The policy would aim to bring down inflation

A price spike of blue-chip stocks played an important role for the gain

The think-tank said in a paper presented at an event on power and energy sector in the national budget for FY25

The government has taken an initiative to establish a dedicated authority for the development and management of the leather industry, Bangladesh’s second-largest sector in terms of export earnings, with a focus on public and private enterprises.

City Bank recently signed a $30 million loan agreement with the OPEC Fund for International Development to support global trade by providing financing to importers and exporters in Bangladesh, especially in the agriculture and green energy sectors.

These new financing operations will help Bangladesh in financial sector and urban management, says Abdoulaye Seck, World Bank country director for Bangladesh and Bhutan

It declined 68% year-on-year to 17.71 million Swiss francs in 2023

The mobile internet subscriber base in Bangladesh witnessed a massive growth in April, increasing by 39 lakh, marking the biggest jump in recent years.

The minister attends a post-budget seminar of Bangladesh Agricultural Economists Association

Reserves hit $19.53 billion on June 19, up from $19.21 billion on June 12

The benchmark index, DSEX, increased 1.6% from the previous day

Oil prices hit seven-week highs on Wednesday as summer demand optimism and concerns over escalating conflicts offset an industry report that said US crude inventories unexpectedly rose.

The prime index gained for the third consecutive day

$70 million will be sustainability-linked loan and a $30 million green loan

Until June 15, some 15,553 TEUs of export containers were lying at the 21 ICDs, much higher from 8,000 on any regular day

Export, import through Akhaura will resume on June 20

Monopolistic accumulation of market power, especially in terms of price-setting capability, may cause an increase in price and deterioration of quality of service as well as hamper innovation and competition

Monetary policy stance should be tight, the economist said in an MCCI-PRI organised post-budget discussion

The World Bank's prediction is much lower than govt projection of 6.75%

Of the total deposits of Tk 86.68 crore, Tk 62 crore has been invested at treasury bonds