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Govt to buy 3 spot LNG cargoes at double price

Dhaka, March 12 -- The government on Wednesday approved proposals for buying three LNG (liquefied natural gas) cargoes at more than double the rate compared to that in three months back, amid ongoing ... Read More


Dhaka seeks extra diesel support from Delhi amid crisis

Dhaka, March 12 -- Bangladesh has formally requested additional diesel supplies from India beyond the existing monthly quota of 15,000 tonnes. The Minister for Power, Energy and Mineral Resources (MP... Read More


5,313 industrial units yet to pay Feb wages

Dhaka, March 12 -- Some 52.60 per cent or 5,313 industrial units, including readymade garment factories, across the country under the jurisdiction of Industrial Police (IP) did not pay wages for the m... Read More


NBR draft plan targets higher tax-GDP ratio

Dhaka, March 12 -- The revenue authority has proposed a series of policy and administrative reforms aimed at boosting the country's chronically low tax-to-GDP ratio, including measures to prevent abru... Read More


DCCI concerned over economic impact on BD

Dhaka, March 12 -- Dhaka Chamber of Commerce and Industry (DCCI) has expressed grave concern over the potential economic impact on Bangladesh due to the current geopolitical tension and escalating mil... Read More


Readjust multilayer taxes on fuel imports

Dhaka, March 12 -- A prudent downward readjustment of multilayer import taxes on petroleum products is highly recommended by economists as an option to avoid the Mideast war-fuelled hikes in fuel pric... Read More


First session of 13th parliament begins with speaker's chair vacant

Dhaka, March 12 -- The first session of the 13th Jatiya Sangsad began on Thursday following a summons by President Mohammed Shahabuddin. The session started at 11:00 am at the Jatiya Sangsad Bhaban i... Read More


Magura farmers expect bumper Boro yield

Dhaka, March 12 -- Magura farmers have been expecting a bumper yield from Boro paddy cultivation this season as the DAE estimates production to reach 122,450 tonnes of rice, worth approximately Tk 5.0... Read More


ADB urges govt to make quick decision on stalled BRT project

Dhaka, March 12 -- The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has urged Bangladesh's newly elected government to make a swift decision on the long-delayed Airport-Gazipur Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) project, which ... Read More


100,000 tonnes of crude oil stuck: Aramco offers Bangladesh alternative shipping route

Dhaka, March 12 -- Saudi Arabian oil company Saudi Aramco has offered Bangladesh an alternative route to carry the stranded 100,000 tonnes of crude oil, avoiding the restricted Strait of Hormuz, say s... Read More