Inflation-driven REER rise dents trade competitiveness
Bangladesh's currency gets overvalued driven by higher domestic inflation compared to its trading economies with the prospect of export and remittance losing out, economists and businesspeople say.Export and remittance are then two wellheads of foreign-exchange supplies for the country-and this duo helped out with an upturn in earnings recently while...
Read more
DMP designing bus routes different from franchise plan
Dhaka's traffic-police department comes up with a new bus-route plan proposing 54 routes that include 25 circular ones while under-work route rationalization stays afoot.The Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) Traffic last week shared its plan with stakeholders, including Dhaka Transport Coordination Authority (DTCA), Bangladesh Road Transport Authority (BRTA) and representatives from...
Read more
Deadlines for six reform commissions extended
The interim government has now extended the deadlines for the reports from all six reform commissions initially formed to rework state machinery following the ousting of the Awami League regime in a mass movement, bdnews24.com.The Public Administration Reform Commission, Police Reform Commission, Anti-Corruption Commission Reform Commission, Electoral Reform Commission and...
Read more
Cold wave in 13 districts but chill to ease slightly in next few days
Thirteen districts in the country are currently experiencing a cold wave, but the Bangladesh Meteorological Department says that the chill will ease a bit over the next few days as the temperature rises.Meteorologist Shahnaz Sultana told bdnews24.com: "It is not possible to say whether the cold wave will ease, but...
Read more
12 abandoned aircraft at HSIA a bane for CAAB
Twelve abandoned aircraft parked at the Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport (HSIA) have turned into a bane for the Civil Aviation Authority of Bangladesh (CAAB) as auction process for selling them may face complications.The auction process may be obstructed by the banks concerned that have a huge amount of outstanding debt...
Read more
Prayer Timings (2025-01-04)
Read more
