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Oil is at a five-month high, and Macron called Trump's remarks stupid

Punjab, Oct. 23 -- Oil has reached its highest price since May. And Emmanuel Macron has called comments from Donald Trump about the French riots "unacceptable, stupid" - a sentence a French president ... Read More


Climbs with Brent above $112 amid Houthi attacks

Bangladesh, Oct. 23 -- Brent crude oil prices rose to their highest level since May on Thursday after Yemen's Iran-aligned Houthi group carried out more attacks in Saudi Arabia. The attacks raised fe... Read More


Four sessions down, and crude is the highest it has been since May

Punjab, Oct. 23 -- The Sensex fell for a fourth straight session on Friday, closing at 73,123.83, down about 125 points. The Nifty ended at 22,600. The reason is one number: crude is near 114 dollars,... Read More


Zelensky says cluster warheads followed the collapse of talks

Punjab, Oct. 22 -- Volodymyr Zelensky has accused Russia of using cluster warheads in deadly strikes that came shortly after negotiations to end the war collapsed in St Petersburg. US envoy Steve Witk... Read More


Chinese zipper maker begins production at EZ in Mirsarai

Bangladesh, Oct. 22 -- Chinese-owned SBS Zipper Bangladesh Co Ltd has started commercial production at the Bangladesh Export Processing Zones Authority's (Bepza) Economic Zone-01 in Mirsharai, Chattog... Read More


Uttara Bank holds annual risk management conference

Bangladesh, Oct. 22 -- Uttara Bank PLC recently held its annual risk management conference for 2026 at Sea Pearl Beach Resort & Spa in Cox's Bazar. Md Abul Hashem, managing director of Uttara Bank PL... Read More


Mercantile Bank, Epic Health Care sign MoU for healthcare discounts

Bangladesh, Oct. 22 -- Mercantile Bank PLC and renowned healthcare institution Epic Health Care Ltd have officially signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to strengthen professional ties and exten... Read More


Islami Bank subsidiary mCash holds 6th board meeting

Bangladesh, Oct. 22 -- Islami Bank Bangladesh PLC's subsidiary mCash Ltd held its sixth board of directors meeting at Islami Bank Tower this week. Mohammad Zahir Hussain, chairman of the board of dir... Read More


Govt relaxes experience rules for state-owned commercial bank CEOs

Bangladesh, Oct. 22 -- The government has revised its policy on appointing chief executives of state-owned commercial banks, allowing the experience requirement to be relaxed in exceptional cases. Th... Read More


Modhumoti Bank kicks off cybersecurity awareness month

Bangladesh, Oct. 22 -- Modhumoti Bank PLC has held a launching event for the National Cybersecurity Awareness Month 2026 at its head office to promote secure digital banking and strengthen cybersecuri... Read More