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Experts warn of risks to economic growth despite stabilisation gains

Experts warned on Sunday that while Bangladesh has achieved some level of macroeconomic stabilisation, the economy remains vulnerable to being trapped in a sub-optimal low-growth equilibrium due to weak investment, high interest rates, inflation and unemployment.They suggested converting short-term stabilisation gains into a sustainable medium-term reform agenda and called for...

BERC raises 12-kg LPG price by Tk 53 amid unusual price hike

Bangladesh Energy Regulatory Commission (BERC) on Sunday adjusted upward the price of a standard 12 kilogram (kg) LPG cylinder to Tk 1,306 from Tk 1,253 in the backdrop of an unusual hike in the energy prices at the consumers' levels.The 4.23 per cent or Tk 53 increase in the LPG...

Govt reverses cut in savings returns

The government has backtracked on a decision taken last week to reduce returns on savings instruments, following criticism from various quarters.In a notification issued on Sunday, the Internal Resources Division (IRD) under the Ministry of Finance said the existing profit rates on government savings instruments will remain unchanged until June...

Enforced disappearances were politically motivated

Enforced disappearances in Bangladesh were carried out primarily for political purposes and were part of a systemic practice rather than isolated incidents of abuses, according to the final report of the Commission of Inquiry on Enforced Disappearances.The report, submitted to Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus on Sunday, reveals that the...

1,842 candidates declared valid

Some 1,842 candidates of 13th parliamentary election have been declared legal while nomination papers of 723 candidates have been rejected by the returning officers.However, candidates and their rivals can raise question against the decision and ask for review through lodging appeal with the Election Commission (EC).The candidates can file appeals...

Maduro sits in US custody as loyalists vow defiance

NEW YORK, Jan 4 (Reuters): Venezuela's toppled leader Nicolas Maduro was in a New York detention center on Sunday awaiting drug charges after President Donald Trump ordered an audacious raid to capture him, saying the US would take control of the oil-producing nation.The image of the 63-year-old Maduro blindfolded and...

Govt firmly rules out suspension

FE REPORTBangladesh's newly launched National Equipment Identity Register (NEIR) system has sparked widespread protests by mobile phone traders, leading to clashes on the streets of Dhaka.While traders have demanded the withdrawal or postponement of the system, the government has firmly ruled out shutting it down, insisting that key demands have...

9,754 died, 15,096 injured in 7,369 accidents

FE REPORT A total of 9,754 individuals died while 15,096 were injured in 7,369 roads, railways and river routes accidents in 2025. Of them, 9,111 people died and 14,812 were injured in 6,729 road accidents. The yearly financial loss caused by all these accidents is more than Tk 600 billion...