Evening Brief

PM Hasina: City corporation polls proved government neutrality

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Monday said recent city corporation polls proved elections under her incumbent government could be credible and fair where people could cast their votes spontaneously.

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Remittance inflow hits record high in June

Expatriate Bangladeshis sent $2,199.01 million remittances during the month of June in the fiscal 2022-23 (FY23) which is the highest in the last 35 months.

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Bangladesh earns $55.55bn from exports in FY23

Bangladesh bagged $55.55 billion in export earnings in fiscal year 2022-23, fetching a narrow growth of 6.67% year-on-year growth, according to recent data by the Export Promotion Bureau (EPB). 

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12kg LPG cylinder price drops by Tk75

The Bangladesh Energy Regulatory Commission (BERC) has reduced the price of a 12kg cylinder of Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) sold by private operators by Tk75.

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File Photo of a man carrying a LPG gas cylinder Mahmud Hossain Opu/Dhaka Tribune

Green Chilli prices plummet as Indian imports start

As the government started importing Indian green chillies from Sunday, the prices of the kitchen staple are seeing a drastic drop in Dhaka. 

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Inflation falls to 9.74% in June

The general point to point inflation rate in June fell slightly to 9.74%, a 0.20% drop from the previous month, according to data released on Monday by the Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics (BBS).

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