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Russia’s central bank sharply raised its inflation forecast for 2025 on Friday, warning there was no sign rocketing price increases would go into reverse.

Bangladesh’s higher education system faces a critical issue: While universities are expanding rapidly, an increasing number of degree-holding graduates are struggling to find meaningful employment because employers cannot find graduates with the necessary skills.

Bangladesh is growing horizontally and vertically, with new multistoried complexes being erected on fresh land in suburbs and towns to replace more modest structures.

A total of 29 international internet gateway (IIG) service providers in Bangladesh still owe the country’s telecom regulator about Tk 205 crore collectively even though the monthlong window to clear their dues has long passed.

Consumers say that the supply of bottled soybean oil has not improved significantly, while several players in the local supply chain have expressed mixed reactions regarding the outlook of the edible oil market ahead of Ramadan, when demand for the cooking staple nearly doubles.

Cultivation of wheat has hit the lowest on record in the current season in Bangladesh as many producers opted to grow potato and other high-value crops on land previously used for the second most important staple food after rice.

The finance ministry is likely to project that the country’s gross domestic product (GDP) will surpass the $500-billion mark for the first time in the upcoming fiscal year (FY), anticipating an economic rebound in FY 2025-26.

Union Bank PLC recently held its “Annual Manager’s Conference-2025” at the bank’s head office in Dhaka’s Gulshan area. 

NCC Bank has signed an agreement with Dhaka Mass Transit Company Ltd (DMTCL) to install cash recycler machines (CRMs), self-service terminals that allow customers to deposit and withdraw cash, at all stations of the Dhaka Metro Rail. 

Southeast Bank PLC has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Sikder Insurance Company Limited to provide tailored banking solutions to the insurer’s employees.

The use of automatic machines has increased processed salt production by 25 percent in Barishal, while improved efficiency has turned Jhalakathi district in the division into a manufacturing hub.

Dhaka Bank PLC has signed an agreement with Dhaka Mass Transit Company Ltd (DMTCL) to install cash recycling machines (CRMs) at all 16 stations of the Dhaka Metro Rail, officially known as MRT Line-6.

Prime Bank PLC has signed a payroll agreement with Rupali Life Insurance Company Ltd, enabling the insurer’s employees to access preferential banking services, including credit card and loan facilities. 

Eastern Bank PLC (EBL) has signed a payroll banking agreement with the Bangladesh Foreign Service Association (BFSA) to offer tailored financial services for foreign service officers.

A four-day housing exhibition, REHAB Chattogram Fair 2025, began yesterday with the aim of showcasing flats, plots, and other real estate and housing products. 

A proactive action plan, incorporating demand-driven training, apprenticeships for youth, and strategies to foster entrepreneurship, must be adopted to address the severity of unemployment, wage disparity, and gender inequality, said a top expert on labour markets and employment.

The Insurance Development and Regulatory Authority (IDRA) has upheld a Tk 5 lakh fine on Swadesh Islami Life Insurance Company for excessive commission expenses.

Move over nine-to-five office hours! In Bangladesh, where traffic jams are our unofficial “overtime”, the idea of a 90-hour workweek sounds like a plot twist in a Dhallywood movie.