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Bangladesh gets cautious as global rice price spikes

Dhaka, Jan. 3 -- Global rice-price spike in recent months has nudged major rice-consuming countries like Bangladesh into bracing with preparation to fend off any external shocks to food security. Acc... Read More


Tripartite partnerships to build AI infrastructure, LLM for older citizens

Dhaka, Dec. 24 -- The Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) has stepped up preparations for the upcoming parliamentary election and is shaping its election manifesto with a sharper focus on digital trans... Read More


Paddy prices slightly lower as import continues, millers dominate market

Dhaka, Nov. 26 -- Paddy prices during the ongoing Aman harvest season are slightly lower than last year's, with farmers and market observers attributing the decline to continued rice imports and the s... Read More


Charter referendum stalls amid political standoff, economy suffers

Dhaka, Nov. 11 -- An envisaged referendum on the July Charter meant for validating uprising-driven reforms stalls amid standoff over the scrapping of notes of dissent from the National Consensus Commi... Read More


Govt tightens spending control, bars extra budget allocations

Dhaka, Oct. 29 -- The government has imposed a strict expenditure ceiling on all ministries and divisions as part of its ongoing austerity measures amid mounting fiscal pressures and slower revenue gr... Read More


Govt moves to form Bangladesh Business Promotion Council

Dhaka, Oct. 26 -- The government has drafted 'Bangladesh Business Promotion Council Ordinance, 2025', to institutionalise and strengthen public-private collaboration in enhancing the country's export ... Read More


Refiners raise soybean, palm oil prices amid confusion over approval

Dhaka, Oct. 14 -- The country's edible oil refiners on Monday increased the retail price of bottled soybean oil by Tk 6.0 per litre, setting the new rate at Tk 195. Prices for loose soybean oil and p... Read More