Edible oil 6.0-13pc higher than govt rates
Business Desk :Edible oil prices remained 6.0-13 per cent higher than the government-fixed rates as refiners and distributors were yet to supply oils with new...
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Bulk electricity tariff hike BERC to hold public hearing on May 18
Business Desk :Bangladesh Energy Regulatory Commission (BERC) will hold public hearing on bulk electricity tariff hike on May18.The energy regulator fixed the date to scrutinise...
Trade deficit crosses $22b mark
Business Desk :The country’s overall trade deficit crossed over $22-billion mark in the first eight months of the current fiscal year mainly for higher import-payment...
World food prices jump nearly 13pc in March
Business Desk :World food prices jumped nearly 13 per cent in March to a new record high as the war in Ukraine caused turmoil in...
Gas crisis slows production in textile, spinning mills
Business Desk :Production in spinning mills in this peak season has remained halted over the past six days because of a severe crisis of gas...
Japan to ban coal imports from Russia
Business Desk :Japan, the world’s third-largest coal importer, said on Friday it will ban coal imports from Russia and impose a wide range of additional...
Duchess of Cambridge Kate Middleton wears BD’s clothes
Business Desk :The Duchess of Cambridge, Kate Middleton, has been recently seen wearing a G-Star pant made by MBM, a Bangladeshi garment factory. BGMEA feels...
Shanghai lockdown snarls world’s busiest port
AFP :Shanghai’s grinding coronavirus lockdown is slowly clogging China’s supply chains, as delays hit the world’s busiest container port where staff are tangled in a...
Mobile money industry processes record $1.0 trillion globally in 2021
Business Desk :Mobile money adoption and use saw continued growth in 2021, processing a record $1.0 trillion, according to a report. As per the report...