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BD gains in trade competitiveness as Taka depreciates slightly

Bangladesh's currency shows signs of losing its value against the greenback-for the first time in many years-helping some improvement in the country's international-trade competitiveness.According to Bangladesh Bank, Taka's real effective exchange rate (REER) index climbed down from 100.76 in April 2025 to 99.12 in May. The fall in the index...

ADB, WB approve $1.5b in loans to support reforms, energy security

Two top global lenders on Thursday approved loans amounting to US$1.54 billion to support banking-sector reforms, economic development, climate-impact resilience, and energy security in Bangladesh.Of the total, the Asian Development Bank (ADB) will provide $900 million while another $640 million will be available from the World Bank (WB), according to...

FDI inflows to Bangladesh decline for fourth consecutive year

The net inflow of foreign direct investment (FDI) in Bangladesh declined by 13.20 per cent to $1.27 billion in 2024 from $1.47 billion in 2023, according to The World Investment Report 2025, released on Thursday by the UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD) in Geneva.This marks the fourth consecutive year of...

Parties agree on reform, process undecided

All political parties have reached a consensus on reforming the presidential-election system, but there has been no agreement regarding the tenure of the prime minister, report agencies.These details were disclosed by Vice-Chair of the National Consensus Commission Ali Riaz on Thursday.He said all political parties have agreed on the need...

ICT appoints state defence lawyer for Hasina

The International Crimes Tribunal-1 (ICT-1) in Dhaka has appointed Advocate Aminul Gani Titto as a state defence lawyer to represent ousted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and banned Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) leader Shakil Akand Bulbul in a contempt-of-court proceeding initiated against them. It also appointed senior lawyer A Y Masihuzzaman...

Tax revenue growth slows sharply

Tax-revenue collection remained sluggish up to May, posting only 6.0-percent growth and raising serious doubts about meeting the revised target for the current fiscal year (FY 2024-25).During the July-May period, the National Board of Revenue (NBR) achieved only 6.0 per cent growth, much lower than above 10 per cent averaged...

Army not institutionally involved but was 'aware'

The Bangladesh Army was not institutionally involved in enforced disappearances, but it was aware of such incidents, according to the chief of the commission investigating the abductions, reports bdnews24.com.Former justice Moyeenul Islam Chowdhury, the chair of the commission, said the Army as an institution had no official role in the...

BSF pushes 11 people into Bangladesh

FENI, June 19 (BSS): The Indian Border Security Force (BSF) pushed 11 persons into Bangladesh through Jashpur border point in Chhagalnaiya upazila of the district in the early hours of today.Of them, seven were women, three children and one was male.Members of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) later detained them and...

The lake in Gulshan

The lake in Gulshan, an upscale neighbourhood in Dhaka, is losing its appeal as litter and rubbish are being dumped into the water body rampantly. The photo was taken on Thursday. — FE Photo by K Asad-Uz-Zaman

Covid-19, dengue cases up, no fatalities

A steady rise in both Covid-19 and dengue cases across Bangladesh was reported in the last 24 hours till Thursday morning. However, no new fatalities from either disease were recorded during this period, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).A total of 28 new Covid-19 cases were detected...