Economy

Fri, 17 Jan 2025, 08:28 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

Govt permits import of 45 million eggs to stabilise market

In a bid to address the ongoing volatility in the egg market, the Ministry of Commerce has granted approval for the import of 45 million eggs to seven designated firms.

RMG factories fire workers amid unrest

A number of readymade garment units in Ashulia, Savar and Gazipur have terminated many of their workers amid ongoing labour unrest in the Dhaka and Gazipur industrial belts, demanding increased

BFIU freezes bank accounts of Bashundhara Group chair, family members

Bangladesh Financial Intelligence Unit on Sunday froze the bank accounts of Bashundhara Group chairman Ahmed Akbar Sobhan and seven of his family members. The anti-money laundering intelligence sent a letter

Sri Lanka approves $14.7 billion foreign debt deal

Sri Lanka’s new government has approved a controversial restructure of $14.7 billion in foreign commercial credit tentatively agreed by its predecessor, the finance ministry said Saturday. Former leader Ranil Wickremesinghe

Prices of eggs, broiler chicken keep going upward

The prices of broiler chicken and eggs continued to rise on the kitchen markets of the city over the past three weeks while vegetables also became pricey. Traders said that

Banks allowed to provide emergency loans to NRBs

The Bangladesh Bank on Wednesday allowed banks to provide loans of up to Tk 10 lakh to non-resident Bangladeshis working abroad for emergency purposes. The BB issued a circular in this

Bangladesh receives $2.4 billion in remittance in Sept

Remittance inflow to Bangladesh soared by more than 80 per cent in September compared with that in the same month of the previous year, as expatriates sent more money through

Apparel exports to EU drop by 4.84pc in Jan-July

Bangladesh’s apparel exports to the European Union in the first seven months, or January-July period, of 2024 declined by 4.84 per cent, which was slightly better than the overall decline

ADB cuts growth forecast to 5.1pc

The Asian Development Bank has slashed its economic growth forecast for Bangladesh to 5.1 per cent for the fiscal year 2024-25, citing political unrest, supply chain disruptions, and recent severe

Govt should revise rules to safeguard banks: BAB chair

To safeguard the banking sector from exploitation in the future, the government, in collaboration with bank owners, should revise existing regulations that were crafted to disproportionately benefit a select group