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BTRC to use SOF fund to keep mobile networks operational in flood zones

The Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission (BTRC) will bear part of the fuel expenses for running generators to keep mobile networks operational in flood-affected areas of Feni, Noakhali, and Cumilla. The decision comes amid severe flooding caused by heavy rains and upstream water surges, which have triggered widespread disruptions in electricity...

MoU inked to promote Dhaka-Bangkok trade

Bangladesh-Thai Chamber of Commerce & Industry (BTCCI) has recently signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Thai-Bangladesh Chamber of Commerce (TBCC), Thailand to foster closer cooperation between the members of both organisations, reports UNB.Shams Mahmud, president of BTCCI and Shahjada Mohammad Ali Khan, representative from the TBCC, signed the MoU...

Unifa Accessories to invest $48.66 million in BEPZA Economic Zone

Unifa Accessories (BD) Co. Ltd., a China-British Virgin Islands-owned company, is set to invest $48.66 million to establish a bag and fashion accessories manufacturing facility in the BEPZA Economic Zone (BEPZA EZ) at Mirsharai in Chattogram, reports BSS.An agreement to this effect was signed recently at the BEPZA Complex in...

Benapole Customs House opens on weekend to accelerate trade flow

BENAPOLE, Jul 11 (UNB): Despite Friday being a weekend, Benapole Customs House opened to ensure uninterrupted import-export operations as per directive from the National Board of Revenue (NBR).The move comes following a directive from the NBR, which instructed customs houses to remain operational over the weekends to clear backlogs caused...

A fire broke out at Zant Accessories factory in KEPZ

A fire broke out at Zant Accessories factory in Karnaphuli Export Processing Zone (KEPZ) in Chattogram's Patenga area on Friday afternoon, but it was quickly brought under control — Focus Bangla

China's economy likely grew 5.2pc in Q2 despite trade war

BEIJING, July 11, 2025 (BSS/AFP) - China's economy is expected to have expanded more than five percent in the second quarter thanks to strong exports, analysts say, but they warned Donald Trump's trade war could cause a sharp slowdown in the final six months.The world's second-largest economy is fighting a...

ECB should be in no rush to cut rates, board member says

FRANKFURT, Germany, July 11 (AFP): The European Central Bank should be in no hurry to again cut interest rates in the near future, ECB executive board member Isabel Schnabel said in an interview published Friday."We are in a good place," Schnabel told financial news service Econostream Media, pointing to strong...