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Jul-Apr trade deficit widens to $22.2b

Bangladesh's trade deficit widened significantly during the first 10 months of the current fiscal year as import growth outpaced exports despite the fact that robust financial inflows helped keep the overall balance of payments (BoP) in surplus.The trade deficit rose to $22.2 billion during the July-April period of FY26.Exports fell...

Football fever grips Bangladesh as markets buzz with jersey sales

As the FIFA World Cup 2026 kicks off on Thursday, excitement surrounding the world's biggest football spectacle has already swept across Bangladesh, with fans flocking to markets to purchase jerseys and flags of their favourite teams ahead of the tournament's kickoff.The FIFA World Cup 2026, to be jointly hosted by...

Manufacturing, services growth pushes May PMI up

Private-sector activities accelerated sharply in May as the Purchasing Managers' Index (PMI) rose 8.2 points from the previous month to 62.8, according to the PMI released on Monday.It signifies a faster pace of economic expansion driven by robust growth in manufacturing and services.PMI above 50 means the economy is in...

PM for sustainable production methods

Prime Minister Tarique Rahman on Monday stressed adopting innovative and sustainable production methods for survival in competitive global market, saying consumers are now far more aware than before."Consumers are now far more aware than before. They consider not only the quality of products but also the ethics of production, social...

Follow agreed mechanism for deporting any illegal migrants

Bangladesh urges India to follow the existing bilateral mechanism for repatriation of any undocumented migrants instead of resorting to "push-ins" across the border.State Minister for Foreign Affairs Shama Obaed Islam made the call Monday, amid reports of Indian border force gathering Bengali-speaking people at places on their part of the...

BSF takes back 11 from Thakurgaon border

Thakurgaon, June 8 (UNB): The Indian Border Security Force (BSF) has taken back 11 people, including a sixth-grade student and her pregnant mother, after they remained stranded for nearly 48 hours at the zero line along the Mashalgaon border in Haripur upazila of Thakurgaon.The group was removed from the border...

Central bank unveils Tk 60b refinance funds

Bangladesh Bank (BB) on Monday unveiled two new revolving refinance schemes worth a combined Tk 60 billion to support cottage, micro, small and medium enterprises (CMSMEs) and promote environmentally sustainable industrial development.The central bank launched a Tk 50 billion refinance fund for the CMSME sector and a separate Tk 10...

Govt to review power grid security before nuclear launch

The government will scrutinise the existing electricity-transmission system before commissioning the country's lone nuclear power plant to avoid any disruption to power supply.Power, Energy and Mineral Resources Minister Iqbal Hasan Mahmood on Monday directed the relevant authorities to undertake the review and prepare the grid for the introduction of nuclear...

8 more die of measles, suspected cases

Eight more children died from measles and suspected measles-related complications across the country in the 24 hours until Monday morning, taking the overall death toll to 628.According to the latest data from the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS), only one of the newly reported deaths was laboratory-confirmed as measles,...