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Number of GPA-5 holders drops in Narayanganj

Our Correspondent

NARAYANGANJ, July 12: The SSC pass rate and the numbers of GPA-5 holders have decreased in the district this year. This ...

Gold price drops by Tk 1,575 per bhori in BD

The price of gold in Bangladesh has been reduced by Tk 1,575 per bhori, with the Bangladesh Jewellers Association (BAJUS) ...

Mbappe drops harassment complaint against PSG

PARIS, JULY 8: Kylian Mbappe has withdrawn his complaint of moral harassment against his former club Paris Saint-Germain, one of ...

Kylian Mbappe drops harassment complaint against former club PSG

Observer Online Desk

Kylian Mbappe has withdrawn his complaint of moral harassment against his former club Paris Saint-Germain (PSG), his lawyer Pierre-Olivier Sur ...

Bangladesh's PMI drops by 5.8 points, signals slower economic expansion

Bangladesh's overall Purchasing Managers' Index (PMI) dropped by 5.8 points in June compared to May, reaching 53.1, signalling a slower ...

LPG price drops by Tk 39 per cylinde

Observer Online Report

The price of liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) has been reduced by Tk 39 for the month of July, according to ...

Foreign assistance to dev projects drops significantly

Jibon Islam

Bangladesh has seen a significant reduction in foreign loans in the recent times that seriously hinders its development projects. Officials said ...

Gold price drops by Tk 1,668 per bhori after consecutive hikes

Business Desk

After four consecutive hikes, the price of 22-carat gold has decreased by Tk 1,668 per bhori, as announced by the ...

WCTC 2025

Bloomberg drops USD 20M boost to control tobacco

Observer Online Report

Michael Bloomberg, founder of Bloomberg L.P. and Bloomberg Philanthropies, WHO Global Ambassador for Noncommunicable Diseases and Injuries and 108th mayor ...

Balance of short-term foreign loans drops by 8pc

The balance of short term foreign loan has dropped as traders and entrepreneurs begun to pay key amounts and interests ...

UN summit celebrates ocean protections, but drops fossil fuels

NICE, France, June 13: A global oceans summit concludes Friday with nations taking major steps toward marine protection and vowing ...

Prices of chicken drops, egg rises, vegetables stable

Business Correspondent

A curious chaos is unfolding in Dhaka's kitchen markets - broiler chicken is becoming cheaper, eggs are suddenly climbing the ...

Brent crude drops below $59 for first time since early April

Observer Online Desk

Brent crude oil futures for July 2025 delivery fell below $59 per barrel for the first time since April 9, ...

UK inflation drops to 2.6% in March, lower than expected

Observer Online Desk

The UK’s annual inflation rate eased more than anticipated in March, offering a boost to the Labour government amid global ...

Tokyo's Nikkei index drops 4% amid US tariff concerns

Observer Online Desk

Tokyo's Nikkei 225 index closed down 4.05% on Monday as investors reacted nervously to upcoming US tariffs announced by President ...

US drops bounties on top Afghan Taliban officials

Observer Online Desk

The United States has removed multimillion-dollar bounties on leaders of Afghanistan’s feared Haqqani militant network, including the current Taliban interior ...

DU drops Abu Sayeed motif from Mangal Shobhajatra

DU Correspondent

Faculty of Fine Arts of Dhaka University (DU) decided against including a symbolic representation of July Uprising martyr Abu Sayeed ...

DU drops Abu Sayeed motif from Mangal Shobhajatra

DU Correspondent

Dhaka University's (DU) fine arts faculty decided against including a symbolic representation of the July uprising martyr Abu Sayeed in ...

US drops bounties on key Taliban leaders

Observer Online Desk

The United States has lifted millions of dollars in bounties on senior members of the Haqqani network, a key militant ...

BB drops 28-day repo auction facility

Business Correspondent

Bangladesh Bank (BB) has altered its repo auction schedule, aiming to invigorate the interbank money market and refine liquidity management. ...

Finland retains title as world's happiest country, US drops to record low

Observer Online Desk

The World Happiness Report 2025 has once again named Finland the happiest country in the world, marking the eighth consecutive ...

Govt intervention drops air ticket fares by 75pc, says ATAB

Air ticket prices, particularly for flights to various destinations in Saudi Arabia, have fallen by nearly 75 percent following the ...

Tough G7 statement drops 'one China' reference from Taiwan language

LA MALBAIE, Mar 15: G7 foreign ministers took a tough stance on China on Friday, stepping up language on Taiwan ...

Retail inflation drops to 7-month low, food inflation lowest since May 2023

Observer Online Desk

Retail inflation eased to a seven-month low of 3.61 per cent in February, compared to 4.26 per cent in the ...

Overall inflation drops to 9.32pc, food inflation by 9.24pc in Feb

Business Correspondent

The February overall inflation fell to 9.32 per cent, marking a continued downward trend from January's 9.94 per cent, driven ...

Gold price drops again

Observer Online Report

The price of gold has been slightly reduced in the country's market in the span of four days. The price ...

GDP growth drops to 4.22pc in 2023-24, lowest in 4 years

Bangladesh's gross domestic product, or GDP, grew by 4.22 percent in the tumultuous 2023-24 fiscal year, marking the lowest growth ...

BD industrial sector's economic share drops over last decade

The manufacturing sector's contribution to the national economy has declined over the past decade compared with the previous 10 years, ...

Dinajpur's temperature drops 9.6 °C

Observer Correspondent

The country's lowest temperature of 9.6 degrees Celsius was recorded in Dinajpur at 6 am on Saturday (January 25). At ...

Mild cold wave sweeps Panchagarh, temperature drops to 7.9

Observer Correspondent

The temperature has dropped again in Panchagarh. Tentulia Meteorological Office recorded the lowest temperature at 7.9 degrees Celsius at 9 ...