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At least 15 factories in Gazipur declared a holiday on Tuesday (October 27) as garment workers blocked the Dhaka-Tangail highway in the Mouchak area of Kaliakoir, demanding higher wages and causing long traffic jams.
The company incurred a net loss of Tk77 crore in the third quarter of this year.
The strongest gains came from Arab Israeli parties whose voters turned out in soaring numbers against Netanyahu, who has relentlessly warned that the minority would dilute the Jewish nationalist direction in which he has taken Israel
A total of 174 Bangladeshi nationals have returned home from Libya through a joint initiative of the Ministry of Foreign
The price of gold has gone up again in the domestic market, with the cost of the best-quality 22-carat gold rising by Tk 2,216 per bhori.
Arnab hit Andhra Pradesh as a "very severe cyclonic storm", with winds of 125-135 kilometres (78-84 miles) per hour and gusts reaching 150 kph, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said
Yasha Sobhan, chairperson of Bashundhara Special Children Foundation, has received the Cluster of Achievers Award 2026 in recognition of her outstanding contributions to children with autism and other special needs. She has also received an honorary Doctor of Philosophy in Social Work (Honoris Caus
as Anthropic IPO lifts sentiment ahead of earnings, central banks
With AI stocks accounting for 42% of China's market capitalisation and 57% of turnover across mainland-listed A-shares and Hong Kong's H-shares, according to Goldman Sachs, few investors in a market dominated by small investors have escaped the pain.
Stocks opened lower on Tuesday as investors remained cautious amid ongoing corporate earnings and dividend declarations, while rising global energy prices following renewed tensions in the Middle East weighed on market sentiment.Market operators said investor sentiment remained subdued as investors
Tech giant Microsoft has offered voluntary exit packages to approximately 60,000 employees—representing over a quarter of its global workforce—as part
All scheduled banks in Bangladesh will remain closed on November 7 on the occasion of National Revolution and Solidarity Day.Bangladesh
Japan plans to facilitate around one trillion yen ($6.35 billion) in private-sector investment in Bangladesh over the next five years as the two countries seek to deepen their strategic partnership and expand economic cooperation.
Food Minister’s Assistant Private Secretary (APS) Md Abdul Awal Bulbul has been permanently relieved of his duties after allegedly arranging
Prime Minister Tarique Rahman on Tuesday called for stronger cooperation with Japan in energy, technology, infrastructure and investment, proposing a Bangladesh-Japan technology park and seeking Japanese support for major transport projects to accelerate the country’s economic transformation.A
Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi stand together during a welcome ceremony in Tokyo on 27 October. Photo: PMO
Meta has been pouring money into chips and data centres to compete more effectively with OpenAI and Anthropic.
If Netanyahu loses, it would end a relationship in which Trump has swung between praise and scorn.
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