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Bangla Press Desk: Europe has “maybe 6 weeks or so (of) jet fuel left,” the head of the International Energy Agency said Thursday in a wide-ranging Associated Press interview, warning of possibl...
Bangla Press Desk : Ahsan H Mansur assumed leadership of Bangladesh’s central bank in August 2024 with a strong pledge to reform the country’s fragile economy and tackle corruption and disorder in the financial sector. However, information obta...
Bangla Press Desk : Bangladesh’s economy faces mounting pressure as high inflation, a major revenue shortfall, slow implementation of development projects and uncertainty in investment weigh on overall economic stability.Economists say the new govern...
Bangla Press Desk : Bangladesh's construction and interior design sectors are undergoing a significant transformation. As residential developments grow taller, commercial spaces become more sophisticated, and hospitality standards rise to meet intern...
Bangla Press Desk : Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) has announced the formal closure of the Strait of Hormuz — one of the world’s main energy shipping routes — in protest at what it described as threats to assassinate Iran’s Supreme L...
Bangla Press Desk: Gold prices in the country have increased sharply, with the price of 22-carat gold rising by Tk4,374 per bhori.With the latest hike, the price of 22-carat gold now stands at Tk2,65,414 per bhori (11.664 grams), accordin...
Bangla Press Desk: Bangladesh Bank’s newly appointed Governor Mostaqur Rahman on Thursday announced a review of high interest rates.On his first day in office, a day after his appointment, the new governor held a meeting with deputy governors...
Bangla Press Desk: The US tariff rate for some countries will rise to 15% or higher from the newly imposed 10%, US Trade Representative Jamieson Greer said on Wednesday, without naming any specific trading partners or giving further details.Gr...
Bangla Press Desk: Bangladesh’s private sector, the main driver of the economy, has lost momentum amid prolonged macroeconomic instability, high interest rates, an acute energy crisis and a sharp rise in the US dollar. Entrepreneurs say t...
Bangla Press Desk: On the third day of Ramadan, Sadia realized she had underestimated how quickly household essentials run out during the holy month.The cooking oil she bought just before Ramadan was already halfway finished. The dishwash...
Source: daily SunBP/SP To facilitate the payment of wages and bonuses during the upcoming Eid-ul-Fitr, leaders of the Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA) have requested the Bangladesh Bank to provide a special loan faci...
Bangla Press Desk: The Bangladesh Bank (BB) has relaxed loan rescheduling conditions in a fresh bid to support struggling industries and prevent a further rise in defaults amid a fragile economic recovery.In a circular issued on Sunday by its...
Bangla Press Desk: Growth in the US slowed at the end of last year, as consumer spending slackened and the federal government shut down.The world’s largest economy grew at an annual pace of 1.4% in the three months to December, falling back fr...
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