July 11, 2023

Trade arrangement in Rupee cuts transaction cost: BB

A new era in currency diversification forexternal trade began today as Bangladesh and India started formally tradingin rupees which is expected to reduce transaction cost benefitting the sides,observed Bangladesh Bank (BB).”Through the new arrangement…

Price of per litre soybean oil reduced by Tk 10

The price of per liter bottled soybean oil has been reduced by Taka 10 due to the downtrend in edible oil price in the international market.The price of per litre soybean oil will be Tk 179 and the fresh price will come into effect from tomorrow, said…

Bangladesh-India trade through rupee begins

Bangladesh and India today launched bilateral trade through Indian rupee (INR) to reduce over reliance on dollar, cut cost and time in the growing trade between the two nations.The inaugural ceremony was jointly organised by Bangladesh Bank (BB) and H…

Seven dengue patients die, 1,054 hospitalised in 24 hrs

A total of seven dengue patients died and 1,054 were admitted to different hospitals in the country during the past 24 hours till 8 am today.”During the period, a total of 628 dengue patients were hospitalised in Dhaka city and 426 were admitted to di…

RCC vows to prevent dengue spread

Rajshahi City Corporation (RCC) has takeninitiatives of expediting its conservancy and other cleanliness activities toprevent the dengue spread.The city corporation has already strengthened the activities of preventingthe breeding places of mosquitoes…