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- Big City Communications enters the world of drama and film production
- Germany and UK sign historic post-Brexit friendship treaty
- Sohel Taj, Sharmin meet CA, invite him to join Tajuddin’s birth centenary celebrations
- 'July Private University Resistance Day' to be observed tomorrow
- Unity of all political forces essential: Annie
- Curfew extended in Gopalganj to maintain law and order
- Faruque questions whether Gopalganj attack is a new plot to postpone elections
- 3rd International Conference on Mechanical Engineering and Applied Science begins at MIST
- Govt approves ordinance allowing voter registration until before election schedule
- Deep conspiracy going on regarding national elections: Rizvi
- No question of showing leniency to those involved Gopalganj's violence: Home Advisor
- US-Bangla Airlines enters 12th year with 24 aircraft and 20 routes
- Govt forms probe body over Gopalganj violence
- 1GB free data for all mobile users for “Free Internet Day”
- Court freezes 125 bank accounts linked to ex-minister Hasan Mahmud
- Trump says Coca-Cola agreed to use real cane sugar in US
- Lamine Yamal to wear Barcelona’s iconic No. 10 jersey next season
- No link between Satyajit Ray’s family and demolished Mymensingh house: Govt
Dollar rebounds against taka after BB intervention
After four consecutive days of depression, the US dollar strengthened against the Bangladeshi taka on Tuesday. Following intervention of Bangladesh Bank to stabilise the foreign exchange market, the dollar appreciated by Tk 1.40 in a single day on Tuesday. According to Bangladesh Bank data,...
Taka rises fast – what’s causing the dollar to slip?
The US dollar has sharply depreciated against the Bangladeshi taka, falling nearly Tk3 in just one week, amid rising remittance inflows, lower import demand, and weakening private investment. While the stronger taka may ease import costs, experts warn it could hurt exporters and remittance...
BTMA warns of looming factory closures amid severe textile sector crisis
The Bangladesh Textile Mills Association (BTMA) has raised an alarm over the worsening crisis in the countrys primary textile sector, warning that continued inaction could soon force many mills to shut down. In a statement issued Sunday, BTMA President Showkat Aziz Russell highlighted a series of...
Dollar steady, Asian stocks mixed amid tariff uncertainty
The U.S. dollar traded near a two-and-a-half-week high on Wednesday, while copper prices hit an all-time high after President Donald Trump announced a 50% tariff on the metal, reports Reuters. Trump also hinted at upcoming levies on semiconductors and pharmaceuticals, adding pressure to Wall...
Bangladesh Bank aims to bring inflation down to 5%: Governor
Bangladesh Bank Governor Dr. Ahsan H Mansur has said that the central bank aims to bring inflation down to 5 percent, setting a more ambitious target than the governments goal of 6.5 percent. He made the remarks on Tuesday while speaking at the inauguration of the Google Pay service at a hotel in...
Dollar sinks on tariff threats, geopolitical jitters and Boeing crash
The dollar plunged on Thursday after US President Donald Trump threatened higher unilateral tariffs on trade partners, and oil slipped as traders evaluated the probability behind reports that Israel could be gearing up to strike Iran. Stock markets in the United States, Europe and Asia all...
Reserves increasing, relief in dollar market
The country appears to have overcome its months-long dollar crisis, as remittance inflows surge and foreign exchange reserves climb, offering relief to the banking sector and importers. Banks are no longer facing shortages of US dollars, central bank officials said Wednesday. Instead, Bangladesh...
Dollar rebound loses steam with trade in focus
The dollar took a breather on Thursday, following a sharp bounce after US President Donald Trump backed away from threats to fire Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell and his administration opened the door to a softer stance on China tariffs. After dipping below 140 yen on Tuesday, the dollar has...