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Briefing date
06/08/2026
Article count
11
Latest update (ISO 8601)
2026-08-05T19:31:45.000Z
Generated at (ISO 8601)
2026-08-05T20:29:08.873Z

Articles

  1. 1. Over 200 small Gazipur garment factories declare 3-day break

    Publisher
    The Daily Star
    Category
    Corporate
    Published at (ISO 8601)
    2026-08-05T19:31:45.000Z
    Language
    en

    Publisher excerpt

    With Wednesday's public holiday marking the second anniversary of the July Uprising, and Friday and Saturday being weekly holidays, factory managements opted to shut for three consecutive days rather than reopen today before the weekend

    Additional reporting sources

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  2. 2. অর্থনীতিতে নীরব সংকট, ৩৩ বছরের মধ্যে সর্বনিম্ন ঋণ প্রবৃদ্ধি

    Publisher
    Bangla Tribune
    Category
    Macroeconomics
    Published at (ISO 8601)
    2026-08-05T18:06:16.000Z
    Language
    bn
    Source URL
    https://news.google.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?oc=5

    Publisher excerpt

    অর্থনীতিতে নীরব সংকট, ৩৩ বছরের মধ্যে সর্বনিম্ন ঋণ প্রবৃদ্ধি Bangla Tribune

    Additional reporting sources

    None

  3. 3. WB warns developing countries to embrace AI or be left behind

    Publisher
    The Daily Star
    Category
    General Business
    Published at (ISO 8601)
    2026-08-05T18:00:00.000Z
    Language
    en

    Publisher excerpt

    The World Bank on Tuesday called on developing countries to embrace artificial intelligence technology tools to deliver better governance outcomes, warning that they risked being left behind if they failed to do so.

    Additional reporting sources

    None

  4. 4. Money and inflation

    Publisher
    The Daily Star
    Category
    Macroeconomics
    Published at (ISO 8601)
    2026-08-05T18:00:00.000Z
    Language
    en

    Publisher excerpt

    Bangladesh has been experiencing a long episode of near-double-digit inflation since FY2023. This inflation rate considerably exceeds the global inflation rate. Efforts to control inflation have yielded some limited results, but the inflation rate remains persistently high, hovering around 9 percent annually. Along with rising inflation, GDP growth has slumped. This has raised the question, is Bangladesh passing through a phase of stagflation? Sustained high inflation, along with a sharp deceleration in GDP growth, has hurt employment and increased poverty. The World Bank estimates that the incidence of both poverty and extreme poverty has…

    Additional reporting sources

    None

  5. 5. Apparel bodies recommend 370 factories for govt stimulus

    Publisher
    The Daily Star
    Category
    Corporate
    Published at (ISO 8601)
    2026-08-05T18:00:00.000Z
    Language
    en

    Publisher excerpt

    Three textile and apparel trade bodies have recommended 370 closed and struggling factories to the Bangladesh Bank for loans under the government’s Tk 60,000 crore stimulus package.

    Additional reporting sources

    None

  6. 6. Overseas jobs hit five-year low amid Gulf uncertainty

    Publisher
    The Daily Star
    Category
    Macroeconomics
    Published at (ISO 8601)
    2026-08-05T18:00:00.000Z
    Language
    en

    Publisher excerpt

    The number of Bangladeshis leaving for overseas jobs fell to a five-year low in the recently concluded fiscal year 2025-26 as demand from the Middle East weakened amid uncertainty following the US-Israel war on Iran.

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  7. 7. Taka ranks among region’s most stable currencies: BB

    Publisher
    The Daily Star
    Category
    Macroeconomics
    Published at (ISO 8601)
    2026-08-05T18:00:00.000Z
    Language
    en

    Publisher excerpt

    The Bangladeshi taka remained one of the most stable currencies in South Asia and neighbouring economies over the past year, depreciating by just 0.59 percent against the US dollar between March 2025 and March 2026, according to the Bangladesh Bank quarterly report.

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    None

  8. 8. Indian central bank holds rates as it assesses Mideast shock

    Publisher
    The Daily Star
    Category
    Macroeconomics
    Published at (ISO 8601)
    2026-08-05T18:00:00.000Z
    Language
    en

    Publisher excerpt

    India’s central bank kept interest rates unchanged on Wednesday as it waits to see whether volatile oil prices caused by the Iran war feed wider inflationary pressures.

    Additional reporting sources

    None

  9. 9. Oil price rises to $80.43

    Publisher
    The Daily Star
    Category
    Trade
    Published at (ISO 8601)
    2026-08-05T18:00:00.000Z
    Language
    en

    Publisher excerpt

    Oil prices rose on Wednesday after Yemen’s Iran-aligned Houthi rebels said they attacked a Saudi oil tanker in the Red Sea, denting hopes of a de-escalation in Iran war hostilities that could restore shipping traffic and oil flows in the Middle East.

    Additional reporting sources

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  10. 11. Prime Bank clients to get car servicing benefits from Asian Distributions

    Publisher
    The Daily Star
    Category
    Corporate
    Published at (ISO 8601)
    2026-08-05T18:00:00.000Z
    Language
    en

    Publisher excerpt

    Prime Bank PLC recently signed an agreement with Asian Distributions Ltd, the authorised distributor of Omoda Jaecoo vehicles in Bangladesh, to offer benefits to its customers.

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