Evening Brief

Inflation dips further in December

Bangladesh's inflation rate dropped further to 8.71% in December, as per the Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics (BBS) on Monday.

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People buying onion from a truck authorized by TCB Mehedi Hasan/Dhaka Tribune

Report: Workplace accidents claimed 1,034 lives in 2022

A total of 1,034 workers were killed in workplace accidents in 2022, according to a survey report of Bangladesh Institute of Labour Studies (BILS). 

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Reduced VAT on cooking oil likely to continue

The National Board of Revenue (NBR) is likely to extend the 5% value added tax (VAT) reduction on cooking oil until April 30 later this year, so that consumers do not feel the burden of the indirect tax on prices.

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Prices of edible soybean oil have increased again Mehedi Hasan/Dhaka Tribune

A report card on BSEC's handling of the capital market

Bangladesh's bourses have been going through a prolonged lull as the Bangladesh Securities and Exchange Commission (BSEC) keeps shifting from one directive to the other, often without considering the implications of its decision on the market.

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Export earnings of H1 of FY23 sees 10.58% growth

Export earnings of the first six months (H1 or July-December) of the current fiscal year (FY2022-23) experienced year-on-year growth of 10.58%, according to the latest data published by the Export Promotion Bureau (EPB).

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2022 saw highest number of fatalities from road crashes in 8 years

A total of 10,858 people were killed and 12,875 others injured in 7,617 road, railway and waterway accidents across the country in 2022, said Bangladesh Jatri Kalyan Samity, a passengers' welfare platform, on Monday.

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Picture shows the damaged covered van that hit a truck on Dhaka-Khulna Highway in Faridpur Sunday, May 22, 2022 Dhaka Tribune

LPG-autogas prices go down

Following a price hike in December last year, liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) prices have cooled off at the beginning of the new year. 

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File Photo: liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) UNB

Canada bans most foreigners from buying homes

A ban on foreigners buying residential property in Canada took effect on Sunday, aiming to make more homes available to locals facing a housing crunch.

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People walk by homes covered in ice at the waterfront community of Crystal Beach in Fort Erie, Ontario, Canada, on December 28, 2022 AFP