National savings certificate sales, which had shown strong momentum at the beginning of fiscal year 2025-26, have suffered a sharp downturn in recent months. The picture changed significantly in the seventh and eighth months of the fiscal year -- January and February -- with sales falling markedly,...
Bangladesh Energy Regulatory Commission (BERC) has increased electricity tariffs at the wholesale, transmission and retail levels, raising the weighted average retail power price by Tk 1.52 per unit from Tk 9.11 per kilowatt-hour (kWh) to Tk 10.63 per kWh. The weighted average wholesale...
The United Nations Committee for Development Policy (CDP) has expressed support for Bangladesh's request to extend its preparatory period for graduation from the least developed country (LDC) category until 24 November 2029, according to a statement issued by the Economic Relations Division (ERD)...
The Bangladesh Energy Regulatory Commission (BERC) today reduced the price of a 12kg liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) cylinder by Tk 55, setting the new retail price at Tk 1,885. The revised rate came into effect from 6:00pm on Monday (2 June). “The newly fixed price of 12kg LPG cylinder is Tk...
Finance and Planning Minister Amir Khosru Mahmud Chowdhury has indicated a major policy shift aimed at freeing the country's economy from excessive regulation, saying the government is working towards building a completely “regulation-free Bangladesh”. Speaking at a discussion titled “Budget...
The government has reinstated a 7:00pm closing deadline for shopping malls, markets and shops across the country as part of electricity-saving measures. The move brings an end to the Eid-ul-Azha relaxation that had previously allowed outlets to remain open until 10:00pm. A directive, effective...
