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Bangla Press Desk: Wage growth in Dhaka Division outpaced urban inflation in July, offering a positive signal for the purchasing power of low-paid workers as Bangladesh's broader inflation rate...
Bangla Press Desk: Shakti Foundation for Disadvantaged Women, in partnership with Mutual Trust Bank PLC (MTB) and with support from the Rajdhani Unnayan Kartripakkha (RAJUK), on Tuesday inaugurated Dhaka's second Miyawaki Urban Forest at Uttara Secto...
Bangla Press Desk: Asian stocks rebounded on Wednesday after a brutal selloff a day earlier as anxiety about valuations, rising competition and AI spending rocked markets ahead of crucial earnings from big tech firms and a Federal Reserve policy deci...
Bangla Press Desk: Oil prices jumped more than three percent in early Asian trade on Wednesday after the US military said it had intercepted multiple missiles launched by Iran.At around 0015 GMT, US benchmark West Texas Intermediate was up 3.67 perce...
Bangla Press Desk: Turkish textile giant Sanko has expressed interest in investing $300 million to establish an integrated textile manufacturing facility in Bangladesh's Mirsarai Economic Zone, marking a major potential boost for the country's...
Bangla Press Desk: Prime Minister Tarique Rahman has visited the exhibition stall of United International University (UIU) at the BEAR (Biotechnology, Electronics, AI and Robotics) Summit and National Semiconductor Symposium 2026, held at the Novo Th...
Bangla Press Desk: Dhaka Bank PLC has signed a Credit Guarantee Agreement with Palli Karma-Sahayak Foundation (PKSF) under the Credit Enhancement Scheme (CES) to promote greater financial inclusion and expand access to finance for marginal, cottage,...
Bangla Press Desk: With a view to enhancing the global market presence of small entrepreneurs, the BNP government would exempt booth rental fees for them at international trade fairs, said Commerce and Industries Minister Khandaker Abdul Muqtad...
Bangla Press Desk: Biman Bangladesh Airlines is set to resume direct flights on the Dhaka-Narita route from midnight tonight, following a suspension of more than a year, officials of the national flag carrier said.Civil Aviation and Touri...
Bangla Press Desk: The US Federal Reserve is set to hold its second meeting under new chairman Kevin Warsh starting Tuesday, with markets expecting policymakers to keep interest rates steady amid inflation concerns that could be exacerbat...
Bangla Press Desk: US President Donald Trump had no time for lengthy tariff investigations when he returned to office last year, wanting to hammer trading partners right away to wring concessions.What followed was a chaotic start to a trade agenda th...
Bangla Press Desk: Commerce Minister Khandakar Abdul Muktadir on Friday said the government has no plan to increase fuel prices further, noting that despite a slight recent rise, fuel prices in the country had remained comparatively low over th...
Bangla Press Desk: Beijing condemned fresh US tariffs imposed on China and 59 other countries over alleged forced labour concerns Friday, and warned Washington against waging a trade war.The US levies range from 10 to 12.5 percent, with China s...
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