Economy

Mon, 28 Apr 2025, 05:15 pm

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

Rice price goes up after India’s export ban

Although there is a surplus of around 4 million tonnes of rice in the country, the price of the staple has seen a rise in the local market after India

ADB to help improve community resilience, livelihoods in rural Bangladesh

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has approved a $120 million loan to help improve access to basic services and climate resilience of remote and rural communities in the Chittagong Hill

Anomalies put food silo project in limbo

A critical food silo construction project has been plagued by a faulty feasibility study, design flaws, and contractor’s negligence. The ambitious project, which aimed to construct eight food silos, remains

Prices of fish and vegetable decrease, discomfort with 7 products

Prices of fish and vegetable have decreased after Eid-ul-Azha amid excessive price hike of essentials. On the other hand, the prices of seven daily commodities include green chilli, ginger, onion,

Bangladesh’s RMG exports to EU grows 9.93pc in FY 2022-23: EPB

RMG exports from Bangladesh to the European Union saw 9.93 per cent growth during the fiscal year 2022-23 – from $21.40 billion in FY 2021-22 to $23.52 billion in FY

Bangladesh-India trade in rupee begins

Trade between Bangladesh and India in Indian rupee was inaugurated in a ceremony in Dhaka on Tuesday. The inaugural ceremony was jointly organised by Bangladesh Bank and High Commission of

China June inflation flat as economy struggles

Chinese inflation was flat last month while producer prices sank more than expected, official data showed Monday, in the latest sign of weakness in the world’s second-largest economy. The consumer

Taka-Rupee trade to ease pressure on forex reserves

The move to facilitate Bangladesh’s trade in Indian Rupees has been hailed by economists as a strategic move to alleviate pressure on the country’s foreign exchange reserve, which is currently

Traditional tax source poses financial risks

A mid-term macroeconomic policy report released by the Finance Division has raised serious concerns over the country’s heavy dependence on Value Added Tax (VAT) as a principal source of revenue,

Gross forex reserve drops to $24.17b

The gross international reserve of Bangladesh, according to the guideline of the International Monetary Fund, stood at $24.17 billion on Monday while the Bangladesh Bank’s conventional value of the foreign