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Chicken prices up, vegetables stable

Dhaka, July 4 -- Chicken prices increased in the city's kitchen markets over the last one week. Prices of other essential commodities, including vegetables, onions and garlic, remained largely stable,... Read More


BIWTA defies austerity with lavish Tk 8.4m spending proposals

Dhaka, July 4 -- The Bangladesh Inland Water Transport Authority (BIWTA) has proposed substantial allocations for honoraria, travel bills, and car rentals in a pontoon-repair project, strongly defying... Read More


Erratic June rainfall deals severe blow to agriculture and public health

Dhaka, July 4 -- Scanty rainfall in June has dealt a dual blow to Bangladesh's agriculture and public health, exposing the country's growing vulnerability to climate change.Geographic Experts warn th... Read More


Direct US cotton sourcing delivers savings for BD mills

Dhaka, July 4 -- Bangladeshi spinning mills are increasingly turning to direct procurement of raw cotton from US farmers, bypassing traditional international trading houses in a move expected to lower... Read More


Saudi-operated Patenga terminal slaps penal rent on stockpiled cargoes

Dhaka, July 4 -- A Saudi firm-operated Patenga Container Terminal (PCT) has imposed four-time higher store rent on stockpiled cargoes to pressure traders not to use the facility as warehouse. This ha... Read More


Umer Chapra's warning & banking in Bangladesh

Dhaka, July 3 -- Dr Muhammad Umer Chapra's passing in late June marked the end of an era in modern economics, however for many people studying the subject, it also raised a difficult issue. A towering... Read More


Dr goes missing while bathing at Bholaganj Sadapathor in Sylhet

Dhaka, July 3 -- A tourist went missing after being swept away by the strong current of the Dhalai River while bathing at the popular Bholaganj Sadapathor tourist spot in Companiganj upazila of Sylhet... Read More


TIB seeks key revisions to Nat'l Human Rights Commission Act

Dhaka, July 3 -- Transparency International Bangladesh (TIB) has called for major revisions to the proposed National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) Act 2026, warning that the draft legislation, if ena... Read More


Ctg Port goes fully digital with paperless cargo delivery system

Dhaka, July 3 -- CHATTOGRAM, July 02: The Chittagong Port Authority (CPA) has completed another step in its digital transformation by launching a fully automated Terminal Operating System (TOS) for ca... Read More


New entity registration with RJSC up 25pc in FY'26

Dhaka, July 3 -- Bangladesh recorded a strong rebound in new business formation in the just-concluded fiscal year (FY) 2025-26, with the Registrar of Joint Stock Companies and Firms (RJSC) registering... Read More