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Gold price hits record high: 22-carat sold at Tk195,384 per bhori

TDS Desk: Gold traders in the country have started selling 22-carat gold at a historic high of Tk 195,384 per bhori (11.664 grams) from Tuesday. The Bangladesh Jewellers’ Association (BAJUS)

Extortion increased after 5 Aug, not possible to control it without political govt: Finance adviser

TDS Desk: Finance Adviser Salehuddin Ahmed has said that extortion has risen across the country since 5 August, and the interim government has failed to bring it under control. Speaking

5 new products to be included in TCB sales from Nov

Staff Correspondent: Trading Corporation of Bangladesh (TCB) is set to add five more products, including tea and salt, from November, said Commerce Adviser Sk Bashir Uddin on Monday. “The inclusion

Ceramics makers battered by real estate slump, credit crunch

TDS Desk: Bangladesh’s ceramic industry is going through its harshest downturn in more than 10 years, with demand for tiles and sanitaryware collapsing by as much as 30 percent, according

Housing slowdown drags down Tk6,500cr electrical and electronic market

Staff Correspondent: The slowdown in the country’s housing sector, primarily triggered by new building restrictions, has caused demand for electrical and electronic fittings to plummet by up to 50%, delivering

One in three graduates remains jobless for up to 2yrs

Staff Correspondent: One in three university graduates remained unemployed for up to two years while looking for work last year. Of them, one in seven had been without work for