Economy

Tue, 21 Jan 2025, 02:44 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

Cattle markets abuzz with buyers, sellers

Cattle markets in the capital were bustling with buyers and traders on Thursday, two days ahead of Eid-ul-Azha. A large number of cows, goats, sheep, camels, bullocks, dumbas and buffaloes

Nasrul Hamid suggests people to use electricity, gas sparingly

State Minister for Power, Energy and Mineral Resources Nasrul Hamid urged countrymen to be miser in using electricity and gas. He made the suggestion in the wake of power and

Cattle-laden trucks rushing to city thru Padma Bridge

With the Eid-ul-Azha drawing nearer, many cattle-laden trucks, mostly from the South and South-Western districts, are heading towards the capital and other cities through Padma Bridge. The Padma Bridge has

Govt hikes rawhide prices by Tk 7 for Eid procurement

The government has increased the prices of rawhide by Tk 7 per square foot ahead of Eid-ul-Azha. The prices of raw cowhide have been fixed at Tk 47-52 per square

IFC, BRAC Bank partner to launch Bangladesh’s first ever housing bond

Thousands of low and middle-income urban and rural families in Bangladesh, often underserved by commercial banks, are expected to be able to take out affordable housing loans through IFC’s investment

Onion price drops, fish-meat-vegetable prices stable

Prices of onion along with carrot and green papaya have dropped in the Dhaka kitchen market. But, most of the vegetables and chicken along with beaf are being sold at

Exports earning to cross $50bn mark in FY22

The country’s export earning is going to hit the much-expected magic figure of $50 billion in the outgoing 2021-22 fiscal year propelled by better apparel shipment despite the Ukraine war.

Rampal plant to go into power production in October

The Bangladesh-India Friendship Power Plant (PP) at Rampal in Bagerhat, a mega project of Tk 160 billion, will start electricity production by October 31, a top official has said. “We

Govt to cut cost of ministries, save Tk 35bn in FY2023

The government plans to cut spending on less important areas under different ministries and save around Tk 35 billion in the upcoming fiscal year 2022-23. The saved amount will be

Shariatpur fish traders see huge prospects as Padma Bridge opens

Fish traders of Shariatpur, one of the two districts connected by the Padma Bridge, are expecting that their business will boom as the much-awaited bridge opened to traffic on Sunday.