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Firm, service sector slump derails GDP growth

Dhaka, Feb. 17 -- The country's Gross Domestic Product (GDP) witnessed a decline to 5.78 percent in the last fiscal year (2022-23), primarily driven by significant setbacks in the industrial and servi... Read More


Inflation above 9pc since March

Dhaka, Feb. 17 -- The point-to-point inflation rate in Bangladesh has persistently remained above 9 percent since March last year, offering little relief for the poor and low-income population. Despi... Read More


Each year 1 lakh returnees need socioeconomic, psychological supports but denied: Migrants return empty-handed

Dhaka, Feb. 17 -- Thousands of Bangladeshi migrants are returning home empty-handed, facing immense frustration after spending substantial amounts of money earned from selling their valuable propertie... Read More


Renewed firing along Myanmar border

Dhaka, Feb. 17 -- The Myanmar border tension has not been diminished yet as the Teknaf border has once again trembled with the firing of gunshots and mortar shells inside Myanmar border. The intense ... Read More


Says Stephane Dujarric: Dr Yunus a valued partner of UN

Dhaka, Feb. 17 -- The United Nations has stated that Nobel laureate Professor Muhammad Yunus is a valued partner of them and affirmed its keen awareness of the recent events concerning him in Banglade... Read More


AL urges BNP to focus on election

Dhaka, Feb. 17 -- In a joint meeting of the Awami League (AL) held at the party's central office on Bangabandhu Avenue, AL General Secretary and Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader advi... Read More


'It's time to think about alternative of USD'

Dhaka, Feb. 17 -- Former Foreign Minister Dr. AK Abdul Momen advised to think about the alternative uses of the US dollar in foreign transactions from now to reduce the dependence of the currency. Thi... Read More


7 die in M'singh road accident

Dhaka, Feb. 17 -- At least seven people, including three family members, have died after a head-on collision between a bus and an autorickshaw in Mymensingh. They were all passengers on the autoricksh... Read More


Weekly WET market: Prices of beef up, vegetables down

Dhaka, Feb. 17 -- The price of beef has surged by up to Tk50 per kg within a month, preceding Shab-e-Barat and Ramadan, purportedly due to a supply shortage. Meanwhile, vegetable prices have shown a d... Read More


Corporate branding, CSR fundamentals to business boom

Dhaka, Feb. 17 -- In the wide horizon of the business world, it is virtually impossible to separate the connections and dependencies that exist between social sustainability and responsibility, and et... Read More