Brent crude futures fell 73 cents, or 0.67 percent, to $108.02 a barrel at 0450 GMT

The Fed's Federal Open Market Committee, with its 12 voting members, will announce its decision after a two-day meeting on Wednesday at 2:00 pm (1800 GMT)

AI-linked stocks plunged worldwide on Monday after leaders of the biggest artificial intelligence companies warned of potentially existential risks from the technology, shaking confidence in the industry whose vast infrastructure spending has driven world stock markets to record highs.

Oil prices rose more than 2 percent on Tuesday after attacks on Saudi Arabian energy infrastructure left the kingdom’s East-West pipeline offline, raising fears that damage to energy infrastructure and transport routes could take longer to repair.

China and India’s LNG imports are likely to rebound from multi-year lows once the Middle East supply crunch ends and prices ease, industry executives expect, reversing a pick-up in coal and oil use to generate power due to the US-Iran war.

Bangladesh has made significant progress in reforming its labour laws, but the real test now lies in implementation, particularly enforcement of the Labour Act, freedom of association in export processing zones and the effectiveness of labour inspections, according to Gilbert F Houngbo, director general of the International Labour Organisation (ILO).

Higher import costs are likely to be passed on to consumers

The Bangladesh Petroleum Corporation (BPC) has already started discussions with potential alternative suppliers and is hopeful of importing crude oil from a new source soon

Moody's Ratings, one of the leading global ratings agencies, has revised its outlook on Bangladesh to stable from negative.

Industrial output grew 5.2 percent from a year earlier in August

With the crisis in the Middle East showing few signs of abating and Yemen's Houthi rebels taking control of a crucial outlet for shipping, crude has spiked this month to more than $100 a barrel

Saudi Arabia will run out of oil stocks for exports if it doesn’t restart its major pipeline to the Red Sea within days, leading to a loss of up to 4 percent of global supply, Saudi oil buyers and traders said.

Avery Dennison yesterday opened a smart warehouse at Dhaka Export Processing Zone (DEPZ) in Savar, using automation and digital technology to boost the competitiveness of apparel and footwear manufacturers.

The widening of the Mideast conflict into Yemen and drone strikes on a critical Saudi oil pipeline highlight an uncomfortable reality: the Iran war is no longer a short-lived energy supply shock, but a prolonged, unpredictable test of global economic endurance.

A further decline in Saudi flows will worsen the global supply crunch, which has already pushed global fuel prices to record highs

Ten vessels entered the Gulf, including a mini-bulker carrying minor bulk commodities

Brent crude for November delivery gained 2.8 percent to $107.54 a barrel

A growing consumer push to buy Canadian and boycott US products is reshaping supermarket shelves in Canada, forcing grocers to improve country-of-origin labeling and secure new sources of supply.

A bitter trade war between the United States and Canada has made consumers more conscious of where their dollars go

Maritime trackers received new reports of an attack on a ship in the Strait of Hormuz on Sunday, adding to concerns about Iran-related threats to energy supplies after Saudi Arabia shut down a vital oil pipeline