SAIF UDDIN | 2025-05-26 00:00:00
A home-grown electronics manufacturing company --Electro Mart--has planned to expand its product range to meet the growing need of consumers, a top executive of the company has said.The company is looking to manufacture new products like rice cooker, grinder, gas...
Domestic refrigerator brands have made a significant progress in the local market. Once the market was fully dependent on imports. But now about 55-60 per cent of our total sales take place in rural areas.This was disclosed by Sohel Kibria,...
FE Report | 2025-05-26 00:00:00
Jamuna Electronics and Automobiles Ltd., a sister concern of the country's leading conglomerate Jamuna Group, is rapidly cementing its position as a dominant force in Bangladesh's consumer electronics industry.It has positioned itself as one of the top players in Bangladesh's...
FE REPORT | 2025-05-26 00:00:00
The hum of machinery in factories across Gazipur, Narayanganj and other industrial hubs tells the story of Bangladesh's quiet revolution in mobile handset manufacturing. Once almost entirely reliant on imports, the country has, within a remarkably short span of time,...
FE REPORT | 2025-05-26 00:00:00
Walton Hi-Tech Industries PLC has introduced a different model of innovative refrigerator, equipped with Artificial Intelligence (AI), Internet of Things (IoT), and energy-efficient technologies - marking a milestone in Bangladesh's home appliance industry.The newly-introduced multimedia-enabled smart fridges have advanced features...
SAJIBUR RAHMAN | 2025-05-26 00:00:00
Once fully dependent on imports for electronic and related-products like refrigerators, TVs, and air conditioners, Bangladesh has made a breakthrough in this sector over the last decade. With consistent policy support, the country has seen a large-scale investment, leading to...
BAGHDAD, May 25 (AFP): Iraq's water reserves are at their lowest in 80 years after a dry rainy season, a government official said Sunday, as its share from the Tigris and Euphrates rivers shrinks.Water is a major issue in the...
KYIV, May 25 (BBC): Russia has intensified strikes on Ukraine, with the highest number of drones and missiles launched in a single night yet. At least 12 people, including three children, were killed and dozens injured, Ukrainian officials said.The attack...
NAIROBI, May 25 (AP): In many African cultures, a big belly has long been seen as a sign of wealth. But this perception is proving deadly as deaths due to obesity -related illnesses rise.In Kenya, overweight politicians are often called...
TEHRAN, May 25 (AFP): Iranian authorities offered no reaction on Sunday after dissident filmmaker Jafar Panahi won the Cannes Film Festival's top prize for his political drama.Panahi, 64, was awarded the Palme d'Or on Saturday night for "It Was Just...
ROME, May 25 (Reuters): Iranian and US delegations wrapped up a fifth round of talks in Rome on Friday and signs of some limited progress emerged in the negotiations aimed at resolving a decades-long dispute over Tehran's nuclear ambitions.Despite both...
GAZA, May 25 (AFP): Rescuers in Gaza said 22 people were killed and dozens more wounded in Israeli air strikes across the Palestinian territory on Sunday.Civil defence agency spokesman Mahmud Bassal said seven people were killed in a strike on...
BARGUNA, May 25 (UNB): As a low pressure looms over the southeastern Bay of Bengal with possibility of developing into a cyclone, fear has gripped the residents along the coastal district of Barguna.Many embankments remain dangerously fragile and unprotected in...
jKISHOREGANJ, May 25 (BSS): A woman was electrocuted at the Nagua-Bagadia-Taltala area under Sadar upazila of the district on Sunday morning.The deceased was identified as Rubina, 32, wife of Md Monir of the same area.According to locals, Rubina received an...
SHYLET, May 25 (BSS): Shahjalal University of Science and Technology (SUST) is scheduled to go on a 21-day vacation on the occasion of the upcoming Eid-ul-Azha and summer break.The vacation started on Sunday and ends on June 14, said a...
A CORRESPONDENT | 2025-05-26 00:00:00
BOGURA, May 25: Potato farmers in Bogura are suffering staggering losses as wholesale price of the turber crop has fallen by at least 55 per cent this May compared to the same period of the last year, according to farmers...
NEW DELHI, May 25 (AFP): India's new Test captain Shubman Gill said Sunday that his mantra is "leading by example" and that he relishes the challenge of starting the new role in an all-important tour of England.The 25-year-old Gill was...
CHESTER, Pa., May 25 (AP): Lionel Messi gave Inter Miami a pep talk this week, exhorting his MLS team to be "more united than ever" to get through a recent rough stretch.Messi got a rise out of the crowd when...
PARIS, May 25 (Reuters): Aryna Sabalenka sent out an early warning to her French Open rivals as the world No 1 produced a dominant display to outclass Kamilla Rakhimova in the opening round while Elina Svitolina also made an impressive...
Bangladesh pacer Mustafizur Rahman has become the country's highest wicket-taker in the Indian Premier League (IPL), surpassing Shakib Al Hasan's long-standing record during Delhi Capitals' match against Punjab Kings on Friday night, reports UNB.Fizz picked up 3 wickets for 33...
Players of BRAC Bank team pose after winning the Bankers Cricket Tournament 2025 championship title in Cox's Bazar city. They beat Mercantile Bank by 4 wickets in the final
AHMEDABAD, India, May 25 (AFP): Opener Devon Conway and Dewald Brevis hit half-centuries to help bottom-placed Chennai Super Kings end their IPL campaign with a crushing 83-run win over Gujarat Titans on Sunday.New Zealand's Conway hit 52 and South African...
The Bangladesh national cricket team reached Pakistan in two separate groups for a three-match T20 International series, reports BSS.Both of the groups arrived in Pakistan straight from the UAE, where Bangladesh earlier played a three-match T20 series and lost it...
NEW YORK, May 25 (Reuters): Arabica coffee futures on ICE dipped to a one-month low on Friday, depressed by an improving outlook for the harvest in top producer Brazil, while cocoa prices fell sharply.There will be no trading for arabica...
DUBAI/NEW YORK, May 25 (Reuters): Saudi state oil giant Aramco is exploring potential asset sales to free up funds, two people with knowledge of the matter said, as it pursues an international expansion and weathers lower crude prices.Aramco is the...
WASHINGTON, May 25 (Reuters) US President Donald Trump on Friday expressed support for Nippon Steel's $14.9 billion bid for US Steel, saying their "planned partnership" would create jobs and help the American economy.Shares of US Steel soared 21% as investors...
PANAMA CITY, May 25 (Reuters): Panama's Maritime Authority said on Friday it will reinforce controls for ship-to-ship operations by Panama-flagged vessels, following an increase in the use of "dark-fleet" tankers to skirt sanctions or evade environmental requirements.The US has increased...
LONDON, May 25 (Reuters): Asian spot liquefied natural gas (LNG) prices rose for the third week running to a two-week high amid renewed demand, weak production in Malaysia and as Egypt seeks to secure huge volumes for the rest of...
Officials from the Democratic Republic of Congo are optimistic they can reach a deal with Washington next month to secure U.S investment in critical minerals alongside support to end a Rwandan-backed rebellion in the country's east, the Financial Times reported...
BEIJING/TAIPEI, May 25 (Reuters): Nvidia will launch a new artificial intelligence chipset for China at a significantly lower price than its recently restricted H20 model and plans to start mass production as early as June, sources familiar with the matter...
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