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Dhaka Stock Exchange staged a strong rebound on Wednesday morning as bargain hunters snapped up beaten-down shares after a two-day sell-off, despite the government's Tk 20 per litre fuel price hike.
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⚡ Breaking ADB's Asian Development Outlook September 2026 trims Bangladesh's growth forecast to 4.0% for FY2027, with inflation projected to rise to 9.0% on energy shortages and high production costs.
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BBS will adopt the UN System of Environmental-Economic Accounting framework with 2025-26 as the new base year, moving beyond GDP to capture natural capital depletion in economic growth figures.
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Bangladesh Bank data shows the country received US$7.888 billion in remittances in the first 83 days of FY27, up 13.8% year-on-year, with September 1-21 inflow at US$2.063 billion.
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⚡ Breaking TBS reports that within a day of the government's Tk20 per litre fuel price hike, loose soybean oil rose to Tk210 a litre, Chinese garlic jumped to Tk150 a kg, and vegetables climbed Tk5-10 a kg in Lalbagh and New Market.
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The executive boards of the IMF and World Bank have approved proposed reforms to the joint Debt Sustainability Framework for low-income countries, incorporating climate change analysis, domestic debt scrutiny and enhanced stress tests.
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The IMF has flagged that 36 per cent of Bangladesh's educated young people are unemployed, with Asia-Pacific director Krishna Srinivasan warning that AI adoption could deepen labour-market pressures unless skills development keeps pace.
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⚡ Breaking BRAC Bank and City Bank are in preliminary talks to take over Standard Chartered Bank's retail banking operations in Bangladesh. BB spokesperson confirms awareness of the plan but no decision yet.
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⚡ Breaking Bangladesh's fuel price hike has sent shockwaves through the economy, with economists fearing a severe inflation relapse as cost spikes spread across transport, food and production sectors.
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⚡ Breaking Bangladesh's ADP implementation rate fell to a record low of 18.5% in July-August FY27, with only Tk 5,710 crore spent from the Tk 3,08,925 crore annual allocation.
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Fuel price hike has raised fears of further rises in essential commodity prices in Dhaka markets, as traders warn that increased transport costs will eventually be passed to consumers.
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⚡ Breaking State Minister Amit says fuel prices were raised to prevent smuggling to neighbouring countries, with BPC losses projected at Tk 50,000 crore without adjustment and social safety net programmes at risk.