NPLs totaled Tk 1,20,656 billion

After hitting an all-time high of Tk 280-290 a kg on March 20, the price of broiler chicken has dropped significantly in the last four days, marking a decline of Tk 80-90 per kg in the city markets of Bangladesh.  On 28th March, 2023 the price stood at Tk 200-210 a kg, which is Tk 40-50 less than the previous day.

A recent study by the Centre for Policy Dialogue (CPD) has found that the average monthly food expenses for a four-member household in Dhaka have increased by up to 51% over the past four years due to high inflation. The study also revealed that even if a family refrains from eating meat or fish for a month, they would still have to spend at least Tk 7,131 on food as of February 2023, up 51% from February 2019. If they include meat and fish, they would have to spend around Tk 22,664, up 44% from four years ago.

Akij Bashir Group, one of Bangladesh's leading business conglomerates, is entering the country's growing paint market by establishing a manufacturing plant at Akij Economic Zone in Trishal of Mymensingh. Currently, multinational companies hold around 85% of the paint market share in Bangladesh, leaving little room for local manufacturers. The group aims to produce a variety of paints, including household, decorative, and industrial paints, focusing on quality, innovation, and variation.

Mitsubishi Power, a Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd (MHI) power solution brand, has earned a seven-year full-turnkey Long Term Service Agreement (LTSA) contract for the Bibiyana-III Combined Cycle Power Station. Mitsubishi Power, which supplied the M701F gas turbine for the power plant, has established a collaboration with the Bangladesh Power Development Board (BPDB) to offer maintenance and inspection services for the project's gas turbine and related power production equipment.

Promixco Limited, a well-known manufacturer of medical equipment in the nation, and Andhra Pradesh MedTech Zone (AMTZ), an organization in India, have inked an agreement to make it easier to develop cutting-edge, affordable medical equipment. Although Promixco is building an incubation center in Bangladesh to give students and researchers cutting-edge resources to learn about cutting-edge innovations, AMTZ is India's first manufacturing hub for medical devices.

The Katagang River, which runs through Chalanbil through the three upazilas of Sirajganj and Pabna, is 25 kilometers long. The river was dredged two to two and a half years ago to supply irrigation for thousands of hectares of borrow land, to improve the river's navigability for shipping commodities, and to offer habitat for native species of freshwater fish. It costs approximately 24 crore taka.