JAKARTA, Dec 31 (Reuters): Malaysian palm oil futures closed lower on Wednesday as market participants booked profits ahead of the New Year holiday, winding up a volatile year with a nearly 9% loss as geopolitical uncertainties and tariff worries took...
LONDON, Dec 31 (Reuters): Oil prices crept higher on Wednesday, while heading for a fall of more than 15 per cent over the course of 2025, as expectations of oversupply increased in a year marked by wars, higher tariffs, increased...
India rice export prices rose to a near three-month high this week to reflect higher local paddy costs, even as traders in Thailand and Vietnam worried about persistent lackluster global demand, reports Reuters.India's 5 per cent broken parboiled variety was...
Precious metals rounded out the year with blockbuster annual gains on Wednesday, with silver and platinum prices more than doubling and gold's run of record highs leading to its strongest performance in more than four decades, reports Reuters.On the day,...
SYDNEY, Dec 31 (AFP): Former Australian Test batsman Damien Martyn has been rushed to hospital in an induced coma after being diagnosed with meningitis, media reports said Wednesday.The 54-year-old, who played 67 Tests between 1992 and 2006 and 208 one-day...
A Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) official said on Wednesday that the board will host the Bangladesh Premier League (BPL), the country's lone franchise-based T20 tournament, in Sylhet and Dhaka, having decided to omit Chattogram from the list of host venues,...
The year 2025 in Bangladesh cricket was marked by a combination of achievement and individual brilliance. While the men's team struggled with consistency, several players reached historic milestones. The women's team achieved a significant feat, while the Under-19 side showed...
The 2025 will be remembered as a watershed year for Bangladeshi football. After decades on the fringes of regional relevance, the nation's footballing identity underwent a dramatic resurgence, driven by diaspora integration, landmark victories, and unprecedented success in the women's...
Two persons were killed in separate road accidents in Bogura and Jhenaidah districts on Wednesday and Tuesday night, reports BSS.In Bogura, a truck driver was killed in a road accident in the Telipukur area of the district town on Wednesday...
OUR CORRESPONDENT | 2026-01-01 00:00:00
MANIKGANJ, Dec 31: Thousands of local residents have been suffering immensely as a vital rural road in Singair Upazila of Manikganj is in poor condition.Although over a year and a half has passed since the deadline to complete the road...
OUR CORRESPONDENT | 2026-01-01 00:00:00
COX'S BAZAR, Dec 31: Hundreds of thousands of tourists have thronged Cox's Bazar to mark new year's eve, eager to witness the year's final sunset from the beach and welcome 2026.Throughout December, the world's longest natural sea beach remained vibrant...
WASHINGTON, Dec 30 (Reuters): When Bianca Jones, a 33-year-old special education teacher in Memphis, Tennessee, decided a couple of years ago that she wanted to buy a house, she started digging into her Experian credit report. She was shocked by...
Prime Bank has entered into a strategic partnership with Fair Face Holdings Limited, one of Bangladesh's most reputed real estate developers, to offer exclusive discounts on flat purchases for its valued customers. A formal signing ceremony marking this collaboration was...
Southeast Bank has inaugurated its Gouripur branch as its 137th branch at Jinnot Ali Complex, Homna Road, Gouripur Bazar, Daudkandi, Cumilla. Md. Sekander-E-Azam, deputy managing director of Southeast Bank, formally inaugurated the branch. Mohammad Ashikuzzaman Khan, head of SME and...
Md. Jafar Sadeq has been promoted to the position of deputy managing director of Shahjalal Islami Bank. Prior to the promotion, he served as senior executive vice president and chief financial officer (CFO) of the bank, with additional leadership responsibilities...
Midland Bank has promoted Md. Nazmul Huda Sarkar to the position of deputy managing director (DMD), effective from today (Thursday).Prior to this promotion, he served as senior executive vice president & chief technology officer (CTO) of the bank, according to...
FE REPORT | 2026-01-01 00:00:00
Bangladesh's capital market is expected to see a year of resurgence in 2026 from its current rock-bottom level, aided by political stability and macroeconomic recovery following the parliamentary election scheduled for February 12.The year 2025 proved challenging for the country's...
Queen Camilla describes being assaulted by man as a teenagerLONDON, Dec 31: Britain's Queen Camilla has described for the first time fighting off an attack by a man on a train when she was a teenager, speaking in an interview...
TAIPEI/BEIJING, Dec 31 (Reuters): Taiwan remained on high alert on Wednesday after China staged massive military drills around the island the previous day, keeping its emergency maritime response centre running as it monitored Chinese naval manoeuvres, the coast guard said.The...
BOSTON, Dec 31 (Arab News): A federal judge blocked plans by US President Donald Trump's administration on Tuesday to end temporary protections from deportation that had been granted to hundreds of South Sudanese nationals living in the United States.US District...
GENEVA, Dec 31 (AFP): The United Nations rights chief described Wednesday Israel's threat to suspend dozens of aid groups from operating in Gaza from January as "outrageous", calling on states to urgently insist Israel shift course."Israel's suspension of numerous aid...
GENEVA, Dec 31 (AFP): The outgoing United Nations refugee chief fears an increasingly fragmented world is fuelling global conflicts and crises, and inflaming hostility towards people desperately fleeing for safety.Reflecting on his decade at the helm of the UNHCR, Filippo...
Kyiv, Dec 31 (Agencies): Russian drones targeted apartment buildings and energy infrastructure in southern Ukraine's Odesa overnight, injuring six people, including a toddler and two other children, officials said Wednesday.Oleh Kiper, head of the regional military administration, said four apartment...
There is no alternative to research for ensuring the overall development of a country. Due to limited allocation in the research sector at universities in Bangladesh, it has become difficult to conduct quality research. In public universities and research-oriented institutions,...
The Rohingya refugee crisis, now in its eighth year, continues to present severe humanitarian and public health challenges for Bangladesh. This is most evident in Ukhia of Cox's Bazar, where nearly one million Rohingya refugees live in some of the...
Atiqul Kabir Tuhin | 2026-01-01 00:00:00
As a new year dawns, an economic post-mortem of the bygone year reflects a story of resilience, reform and recalibration. While public expectations were sky-high at the outset of the interim government, the economy failed to stage a decisive turnaround...
A baseline study carried out recently finds that Tk 3.0 trillion was spent on railways, roads and bridges to develop the country's communications system in the past 15 years without achieving the desired results. According to a report published in...
Masud Khan | 2026-01-01 00:00:00
Bangladesh’s tax-to-GDP ratio has stayed low for years, which limits the country’s ability to invest in roads, healthcare, schools, and other public services. While most discussions focus on big corporations and wealthy individuals, the majority of tax avoiders are actually...
N N Tarun Chakravorty | 2026-01-01 00:00:00
The danger of macroeconomic mismanagement was aptly highlighted by Paul Krugman (1994) and William Easterly (2001), who cautioned that inefficient resource allocation can undermine the gains from openness and investment, leading to economic stagnation even amid high levels of public...
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