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Demand for air conditioners, electric fans and rechargeable fans in the capital Dhaka has surged amid a sizzling hot summer in the country. According to the Bangladesh Meteorological Department, temperature in the capital rose to a 58-year record high to hit 40.6°C on Sunday. Dhaka was one of the 13 …

The employees of Unilever Bangladesh Limited (UBL), the country’s leading Fast-Moving Consumer Goods (FMCG) company, have voluntarily donated a portion of their salary to support underprivileged families to celebrate Eid-ul-Fitr this year. The donation drive was part of Unilever’s employee volunteering program that allows employees to be associated with community …

The High Court on Monday accepted for further hearing of a petition filed seeking liquidation …

The ongoing strain on Bangladesh’s foreign exchange regime has created cash shortages in the banking …

Oil slipped on Monday in volatile trading as the release of strategic reserves by consuming …

Three Dhaka-based buying houses were found to have tried to launder Tk 6.9 crore through …

Planning Minister MA Mannan said the government has been facing numerous stumbling blocks from vested …

Power Development Board (PDB) has been implementing a project to ensure a safe and dependable …

The World Bank is set to provide half a billion US dollars in loan to …

The Bangladesh Bank has once again renewed the interim licence of Nagad for another six …

The World Bank has extended a $250 million financing to Bangladesh in budgetary support after …

Bangladesh’s consumers have increased consumption of palm and mustard oil as many of them have …

Turning a blind eye to price rises of some essential commodities already overwhelming consumers, traders …

Small and marginal potato farmers in Thakurgaon and Panchagarh districts have been left in a …

Bangladesh Bank (BB) has asked banks to follow four new guidelines for offshore banking. The …

Bangladesh’s economy has witnessed a 6.17 per cent inflation in February this year, the highest …

Energy experts and representatives of consumer rights platforms urge the government not to increase gas …

The government has developed a roadmap for the implementation of a substantive provision of the …

Bangladesh has continued to witness a rise in the number of broadband connections with the …

Stocks entered a second session of decline while market turnover remained low yesterday as people …

Food processors in Bangladesh have either cut the size of packs or increased prices to …

The jute industry in Rangpur is facing collapse as four small mills in the region …

Potato farmers have come together to inaugurate this year’s exports in a sign of the …

Stocks opened on a downward trend on Monday as the cautious investors were seen selling …

Banks’ overnight borrowing through interbank call money market grew by 65 per cent or Tk …

Lenders and clients in Bangladesh are set to get the opportunity to settle transactions instantly …

The government should not raise fuel prices in the current fiscal year despite their record …

Trading Corporation of Bangladesh (TCB) has started selling essential items through family cards at subsidy …

Speakers at a webinar on Saturday said that if gas prices are raised again for …

International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC) has found fresh evidence of violation of workers’ rights in …

Farmers have planted paddy on increased areas of land during the current Boro cultivation season …

The Russian rouble fell in light trading in Moscow on Friday, with trading on separate …