Bangladesh’s export industries could face mounting pressure if the ongoing crisis around the Strait of Hormuz continues to disrupt global energy supplies, business leaders and economists have warned. Prolonged instability in the Middle East risks raising production costs, eroding export...
National inflation in Bangladesh rose to 9.13% on a point-to-point basis in February 2026, marking the highest rate in 10 months, according to the latest data released by the Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics (BBS). The figure represents an increase from 8.58% recorded in January and is the highest...
Bangladesh is facing growing economic uncertainty as a surge in global gas and oil prices following US and Israeli attacks on Iran threatens to push inflation and interest rates higher, dampening business confidence. Bangladesh Bank convened a special consultation meeting with leading economists...
A measure of relief has returned to the egg market in the capital as prices declined in retail markets amid improved supply, while most vegetables, meat and essential spices have largely remained stable compared with the previous week. A visit to several markets in Khilkhet, Shantinagar,...
The Bangladesh Jewellers Association, known as Bajus, has reduced the price of gold in the domestic market, lowering the rate of 22-carat gold by Tk 9,214 per bhori. According to a statement issued by Bajus on Wednesday (4 March) morning, the new price of 22-carat gold has been fixed at Tk 268,214...
The Bangladesh Jewellers Association, known as BAJUS, has raised gold prices once again in the domestic market within 24 hours, increasing the rate of 22-carat gold by Tk3,324 per bhori to Tk277,428. In a statement issued on Tuesday morning (3 March), BAJUS announced that the new prices would come...
