The advisory council committee on economic affairs at a meeting on Tuesday agreed in principle to hand over about 55 acres of land of closed Jalil Textile Mills in Chattogram to the Bangladesh Army for establishing an ordnance factory...
Despite a record Boro harvest, rice prices in Bangladesh remain unusually high, raising questions about market manipulation amid weak monitoring as well as regulation...
Walton Digi-Tech Industries Limited has reduced prices of three of its popular monitor models...
Premium Swiss chocolate maker Lindt & Sprungli hiked its 2025 sales target as cocoa price hikes passed on to customers outweighed a drop in volumes...
Climate change-driven extreme weather events are severely disrupting global food production, triggering record-breaking price surges and heightening health risks for vulnerable peoples in the countries, including Bangladesh, revealed an international study on Monday...
A tree planting campaign was organised and saplings were distributed among the youth as part of the youth festival at the Bangladesh Rice Research Institute in Gazipur on Monday...
Netflix reported stronger than expected second-quarter results Thursday, with profit jumping 45 per cent year-over-year as the streaming giant benefited from subscription price increases and a growing advertising business...
Rice prices in Japan soared 99.2 per cent in June year-on-year, official data showed Friday, piling further pressure on prime minister Shigeru Ishiba ahead of elections this weekend.
The Association of Travel Agents of Bangladesh has called for urgent government intervention to stop 鈥榮yndicate鈥� control in the air ticket market, which has led to abnormal fare hikes and created hardship for migrant workers and general passengers...
The general inflation eased further and dropped from the 9 per cent mark to 8.48 per cent in June because of falling prices of food items...
The price of a 12kg liquefied petroleum gas cylinder has been reduced by Tk 39, bringing the new retail price down to Tk 1,364 for the month of July, the Bangladesh Energy Regulatory Commission announced on Wednesday...
Country鈥檚 both the bourses, Dhaka Stock Exchange and Chittagong Stock Exchange on Monday plunged due to mainly price fall in large-cap securities...
Bangladesh interim government has decided to keep fuel prices unchanged at the consumer level in July, based on the revised pricing formula and guidelines.
The prices of almost all types of rice and some vegetables remained high on the kitchen markets of the capital on Friday.
Oil prices recovered as stock markets diverged Wednesday while traders assessed whether the Israel-Iran ceasefire would endure...
Despite a slight rise in global oil prices amid the Middle East tensions, the government has no plan to raise fuel prices in the domestic market for now, said energy affairs adviser Muhammad Fouzul Kabir Khan...
Oil prices wobbled and stock markets wavered Monday as traders awaited Tehran鈥檚 response to US strikes on Iranian nuclear facilities over the weekend...
Oil prices surged and Asian markets traded lower on Monday on concerns of disruption to energy markets after US air strikes on Iran鈥檚 nuclear facilities...
The price of rice doubled in Japan in the 12 months to May, data showed Friday, as an acceleration in inflation piled fresh pressure on prime minister Shigeru Ishiba ahead of key elections next month.
The prices of almost all types of rice witnessed a hike by Tk 3-5 a kilogram on the kitchen markets across the country on Friday in the retail level.聽
Oil prices rose and stock markets diverged Wednesday as investors tracked the Israel-Iran conflict and a looming US interest rate decision...
Stocks rose and oil prices pulled back on Monday as fears of a wider Middle East conflict eased even as Israel and Iran pounded each other with missiles for a fourth day...
As Covid-19 infections has begun to rise once again in Bangladesh, the prices of face masks has doubled in the wholesale market, driven by opportunistic traders seeking to cash in on its growing demand...
Oil prices soared and stocks sank Friday after Israel launched strikes on Iran, prompting retaliation from Tehran and stoking fears of a full-blown war...
Oil prices soared and stocks sank after Israel launched strikes on Iranian nuclear and military sites on Friday and warned of more to come, stoking fears of a full-blown war.
Cash-strapped Sri Lanka on Wednesday announced a 15 per cent increase in the electricity price to shore up revenues for the state-run utility, in line with conditions imposed by an IMF bailout...
Despite hopes for a fair return, seasonal traders expressed disappointment over the low prices of rawhides during this year鈥檚 Eid-ul-Azha...
The interim government, which assumed power following the collapse of the Awami League鈥檚 one-and-a-half-decade-long autocratic rule鈥攚idely blamed for devastating the country鈥檚 economy鈥攊s set to commence a new financial year amid high public expectations. However, the general population is increasingly facing hardship due to declining incomes and soaring prices of essential goods...
Rights activists have criticised the interim government for increasing price of kerosene although the price of diesel, octane and petrol price has been reduced in the recent time...
Rights body Passenger Welfare Association of Bangladesh has demanded reduction in public transport fares as fuel oil prices have dropped...