Economy

Mon, 20 Jan 2025, 10:52 pm

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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

Bangladesh significantly prone to recessionary risks; appropriate steps required: ICCB

Although Bangladesh may not go into recession, the country is significantly prone to many of the recessionary risks if appropriate steps are not taken to diversify the export product and

Bangladesh receives record $1.96bn remittance from the USA

The income from abroad is contributing a lot to economy of the country. The importance of remittance has increased further at a time when the country is facing dollar crisis.

WB loan for weather project cut by Tk 2.48bn

A World Bank loan to improve weather forecasting and information has been cut by Tk 2.48 billion after some key components were proposed to be dropped. Bangladesh Meteorological Department (BMD),

20 industrial units to get ‘President’s Industrial Development Award’ Thursday

Twenty industrial units under six categories will receive ‘President’s Industrial Development Award-2020’ tomorrow for their outstanding contribution to the national economy. On the occasion of the award giving ceremony, President

New loan scams, dollar crunch hit banks in Bangladesh

The country’s banking sector passed the year 2022 amid various crises and controversies as the Bangladesh Bank’s apathy about the continued irregularities, the loss of confidence among depositors and the

Bangladesh Bank creates TK 10,000cr export facilitation fund

The Bangladesh Bank has created an export facilitation fund of Taka 10,000 crore to support export-oriented firms. Under the fund, an exporter will be allowed to take a loan of

Bangladesh’s remittance slightly up in July-Dec

Remittance inflow increased slightly in the first half (July-December) of the current financial year 2022-2023 compared with that in the same period of FY 2021-22 amid various initiatives taken by

Capital market beats the odds in 2022

Despite global supply chain disruptions, Bangladesh’s capital market has remained resilient with prudent policies to shift focus to new investment from secondary markets. Market analysts and regulators have had mixed

Exports to India reach $1bn in 5 months

Bangladesh’s exports to India increased 8 percent year-on-year to nearly $1 billion in the first five months of the current fiscal year, supported by a big jump in apparel shipment.

Fall in LC opening a good sign for economy: Experts

Economists and bankers say the country’s economy is starting to recover with a fall in Letter of Credit (LC) openings and modest increases in foreign currency reserves after tightening the