Saudi Arabia's decision to join a China-dominated central bank and the expiry of its 50-year-old petrodollar agreement with the US might potentially weaken the role of the US dollar…

With just two days to go till Eid-ul-Azha, the sales of sacrificial animals in Dhaka's makeshift cattle markets (haats) gained momentum on Saturday. Though the sales started to increase…

Dhaka has urged Azerbaijan to recruit manpower from Bangladesh during the first round of Foreign Office Consultations (FOC) between Bangladesh and Azerbaijan. Foreign Secretary Masud…

Export-import between Bangladesh and India through Chapainawabganj's Sonamasjid land port will remain suspended for seven days beginning from Saturday on the occasion of the holy Eid-ul-Azha…

China's CREC International Renewable Energy and Bangladesh's state-owned B-R PowerGen Company have signed an agreement to jointly build a 100 MW solar power plant in Jamalpur's Madarganj…

The US Federal Reserve has signalled that it will cut its key interest rate just once this year despite inflation easing. Back in March, the central bank had been expected to reduce…

Economists at a discussion on Thursday called for a harmonised policy to address inflation control and maintain growth for a sustainable economy. They termed the proposed budget “…

The World Bank has projected Bangladesh's economic growth to slightly increase to 5.7% in the fiscal year 2024-25 and 5.9% in 2025/26, driven by a rise in private consumption and the…

Bangladesh has made major gains for its population, the world’s eighth largest with more than 170 million people. Per capita incomes, one of the best measures of broad economic…

Association of Mobile Telecom Operators of Bangladesh (AMTOB) said there is a wide gap between the government’s smart Bangladesh vision and the National Board of Revenue’s…

Prices of Indian onion have started to directly affect the onion prices in Bangladesh. The Indian press says that the price of onion in the market has increased by 50 percent in the…

Speakers at a post-budget discussion stressed the need for a tightened monetary policy and liberalisation of the exchange rate to combat inflation and address foreign exchange reserves.…

The Small and Medium Enterprise (SME) Foundation will provide another Taka 450 crore loans to the cottage, micro, small and medium enterprises (CMSMEs) under a government stimulus…

The European Union moved Wednesday to hike tariffs on Chinese electric vehicles, escalating a trade dispute over Beijing's subsidies for the exports that Brussels worries is hurting…