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Exports rise nearly 10% in July-April

Staff Correspondent: Bangladesh’s overall exports grew by 9.83 percent in the first 10 months (July-April) of the 2024-25 fiscal year, driven by rising global demand for Bangladeshi products. However, April

From safe haven to hidden hazard: Bangladesh’s growing yen debt strain

Staff Correspondent: What once seemed like a clever financial move is now becoming a costly burden. Bangladesh’s strategy of borrowing in Japanese yen to sidestep high dollar-based interest rates is

SASEC-II project: Construction of Ex-PM’s husband arcade turns to tumor for Elenga-Rangpur 4-lane

Special Correspondent: Though, the interim government is determined to follow the austerity policy in different public projects with the aim to reduce unnecessary costs, Roads and Highways Department through SASEC-II

Govt expects $500m in budget credits from ADB

Staff Correspondent: Bangladesh hopes for finalisation of a pre-assured $500 million worth of budgetary-support loan and extended financial assistance from the Asian Development Bank (ADB) at its upcoming annual meeting

No scope to delay in election on excuse of reforms: Tuku

Swarnomoyee Mostafa Oishy: BNP Standing Committee Member Iqbal Hasan Mahmud Tuku said, “There is no scope to delay in holding national parliament elections on excuse of reform. No one has

BD may quit IMF deal, if terms tighten

Staff Correspondent: Bangladesh will pull out of the loan programme if the International Monetary Fund (IMF) imposes additional conditions for the release of upcoming tranches of the US$4.7 billion loan,