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Inflation leaps above 9.0pc

Inflation makes a quantum leap to 9.13 per cent by official count for February, the highest level in nine months, making living costlier especially for the commoners. According to official data released Sunday, the macroeconomic parameter was heated up largely by rising food prices. Economists also find election-time splurge as...

Women members of Iran's Red Crescent society walk near smoke

Women members of Iran's Red Crescent society walk near smoke plumes from an ongoing fire following an overnight airstrike on the Shahran oil refinery in northwestern Tehran on Sunday.— AFP

Hadi murder: Prime accused Faisal Karim, aide arrested in India

India's West Bengal Police Special Task Force (STF) has arrested the prime accused and his alleged associate in the murder of Inqilab Moncho spokesperson Sharif Osman Hadi from the border area of Bongaon in West Bengal, reports UNB.The arrestees were identified as Faisal Karim Masud, 37, a resident of Patuakhali,...

15 ships carrying LNG, fuel arrive at Ctg port

CHATTOGRAM, Mar 8 (BSS): Amid escalating tensions in the Middle East, 15 cargo ships carrying nearly 250,000 tonnes of liquefied natural gas (LNG), liquefied petroleum gas (LPG), fuel oil and industrial raw materials have arrived at Chattogram Port after safely crossing the Strait of Hormuz, port authorities said on Saturday.The...

Diesel shortage hits Boro fields amid sales restrictions

Boro cultivation in many districts is facing disruption as farmers struggle to collect diesel for irrigation following restrictions on fuel sales and confusion over instructions from the local administration.Farmers say filling stations have stopped selling diesel in jerrycans and drums due to unclear directives from the Bangladesh Petroleum Corporation (BPC)...

Expanded private sector pushes up Feb PMI to 55.7

The private sector activity in the country expanded at a faster pace in February, driven by stronger growth in agriculture, manufacturing, and services, although the construction sector slipped back into contraction, according to the latest Purchasing Managers' Index (PMI).The Bangladesh PMI rose to 55.7 in February, up from 53.9 in...

Octane consumers cannot refill their vehicles at a filling station

Octane consumers cannot refill their vehicles at a filling station in the Motijheel Toynbee Circular Road area of the capital on Sunday, as the pump authorities have closed it after running out of octane and await fresh supply from the depot. — FE Photo