Global Business
Stocks sink, oil jumps after Israeli attack on Iran
Asian shares and bond yields sank on Friday while safe-haven currencies, gold and crude oil jumped after reports Israel attacked Iran in a continuing series of assaults
Gold price hits new record again
Jewellers are selling each bhori of gold at Tk 119,637 from 7pm today
Livestock services week, fair begin
3,000 farmers from 466 upazilas take part in "Livestock Services Week and Exhibition-2024"
Govt raises bottled soybean oil price to Tk 167 a litre
But cuts loose soybean oil price by Tk 2 a litre
‘Farmer, RMG workers, migrants main drivers of Bangladesh economy in first 50 years’
However, their contribution would not remain the same in the years to come, says a book published from London
Another garment factory receives LEED green certification
Bangladesh now has 215 LEED-certified factories
Dutch-Bangla joint venture firm to establish bag factory in Cumilla EPZ
BSK Bangladesh will invest $6.14 million
Import of another 124,000 tonnes of rice given go-ahead
Some 91,000 tonnes will be parboiled rice and 33,000 tonnes sunned rice
BASIC Bank employees want merger with another state bank
They submitted a memorandum to Bangladesh Bank governor
IMF lowers Bangladesh’s economic growth forecast
Bangladesh economy to grow 5.7% in FY24, the lender says
BB gets five merger proposals from banks
No new proposal will be accepted before the completion of the five, BB says
Oil seen opening up after Iran's attack on Israel
But further gains may depend on response, analysts say
All member factories completed paying March salary, Eid bonus: BGMEA
BGMEA President SM Mannan Kochi says in a press briefing today
Economy grows by 3.78% in Oct-Dec, slowest in three quarters
The Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics says in quarterly GDP estimate
New industries outside economic zones will not get electricity, gas
The cabinet committee on economic affairs says
Bank Alfalah's profit triples
The multinational bank made Tk 43 crore in 2023, up from the previous year's Tk 13 crore
Turning camels into cows
Megafarms are being set up to produce camel milk on industrial scales
