Rising fuel prices increasing inflationary pressure
Rising fuel prices increasing inflationary pressure

The Bangladesh Bank has expressed concern that the ongoing high inflation in the country may rise further. In particular, recent increases in fuel prices are expected to push up the cost of essential goods even more. According to Bangladesh Banks latest report titled Inflation Dynamics in...

Fuel price hike drives up costs across sectors
Fuel price hike drives up costs across sectors

The recent increase in fuel prices is having a widespread impact across the country, pushing up production costs, transport fares and the prices of essential goods, affecting both consumers and businesses. Economists warn that the effects will be felt across all sectorsfrom agriculture and...

Transport fares to be adjusted with fuel prices: Dr. Zahed
Transport fares to be adjusted with fuel prices: Dr. Zahed

Dr Zahed Ur Rahman, Policy and Strategy Adviser to the Prime Minister said transport fares will be revised in accordance with changes in fuel oil prices. Speaking at a briefing in the capital on Tuesday, he stated that fares for air-conditioned buses may increase across two to three tiers. He...

Pakistan’s solar boom giving shield from worst of war crisis
Pakistan’s solar boom giving shield from worst of war crisis

In Dasht, a remote village in the southern part of Balochistan, geographically Pakistans largest province, local resident Karim Bakshs crops for years depended on a diesel-powered pump that drew water from the ground to irrigate his land. That changed after Russias full-fledged invasion of...