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Overall output surges but many see slump

Overall output of Bangladesh's large and medium industries surged, propelled by export-propped clothing sector, but a large number of others saw a slump as per latest data.Many believe the country has been reeling from the impact of the Ukraine war hot on the heels of pandemic covid shocks which disrupted...

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Scrap capacity payment provision

Speakers at a webinar have demanded annulling the provision of making capacity payments to idle power plants to keep down overall electricity-generation costs and keep the national economy vibrant.They also have suggested a pragmatic forecast over the country's power and energy demand to avoid keeping the ready power plants idle...

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A final reckoning on trade subsidy outcome

A final reckoning starts on the outcome of providing trade subsidy to different sectors and how further they need it to become self-reliant as spoon feeding has to stop after Bangladesh's LDC graduation. Finance officials have said in the current fiscal year 43 sectors are selected for cash incentives or...

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ERL unable to refine Russian crude

CHATTOGRAM, Sept 23: Possibility of refining imported Russian heavy crude at Eastern Refinery Limited (ERL) waned further as the country's lone refiner has said in a report that it does not have the capacity to refine the lower grade oil. The ERL submitted the 20-page report to the chairman of...

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Returnees from reverse migration on repeat exodus

Grueling inflation now forces a section of low-income people either to go back to villages or shift their family members as a coping strategy, in a repeat of the corona-driven reverse migration. Some analysts see signs of recession in the economy for such twists as these people used to man...

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Prayer Timings (2022-09-24)

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Briefing 2022-09-24

Stocks back in black after correctionStocks bounced back in the outgoing week, returning to uptrend after a single-week correction, with investors mostly focused on selective large-cap issues. Of the five trading days this week, three sessions posted gains while two others suffered losses amid high volatility, as many investors were...

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