Oil prices jump after US threat to block Iranian ports

Oil prices rose in early market trading Sunday after the U.S. said it would blockade Iranian ports beginning Monday.The price of U.S. crude oil rose 8% to $104.24 a barrel ...

DCCI proposes higher tax-free income, infrastructure bonds in FY27 budget

The Dhaka Chamber of Commerce and Industry (DCCI) on Monday placed a set of proposals for the national budget for FY2026–27, urging tax reforms, financial sector modernization and large-scale infrastructure ...

Telenor CEO meets PM Tarique

President and Chief Executive Officer (CEO)of Norway-based telecom company Telenor Group Benedicte Schilbred Fasmer met Prime Minister Tarique Rahman on Monday.The meeting was held at the Prime Minister’s Office at ...

USA decision on import of Russian oil this week likely

The Treasury Department of the USA is likely to impart a positive decision on Bangladesh’s proposal on import of Russian oil this week as the six-week war in the middle-east ...

Bangladesh buying $10 LNG at $20, $50 crude at $116 amid Middle East war: Commerce minister

Bangladesh is now forced to purchase liquefied natural gas (LNG) at nearly double the earlier price and crude oil at sharply higher rates due to volatility in the global energy ...

7 killed as truck plunges into ditch in Cumilla

At least seven people were killed and six others injured after a rice-laden truck plunged into a roadside ditch on the Dhaka-Chattogram highway in Daudkandi upazila of Cumilla district early ...

Colourful Baishakhi Shobhajatra welcomes Pahela Baishakh

Pahela Baishakh was welcomed in a colourful and festive atmosphere as the traditional Baishakhi Shobhajatra brought out from the Faculty of Fine Arts, University of Dhaka drew crowds of enthusiastic ...

IMF cuts global growth outlook, warns of rising inflation amid Iran war

The International Monetary Fund on Tuesday lowered its global growth forecast, warning that the ongoing Iran war has disrupted economic momentum and is likely to push inflation higher worldwide.In its ...

Bangladesh gets USA nod to import Russian oil

Bangladesh got the USA permission on Saturday to import Russian oil up to a certain period to ease the energy crisis, highly-placed sources said.The Treasury Department of the USA communicated ...

Govt aims to make farmers self-reliant, prosperous: PM

Prime Minister Tarique Rahman on Tuesday said the government has launched the Farmers’ Card scheme with the goal of making farmers self-reliant and prosperous.“The goal of the current elected government ...