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Economy
3 hours ago

BD focuses on its $5.5b funding gap at COP 28

  Bangladesh on Saturday officially highlighted its funding gap of US $5.5 billion for the implementation of the National Adaptation Plan (NAP) considering the climate change impact. Bangladesh Environment and Climate Change Minister Md Shahab Uddin made the pledge at the 28th session of the

Economy
3 hours ago

Gas output plummets to decade-low

Domestic natural gas production has plummeted to a decade-low amid continuous depletion of output and lax move to ramp up extraction, with domino effect of the fuel shortage, said sources. Production in Industries slow, many gas-fired power plants have shut and transport fuel falls run short, with

Economy
3 hours ago

BD fails to leverage shift in global trade

Bangladesh has not been able to leverage the ongoing global trade and investment diversion, which resulted from attendant geopolitics and conflicts, owing to its inadequate preparations and capabilities, a noted economist said Saturday. "Bangladesh hasn't gained much because it's ill-prepared for

Economy
3 hours ago

Onion sells at Tk 240 a kg on India’s export ban

A sudden hike in the price of onion in the local market has puzzled the consumers who are already struggling with unbridled prices of key essential commodities. The prices of local and imported onion almost doubled on Saturday on the news that India has extended its ban on onion export until Mar

Trade
5 hours ago

Properly training women migrant workers

Women the world over are increasingly joining the international labour market. As per data of International Labour Organisation (ILO) 2017, women constituted 42 per cent of the 164 million migrant workers globally. "ILOSTAT (ILO Labour Statistics) data show that the share of women in the working-ag

America
6 hours ago

US OKs potential sale of tank cartridges to Israel for $106.5m

The US State Department has approved the potential sale of tank cartridges and related equipment to Israel for an estimated $106.5 million, the Pentagon said on Saturday. The sale will be from US Army inventory and consist of 120mm M830A1 High Explosive Anti-Tank Multi-Purpose with Tracer (MPAT) t

Sci-Tech
6 hours ago

What to expect from Google DeepMind's 'Gemini' chatbot

Google DeepMind has recently unveiled its highly anticipated family of artificial intelligence chatbots known as Gemini. This cutting-edge technology is set to compete head-to-head with OpenAI's renowned GPT series, signalling a new era in developing AI chatbot capabilities.  Among the Gemini

National
6 hours ago

Action to be taken if anyone creates obstacle in polls: EC Secy

Election Commission (EC) Secretary Jahangir Alam on Saturday said that action will be taken in line with the country’s existing laws for creating obstacles towards holding the national elections. In response to a query if political parties, those are out of the election, hold meeting then wh

Columns
6 hours ago

How alarming is private sector external debt?

For the last couple of years, external debt has become one of the major concerns of the country's overall economic management, mainly due to the sharp fall in the foreign exchange reserve coupled with the fast depreciation of the local currency, Taka, against the US dollar. The foreign exchange res

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