Inflation up again after brief relief on farm bounty
Inflation takes an upturn again, after a brief relief on bounteous agricultural harvests, with July rate climbing to 8.55 per cent by official count released Thursday.Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics (BBS) data show the point-to-point inflation rate in July 0.07- percentage-point higher over the previous month of June.And this upturn breaks...
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Transparency back, employment and investment on back burner
Numerous healing measures taken by the post-uprising government in remedying some daunting challenges on the economic front bear fruit but a pickup in investment and employment eludes aspirations, experts say."The government has done good job in bringing transparency in financial and banking sector, reducing the import-driven inflation and in stabilising...
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Main focus on polls in interim govt's 2nd phase: Yunus
Chief Advisor Muhammad Yunus says the interim government's second phase will begin with a clear focus on holding a well-organised national election.On Thursday, Yunus said that judicial processes and reforms would continue their course during the second chapter, reports bdnews24.com.His remarks were conveyed by Press Secretary Shafiqul Alam after a...
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Bangladesh's PMI rises 8.4pt on economic expansion
Bangladesh saw its Purchasing Managers' Index (PMI) soar 8.4 points to hit 61.5 in July over the previous month -- indication that overall economy posted expansion. The PMI was recorded at 53.1 in June last. Such rise in the PMI reading was attributed to a faster expansion for the indices...
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Polls schedule likely in early Dec: EC
The schedule for the 13th parliamentary election is likely to be announced in the first half of December next, said Election Commissioner Brig Gen (retd) Abdul Fazal Md Sanaullah on Thursday."The Chief Election Commissioner already told you (media) that the schedule announcement will come approximately two months before the election...
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