Inflation
Lawmakers urge to impose effective tax on cigarettes in budget
Lawmakers urge to impose effective tax on cigarettes in budget
To realise the goal of making 'Tobacco-free Bangladesh' by 2040, the availability of cigarettes in the country should be reduced.
Nearly 500,000 Bangladeshis to become extremely poor: WB
Nearly 500,000 Bangladeshis to become extremely poor: WB
Around 500,000 people in Bangladesh likely fell into extreme poverty between the fiscal years 2022-23 and 2023-2024 due to inflation, says World Bank.
February inflation rate eases to 9.67pc
February inflation rate eases to 9.67pc
The point-to-point inflation declined slightly to 9.67 per cent in February in Bangladesh, according to the Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics (BBS) provisional data.