Oil prices drop over 1pc

LONDON, May 22 (Reuters): Oil prices dropped by more than 1 per cent on Thursday after a report that OPEC+ is discussing a production increase for July, stoking concerns that global supply could exceed demand growth.Brent futures fell 96 cents, or around 1.5 per cent, to $63.95 a barrel by...

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Bangladesh Tea Assoc holds 64th AGM

Bangladesh Tea Association (BTA), an organisation of owners of tea estates in the country, held its 64th Annual General Meeting (AGM) in its office in the capital on Thursday.BTA Chairman Kamran T Rahman presided over the AGM, while Senior Vice-Chairman Salek Ahmed Abul Masrur, Vice-Chairman Nihad Kabir, Central Executive Committee...

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Gold prices ease from two-week high as dollar edges higher

Gold slipped on Thursday after hitting a nearly two-week high earlier in the session, hurt by an uptick in the dollar, although worries over the US government's increasing debt burden and fiscal outlook kept prices above $3,300 level, reports Reuters. Spot gold was down 0.3 per cent at $3,303.82 an...

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