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Foreign debt stands at $78bn: Khosru

UNB: Finance Minister Amir Khosru Mahmud Chowdhury on Tuesday told Parliament that Bangladesh’s foreign debt stood at around $78 billion as of February 2026. “According to the account up to

Remittance crosses $2bn in first 19 days of April

TDS Desk: Inflow of remittances witnessed a year-on-year growth of 23.8 percent reaching $2,127 million in the first 19 days of April, according to the latest data of Bangladesh Bank

Govt eases rules on industrial gas distribution to cut costs, boost efficiency

TDS Desk: The government has simplified the industrial gas distribution system, allowing factories to rearrange equipment and transfer unused gas load with fewer approvals, in a move expected to boost

PROGGA, ATMA propose 3 measures to cut tobacco use, raise revenue

Staff Reporter: Speakers at a pre-budget press conference stressed the need for reducing the number of cigarette price tiers, introducing a specific tax system, and increasing the prices of all

Fuel supply may increase, pressure at pumps expected to ease

According to a BPC source, additional allocations of diesel, octane and petrol are being arranged TDS Desk: The Bangladesh Petroleum Corporation (BPC) is set to increase fuel supply from Sunday

BD holds 29.74 TCF extractable gas reserves: Tuku

BSS: Minister for Power, Energy and Mineral Resources Iqbal Hassan Mahmood has informed the Parliament that Bangladesh currently has an estimated 29.74 trillion cubic feet (TCF) of extractable natural gas