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Export earnings surpass $52b in FY22

The country's merchandise export earnings maintained hefty growth in the just-concluded fiscal year (FY22), recording over 34 per cent rise...

1,902 Covid-19 cases, two deaths reported in a day

Bangladesh has recorded 1,902 cases of Covid-19 in a day, taking the overall tally of infections to 1,978,689. The death...

LPG prices rise as taka weakens against dollar

Despite declining prices in international markets, the government has increased the price of liquefied petroleum gas due to the depreciation...

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Age limit of adulthood to be lowered to check juvenile delinquency

As juvenile delinquency and teenage gangs marked a rise in the country, the government is...

Six bank accounts of Grameen Telecom employees’ lawyer frozen

A total of six bank accounts of lawyer Yousuf Ali, a counsel of the ‘Grameen...

95 private companies to import 409,000 tonnes of rice

The government has greenlighted 95 private companies to import 409,000 tonnes of rice after slashing...

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Bangladesh

Sri Lanka offers special berthing facilities to Bangladeshi vessels

Sri Lanka's state-owned Jaya Container Terminal at Colombo Port has offered priority berthing facilities to Bangladeshi feeder vessels. Chairman of Sri Lanka Ports Authority (SLPA)...

Bangladesh calls for joint efforts to harness marine resources

Bangladesh has sought a joint blue economy...

Global

Sri Lankans cut number of meals as inflation rate crosses 50pc

With an out of work husband, housewife Sujeewa Nelum Perera is all too familiar with the struggle of feeding a family of four in Sri...

Some IMF staff work 'unduly influenced' despite strong safeguards

Nearly 20 per cent of International Monetary...

War in Ukraine raises global shipping costs, stifles trade: UNCTAD

The UN Conference on Trade and Development...

গ্যাসের স্বল্পতার কারণে বিদ্যুৎ সরবরাহ বিঘ্নিত হওয়ায় প্রতিমন্ত্রীর দুঃখ প্রকাশ

বিদ্যুৎ, জ্বালানি ও খনিজ সম্পদ প্রতিমন্ত্রী নসরুল হামিদ জানিয়েছেন গ্যাসের স্বল্পতার কারণে বিদ্যুৎ উৎপাদন ব্যাহত হওয়ায় দেশের অনেক জায়গাতেই বিদ্যুৎ সরবরাহ বিঘ্নিত হচ্ছে। রবিবার নিজের...

ইভ্যালি: প্রতারণার অভিযোগে রাসেল-শামীমার বিরুদ্ধে নতুন মামলা

রূপসা রেলসেতু উদ্বোধনের অপেক্ষায়

৫২ বিলিয়ন ডলারের মাইলফলক অতিক্রম করল দেশের রপ্তানি আয়

আইন হচ্ছে ‘পারিবারিক আদালত অধ্যাদেশ’

শুল্ক কমানোর পর ৪ লাখ টন চাল আমদানির অনুমতি দিল সরকার

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Stock

Stocks open new fiscal year downturn

Stocks witnessed a downturn in early trading Sunday, the first...

Beximco leads most-traded stocks in H1

Beximco, the flagship company of the Beximco Group, led the...

US stocks see worst first half drop in more than 50 years

US stocks have seen their worst first half of a...

Meta slashes hiring plans

Facebook-owner Meta Platforms has cut plans to hire engineers by...

Meghna Insurance stock keeps rising since debut

Stocks edge higher amid optimism

Bourses open mixed amid cautious trading

Airbnb makes ban on parties permanent

World shares gain as investors shrug off downbeat data

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Import-export activities through Hili port will remain suspended for eight days

Import and export activities will remain suspended for eight days at a stretch through the Hili Land Port (HLP) in Hakimpur Upazila of Dinajpur on the occasion of holy Eid-ul-Azha and weekly holidays. General Secretary of the HLP Importers' and Expo...

Banks to remain open on July 8,9...

Saudia airlines to collect Hajj pilgrims' baggage...

Rawhide traders can reschedule loans with 2pc down payment: BB

RFL Electronics secures $23.0m credit facility from British institution

Drastic fall in passenger numbers forces owners to cut Dhaka-Barishal launch fares

Govt to buy 0.7m tonnes of rice bran oil for TCB

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

Malta to send team for hassle-free visa processing of 3,000 Bangladeshis

Foreign Minister Dr AK Abdul Momen on Sunday said Malta agreed to send a consular team to Bangladesh to facilitate...

Seven killed in road accidents in three districts

Seven people were killed in separate road accidents in Faridpur, Sylhet and Chuadanga districts on Sunday. In Faridpur, three people,...

Works to create journalists’ database on cards

Information and Broadcasting Minister Dr Hasan Mahmud said on Sunday that the Press Council was working to create a database...

Politics

Mortal remains of Awami League leader Mukul Bose arrive in Dhaka

Mortal remains of late Awami League Advisory Council...

BNP leader Mosharraf sees govt’s negligence behind fresh spike in Covid-19 cases

BNP senior leader Khandaker Mosharraf Hossain on Friday...

Country

Pirojpur man arrested during his wedding ceremony

A man in Pirojpur's Mothbaria has been arrested...

Two children drown in Netrokona floodwaters

Two children have died after they drowned in...

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

Sri Lanka struggles to raise $587m to pay for fuel shipments

Sri Lanka is struggling to raise $587 million to pay for about half a dozen fuel shipments, a top minister...

Australia part of Asia, says Australian Foreign Minister

Visiting the Malaysian city where she was born, Australian Foreign...

Japan's KDDI says 70pc of services restored after wide network troubles

Japanese mobile carrier KDDI Corp said on Sunday that about...

Americas

US states may arrest women for crossing state lines to get abortions: Biden

US President Joe Biden predicted on Friday that some US states will try to arrest women for crossing state lines...

Mexico opens major oil refinery to cut dependence on foreign supplies

Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador formally opened a major...

New York bans guns in many public places after Supreme Court ruling

New York state passed a law on Friday banning guns...

Europe

Russia says its forces, allies take ‘full control’ of Ukraine’s Luhansk region

Russia said on Sunday its forces and their allies had taken control of Ukraine's eastern Luhansk region, after capturing the...

EU agrees to tame 'Wild West' with new crypto market rules

Cryptocurrency companies will need a licence and customer safeguards to...

Norway pledges 1.0b euros to support Ukraine

Norway on Friday pledged 1.0 billion euros ($1.04 billion) to...

Africa

At least 30 Nigerian soldiers killed in ambush after mine attack

At least 30 Nigerian soldiers were killed in an ambush after gunmen attacked a mine in the Shiroro area of...

Libyan protesters storm, set fire to parliament building

Protesters broke into Libya's parliament in Tobruk on Friday evening...

20 migrants, who went missing in Libya two weeks ago, found dead

The bodies of 20 migrants who got lost in the...

Editorial

Skilled workforce for Japan

The news of Japan's interest in taking skilled manpower from Bangladesh comes as a remarkable booster to the country's manpower sector. Sadly, the sector has been in the doldrums for the past few years. For Bangladesh, the flow of remittance began plummeting alarmingly, with many workers declared out-of-job during the pandemic. Thousands have had to return, many disillusioned and empty-handed....

Monetary policy: targets and challenges

The central bank on Thursday last raised the key policy rate by 50 basis points to 5.50 per cent. Nearly a month back, it had upped the rate for the first time in a decade. It also hiked the LC (letter of credit) margin for some non-essential items from 75 per cent to 100 per cent. The stance of the...