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Producer price index indicates inflation surge

Producer price index or PPI which tracks the prices businesses pay for their goods and services rose in March at...

Digital database of workers to cover 10,000 entities initially

The government will create a digital database of workers from both formal and informal sectors, officials said. Under the move,...

Tk 300b deficit likely in FY 22

The tax revenue collection may face a shortfall worth nearly Tk 300 billion in the current fiscal year (FY), 2021-22,...

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Prison riot fire in Colombia leaves 51 dead

At least 51 prisoners died after a fire started during a prison riot in the...

Markets see modest rise at opening

Stocks witnessed a modest rise in the early trading on Wednesday as some investors opted...

Padma Bridge: BR may get back rail part by Jul 15 to resume work

The Padma Multipurpose Bridge (PMB) project authority has a plan to hand over the lower...

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Bangladesh

Country turns again to IMF after a decade

After the lapse of a decade, Bangladesh is likely to borrow funds from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to narrow its budget deficit, seen as...

Bangladesh Bank injects $7.34b into forex market in 11 months

The central bank has pumped over US$7.0...

New monetary policy to seek balance between credit flow and inflation

Amid an eight-year high CPI in May...

Global

Hong Kong: Why business is not giving up on the Asian financial hub

On a cloudy June day, the Jumbo Floating Restaurant was towed out of Hong Kong's Aberdeen harbour. The giant six-storey structure - in the shape...

G7 leaders vow to hurt Russia economically

Leaders of the world’s wealthiest democracies struck...

Sri Lankan economy contracts 1.6pc in January to March quarter

Sri Lanka's economy contracted 1.6 per cent...

পিটিয়ে শিক্ষক খুন: আশুলিয়ার সেই ছাত্রের বাবা গ্রেপ্তার

ক্রিকেট স্ট্যাম্প দিয়ে পিটিয়ে সাভারের আশুলিয়ার কলেজ শিক্ষক উৎপল কুমার সরকারকে হত্যার ঘটনায় এক ছাত্রের বাবাকে গ্রেপ্তার করেছে পুলিশ। খবর বিডিনিউজ টোয়েন্টিফোর ডটকমের। কুষ্টিয়ার কুমারখালী...

কলম্বিয়ার কারাগারে দাঙ্গার মধ্যে আগুন, নিহত ৪৯

পদ্মা সেতু নির্মাণে দুর্নীতির ‘মিথ্যা’ অভিযোগকারীদের কাছে ক্ষতিপূরণ চেয়েছেন পররাষ্ট্রমন্ত্রী

সবাইকে মাস্ক পরে মসজিদে আসতে হবে, নামাজের কাতারে নিশ্চিত করতে হবে দূরত্ব: ধর্ম মন্ত্রণালয়

মাস্ক পরা বাধ্যতামূলক, মানতে হবে বিধিনিষেধ

ফাঁকা ফেরি ঘাটের সুবিধা নিতে চায় ঝিনাইদহ

নভেম্বরে বন্ধ হচ্ছে গুগল হ্যাংআউটস

Stock

BSEC okays Tk 1.0b CMSF Golden Jubilee Mutual Fund

The securities regulator has approved the prospectus of a new...

Palli Sanchay Bank working to bring economic emancipation, its MD tells FE

Palli Sanchay Bank (PSB), a specialised non-scheduled bank is working...

Airbnb makes ban on parties permanent

Airbnb said on Tuesday it will make permanent its ban...

World shares gain as investors shrug off downbeat data

Shares were higher in Europe and Asia on Friday despite...

13 Bangladeshi firms publish GRI sustainability reports

Stocks edge up for second consecutive day

Bourses post modest gains at opening

Global stock markets fall as economy fears grow

Indian shares end lower, rupee hits an all-time low

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Japan Metal inks MoU with Allied Venture to set up JV industry at MEZ

A Bangladeshi private company and a Japanese company will set up an aluminum ingot and copper ingot factory at Mirsarai Economic Zone (MEZ) in Chattogram. Star Allied Venture Limited of Bangladesh and Metal Company Limited of Japan on Tuesday sign...

BASIS to launch campaign in EU, UK...

Recovery roadmap study: BGMEA pairs up with...

BIDA inks MoU with ICAB on DVS

Shahjalal Islami Bank donates Tk 100m to PM's relief fund

TCB seeks logistic support for nationwide sales drive

'Realistic monetary policy should be at play'

Currency	Sell	Purchase

Commodity	Price	Change
GOLD	2,034.80 (US$/oz)	+1.38%
SILVER	28.32 (US$/oz)	+2.32%
COPPER	6,437.00 (US$/oz)	+1.05%
CRUDE OIL	42.19 (US$/bbl.)	-2.36%
COTTON # 2	0.62 (USc/lb)	+2.47%
WHEAT (CBOT)	210.09 (USD/bu)	-0.1%
PALM OIL	823.96 (USD/MTon)	3.4%
Soybean OIL	35.04 (USc/lb)	+0.26%
Sugar # 11	14.31 (USc/lb)	+2.00%

National

ECNEC okays 10 projects costing Tk 22.17b

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina forbids reconstructing the roads which were damaged or cut open to drain out floodwater in Sylhet...

Two hotels fined for polluting environment in Cox's Bazar

CHATTOGRAM: Department of Environment (DoE), the Chattogram regional office has recently issued notice to 534 hoteliers in Cox's Bazar, asking...

Govt releases addl Tk 21b in cash incentives for local exporters

The government has released a sum of Tk 21 billion for the payment of cash incentives to local exporters on...

Politics

Use of EVMs should be increased significantly in next elections: Obaidul Quader

Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader on Tuesday...

BNP leader Mosharraf says govt has no plan to deal with flood

BNP senior leader Khandaker Mosharraf Hossain on Tuesday...

Country

Do Something Foundation distributes relief to 5,000 flood victims in six districts

Do Something Foundation - a humanitarian organisation - has...

Padma Bridge opening ceremony cancelled in Sylhet

The district administration in Sylhet has cancelled the...

Crime

Impossible to remove Padma Bridge's screws by hand, says CID

The Criminal Investigation Department says Bayezid Talha, who...

Woman escapes kidnap bid as car runs out of fuel

A woman has said she survived an attempt...

World

Asia

Hindu man killed in India, Muslim man arrested after claiming responsibility

A Hindu man was killed in his tailoring shop in a northwestern Indian town on Tuesday, and two machete-wielding Muslim...

Gunmen open fire on vaccination team in Pakistan, kill three

Unidentified militants opened fire on a polio vaccination team in...

Sri Lanka rushes to find fuel as shortages hit schools, workers

A Sri Lankan government minister was in Qatar on Tuesday...

Americas

Trump wanted to join Capitol riot, tried to grab limo steering wheel

Donald Trump tried to grab the steering wheel of his presidential limousine on Jan 6, 2021, when his security detail...

Three dead in Amtrak train crash and derailment in Missouri

An Amtrak train carrying more than 200 passengers derailed in...

Ecuador cuts gasoline prices in latest concession to protesters

Ecuadorean President Guillermo Lasso said on Sunday he would cut...

Europe

Bulgaria expels 70 Russian diplomatic staff

Bulgaria said on Tuesday it was expelling 70 Russian diplomatic staff over espionage concerns and had set a cap on...

European Union received 648,000 asylum applications in 2021

The European Union received 648,000 applications last year for international...

More funds, care needed to save world's oceans: UN chief

UN Secretary-General António Guterres appealed to governments and companies on...

Africa

Africa's dream of feeding China hits hard reality

Watching workers poke avocados from the treetops in an orchard owned by Kenyan agriculture firm Kakuzi, managing director Chris Flowers...

Pledge to hasten deal on new pact to conserve biodiversity

The fourth meeting of the open-ended working group on the...

At least 20 dead in South African club; cause not yet known

South African police are investigating the deaths of at least...

Editorial

Tanners' struggle for survival

The gloomy look of the tanners during the days of Eid-ul-Azha in 2020 and 2021 still haunts many. Apart from them, these people include rawhide traders at different stages. In 2022, the enterprising villagers selling their cattle, cattle farm owners and the rawhide traders look to recouping their losses incurred in these two years, especially in 2021. In the two...

Cooling off a heated rice market

An unrelenting rise in the prices of rice for the past few months has forced the government to allow the import of the main staple at a reduced duty. The Ministry of Food has already issued a notification inviting the interested private sector importers to submit applications until July 17 next. To make the imported rice cheaper, the government has...

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Effective communication key to cybersecurity success

Globally, cyber-attacks are not a new occurrence. But what is worrying is that their frequency and complexity continue to increase, so much so that cyber-threat...