PMI drops by 9.9 points in June
Bangladesh’s Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) for June has recorded a sharp slowdown, falling 9.9 points from May to settle at 52.9, signaling a slower pace...
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Labour market in Malaysia reopens despite lobbying
Malaysia has reopened its labour market to Bangladeshi workers from Monday, a move the government says reflects the early outcome of Prime Minister Tarique Rahman’s...
Illegal gas use costs Tk6,000cr a year
Bangladesh is losing more than Tk6,000 crore worth of gas annually because of theft, illegal connections, pipeline leakages and administrative failures, even as households struggle...
Govt steps up push for digital finance
329 public services already digitalised under FID Estonia model studied to strengthen Finance Minister Amir Khosru Mahmud Chowdhury on Monday called for accelerating the digitalisation...
Appeal over caretaker abolition resumes
The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court on Monday resumed hearing the appeal challenging the High Court verdict on the abolition of the caretaker government...
Reforms can power Bangladesh’s energy future
Bangladesh’s energy sector is entering a critical phase as rising global fuel prices, supply disruptions and mounting import dependence pose significant challenges to economic growth....
Govt reviewing ‘unethical’ power deal
Minister says sector burdened by 12,000MW surplus capacity payments Power tariff review aims to improve sector governance The government has launched a review of private...
Millions bid final farewell to Ali Khamenei
Mojtaba absent at father’s funeral prayers as security concern Millions of mourners flooded the streets of Tehran on Monday for the funeral procession of Iran’s...
Monsoon landslides kill nine in Cox’s Bazar
Seven members of two families among victims as heavy rain batters district At least nine people, including seven members of two families, were killed in...
Rising prices continue to outrun wage gains
Average inflation reaches 8.68pc in FY26 against 8.10pc wage growth Bangladesh’s average inflation rate has exceeded national wage growth for the fifth consecutive fiscal year,...