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Fuel shortage fears trigger panic buying

Dhaka, March 13 -- Fears of fuel shortages and price hikes have resulted in long queues of cars and motorcycles at petrol pumps in the capital on Thursday, as panic buying continued following the esca... Read More


Eid holiday-makers start homebound journey from city

Dhaka, March 13 -- Many holiday-makers have started their homebound journey from the city ahead of the Eid-ul-Fitr festival amid a fear of trip rescheduling due to the ongoing fuel crisis. Although t... Read More


Adoption of 'product traceability strategy' to ease EU market access

Dhaka, March 13 -- Bangladesh must develop a national product traceability strategy to ensure sustainable production and maintain smooth access to the European Union (EU) market, speakers at a policy ... Read More


Pak Speaker congratulates BD Speaker Major Hafiz

Dhaka, March 13 -- Sardar Ayaz Sadiq, the speaker of the National Assembly of Pakistan, has felicitated Major (Retd.) Hafiz Uddin Ahmed on his unanimous election as the speaker of the Bangladesh Parli... Read More


Five Bangladeshis killed in gas cylinder blast in Maldives

Dhaka, March 13 -- Five Bangladeshi migrant workers were killed and two others critically injured after a gas cylinder exploded at a labour quarter of an under-construction company on Dhigurah Island ... Read More


Gold price drops by Tk 2,158 per bhori in Bangladesh

Dhaka, March 13 -- The price of gold in Bangladesh dropped by Tk 2,158 per bhori on Friday, according to the Bangladesh Jewellers Association (BAJUS). The Bangladesh Jewellers Association today decid... Read More


Iran's IRGC says strikes US naval HQs in Bahrain with missiles, drones

Dhaka, March 13 -- Iran's Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) said on Thursday its Navy has hit the headquarters of the US Fifth Fleet in Bahrain's Mina Salman port with missiles and drones. Annou... Read More


US relaxes Russia oil curbs as Iran war drives prices up

Dhaka, March 13 -- The US has authorised countries to buy sanctioned Russian oil and petroleum that is currently loaded on vessels at sea in an attempt to curb the economic impact of the US-Israel war... Read More


NBFC deposits rise, loan disbursements fall

Dhaka, March 13 -- Non-bank financial companies (NBFCs) saw a slight increase in deposits during the October-December 2025 quarter, but loan disbursements declined on a year-on-year basis, reflecting ... Read More


Apparel exporters' raw-material costs surge 32pc, export loss looms

Dhaka, March 13 -- Bangladesh's textile manufacturers, apparel exporters and global buyers alike feel mounting financial pressure under chain effects of the Middle East turmoil that disrupts major shi... Read More