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Subdued taka improves BD's trade competitiveness

Taka edges closer to its equilibrium level against the US dollar and the subdued local currency helps improve Bangladesh's global trade competitiveness by way of lowering product prices. The real effective exchange rate (REER) index stood at 101.43 in February 2026, down from 102.02 a month earlier, latest central bank...

Tarique declares Tk 2.3m poll expenditure for Dhaka-17

BNP Chairman Tarique Rahman, elected from Dhaka-17 in the parliamentary polls, has reported an election expenditure of Tk 2.3 million, reports bdnews24.com.The details of his expenditure, submitted to the returning officer, were made public on Monday.According to his submitted return, spending covered:• Campaigning: Tk 550,000• Transportation: Tk 110,000• Public meetings:...

Govt appoints international legal consultant

The government has appointed an international legal consultant to resolve existing and future disputes involving liquefied natural gas (LNG) contracts.State-run Rupantarita Prakritik Gas Company Ltd (RPGCL) appointed George Thomas West Jr a couple of weeks ago, a senior RPGCL official told The Financial Express on Sunday.The consultant will provide legal...

For every $1.0 investment, country can get $17 of benefits: Study

A study has suggested reducing dependence on imported fuels and moving towards a self-reliant energy system as investment in renewable energy (RE) can bring long-term economic benefits.According to it, for every $1.0 spent on shifting from liquefied natural gas (LNG) imports to renewable energy, Bangladesh can gain up to $17...

Bangladesh gets 15,000- tonne of diesel via India pipeline

Bangladesh has so far received around 15,000 tonnes of diesel from India's Numaligarh Refinery Limited (NRL) through a cross-border pipeline, officials said on Monday.Pumping of around 7,000 tonnes of additional diesel has already begun from India's Siliguri marketing terminal to the Parbatipur depot.Joint Secretary of the Energy and Mineral Resources...

CID recovers Tk 440m laundered money

The Criminal Investigation Department (CID) has recovered over Tk 440 million (Tk 44.14 crore/ around $3.6 million) in cryptocurrency laundered abroad through Metaverse Foreign Exchange (MTFE).Deputy Inspector General of CID Md Abul Bashar Talukdar disclosed the development to the media at a press briefing at CID headquarters in the capital's...

Interim govt took Tk 730b loans

The interim government's reliance on the banking sector surged significantly to meet development-project costs and other expenditures, with borrowing from internal banks reaching over Tk 73,000 crore in the first seven months of the current fiscal year, FY2025-26, reports UNB.According to a report from Bangladesh Bank, 81 percent of the...