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The interim government of Bangladesh has issued new, stricter guidelines concerning official foreign travel by public servants. The directive, which introduces several revisions, aims to ensure the necessity of such trips while simplifying the approval process. According to a circular issued by the Office of the Chief Adviser on March 23, all government officials must now clearly establish the relevance ...

The price of Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) will remain unchanged for the current month (April), according to Bangladesh Energy Regulatory Commission (BERC) announcement on Sunday. It said the price of 12 kg LPG cylinder will be sold at Taka 1,450 at retailer level. The new price will be effective from Sunday and all licenses of LPG marketing companies will implement ...

Bangladesh received a record-high US$3.29 billion in inward remittances in March 2025, marking the highest monthly inflow in the country’s history. According to the latest data from Bangladesh Bank, remittance inflows in March saw a staggering 64.7 percent year-on-year growth, compared to $1.99 billion in March 2024, reports UNB. During the first nine months (July–March) of the current fiscal year ...

Trade with India through Benapole land port resumed on Saturday after an 8-day of suspension on the occasion of Eid-ul-Fitr holidays. Benapole Port has returned to its busy operational rhythm with the resumption of import-export activities, said Benapole Checkpost Immigration Police Officer-in-ChargeIbrahim Ahmed. Although the trade was halted during the Eid holidays the movement of passport passengers remained normal. Unlike ...

President Donald Trump on Friday vowed to stick to his policies as new US tariffs triggered sharp falls in global stock markets, and he pledged investors in the country would benefit, reports AFP. “To many investors coming into the United States and investing massive amounts of money, my policies will never change,” Trump said on Truth Social. “This is a ...

Another consignment of 10,850 metric tonnes (MTs) of Indian parboiled rice arrived at the country’s premier seaport, Chattogram Port on Thursday. A vessel ‘MV HT UNITE’ carrying the consignment docked at the port, said a media release sent from the Ministry of Food. Earlier, Bangladesh decided to import 500, 000 MTs of rice from India through international open tenders. Meanwhile, ...

The Chief Advisor’s Office says that the government is looking to review tariffs on US products after President Donald Trump announced a 37 percent tariff on Bangladeshi exports. In a Facebook post on Thursday, Shafiqul Alam, press secretary to the chief advisor, wrote, “Bangladesh is reviewing its tariffs on products imported from the United States. The National Board of Revenue ...

The gold market in Bangladesh has been more volatile than ever, with prices changing 17 times in the past three months, overwhelmingly moving upwards. But why have gold prices been rising so frequently? Traders and analysts attribute this to the aggressive policies of central banks worldwide. In 2024, for the third consecutive year, central banks collectively purchased over 1,000 tons ...

Mexico’s government significantly reduced its 2025 economic growth forecast on Tuesday, citing fears of uncertainty surrounding potential US tariffs to be imposed by President Donald Trump. Trump is expected to announce new tariffs on Wednesday, targeting all countries that impose taxes on American imports, in addition to existing levies on steel and aluminum, and upcoming tariffs on car imports. With ...

A series of essential household bills are rising at the start of April, with warnings that single parents are among the hardest hit. Water bills, energy prices and council tax are all going up on Tuesday , although the minimum wage is also increasing. The charity Citizens Advice said the finances of millions of people on the lowest incomes were ...