As Donald Trump steps up his tariff threats against China, Beijing is moving to beat the next US president to the punch with its own restrictions and get Washington to the negotiating table ahead of a full-blown trade war, analysts say.

The interim government has signed an agreement with Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) to avail a $158.89 million loan to implement a power transmission infrastructure project through Power Grid Bangladesh.

The Bangladesh Bank has raised the maximum age limit for people seeking entry-level positions in the banking sector to 32 years from 30 in line with an identical shift for public service positions.

The health ministry’s development spending has dropped substantially year-on-year in the first five months of the current fiscal year, despite the interim government’s move to raise its allocation in the revised budget.

Finance Adviser Salehuddin Ahmed said yesterday that inflation is not slowing despite tariffs being reduced on many goods due to the prevalence of extortion across the supply chain.

Over the past two years, real income reductions due to ongoing inflationary pressure have pushed at least 78 lakh people into poverty, shows the study by the Research and Policy Integration for Development (RAPID).

Power Grid Bangladesh PLC will implement the project

The earlier age limit was 30

The lone hard rock mining company under Petrobangla is now even selling its produce at Tk 500 lower than production cost

The leading trade body also gets new senior vice president and vice president

Mansur said that much of this expenditure occurs unofficially, placing considerable pressure on the country's balance of payments.

Among the 78 lakh people, 38 lakh have become extremely poor

Rising raw material costs and financial charges caused the loss  

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The prices of major garment items exported to the US declined year-on-year in the January­-October period this year as American consumers are yet to recover from heightened inflationary pressures..During the 10 months, the price of men’s cotton woven trousers declined by 7.7 percent, accor

With the economic development of Bangladesh, the number of corporate bodies, especially led by the private sector, has increased significantly over the years.

Flower farmers expect a bonanza in December as the peak season for flowers has begun, which will continue until April next year.

Stock investors saw further declines in major indices as many listed companies presented lacklustre earnings disclosures for the first quarter of the current fiscal year of 2024-25.

The central bank governor projects cooling the red-hot inflation, which has hovered above 9 percent since March last year, to 7 percent by June next year.

Despite the fact that the population has been reeling from heightened inflationary pressures over the past two years, public food distribution under various social protection schemes fell by about 6 percent year-on-year in the first half of the current fiscal year.