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Remittance inflow reaches $1.88b in 19 days of Sept

Bangladesh received $1.877 billion in remittances in the first 19 days of September, maintaining the positive trend in expatriate earnings, according to Bangladesh Bank data released on Sunday. The latest […]

20 September 2026 17:59

BB pushes banks to speed up farm loan disbursement

Bangladesh Bank is pushing banks to speed up the disbursement of a Tk10,000 crore agricultural loan programme so that the funds reach genuine farmers quickly, with a target of distributing […]

20 September 2026 14:05

Gold scales one-week high as crude prices ease

Gold rose for a second straight session ‌to a one-week high as oil prices fell on Friday and investors shrugged off the Federal Reserve’s first rate hike in three years […]

18 September 2026 19:11

Menzies offers $12m investment if awarded Dhaka airport contract

UK-based Menzies Aviation plans to invest $12 million in the first year and create more than 1,000 direct jobs if selected as the second passenger-handling operator at Hazrat Shahjalal International […]

18 September 2026 17:29

918MW solar power to be added to national grid by 2028

Bangladesh is stepping up its shift towards renewable energy, with 918 megawatts (MW) of private-sector solar power expected to be added to the national grid by 2028 as the government […]

18 September 2026 16:44
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Vegetable prices up, eggs offer some relief

Vegetable prices have risen in Dhaka markets amid supply shortages, while egg prices have fallen, offering limited relief to consumers. Fish, chicken and beef prices remain largely high. A visit […]

18 September 2026 16:36

Oil prices fall over limited Saudi supply disruptions

Oil prices fell for a third day on Friday as easing concerns over Saudi supply ‌disruptions outweighed anxiety about a widening the Middle East conflict amid fresh fighting between Saudi […]

18 September 2026 13:17

Gold prices jump again after rounds of cut

Gold prices have risen in Bangladesh after several rounds of reductions. The Bangladesh Jewellers Association (BAJUS) most recently increased the price by Tk 1,050 per bhori, setting the price of […]

18 September 2026 11:19

TCB subsidy to be zero in five years: Minister

The government expects to bring the subsidy provided to the Trading Corporation of Bangladesh (TCB) down to nearly zero within the next five years, Commerce Minister Khandaker Abdul Muktadir has […]

17 September 2026 17:36

US Fed raises rates for first time in 3 yrs

The US Federal Reserve has raised its benchmark interest rate for the first time in more than three years, lifting the target range by 0.25 percentage point to 3.75%-4% amid […]

17 September 2026 15:13
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