BB opens hedging window
Bangladesh’s importers will have a new tool to shield their businesses from sudden swings in international commodity prices, as Bangladesh Bank (BB) has allowed authorised...
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Twin outbreaks take heavy toll
Bangladesh is facing a mounting public-health burden from measles and dengue, with the two diseases together accounting for 1,187 deaths this year and tens of...
UK is falling apart!
The first ministers of Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland are meeting in Cardiff on Tuesday to strengthen cooperation and discuss their nations’ constitutional futures, amid...
PM seeks backing for energy plans
Prime Minister Tarique Rahman on Monday urged business leaders and the media to support the government’s plans to tackle Bangladesh’s power and energy crisis, saying...
Bangladesh, Rosatom agree to expedite RNPP generation
Bangladesh and Russia’s state nuclear energy corporation Rosatom have agreed to accelerate work on the Rooppur Nuclear Power Plant so electricity can be generated and...
US rises, India slips in Bangladesh trade
Bangladesh is increasingly shaping its trade diplomacy around economic interests as geopolitical shifts reshape its commercial ties with major powers. The United States has overtaken...
PM to attend UNGA 81 in New York
Prime Minister Tarique Rahman will leave Dhaka on September 21 for the United States to attend the 81st session of the United Nations General Assembly....
Xi pushes ‘Greater BRICS’ economic ties to give bloc larger global role
Chinese President Xi Jinping unveiled on Sunday initiatives in areas ranging from AI to trade to deepen cooperation among the “Greater ” emerging economies, as...
Asif denies allegations
Former interim government adviser and National Citizen Party (NCP) spokesperson Asif Mahmud Shojib Bhuyain has denied allegations of corruption, irregularities, abuse of power and money...
Middle East war does not serve ‘common interests’: Xi
Chinese President Xi Jinping said at the BRICS summit on Saturday that the Middle East war does not serve “common interests”, according to Chinese state...
Adani supply falls by half, power crisis grows in BD
An 800MW unit of Adani Power’s 1,600MW Godda power plant in India’s Jharkhand has shut down due to a technical fault, further straining Bangladesh’s already...
‘BD yet to reach desired goals 55yrs after independence’
Bangladesh has yet to reach its desired goals even 55 years after independence, Jamaat-e-Islami Ameer Dr Shafiqur Rahman said on Saturday. He made the remarks...