Economy's upturn persists
The Bangladesh economy gathered fresh momentum in October, with the Purchasing Managers' Index (PMI) rising by 2.7 points from the previous month to 61.8, indicating a faster pace of expansion across all major sectors.The upturn was broad-based, led by robust growth in agriculture, manufacturing, construction, and services, marking the fourteenth...
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Health ministry seeks Tk 34.22 billion in emergency funds to sustain services
The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare is seeking Tk 34.22 billion in emergency spending -- entirely from domestic sources -- to meet urgent healthcare needs beyond the existing budget allocation for the current fiscal year (2025-26).Officials said the ministry has submitted three separate one-year projects, covering July 2025 to...
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Forex reserves stay strong after ACU payment
Bangladesh's foreign-exchange reserves have remained comfortably above the $31-billion mark, even after the country settled $1.60 billion in import-payment obligations to Asian Clearing Union (ACU) member-countries on Sunday.Following the payment for the September-October 2025 period, the gross forex reserves stood at $31.14 billion, down from $32.71 billion on the previous...
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Onion to be imported if prices do not fall in 4-5 days
Commerce Adviser Sk Bashir Uddin has said the government will allow onion import if prices do not decrease within four to five days.He said this at a press conference held at the commerce ministry on Sunday. Commerce Secretary Mahbubur Rahman and other senior ministry officials were present there.The adviser called...
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Final voter list to be published on Nov 18
Election Commission (EC) Senior Secretary Akhtar Ahmed Sunday said the final voter list will be published and the expatriate voter registration app will be launched on November 18, reports BSS."Earlier, we wanted to launch the Expatriate Voter Registration App on November 16. Now instead of November 16, we will launch...
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Treasury bill yields rise
Yields on treasury bills (T-bills), particularly those of longer tenures, rose on Sunday as banks appeared increasingly reluctant to invest their surplus liquidity in government securities ahead of the upcoming national elections.The cut-off yield on the 182-day T-bills climbed to 10.30 per cent from 10.00 per cent, while the 364-day...
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US govt shutdown forces some overseas bases to stop paying workers
MADRID, Nov 9 (AP): The longest US government shutdown on record is doing more than grind activities to a halt at home; an ocean away in Europe, local workers at US military bases have started to feel the pain.Thousands of people working at overseas bases in Europe have had their...
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Posters of various political parties
Posters of various political parties have mushroomed across Kadamtoli in Keraniganj, reflecting the mounting political fervour ahead of the national election scheduled for February next year. The photo was taken on Sunday. — FE Photo by Shafiqul Alam
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