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Bangla Press Desk: The Bangladesh Bank (BB) has offered financial incentives for transactions using the Bangla QR code system, and also withdrawn interchange fees in a bid to boost its use...
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...
Bangla Press Desk: The Government of Bangladesh and the International Organization for Migration (IOM) signed a landmark agreement yesterday to implement a €1.125 million European Union-funded project aimed at strengthening climate mobility gov...
Bangla Press Desk: The United States has imposed new tariffs on imports from Bangladesh and nearly 60 other major trading partners, citing their alleged failure to take sufficient action against forced labour in supply chains.The new tariffs to...
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