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Investment, savings slide as growth slows

Bangladesh's investment and savings ratios declined sharply in FY2024-25, reflecting a broader economic slowdown that has pushed GDP growth to its lowest level since the pandemic. The latest official data point to weakening domestic demand and a more cautious investment climate.Economists warn that the twin decline in investment and savings...

Vehicles queue at a refuelling station in the capital's Arambagh area on Saturday as panic buying

Vehicles queue at a refuelling station in the capital's Arambagh area on Saturday as panic buying continues despite government assurances of adequate fuel stocks. —FE photo by K Asad-Uz-Zaman

Govt plans five climate-resilient bridges in Mymensingh, Netrokona

The government plans to build five climate-resilient bridges over key rivers in the border areas of Mymensingh and Netrokona, aiming to strengthen regional connectivity and unlock economic potential in the country's north-eastern districts.The Roads and Highways Division (RTHD) has proposed the project, estimated to cost Tk 36.77 billion, with significant...

WTO members bypass opposition to introduce world’s first baseline digital trade rules

YAOUNDE, March 28 (Reuters): A group of World Trade Organization members agreed on Saturday to sidestep adoption hurdles for the world’s first baseline on digital trade rules, opting to bring the agreement into force among consenting participants, the WTO said.In recent years, efforts by a group of countries to fold...

Ahsan Habib Palash takes charge as 12th DG of RAB

Additional IGP Md. Ahsan Habib Palash has assumed charge as the 12th Director General (DG) of the Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) today.A member of the 15th BCS (Police) batch, Palash joined the Bangladesh Police in 1995 as an Assistant Superintendent of Police andreceived his basic training at the Bangladesh Police...

First responders and security forces work at the site of a projectile strike in Eshtaol,

First responders and security forces work at the site of a projectile strike in Eshtaol, near Beit Shemesh in central Israel, on Saturday. — AFP

Post-Eid return rush overwhelms Dhaka

The capital city witnessed massive crowds at key entry points on Saturday as thousands of city residents returned from their village homes after the Eid-ul-Fitr and Independence Day holidays, with many passengers complaining of higher transport fares and prolonged traffic jams.Kamalapur Railway Station, Sayedabad bus terminal and Sadarghat launch terminal...

13 BD fishermen 'abducted by Arakan Army' in Teknaf

Cox's Bazar, Mar 28 (UNB): Thirteen Bangladeshi fishermen were abducted allegedly by the members of Myanmar's armed rebel group Arakan Army from the Naf River in Teknaf upazila of Cox's Bazar district on Saturday morning.Those abducted were identified as Mostafizur Rahman, 40, Farid Hossain, 30, Rabiul Hasan, 17, Kalam, 30,...

Houthis enter war with missile targeting Israel

TEHRAN, Mar 28 (AFP): Yemen's Houthi rebels announced their entry into the Middle East war on Saturday by launching a ballistic missile towards Israel, as the world struggled to contain the economic damage of a conflict now entering its second month.The intervention of Iran's Yemeni allies into Tehran's conflict with...