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Factories mostly linked to US market feel strain

A survey supported by two international agencies has found jacked-up US tariff's emerging but uneven business impacts on Bangladesh's garment export as factories mostly linked to the American market are already showing signs of strain.High market concentration with exports heavily reliant on the European Union and the United States is...

Ex-UK minister Tulip jailed along with aunt Hasina, mother Rehana

British MP and ex-minister Tulip Siddiq has been jailed along with her aunt, deposed prime minister Sheikh Hasina, and mother Rehana in a graft case over "abuse of power" in acquiring a RAJUK plot.A special court in Dhaka Monday pronounced the jail sentences against a total of 17 accused to...

Rice, fish, meat key drivers of Oct food inflation

Rice, fish, and meat remained the dominant drivers of food inflation in October, accounting for 99.78 per cent of the total, while a continued decline in vegetable prices helped temper overall price pressures, according to the General Economics Division (GED) of the Planning Commission.The November edition of the Economic Update...

Khaleda Zia's health condition still critical

BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir said that BNP Chairperson Begum Khaleda Zia's physical condition is stable.He said she (Begum Zia) is being treated under close observation of the doctors. Mirza Fakhrul shared this information with the media on Monday.Fakhrul said, "Madam's condition is stable.Doctors are treating her under...

Khaleda VVIP, family gets SSF security

Former prime minister and BNP chairperson Begum Khaleda Zia is declared very, very important person (VVIP) with special security cover.A gazette notification to this effect was issued Monday by the Office of the Chief Adviser of the post-uprising government.The announcement fuels speculations that the ailing former PM, now in a...

Dhaka continues attempts to revise overpriced bids

Dhaka Metro Rail Company continues its effort for negotiating over-priced quotations in various contracts of metro-rail projects and will soon send a reminder to the projects' Japanese financier.Managing Director of Dhaka Mass Transit Company Limited (DMTCL) Faruque Ahmed explained the move during monthly press conference in the DMTCL conference room...

Remittance hits 6-month high in Nov

Bangladesh continues to enjoy a remarkable growth in remittance inflows with November receipt recording US$2.89 billion as the peak remittance-earning season starts.With the latest monthly count, the economy of over $460 billion sees over 31-percent growth year on year as the country bagged $2.20 billion in the corresponding period of...

Correction (2025-12-02)

The infographic in Monday's front-page lead story titled "1.4m manufacturing jobs lost in a decade" incorrectly stated "Average annual economic growth 10%." It should have been "Average annual productive sector's growth 10%."In another infographic in the story titled "People pay dearly for high health cost" on the same page, the...

Md. Bayazid Sarker hands over license of newly-formed Sammilito Islami Bank PLC to its representatives

Banking Regulation and Policy Department Director Md. Bayazid Sarker hands over the license of the newly-formed Sammilito Islami Bank PLC to its representatives in the presence of Bangladesh Bank Governor Dr. Ahsan H. Mansur and Deputy Governor Dr. Md. Kabir Ahmed on Monday.