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May 18, 2024, 9:51 pm

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Lightning kills woman among 3 in Narsingdi 27,000 Hajj pilgrims reach Saudi Gang culture getting reckless North Korea confirms missile launch, vows bolstered nuclear force 9 killed as bus catches fire in India’s Haryana 4.5-kg gold seized at Dhaka airport 2 harvest workers killed as truck overturns in Satkhira Fire breaks out at Mutual Trust Bank in Dholaikhal Bangladeshi hajj pilgrim dies in Saudi Arabia 2 UPDF men shot to death in Rangamati

Business-Economy

BGMEA calls for policy support to maintain RMG industry’s competitiveness

UNB: A delegation from the Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA) led by President S. M. Mannan (Kochi), met with State Minister for Commerce Ahsanul Islam Titu MP at

Budget of 2024-25: ADP size to increase by mere Tk 20b

Staff Correspondent: The size of the annual development programme (ADP) of the coming national budget of 2024-25 financial year will be Tk 2.65 trillion, up by only Tk 20 billion

BB hikes policy rate by 50 basis points to 8.5%

Staff Correspondent: Bangladesh Bank raised the policy rate by 50 basis points to 8.5 percent to bring down the runaway inflation. The new rate comes into effect from today, said

Inflation to come down within target by end of this fiscal: Waseqa

TDS Desk: State Minister for Finance Waseqa Ayesha Khan has expressed her optimism that inflation will come down to the government-set target of 7.5 percent by the end of this

Migrant remittances now outpace foreign investments in developing countries: IOM report

UNB: International migration remains a driver of human development and economic growth, highlighted by a more than 650 percent increase in international remittances from 2000 to 2022, rising from USD

Confidence crisis hits banking sector: Customers withdrawing deposits, banks in liquidity crunch

Staff Correspondent: People are not keeping money in banks even at high-interest rates. The trend of withdrawing deposits has reached an alarming rate. The crisis of confidence is intensifying. As