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...
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.
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.
[caption id="attachment_33833" align="alignleft" width="536"]South Korean President Lee Jae Myung (center) grants credentials to new Bangladeshi Ambassador Toufiq Islam Shatil (left) on Sept. 2, 2025 (Courtesy of South Korean Presidential House)[/...
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