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Nationwide Protests Cost Industries Tk5,000 Crore

The Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce and Industry (MCCI) has estimated that nearly three weeks of nationwide labour unrest in multiple industries have resulted in a staggering loss of around Tk5,000 crore. Farooq... Read more »
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Export prospects comparatively better: Dr Salehuddin

Adviser to the interim government on the Ministries of Finance and Commerce Dr Salehuddin Ahmed today said that the export prospects is comparatively better in the current fiscal year (FY25) as it... Read more »

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Education a basic human right; main tool of nation building: Prof Yunus

Chief Adviser Prof Muhammad Yunus has said has highlighted the importance of both formal and non-formal education programs to build an illiteracy-free Bangladesh. “Education is one of the basic human rights. Education... Read more »
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CEC and Four Commissioners Resign Following Political Unrest

Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Kazi Habibul Awal, along with four other election commissioners, announced their resignation during a press conference today at the Election Commission (EC) building. The resignation follows growing speculation... Read more »
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Govt to purchase LNG from 23 listed companies in int’l spot market through open tender

The government will now purchase LNG from the international spot market through open tender instead of negotiation. Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) in a meeting on Wednesday in principle approved a... Read more »
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Bangladesh Reaffirms Support for Guyana’s Sovereignty

Bangladesh Foreign Adviser Md. Touhid Hossain presided over a virtual meeting of the Commonwealth Ministerial Group on Guyana (CMGG) on Tuesday evening. The meeting saw participation from foreign ministers and representatives from... Read more »
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United Group power plants getting gas at concessional rate, but selling electricity at commercial rate to EPZs

Two private power plants have been receiving gas supply from the two subsidiaries of the state-owned Petrobangla at public power plant’s rate, but after producing electricity, selling it at commercial rate to... Read more »
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Prof Yunus Pledges Support for Industrial Growth

Chief Adviser Professor Dr. Muhammad Yunus assured business leaders today of full support in elevating Bangladesh’s industrial growth. During a meeting at the State Guest House Jamuna, Yunus emphasized the Interim Government’s... Read more »
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Ministries Spend 1.05% of ADP in July

In the first month of the fiscal year 2024-25, the government’s ministries and departments spent Tk2,922 crore from the Annual Development Programme (ADP) allocation. This expenditure accounts for just 1.05% of the... Read more »
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BBS Data Reveals Decline in Private Investment

Bangladesh witnessed a decline in private investment as a share of its Gross Domestic Product (GDP) in the last fiscal year, signaling a slowdown in industrial growth, according to the Bangladesh Bureau... Read more »