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Corruption Allegations in Quick Rental Power Deals Should Be Probed: BERC Chairman
BERC Chairman Jalal Ahmed has called for an investigation into allegations of irregularities and corruption involving quick rental power projects, que...
Old-Stock Soybean Oil Selling at New Higher Price as Vegetable Prices Ease
Retailers in several Dhaka markets are selling old stocks of bottled soybean oil at the newly fixed Tk 204 per litre even before fresh consignments ar...
World Food Prices Hit Highest Level Since 2022 as Supply Risks Mount: FAO
Global food prices climbed to their highest level since November 2022 in August, with the FAO Food Price Index reaching 133.3 points. Adverse weather,...
Bangladesh Rises From 14th to World’s Second-Largest Textile Exporter
Bangladesh climbed from 14th place in 2006 to become the world’s second-largest textile exporter in 2025, according to industry data cited by the Inte...
402 Garment Factories Closed in Bangladesh in Three Years: Commerce Minister
At least 402 ready-made garment factories in Bangladesh closed between July 2023 and June 2026, Commerce Minister Khandakar Abdul Muktadir told parlia...
UK Export Finance Offers Up to £2 Billion for Bangladesh Projects
UK Export Finance says up to £2 billion in UK-backed financing is available to eligible Bangladeshi buyers for development projects involving British...
Why the Global South Must Rethink Export-Led Growth
Economist Prabhat Patnaik argues that the export-led growth model has reached serious limits and countries in the Global South, including Bangladesh,...
Bangladesh Remittances Hit $35.59 Billion in FY2025-26
Bangladesh received $35.59 billion in remittances in FY2025-26, up from $30.33 billion in the previous fiscal year, according to Expatriates’ Welfare...
Bangladesh-US Relations Move Beyond the Tariff Bargain
Bangladesh’s relationship with the United States is moving beyond tariff negotiations into a broader economic and strategic partnership. The two count...
