Rises to over 11% for second time this year 

The government plans to bring down inflation to 4-5 percent, Bangladesh Bank (BB) Governor Ahsan H Mansur said yesterday.

Many of the Chattogram port’s 12 container jetties have been lying vacant for the last couple of weeks due to a fall in the number of ships amid a decrease in imports..The port currently has 18 jetties. Of these, 12 jetties are dedicated for accommodating container vessels and the remainin

The government is set to import rice from Myanmar and India as part of its efforts to bring down the high price of the staple, replenish stocks and ensure distribution under social safety net schemes.

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has asked to increase the tax to GDP ratio by 0.6 percentage points by the end of this fiscal year to make up for last fiscal year’s revenue collection shortfall.

Captive power, which the industrial sector in Bangladesh leans on heavily, has been weakening the financial health of the Bangladesh Power Development Board (PDB) by costing it customers that pay the highest tariffs.

The price of mild steel (MS) rods has continued to fall due to low demand for construction materials, especially as public consumption has declined to virtually zero since the political changeover on August 5.

Bangladesh’s exports rose for a fourth straight month in November as goods that had been stuck for the past three months were finally shipped.

The world’s developing countries paid a record $1.4 trillion to service their debts last year, as high lending rates pushed interest costs to a two-decade high, the World Bank said Tuesday.

Diesel supply in eight districts of Rangpur has been hampered due to the refusal of loco masters to work overtime and non-arrival of a scheduled consignment through the India-Bangladesh Friendship Pipeline from across the border.

A lack of specially tailored skill training programmes that match the market demand and poor access to digital devices are the main barriers deterring persons with disabilities from entering ICT sector jobs, according to experts.

He also said a masterplan to fully automate services at the NBR was being drafted.

The cement maker has to appear before the stockmarket regular on Dec 8

The Bangladesh Bank has asked lenders in the country to provide detailed information on all the loans and liabilities of companies operated by Thermax Group..The banks have been asked to provide the information by Wednesday. There are more than a dozen companies under the group that produc

Core banking will be unavailable from Jan 1-5 next year and agent banking from Dec 30 to Jan 5

28 companies are taking part in the event

The administrator is asked to hold election in 120 days

Revenue rises 8% year-on-year

Total turnover stood at Tk 155 crore in the first hour of trading

The global energy think-tank suggested shifting half of Bangladesh’s existing industrial demand to the grid