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Interest payments hit record Tk 1344.30 billion in FY25
Bangladesh spent a record Tk 1344.30 billion ($15.7 billion) on interest payments in the fiscal year 2024–25, equivalent to nearly one-fifth of the national budget, according to the Finance Division’s latest report. The figure almost matches the government’s development expenditure under the Annual Development Programme (ADP), which totalled Tk 1443.56 billion for the same year. […]
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Meta projected $16 billion annual revenue from scam-related ads, leaked documents reveal
Meta Platforms internally projected that around 10 percent of its total revenue – roughly $16 billion a year – comes from advertising tied to scams and prohibited products, according to internal company documents obtained by Reuters. The previously undisclosed files, spanning from 2021 to early 2025, reveal that the parent company of Facebook, Instagram, and […]
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Onion prices remain high at Tk 120 a kg despite government monitoring
Onion prices in Dhaka’s retail markets have remained at their recent high of Tk 120 per kilogram, after an abrupt surge earlier in the week. Prices have jumped about 40 percent in just five days from Tk 80 a kilogram, leaving consumers—especially those with limited incomes—struggling to cope. Data from the Trading Corporation of Bangladesh […]
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Lula launches global forest finance initiative at COP30 in Belém
Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva hosted world leaders at the COP30 Leaders’ Summit in Belém on Friday to launch the Tropical Forest Forever Facility (TFFF)—a landmark initiative aimed at creating permanent financial incentives to preserve the world’s tropical forests. The high-level event, held during the Belém Climate Summit, brought together representatives from more […]
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Domestic pressures now dominate Bangladesh’s inflation, central bank finds
Bangladesh’s inflation is now driven largely by domestic factors rather than global price shocks, according to a new analysis by the Bangladesh Bank covering the first quarter of fiscal year 2025–26. The central bank’s report shows that supply bottlenecks, rising local costs, and market inefficiencies are increasingly shaping the inflation trend. During the July–September quarter, […]
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