Prime Minister Tarique Rahman on Saturday held a high-level meeting with the country's leading business leaders and industrialists that lasted around three and a half hours. The meeting took place at the Prime Minister's Office in Tejgaon. Discussions primarily centred on improving the investment...
The prices of essential commodities continue to offer little relief to consumers, with the markets for green chillies and onions turning volatile again within days. At the same time, the price of flour, a staple of the daily diet, has risen quietly, according to a report by the Trading Corporation...
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has appointed Qingfeng Zhang as its new Country Director for Bangladesh. He started his new role in Dhaka today. Zhang will oversee ADB’s operations in Bangladesh—one of its largest country programs—further strengthen the bank’s long-standing partnership...
After nearly a decade of delays, the long-awaited Chinese Economic and Industrial Zone (CEIZ) is finally set to move into the implementation phase, with major infrastructure development work scheduled to begin shortly in Anwara, Chattogram. The inauguration of the development work will take place...
Crop losses caused by heavy rainfall around two to three weeks ago have significantly reduced the supply of vegetables to markets, leading to sharp price increases in the capital's retail markets. What had offered consumers some relief just a month ago has now turned into a source of concern, with...
The United States has imposed new tariffs on imports from 60 trading partners, including Bangladesh, citing what it says is inadequate enforcement of laws prohibiting forced labour. The new measures, which came into effect on Friday, impose tariffs of either 10 per cent or 12.5 per cent on imports...
