Economy

Mon, 20 Jan 2025, 10:08 am

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Israel continues strike on Syria military sites Rayo stymie Real’s climb to Liga summit Tk 14,000 set as minimum wage for cold storage workers BNP suggests reforms for public administration overhaul Probes, trials of war crimes cases stalled Coldwave hampers daily life across Bangladesh Dhaka becomes 3rd most polluted city with AQI score of 283 Body of JU student recovered from dormitory 550 individuals’ Tk 15,000cr frozen for investigation Financial Accountability: Critical step towards new future

Economy

With higher spice prices, consumers feeling the pinch this Eid-ul-Azha

Prices of almost all spices have doubled in a year, and consumers are particularly feeling the pinch ahead of Eid-ul-Azha when consumption of spices is high. Despite sufficient stock and

Chinese Billionaire Jack Ma Takes First Class In Tokyo

Alibaba founder Jack Ma gave his first lecture as a visiting professor at Tokyo College, which is a part of the University of Tokyo, last week, retreating further from his

US adds Switzerland to currency monitoring list, eyeing China

None of the United States’ major trading partners has been designated as manipulating its currency — including China — the Treasury Department said Friday, although Switzerland was added to a

Summit Oil and Shipping to build third LNG terminal in Bangladesh

The cabinet committee on economic affairs in a meeting on Wednesday agreed in principle with a proposal to establish the third liquefied natural gas terminal by Summit Oil and Shipping

5kg rice to be added to TCB card: Tipu

Commerce Minister Tipu Munshi today said that each of the one crore family card holders under the state-run Trading Corporation of Bangladesh (TCB) would be provided 5 kilograms of rice

Canada unemployment rises for first time in nine months

Canada shed 17,000 jobs in May, pushing up for the first time in several months the unemployment rate to 5.2 percent, the national statistical agency said Friday. The net job

Persistent inflation, rising interest rates will weigh on global economy, OECD predicts

The global economy must steer through a precarious recovery this year and next as inflation keeps dragging on household spending and higher interest rates weigh on growth, banks and markets.

Industries hit hard by energy crisis

Businesses are struggling to continue the operation of manufacturing units as an energy crisis and frequent power outages hit the industrial sector across the country. From apparel to primary textile

Strong job gains in US add to economic puzzle

Job creation in the US remained robust last month, despite rising prices and a sharp spike in borrowing costs weighing on the economy. Employers added 339,000 jobs, but the unemployment

Budget to address inflation, crisis

A larger national budget is going to be announced for the fiscal year 2023-24 amid external economic shocks, which aims for maintaining a healthy growth along with low inflation and