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April 3, 2025

Real-world gains for Bangladesh’s retail sector

Esrat Jahan: Artificial Intelligence (AI) seems to be reshaping retail across Bangladesh, delivering significant cost savings, faster customer responses, and improved operational efficiency. From automating customer interactions to optimising supply chains, local businesses are increasingly turning to AI tools to streamline processes and enhance the shopping experience.
Such as LazyChat, a locally developed AI platform that integrates communication channels such as Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp, and ...

DSE logs highest turnover in a year as market rallies

The Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) recorded its highest turnover in 12 months on Sunday, with total transactions crossing Tk 1,440 crore on the first trading session of the week, signalling renewed investor confidence.

The previous record was set just days earlier, on 3 September, when the turnover reached Tk 1,397 crore, which at the time marked the highest in a year. Sunday's trading has now surpassed that figure, establishing a n...

Inflation eases to 3-year low at 8.29pc

Bangladesh's overall inflation rate eased to 8.29 per cent in August, down from 8.55 per cent in July, marking the lowest level in more than three years, according to official data released on Sunday by the Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics (BBS).

The last time inflation fell below this level was in July 2022, when it stood at 7.48 per cent. Since then, inflation has remained persistently above the 8 per cent mark, placing...

Veteran intellectual Badruddin Umar dies at 94

Eminent writer, researcher, and leftist intellectual Badruddin Umar passed away on Sunday morning at Bangladesh Specialised Hospital due to age-related complications. He was 94.

According to Jatiya Mukti Council Secretary Foyzul Hakim, Umar had been hospitalised on 22 July with shortness of breath and low blood pressure. He received treatment for 10 days before being discharged last week but fell seriously ill again and was pronounced dead at 10:05 am.

Manufacturing holds steady, but overall PMI slips

Bangladesh’s economic growth momentum softened in August, with the country’s Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) dropping by 3.2 points to 58.3 compared to July, according to a report released on Sunday.

The PMI, jointly compiled by the Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce and Industry (MCCI), Dhaka, and Policy Exchange Bangladesh (PEB), indicated that while the economy has now registered 11 consecutive months of growth, key sectors such as agriculture and construction slipped back into contraction.

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