Economy

Mon, 20 Jan 2025, 12:46 am

শিরোনাম :

Israel continues strike on Syria military sites Rayo stymie Real’s climb to Liga summit Tk 14,000 set as minimum wage for cold storage workers BNP suggests reforms for public administration overhaul Probes, trials of war crimes cases stalled Coldwave hampers daily life across Bangladesh Dhaka becomes 3rd most polluted city with AQI score of 283 Body of JU student recovered from dormitory 550 individuals’ Tk 15,000cr frozen for investigation Financial Accountability: Critical step towards new future

Economy

India’s private space sector skyrockets

When Indian entrepreneur Awais Ahmed founded his satellite startup in Bangalore in 2019, his country was still a year away from opening the space industry to the private sector. “When we

BB sets max interest rate of 10.20pc on industrial loans for six months

The interest rate on loans from banks in October has been set at 10.20 per cent as per Bangladesh Bank’s formula. The method, based on which the interest rate is

Japan to provide $1,500 million more for Matarbari power plant

Japan will provide 2,17,556 million Japanese Yen (approximately $1,500 million) more in seventh tranche under the 44th Japanese Loan Package (2nd batch) for the Matarbari Ultra Super Critical Coal-Fired Power

Flouting BB Governor’s decision, dollar rate hikes

Bangladesh Bank decided not to bring major changes in the US dollar exchange rate before the upcoming national election. The central bank’s Governor Abdur Rouf Talukder informed of this decision

Many renowned Saudi cos interested to invest in Bangladesh: envoy

Ambassador of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia to Bangladesh, Essa bin Yousef Al Duhailan, has said that Bangladesh is an emerging economic power in Southeast Asia, and Saudi Arabia is

UK set to backtrack on net zero policies

The UK is set to backtrack on policies aimed at achieving net zero emissions by 2050, Prime Minister Rishi Sunak suggested on Tuesday, setting up a possible rift in his

WB approves $102m to improve riverbank protection, navigability of Jamuna

The World Bank yesterday approved $102 million to help Bangladesh improve riverbank protection and navigability in the Jamuna River, saving people from being displaced, protecting their livelihoods and spurring economic

Newly released ADB report predicts better year for Bangladesh in FY2024

Asian Development Bank has projected Bangladesh’s gross domestic product growth to be 6.5 per cent in the fiscal year 2024, compared to an estimated growth of 6 per cent in

Dollar price should not be high: BB

Bangladesh Bank (BB) has observed that as a trade balance is prevailing now in the country, dollar price should not be high. “Now there is a trade balance here, the

Another dream getting closer to reality

Bangladesh is going to move one more step closer to fulfilment of the dream of generating nuclear power as it is all set to load uranium fuel into the reactor