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⚡ Breaking Bangladesh's gas supply to industries is set to improve as LNG supply rises to 950-1,000mmcfd and Chevron agrees to joint-venture drilling with Bapex, alongside plans for deep-sea exploration tenders.
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⚡ Breaking Oil markets have entered a sustained crisis phase as Iran war widens to Yemen and Saudi pipeline disruptions, with global crude inventories down 507 million barrels since February.
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⚡ Breaking Bangladesh plans to add a third FSRU before 2028 and drill 300 new gas wells in two phases, with solar energy getting highest priority in diversified power generation, says Mahdi Amin.
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⚡ Breaking Prime Minister Tarique Rahman assured business leaders that gas and electricity supply to industries would improve from September 15 evening following resolution of LNG terminal disruption.
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⚡ Breaking 21 Bangladesh banks face a combined capital shortfall of nearly Tk 3 lakh crore, with banking sector CRAR at negative 3.17%, far below the international minimum of 12.5%.
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Bangladesh's revenue target for FY27 has been set 46% above FY26, with VAT LTU target hiked 60% — but tax experts warn the narrow base and shrinking corporate landscape make this unrealistic.
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⚡ Breaking A technical fault at Rampal power plant's second unit has cut generation by half to below 600MW, even as Adani Power's Godda plant resumed supply after its own three-day shutdown.
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GPH Ispat will raise Tk 967.77 crore through a rights issue of 96.77 crore shares, with proceeds earmarked for loan repayment as the company recovers from a loss-making year.
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Bangladesh faces the risk of ageing before it grows rich, with youth population declining, labour productivity at $8.7/hour, and 84% informal employment, argues M M Mahbub Hasan.
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US core inflation posted its largest gain in four months in August, with petrol prices jumping 3.9% and diesel surging 9.6%, reinforcing expectations of a Federal Reserve rate hike next week.
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⚡ Breaking A technical fault at the Adani Jharkhand plant has cut Bangladesh's imported power supply by more than half, exacerbating the country's ongoing power crisis driven by gas and coal shortages.
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BAJUS has cut 22-carat gold price by Tk 2,158 per bhori to Tk 2,31,880, the latest in 114 price adjustments this year reflecting volatile global gold market conditions.