Economy

Rural people feel the pinch of inflation most

Shawdesh Desk: Bangladesh’s overall inflation hit one-and- a-half-year high at 6.29 percent with rural people feeling the pinch more. According to the latest figures from Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics, the

Dollar price surpasses Tk100 mark in open market

Shawdesh Desk: Amid rising demand in the country, the price of dollar surpassed Tk100 mark in the open market on Tuesday. Money exchange companies are experiencing an extreme dollar crisis.

Efforts on to import wheat from 5 alternative sources: Tipu Munshi

Shawdesh desk: Commerce Minister Tipu Munshi said on Monday that the government is trying to import wheat from five alternative sources, including Ukraine after India banned the exports of the

Efforts on to import wheat from 5 alternative sources: Tipu Munshi

Shawdesh Desk: Commerce Minister Tipu Munshi said on Monday that the government is trying to import wheat from five alternative sources, including Ukraine after India banned the exports of the

India bans wheat exports to cool prices at home

Shawdesh Desk: New Delhi: India has banned wheat exports with immediate effect as part of its steps to control the spike in prices at home, reports NDTV. Only export shipments

Bumper summer vegetable output expected in Rangpur region

Shawdesh Desk: Farmers are expecting a bumper output of summer vegetables as its farming continues alongside harvest of early varieties during this Kharif-1 season in Rangpur agriculture region. “In the

Sri Lanka’s economy on brink of collapse as troops quell unrest

Shawdesh Desk: Sri Lanka’s economy will “collapse” unless a new government is urgently appointed, the central bank chief warned Wednesday, as security forces fanned out on the streets to restore

Virtual platform to be introduced to create business opportunities: Palak

Shawdesh Desk: State Minister for Information and Communication Technology (ICT) Junaid Ahmed Palak has said that a meta version or a virtual business presence platform is being introduced in Bangladesh