Gold records sharpest one-day fall, down Tk 15,746 per bhori

Dhaka, Jan. 31 -- Gold prices in the Bangladesh market fell sharply again, with the price of 22-carat gold dropping by Tk 15,746 per bhori (11.664 grams) in a single day, the Bangladesh Jewellers Asso... Read More

Work stoppage over NCT foreign deal brings Ctg port operations to a standstill

Dhaka, Jan. 31 -- Chittagong Port workers and employees have launched a work stoppage to protest the decision to appoint foreign companies to operate the New Mooring Container Terminal (NCT). The ope... Read More

Expatriates send nearly 140,000 postal ballots home

Dhaka, Jan. 31 -- Expatriates registered through the "Postal Vote BD" app to cast their votes in the 13th Jatiya Sangsad (JS) election and the referendum have begun sending back their ballots. So far... Read More

CPA takes tough stance on strike of port workers

Dhaka, Jan. 31 -- CHATTOGRAM: The Chittagong Port Authority (CPA) has taken a tough stance on creation of any chaos over the court verdict regarding the New Mooring Container Terminal (NCT) of Chittag... Read More

Aromatic rice, non-packaged edible oil prices up

Dhaka, Jan. 31 -- Suppliers have raised the prices of aromatic rice and non-packaged edible oils ahead of Shab-e-Barat and the upcoming Ramadan. The maximum retail price of packaged aromatic rice (Ka... Read More

Millers urge expansion of EDF, interest cut to sustain primary textile exports

Dhaka, Jan. 31 -- Primary textile-industry owners have urged Bangladesh Bank to increase the Export Development Fund (EDF) limit and cut its interest rate to help protect the export competitiveness of... Read More

Foreign aid pipeline shrinks 3.99pc in FY 2024-25

Dhaka, Jan. 31 -- The pipeline of foreign aid - funds available for disbursement - narrowed to $42.09 billion in FY25, marking a 3.99-percent fall from the previous fiscal year to hit the lowest level... Read More

Bangladesh to seek 12-year trade grace for post-graduation era

Dhaka, Jan. 31 -- Bangladesh is set to seek a binding 12-year transition period to safeguard its export-oriented economy from post-LDC-graduation trade challenges in a high-stakes strategy to be place... Read More

Mono rail, LRT not studied under four major plans

Dhaka, Jan. 31 -- Although at least four major transport plans were taken for the capital city since 1990s, the scope of launching mono rail or light rapid transit (LRT) as a mode of mass transit syst... Read More

Diploma engineers block train and roads over quota demand in Gazipur

Dhaka, Jan. 31 -- Diploma engineers and students blocked railway tracks and roads in Gazipur on Saturday to protest the 33 percent quota for BSc engineers in the recruitment of sub-assistant engineers... Read More

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