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The average gas price has been raised by 32.8 percent for the retail consumers in the country with effect from Monday (July 1).

Trading on the country’s two bourses– Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) and Chittagong Stock Exchange (CSE) — is underway with downward trend of share-price indices on Sunday (July 7).

It will seek the court’s intervention against the regulator’s decision on internet bandwidth, while it will be pursuing arbitration to resolve disputed audit claims, Grameenphone, a unit of Telenor, said on Sunday.

India raised import tariffs on nearly 75 items including gold and automobile parts in its budget on Friday and increased taxes on the rich to help pay for recapitalising banks and supporting small business in a bid to revive sagging growth.

Rubana Huq, the first woman president of Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA), is determined to change the current labour narrative in the sector here by ensuring the welfare of workers in her two-year term so that no one can call them ‘blood-sucker’ owners anymore.

Agriculture Minister Dr Mohammad Abdur Razzaque, MP, on Saturday said ensuring the fair price of products is government’s priority.

The flow of remittances grew by 9.65 per cent to a record US$16.42 billion in the just-concluded fiscal year (FY) as the exchange rate of local currency weakened against the US dollar.

A free trade agreement (FTA) among the BIMSTEC countries may be signed this year, a top official of the regional grouping said on Tuesday.

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has said currently the economy of Bangladesh is stronger than any other time.

Bangladesh is projected to lose productivity equivalent to 3.83 million full-time jobs in the year 2030 due to rise in heat stress caused by global warming, according to a latest report.