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

Minimum wages for non-RMG export sector workers poor

Workers in different export sectors except readymade garments in the country earn minimum wages ranging from Tk 6,700 to Tk 8,050, a level that labour rights advocates deem inadequate and insufficient to

Asian tourism industry seeks to unlock regional connectivity

Major tourist destinations of Asia – Maldives, China, Sri Lanka and Bhutan – have made special offers for Bangladeshi tourists at a fair in Dhaka organised to open up a

Bangladesh expects budget support from World Bank this year: Salehuddin

Bangladesh is anticipating budget support from the World Bank before the year ends, according to Finance and Commerce Adviser Dr. Salehuddin Ahmed. The adviser made this announcement following a meeting

Bangladesh decentralised lots of supply chains, says WTO DG

Director-General of the World Trade Organisation Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala said that Bangladesh was a country which had decentralised lots of supply chains as they had created an environment by building tech

Hafizur Rahman appointed as administrator of FBCCI

The government has appointed Md Hafizur Rahman, a member of Bangladesh Competition Commission and also a former additional secretary, as the administrator of the Federation of Bangladesh Chambers of Commerce

Banks’ deposits, loans dip in July

Bank deposits and loan disbursements dropped in July. Bangladesh Bank data showed that deposits fell by Tk 8,197 crore, reaching Tk 17,34,026 crore in July (excluding interbank and government deposits),

BB lifts limit on cash withdrawal per account in a day

Bangladesh Bank on Sunday finally lifted the limit on cash withdrawal from per account in a day. From now on customers will be able to withdraw any cash amount from

United Group power plants get gas at concessional rate, sell power at commercial rate

Two private power plants have been receiving gas supply from the two subsidiaries of the state-owned Petrobangla at public power plant’s rate, but after producing electricity, selling it at commercial

Qatar issues new law to localise private sector jobs

Qatar has issued a new law to nationalize private sector employment and ensure job security for its nationals, the Qatar News Agency reported. Issued on Sept. 1 by the Emir

LPG price hiked, cost of 12 kg cylinder increased by Tk 44

Price of liquefied petroleum gas has been further increased to Tk 118.44 per kg from the previous price of Tk 114.79 for the month of September. Bangladesh Energy Regulatory Commission