Houthis claim attack on Aramco facility, Brent crude crosses $108
Yemen’s Houthis have claimed a fresh attack on a facility of Saudi Aramco, Saudi Arabia’s state energy company. Oil prices jumped on the world market on the news. Amid fresh concern over energy supply in the Middle East, the price of Brent…
What is the price of gold in the market now, know the per-bhori rates
The price of gold in the country’s market last went up on Saturday morning. This time the Bangladesh Jewellers Association (Bajus) raised it by Tk 1,691 per bhori. With this, the price of good-quality gold stands at Tk 234,621. The new price took…
Indices jump at start of day, both stock markets buoyant
Trading began with an upward trend in the indices on Thursday, the last working day of the week, on the country’s two stock markets, the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) and the Chittagong Stock Exchange (CSE). This information was obtained from sources…
Government to buy 10,000 tonnes of lentils for TCB cardholders
The government has approved the purchase of 10,000 tonnes of lentils for sale at subsidised prices to low-income families holding family cards of the Trading Corporation of Bangladesh (TCB). Buying the lentils locally through the open tender method will…
Taka rises strongly against rupee, value up 11.6 per cent in two years
The Bangladeshi taka has strengthened at a significant rate against the Indian rupee over the last two years. During this time, the value of the taka against the rupee has risen by 11.6 per cent, of which it rose by 7.6 per cent in the last one year…
103 no-objection certificates cancelled, hilsa import from India stops
The Department of Fisheries’ decision to cancel 103 no-objection certificates for hilsa import has come into effect. As a result, hilsa import from India to Bangladesh has stopped. The 103 no-objection certificates were cancelled on 22 September in…
Taka at its strongest position against dollar in five and a half years
Bangladesh’s currency is now in its strongest position against the US dollar in the last five and a half years. Pressure on the taka has eased as remittance inflow has increased, the foreign exchange liquidity situation has improved and reserves…
How much gold costs per bhori today at Bajus’s new rate
The price of gold was last raised in the country’s market on Saturday morning. This time the Bangladesh Jewellers Association (Bajus) raised it by Tk 1,691 per bhori. With this, the price of good-quality gold stands at Tk 2,34,621. The new price…
Government raises fuel oil prices by Tk 20 per litre to cope with subsidy pressure
The price of diesel has risen from Tk 115 to Tk 135 per litre, kerosene from Tk 135 to Tk 155 and octane from Tk 145 to Tk 165. Alongside this, the price of petrol has been raised from Tk 140 and fixed at Tk 160. The new prices took effect from 12…
Special initiative to make youths entrepreneurs, Tk 60,000 crore in stimulus: Governor
Bangladesh Bank Governor Md Mostakur Rahman has said the central bank has taken a special initiative to connect the country’s youths with the mainstream of the economy and develop them as entrepreneurs. At the same time, an initiative has been…