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Bangla Press Desk: The Bangladesh Jewellers’ Association (Bajus) slashed gold prices by Tk 3,266 per bhori within a single day, citing a drop in the price of pure gold in the local market.BAJUS...
Bangla Press Desk: Oil prices tumbled on Monday as Donald Trump said fresh talks with Iran will begin later in the day, while the yen extended gains after US and Japanese officials confirmed a rare joint intervention to prop up the currency.The...
Bangla Press Desk: The Bangladesh Bank has withdrawn lending limits that had long been imposed on five major branches of state-owned Sonali Bank, allowing the bank to approve loans without branch-specific ceilings. As a result, all branches will...
Bangla Press Desk: Bangladesh resumed imports of green chillies from India through Hili Land Port on Monday after a suspension of more than eight months, as the government moved to boost supplies and rein in soaring domestic prices.The first th...
Bangla Press Desk: Around 800 traders applied for permission to import green chillies on the first day after the government opened imports to boost supply and cool soaring domestic prices.Sources at the Ministry of Agriculture said applications...
Bangla Press Desk: Bangladesh's foreign exchange reserves have increased again, driven by a strong rise in remittance inflows, according to the latest data released by the Bangladesh Bank on Monday.The country's gross foreign exchange reserves climbe...
Bangla Press Desk: Prime Minister Tarique Rahman has emphasised the importance of transforming Bangladesh's economic zones into green, modern, and investment-friendly industrial hubs by ensuring a balance between industrialisation and environmental p...
Bangla Press Desk: Prime Minister Tarique Rahman has asked South Korea to help develop and invest in high-value manufacturing sectors in Bangladesh like automobile, telecommunication, semiconductor, ships and toys.The PM made the call during a meetin...
Bangla Press Desk: The High Court (HC) on Monday directed the government to frame rules within three months for providing workers of wholly foreign-owned companies with a five percent share of companies’ net profits through participation and welfare...
Bangla Press Desk: Cold storage owners urged the government to provide a 20% discount on electricity bills and raise the cash incentive for potato exports from 10% to 30% to help the sector cope with falling potato prices.The demands were made...
Bangla Press Desk: Bangladesh’s ambitious plan to build a cashless economy through the universal Bangla QR payment system is facing major implementation hurdles, with many merchants yet to adopt the platform despite its mandatory nationwide rol...
Bangla Press Desk: Prime Minister Tarique Rahman has given instructions to ensure that import-export-related activities can continue 24/7 at all the ports of the country, said his Adviser and Spokesperson Mahdi Amin at a briefing on Satur...
Bangla Press Desk: Oil prices fell on Friday but kept on track for a monthly rise of about a fifth, as more supplies flowed through crucial maritime chokepoints, despite a lack of major breakthroughs in talks between the United States and Iran....
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