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Property64, an online property marketplace, has launched in Bangladesh, allowing users to list, search and enquire about properties for sale or rent. The platform, available at property64.com, allows property owners, agents and companies to publish listings. Buyers and tenants can contact sellers by phone, WhatsApp or online chat. Listings cover land, flats, houses, commercial properties, businesses, hostels, mess accommodation and ...

Technology, innovation, start-ups and fin-techs could help accelerate the Indo-UAE relations to $200 billion in the next few years, according to a senior Indian diplomat. India’s bilateral trade with the UAE reached $101.25 billion, marking the second consecutive year exceeding the $100 billion milestone. India’s exports to the UAE exceeded $37.35 billion, making the UAE India’s second-largest export destination and ...

India’s largest private-sector thermal power producer, Adani Power Ltd, reported a 141.5% rise in second-quarter net profit on strong demand, higher tariffs and a one-time income boost. Profit after tax for July-September, the second quarter of fiscal 2026-27, rose to Tk9,125.12 crore (Rs7,019.32 crore), from Tk3,778.40 crore (Rs2,906.46 crore) a year earlier. For the first half of the year, profit ...

China’s stock market is discovering that even an artificial intelligence boom cannot keep investors excited forever. After months of optimism around technology, hopes of government support and a potential economic revival, the country’s biggest stocks are facing a sharp reversal. The CSI 300 Index, which tracks 300 major companies listed in Shanghai and Shenzhen, fell as much as 1.6% on ...

Shops, shopping malls and markets across Bangladesh will close at 8pm from Friday, October 23, as the extended opening hours allowed for Durga Puja have ended. The government had permitted commercial establishments to remain open until 10pm through October 22 to facilitate shopping during the festival. The regular schedule of 11am to 8pm has now resumed, reducing opening hours by ...

Elon Musk is considering a potential merger between electric vehicle maker Tesla and space company SpaceX, a move that could create a technology giant with a combined valuation of around $3.5 trillion. Musk has backed the idea of combining the two companies, citing potential benefits from closer cooperation in artificial intelligence (AI), robotics, advanced manufacturing, satellite communications and computing infrastructure. ...

Biman Bangladesh Airlines operated a flight to Saudi Arabia’s Dammam on Thursday morning carrying 379 passengers, despite a reported Houthi attack on the city’s King Fahd International Airport that left one person dead and eight others injured. The flight departed Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in Dhaka at 8AM, according to Shahnur Ahmed, spokesperson for Biman Bangladesh Airlines’ public relations division. ...

Annual economic losses from coastal flooding in the Asia-Pacific region could rise more than sixfold by 2050 without adequate protective measures, the Asian Development Bank (ADB) has warned. According to the ADB’s Asia-Pacific Climate Report 2026: Coastal Risks on the Rise—Actions for a Resilient Future, published on Wednesday, annual flood losses across 30 coastal economies could rise from $27 billion ...

Biman Bangladesh Airlines on Wednesday resumed flights to Dammam and announced plans to operate one Riyadh-bound flight on 25 October as the situation following attacks on airports in Saudi Arabia continues to improve. The national flag carrier disclosed the updated flight schedules in a press release here today. The Riyadh-bound flight will depart Dhaka at 1:25am (Bangladesh time) on the ...

RSGT Bangladesh has achieved a new milestone in vessel productivity at Patenga Container Terminal (PCT), recording a peak performance of 72 moves and 122 twenty-foot equivalent units (TEUs) per hour during operations involving MV AMOUREUX, a CMA CGM vessel. This achievement surpassed the previous benchmark of 58 moves and 82 TEUs per hour set in September after ship-to-shore (STS) crane ...