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Hotelier killed on charges of banana theft
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Banned Chhatra League president flees after pushing OC
A banned Chhatra League leader named Atiqur Rahman Somel Sardar has fled after pushing Sakhipur Police Station OC Md. Nazim...
Canada sends strong message to Trump by joining hands with China
Canada has sent a strong message to the ruling Trump administration of the United States through a new trade deal...
Why did Netanyahu ask America not to attack Iran?
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu asked US President Donald Trump not to attack Iran. The influential Washington Post reported that...
India’s non-coking coal imports fall by 6% y-o-y in CY’25. Know why?
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India: Over 35,000 t of iron ore booked at NMDC Chhattisgarh’s auctions
At NMDC Chhattisgarh'siron ore auctions on 16 Jan'26, 36,100 t were booked. Bacheli mines: 4,000-tlumps (10-20 mm, Fe 65.5%) booked at...
China: Iron ore prices edge down by $1/dmt d-o-d
Iron ore fines (Fe 61%) spot prices dipped by $0.55/t to $106.15/dmt CFR China on 16 Jan d-o-d. Trade activity...
India: Mill scale prices rise by INR 100/t ($1/t) in Kandla on active trades
Mill scale prices increased in Kandla, while they remained stable in Raipur on 17 Jan'26. Kandla: Prices rose INR 100/t to...
Nepal: Rebar prices rose by NPR 1,500/t ($10) w-o-w
Nepals rebar prices rose by NPR 1,500/t ($1/t) w-o-w to NPR 75,000-77,000/t ($516-530/t) for cash guarantee sales and NPR 77,000-79,000/t...
Weekly Round-Up: Asian, Russian billet offers edge higher; Iran market sidelined by political unrest
Futures strengthen; spot billet demand remains weak in China Scrap-led support lifts Turkish billet imports marginally Global billet prices firmed...