Economy

Tue, 21 Jan 2025, 04:44 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

Border haats, full time ICP operation at Benapole-Petrapole soon: officials

Bangladesh and India have agreed to open border haats and ensure 24 hours operation of Integrated Check Post (ICP) at Benapole-Petrapole soon to facilitate trade between the two neighbouring countries,

US jobs growth stronger than expected

The US economy added 678,000 jobs last month, far ahead of expectations, as activity continued to rebound. The unemployment rate also edged down to 3.8%, the US Bureau of Labor

7 tanneries shut down in Savar for polluting river

The Department of Environment (DoE) has closed down the operation of seven tanneries at Tannery Industrial Estate in Savar for polluting the Dhaleshwari River by discharging untreated liquid effluents. The

Insurance companies urged to earn public confidence

The insurance companies should earn more public confidence through reaching services and benefits of insurance to people utilising digitized information and communication technologies. Officials today made the call at a

Banks write off Tk 580bn bad debts in 18 years

Some Tk 580 billion defaulted loans have been written off in the country’s banking sector in the last 18 years. Banks have written off Tk 579.76 billion from 2003 to

Pre-budget Discussion: BAJUS seeks VAT cut on jewellery products

Jewellery businessmen have proposed to cut the value-added tax (VAT) on retail sales of gold to 2 percent, saying that slashing the VAT rate will help increase the government’s revenue

Dhaka, Kuala Lumpur working to resume manpower recruitment

The governments of Bangladesh and Malaysia are finalising necessary procedures to begin the process of recruiting Bangladeshi workers for Malaysia. The Malaysian government has already opened up the central server

Tesla investigated over ‘phantom braking’ problem

The US government is investigating reports of Tesla cars braking unexpectedly on motorways. The so-called “phantom braking” problem is being looked at by US regulator the National Highway Traffic Safety

Cabinet purchase body okays procurement of 60,000 MTs fertilizer

The Cabinet Committee on Public Purchase at a virtual meeting on Wednesday approved two separate proposals to procure 60,000 metric tons (MTs) of fertilizers. Finance Minister AHM Mustafa Kamal presided

Sylhet airport is becoming international-standard air station: Mahbub Ali

State Minister for Civil Aviation and Tourism M Mahbub Ali said Sylhet Osmani Airport is becoming international- standard airport as tremendous development works are progressing fast. The state minister made the