GDP growth slows as inflation inflates consumption expenses
Economic growth in Bangladesh slows as inflation inflates household and governmental consumption expenses and deflates the volumes of goods and services consumed, just-past fiscal year's available accounts show such domino effect of price rises.Provisional estimates prepared by Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics (BBS) show total consumption expenditure increased nearly 12 per...
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Saudi-operated Patenga terminal slaps penal rent on stockpiled cargoes
A Saudi firm-operated Patenga Container Terminal (PCT) has imposed four-time higher store rent on stockpiled cargoes to pressure traders not to use the facility as warehouse. This happens to be the first time in its history the port operator imposed such penalty on the users who stockpile cargoes beyond the...
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Direct US cotton sourcing delivers savings for BD mills
Bangladeshi spinning mills are increasingly turning to direct procurement of raw cotton from US farmers, bypassing traditional international trading houses in a move expected to lower costs for local manufacturers while ensuring better returns for American growers.The initiative, led by a new US-based trade platform named AmeriBangla, has already facilitated...
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Erratic June rainfall deals severe blow to agriculture and public health
Scanty rainfall in June has dealt a dual blow to Bangladesh's agriculture and public health, exposing the country's growing vulnerability to climate change.Experts warn that shifting weather patterns are increasingly disrupting farming activities and escalating health risks across the nation.According to the Bangladesh Meteorological Department (BMD), June recorded just 318...
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Local and foreign officials walk past the coffins of Iran's slain supreme leader Ali Khamenei
Local and foreign officials walk past the coffins of Iran's slain supreme leader Ali Khamenei and his family members after paying their respects at the Grand Mosalla in Tehran on Friday. — AFP
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