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5 Shariah banks’ merger to begin within a week: BB governor
People crowd in front of a Trading Corporation of Bangladesh (TCB) truck on Abdul Gani Road in the capital to buy oil, lentils, and sugar. The photo was taken on Monday. PHOTO: FOCUS BANGLA
Deadline looms as nations remain divided on global plastic pollution treaty
Nvidia to pay US 15% of AI chip sales to China
Musk’s Tesla applies to supply power to British homes
Swiss open to new US defence orders to tackle tariffs
Indonesia, Peru strike trade agreement as leaders meet
Chile copper mine to restart operations after deadly collapse
This photogoraph shows smoke rising from a wildfire at the Vesuvius National Park in Terzigno, near Naples on 10 August 2025. The national fire service said it had 12 teams on the ground and six Canadair planes fighting the blaze, which has torn through the national park in southern Italy since 8 August 2025. Photo: AFP
Asian markets waver to start key week for trade, US data
Egypt’s economy defies global turbulence as Gulf investments flow in: Standard Chartered
Deflation to shape global outlook despite inflation risks: QNB
Wind giant Orsted seeks to raise $9.4b after US setbacks
Bangladesh Infrastructure Finance Fund Limited (BIFFL) holds its 14th Annual General Meeting at the Pan Pacific Sonargaon, Dhaka, recently. Finance Division Secretary and BIFFL Chairman Dr Md Khairuzzaman Mozumder presided over the meeting. PHOTO: COURTESY
A young girl carries utensils past a heap of burning coal near an open-cast mine on the outskirts of Dhanbad, India, on Sunday. PHOTO: AFP
