and Combating the Financing of Terrorism (CFT) awareness session for its Board of Directors and senior management, reiterating the bank's commitment to strong regulatory oversight and compliance at the highest level.Md Mofizur...
FE REPORTThe managing director of Square Pharmaceuticals, Tapan Chowdhury, is set to buy 2 million shares of the company at the current market price, according to a market filing on Monday. Shares would be purchased from both the main board...
FE REPORT | 2026-01-06 00:00:00
The stock market watchdog has launched an investigation into Beacon Pharmaceuticals based on an intelligence report from the central bank alleging money laundering and market fraud.The Bangladesh Securities and Exchange Commission (BSEC) has directed the three-member investigation committee to complete...
Naved Manzoor | 2026-01-06 00:00:00
For decades, those who feed our nation have stood at the wrong end of the market. Cost of inputs rise relentlessly, yet when harvest season arrives, prices collapse under the weight of middlemen and fragile market systems. The result is...
Online business has gained immense popularity in recent years, making daily life more convenient by allowing people to purchase goods and services from home. However, alongside these advantages, a growing menace of online fraud has emerged, posing serious risks to...
According to government statistics, the tourism sector contributes approximately 3-4 per cent to the national GDP. Data from various years indicate that, on average, around 600,000-700,000 foreign tourists visit Bangladesh annually, while nearly ten million domestic tourists travel within the...
Syed Fattahul Alim | 2026-01-06 00:00:00
The sitting president of Venezuela has been, what the US said, 'captured' along with his wife, son and other officials as a fugitive evading law. Venezuela is a oil-and-mineral-rich country of the South American continent lying along the coast of...
That Bangladesh's tax-to-GDP ratio is one of the lowest in the world is widely known. In the Asia-Pacific region this ratio is as high as 19.50 on an average and the average for the developing countries is 17-18 per cent....
Muhammad Zamir | 2026-01-06 00:00:00
Alberto Horst. Head of European Migration and Diversity and Senior Policy Analyst have drawn attention to an important dimension. He recalled that the European Commission pledged to deliver a "new common approach on the return of irregular migrants" within the...
M AZIZUR RAHMAN | 2026-01-05 12:00:00
Bangladesh Energy Regulatory Commission (BERC) on Sunday adjusted upward the price of a standard 12 kilogram (kg) LPG cylinder to Tk 1,306 from Tk 1,253 in the backdrop of an unusual hike in the energy prices at the consumers' levels.The...
FE REPORT | 2026-01-05 12:00:00
Experts warned on Sunday that while Bangladesh has achieved some level of macroeconomic stabilisation, the economy remains vulnerable to being trapped in a sub-optimal low-growth equilibrium due to weak investment, high interest rates, inflation and unemployment.They suggested converting short-term stabilisation...
Hasnat Abdul Hye | 2026-01-05 12:00:00
As president Donald Trump spoke to the press at Mar A Lago, with his secretary of state, secretary of war and joint chief of staff behind him, a stunned world including his own country came to know that American armed...
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