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EU market pays more for Bangladeshi garments than US: RAPID study

Dhaka, March 15 -- Bangladeshi-made major garment items fetch higher prices in the European Union (EU) compared to the US due to different pricing and margin strategies based on preferential market ac... Read More


Fasting during pregnancy: What expectant mothers should know

Dhaka, March 15 -- The holy month of Ramadan is deeply significant for every Muslim man and woman. Observing the fast carries a strong emotional and spiritual value for many people. This feeling is al... Read More


RMG sector declares up to 10 days of Eid holiday

Dhaka, March 15 -- Factories of readymade garment (RMG) sector have announced up to 10 days of Eid-ul-Fitr holidays, with most units scheduled to remain closed from March 18 to March 27. In a notice ... Read More


Rural dev division seeks extra Tk 6.26b budget allocation

Dhaka, March 15 -- The Rural Development and Co-operatives Division has sought an additional Tk 6.26 billion allocation for the FY2026-27 budget, saying the current ceiling is insufficient to implemen... Read More


After Dhaka-Mawa ITS success, RHD plans monitoring highways round-the-clock

Dhaka, March 15 -- The Roads and Highways Department (RHD) plans to bring the country's highways under a round-the-clock monitoring system following the successful introduction of the intelligent tran... Read More


National grid receiving 8.0mmcfd gas from Srikail fifth well

Dhaka, March 15 -- Bangladesh's national gas grid Saturday started receiving around 8.0 million cubic feet per day (mmcfd) of natural gas from onshore Srikail-5 hydrocarbon well that boosts domestic f... Read More


Tech schools project crawls amid cost concerns

Dhaka, March 15 -- A government project to establish 329 technical schools and colleges across Bangladesh has made minimal progress more than six years after its approval, raising fresh concerns over ... Read More


Fuel pumps dry up amid panic buying

Dhaka, March 15 -- A number of fuel pumps in the capital suspended operations on Saturday as they ran out of petrol and octane amid a surge in panic buying. Visits by The Financial Express found fuel... Read More


Adviser Dr Zahed assigned charge of Information and Culture ministries

Dhaka, March 15 -- The government has issued a gazette notification reassigning the portfolios of Prime Minister's Adviser Dr Zahed Ur Rahman. He has been given the additional charge of the Ministry ... Read More


Government directs shops, malls to switch off decorative lights to cut power use

Dhaka, March 15 -- In a bid to save power, the government has ordered all stores and shopping malls to turn off external decorative lighting ahead of Eid-ul-Fitr amid fuel supply crisis with the confl... Read More