Dhaka: The government today approved separate proposals for procuring two cargoes of LNG and 25,000 metric tons of fertilizer to meet the country’s growing demand. The approvals came from the 18th meeting of the Advisers Council Committee on Governmen…
Dhaka: The country’s both the bourses, Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) and Chittagong Stock Exchange (CSE), today plunged due to mainly price fall in large-cap securities. DSEX, the prime index of the DSE, went down by 149.31 points or 3.02 percent to 4,80…
Dhaka: More than 16 lakh taxpayers have already filed their income tax returns through online this year while more than 20 lakh taxpayers have completed registration for e-returns. The online income tax return filing system by the National Board of Re…
Dhaka: Progressive Knit Alliance (PKA), the sole panel contesting the upcoming BKMEA election on May 10, announced a 15-point manifesto today, pledging to prioritize reforms in customs, bond facilities, and raw material imports to boost sectoral effic…
Dhaka: The country’s export earnings witnessed a 9.83 percent growth in the first 10 months from July to April of the current fiscal year 2024-25 (FY25), raising the total volume to US$ 40.20 billion. During the same period last fiscal year, the total…
Dhaka: The general point-to-point inflation rate in Bangladesh eased further in April 2025, reaching 9.17 percent, down from 9.35 percent in March 2025.
According to Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha, the latest data from the Bangladesh Bureau of Statisti…
Satkhira: Juicy and delicious fruit mango of Satkhira has started appearing in the local markets from today. The farmers of the district have started plucking different varieties of mangoes including Gopalbhog, Gobindobhog, Bombay, and Gulab Khas. Sat…
Dhaka: The 39th ‘SAARCFINANCE Coordinators’ meeting was organized by the SAARCFINANCE Wing, Research Department of Bangladesh Bank (BB), at Hotel InterContinental in the city on Friday. Dr Md Habibur Rahman, Deputy Governor of BB, chaired the meeting …
Sylhet: Cent percent harvesting of Boro paddy has been completed in the haor areas and 53 percent in non-haor areas in Sylhet region. This season witnessed a bumper yield of paddy as the weather was favorable for harvesting.
According to Bangladesh S…